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Durham Performing Arts Center
Caption: Durham Performing Arts Center at night.
Credit: Jesse Turner and Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Bennett Place
Caption: Reenactments are regularly staged at Durham's Bennett Place State Historic Site where General Johnston made
the largest Civil War troop surrender to General Sherman.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Caption: One of Durham's annual music and dance festivals, Bimbé showcases performances by groups like the AfricanAmerican Dance Ensemble.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Bull Durham Blues Festival
Caption: Each September, Durham hosts a celebration in the birthplace of the Piedmont Blues, featuring national,
regional, and local blues, from the mournful sounds of the Mississippi Delta to the fine finger-picking and ragtime
exuberance of the Piedmont Blues.
Credit: Bull Durham Blues Festival/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Bull Durham Blues Festival
Caption: Each September, Durham hosts a celebration in the birthplace of the Piedmont Blues, featuring national,
regional, and local blues, from the mournful sounds of the Mississippi Delta to the fine finger-picking and ragtime
exuberance of the Piedmont Blues.
Credit: Bull Durham Blues Festival/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Guglhupf Bakery, Pâtisserie & Café
Caption: "Food Finds" (Food Network) describes Guglhupf as "a little bit of Europe in the middle of North Carolina."
Bakery features handcrafted artisan breads, pastries and desserts. Serves continental fare, featuring a full coffee bar with
wine and beer.
Credit: Guglhupf/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Guglhupf Bakery, Pâtisserie & Café
Caption: "Food Finds" (Food Network) describes Guglhupf as "a little bit of Europe in the middle of North Carolina."
Bakery features handcrafted artisan breads, pastries and desserts. Serves continental fare, featuring a full coffee bar with
wine and beer.
Credit: Guglhupf/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Revolution
Caption: Contemporary global cuisine
Credit: Robin Lin/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Durham Farmers' Market
Caption: Durham's largest farmers' market, offering fresh, locally grown produce (including organic), herbs and other
plants, eggs, meats, cheeses, and more from over 60 local vendors as well as a hot spot for several mobile food vendors.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Duke Chapel Skyview
Caption: Neo-Gothic centerpiece of Duke University's West Campus. Features a 5,200-pipe Flentrop organ, 210-foot
tower housing a 50-bell carillon, and intricate stained-glass windows.
Credit: American Aerial Photography and Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Festival for the Eno
Caption: In early July each year, more than 65 performing acts like Chuck Davis and the African-American Dance
Ensemble perform at Durham's Annual Festival For the Eno, a major arts and crafts benefit to purchase park and
preservation lands along the Eno River.
Credit: Stewart Waller/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Centerfest
Caption: Each fall for 35 years, over 150 juried fine artists, craftsmen and performers from across the country gather
together in Downtown Durham to dazzle, inspire, delight and entertain you. Find your perfect match at North Carolina’s
longest-running outdoor arts festival, where it’s easy to find the art you love.
Credit: Stewart Waller/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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World Beer Festival
Caption: Featuring more than 400 world-class beers from more than 150 different breweries from around the world, as
well as local vendors, family entertainment, and great music by local and regional artists.
Credit: Stewart Waller/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Golden Belt
Caption: Golden Belt - one of Durham, North Carolina's last historic textile mills to be creatively reused - draws a dense
arts energy to downtown Durham with artist studios, live/work loft apartments, offices, restaurants, retail, live music,
events and more.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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The Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Caption: A combination of formal and informal gardens on 55 acres of Duke University near downtown Durham.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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NC PrideFest Parade
Caption: A The largest lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgendered event in a five-state area. Day festival with vendors,
displays, bands, drag king show, drag queen race, and a parade through the Ninth St. area.
Credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Durham Craft Market
Caption: A The Durham Craft Market is open from April to the last Saturday before Thanksgiving. Enjoy browsing and
supporting local artists representing a variety of mediums including stained glass and fused glass, silver, jewelry,
photography, pottery, and more.
Credit: markschuelerphoto.com/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Brightleaf Square Courtyard at Night
Caption: Brightleaf Square in downtown Durham is a turn-of-the-century, neo-Romanesque tobacco warehouse renovated
as a unique shopping, dining and entertainment district.
Credit: Heather Jacks/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Durham Bulls
Caption: The Durham Bulls are the Triple-A Baseball affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The team plays 144 games per
season, 72 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, overlooking historic Downtown Durham and designed by the architects of
Camden Yards.
Credit: Durham Bulls/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
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NCCU and Duke Mascots
Caption: Mascots for North Carolina Central University and Duke University
Credit: Durham Bulls/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau