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Annual NC MLK and Black History Month Parade in Durham Feb 4

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Jody Mace

The 20th Annual NC MLK Black History Month Parade will take place in Durham, NC, on Saturday, February 4th, 2023.

Learn about more Black History Month events throughout the Triangle.

The parade will start at 12 p.m. at W.G. Pearson Elementary School, 3501 Fayetteville Street, Durham, and proceed up Fayetteville Street, ending at NCCU.

Check out a big list of spring festivals in the Triangle!

It’s free to attend.

The parade will feature:

  • Marching bands
  • Step, dance and drill teams
  • Cars
  • Mascots
  • Cartoon characters
  • More

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More Black History Month Events

Check out a list of Black History Month events and sites in the Triangle, or look at a quick list here:

Friday, January 27, 2023

Eric McRay: Mood & Music -- Meet the Artist Reception

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary

Saturday, January 28, 2023

22nd Annual African American Cultural Celebration at North Carolina Museum of History

10:30 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Lecture: "Black Economic Power" with Dr. Nishani Frazier at Hayti Heritage Center

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hayti Heritage Center

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Kids Explore... Alma Woodsey Thomas

4:00 pm to 4:45 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones

7:00 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Friday, February 3, 2023

Art by African American Masters — Visual Art Class for Ages 11-15

5:45 pm to 7:00 pm | $13.00-17.00 | Cary Arts Center

African American Cinema: Family Movie Night

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Celebrate Black Brilliance -- Artist Quilts with Sharon Barrow

10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | East Regional Library, Knightdale

Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead

11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead

Annual NC MLK and Black History Month Parade in Durham

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street and Burlington Avenue, Durham

Meet the Author: Johnny Ray Moore

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Leesville Community Library, Raleigh

Afrofuturism & Afrofantasy Discussion

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Town of Carrboro Black History Month: Diane Faison in “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman”

2:30 pm | $3.00 | Carrboro Century Center

Town of Carrboro Black History Month Concert Series: Tre. Charles (Alt/Indie/R&B/Soul)

4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones

4:30 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Monday, February 6, 2023

Town of Carrboro Black History Month -- Celebrating Black America: The Black Resistance (History Lecture)

6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Read It & Reap: Black History Month Book Discussion

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Discover Diverse Manga

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | West Regional Library (Cary)

Black History Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Town of Carrboro Black History Month: Poet’s Open Mic

7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Kids Black History Storytime and Crafts: Spotlight on Musicians

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Thursday, February 9, 2023

African American Genealogy

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek II

7:00 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Friday, February 10, 2023

African American Trivia Night

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Community Library

Film screening: CXFFEE Black to Africa

6:30 pm | FREE | Hayti Heritage Center

Chapel Hill Black Film Festival (free with promo code)

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill

Saturday, February 11, 2023

No Ordinary Love: Mini-Popup Market

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Bright Black, Durham

Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead

11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead

Chapel Hill Black Film Festival (free with promo code)

1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill

Performance: United Strings of Color

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | West Regional Library (Cary)

Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Community-Wide Sing-Along at NCMA

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Sunday, February 12, 2023

No Ordinary Love: Opening Reception

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bright Black, Durham

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek II

4:30 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Monday, February 13, 2023

Soul Music with Shenette Swann

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | East Regional Library, Knightdale

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Celebrate Black Brilliance: Black Inventors

4:30 pm to 5:15 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Community Library

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Spotlight on an African American Artist: Tots Storytime and Craft

10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Black History Movie and Social for Seniors

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Kids Explore... Gee's Bend Quilters

4:00 pm to 4:45 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Gregory Hines in White Nights

7:00 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Black Inventor's Workshop for Kids

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead

11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead

Black History Trolley Tour

1:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Black History Trolley Tour

2:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Chicago Style Steppin'

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Eva Perry Regional Library

Black History Trolley Tour

3:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Celebrating Our Heroes. Applause! Theatrical Performance

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Sunday, February 19, 2023

The Face of Emmett Till Symposium

1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Town of Carrboro Black History Month Concert: Finesse (Rhythm & Blues)

4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Gregory Hines in White Nights

4:30 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Black History in Early Apex

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Eva Perry Regional Library

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Kids Explore... Ballerina Misty Copeland

4:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough

Art at the Cybrary: Romare Bearden Collage

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Cybrary (in Carrboro Century Center)

Black History: Share Your Story

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Robert Townsend in Hollywood Shuffle

7:00 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

Friday, February 24, 2023

Darrell Stover: Documentary Photography -- Meet the Artist Reception

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary

An Evening with Grandmaster Victor Moore

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Cary Theater

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead

11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead

Chicago Style Steppin'

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Leesville Community Library, Raleigh

Zebulon Winter Festival: Celebrating Black Brilliance In Our Community

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Zebulon Community Library

Meet the Heroes--a kid-friendly, interactive Black History event

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Edison Johnson Recreation Center (Durham)

Hip Hop Beat Making with Pierce Freelon

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oberlin Regional Library, Raleigh (formerly named Village Regional Library)

Can I Kick It? The Last Dragon by Shaolin Jazz

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Cary Arts Center

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Minority Food Truck Pop-Up

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

Town of Carrboro Black History Month Concert Series: Gospel Winds

4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center

Unsung Titans of the 70s and 80s: Robert Townsend in Hollywood Shuffle

4:30 pm | $5.59 | The Cary Theater

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