About
Durham is the venue for the annual Bull Durham Blues Festival. Other events include jazz festivals, plays, symphony concerts, art exhibitions, and a multitude of cultural expositions, including the American Dance Festival and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. A center of Durham’s culture is its Carolina Theatre, which presents concerts, comedy and arts in historic Fletcher Hall and Independent and repertory film in its cinemas. Notable dining establishments are primarily concentrated in the Ninth Street, Brightleaf, and University Drive areas. There is a resurgence of restaurants in and around the downtown area, including several new restaurants in the American Tobacco District.
Popular Neighborhoods
- Downtown
- Brightleaf
- Bull Durham
- East Durham
- Old West Durham
- Woodcroft
- Hope Valley Farms
- Waltown
- Wellons Village
- Old North Durham
- Brandon Ridge
- Hillandale
- Campus Hills
- Eno Commons
- Fieldstone by the Eno
- Milan Woods
- Hope Valley Farms
- Morehead Hill
- Old Five Points
- Lake Village Townes
- Lattamoor
- Lakehurst
- Greenway
- Forest Hills
- Buckwater Creek
- Crooked Creek
- The Valley
- Warehouse District
- Duke Homestead
- Albright
- Surrey Green
- Oakmont Circle
- Folkstone
- Rawdon
- Ridges of Parkwood
- Riddle Heights
- Pettigrew Street
- Lassiter Street
- Audubon Park
- Falconbridge
- Bluffs of the Eno
- Plum Street
- Woodberry
- Five Oaks
- Rockwood
Schools
Elementary Schools
- Voyager Academy
- Pearson Elementary
- Maureen Joy Charter School
- Forest View Elementary
- Central Park School for Child
- Holt Elementary Language Academy
- George Watts Elementary
- Parkwood Elementary
- Morehead Montessori
- E K Powe Elementary
- Easley Elementary
- Research Triangle Charter
- North Chatam Elementary
- Union Independent School
- Burton Elementary
- Hillandale Elementary
- R N Harris Elementary
- Southwest Elementary
- Creekside Elementary
- Spring Valley Elementary
- Bethesda Elementary
- Merrick-Moore Elementary
- Oak Grove Elementary
- Y E Smith Elementary
- Charter Community Charter
- Kestrel Heights School
- Sandy Ridge Elementary
- Club Boulevard Elementary
- Fayetteville Street Elementary
- Eno Valley Elementary
- C C Spaulding Elementary
- W G Pearson Elementary
- Hope Valley Elementary
- Healthy Start Academy
- Lakewood Elementary
- Glenn Elementary
- Eastway Elementary
- Bethesda Christian Academy
- Immaculata Catholic School
- Tabernacle Of Life Christian School
- Trinity School
- Montessori Children’s House of Durham
- Fellowship Baptist Academy
- Triangle Day School
- Mount Zion Christian Academy
- Faity Assembaly Christian Academy
- Quality Education Institute
- Five Oaks School
- Lerner School
- Hill Center
- Durham Academy
- Gorman Christian School
- Camelot Academy
- Carolina Friends School
- Cresset Christian Academy
- Duke School
Middle Schools
- Durham School of the Arts
- Voyager Academy
- Rogers-Herr Middle
- Maureen Joy Charter School
- Sherwood Githens Middle
- Research Triangle Charter
- North Chatham Elementary
- Lakewood Montessori Middle School
- Lowe’s Grove Middle
- W.G. Pearson Magnet Middle
- Carter Community Charter
- Kestrel Heights School
- Sandy Ridge Elementary School
- Brogden Middle
- James E Shepard Middle School
- Healthy Start Academy
- Neal Middle
- Lakeview School
- Bethesda Christian Academy
- Immaculata Catholic School
- Tabernacle Of Life Chr. School
- Trinity School
- Fellowship Baptist Academy
- Triangle Day School
- Mount Zion Christian Academy
- Faith Assembly Christian Academy
- Quality Education Institute
- Five Oaks Sda School
- Hill Center
- Durham Academy
- Gorman Christian Academy
- Camelot Academy
- Carolina Friends School
- Cresset Christian Academy
- Holton Career And Resource Center
- Duke School
High Schools
- J D Clement Early College High School
- East Chapel Hill High School
- Durham School of the Arts
- Voyager Academy
- Hillside New Tech High School
- Charles E Jordan Sr High School
- Hillside High
- Riverside High School
- Southern School Of Engineering At
- Kestrel Heights School
- Sandy Ridge Elementary School
- Southern School of Energy and Sustainability
- Lakeview School
- Tabernacle Of Life Chr. School
- Trinity School
- Fellowship Baptist Academy
- Mount Zion Christian Academy
- Faith Assembly Christian Academy
- Hill Center
- Durham Academy
- Camelot Academy
- Carolina Friends School
- Cresset Christian Academy
- Holton Career And Resource Center
