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Live music in the Triangle this week

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Jody Mace

Looking for concerts this week in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or surrounding areas? Read on for a live music listing. We only include events that are free or very inexpensive. We are always adding to this list, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for, it’ll probably get added soon!

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Free and Cheap Concerts This Week in the Triangle

Monday, December 5, 2022

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Bands @ Brookside

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brookside Bodega, Raleigh

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Method Road Park

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Diamond by Nature Presents: Looking Thru The Prism Showcase

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Durham Night Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus

Thursday Night Blues Jam

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Live music: Wade Hill and The Revival

6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, December 9, 2022

Cary Night Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Old Cary Community Library

Hell Yes Ma'am Jams Live Music

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary

Live music: Donnie Sasser

6:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Live music: Duopoly

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Live music: String Theory Band

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Live music: Grooveyard

7:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Great Glad Tidings: Carols Ancient and Modern (Open Dress Rehearsal)

7:00 pm | FREE | Christ Baptist Church, Raleigh

Cary Town Band concert: Winterfest '22

7:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham Holiday Concert

7:30 pm | FREE | First Presbyterian Church, Durham

Live music: Jan Johansson

7:30 pm | FREE | Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Old Fashioned Christmas Market at Old Mill Farm, with Art-n-Soul

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Bull City Roundup Holiday Bazaar and Artist Showcases

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Fruit, Durham

Black Nativity in Concert -- free performances

11:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Live music: J. C. Tokes

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Live music: Sums Divide Band

1:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina

Blue Hawaiian Christmas Party

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company

Black Nativity in Concert -- free performances

2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Live music: Dylan Innes

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Freedom German Shepherd Rescue: Ugly Sweater Party

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Ugly Sweater Party

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro

Great Glad Tidings: Carols Ancient and Modern

6:00 pm | FREE | Christ Baptist Church, Raleigh

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live music: Robert Hunter

7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell

Live music: The Morris Family (Southern Gospel)

7:30 pm | FREE | Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Art-n-Soul Christmas Market at Phillips Farm at Cary

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Live music: J. C. Tokes

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Live music: Ron Ross

2:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Sunday Chill with MDK

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Open Mic Night

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Chapel Hill

Live music: Mike Hodgdon

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Great Glad Tidings: Carols Ancient and Modern

6:00 pm | FREE | Christ Baptist Church, Raleigh

Monday, December 12, 2022

Live music: Useful Noises Christmas Brass

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brüeprint Taproom – Cary

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Bands @ Brookside

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brookside Bodega, Raleigh

Acoustic Jams at bmc brewing (join in or just listen)

6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro

Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra Winter Concert

6:00 pm | FREE | Rolesville Baptist Church

Live Holiday Music with The Choral Society of Durham

6:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Music Open Mic

FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Method Road Park

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Ladies' Night on White

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest

Thursday Night Blues Jam

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Live music: Kev K

6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

A Very Fun Show

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, December 16, 2022

LOJO (Log Off, Jam On): Open Jam Session

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP

Third Friday Durham -- art receptions, exhibits and performances

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham City Center

Hell Yes Ma'am Jams Live Music

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Live music: Gypsy Railroad Band

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Live music: Tyler Davis

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Black Nativity Durham

8:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Hillside High School, Durham

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Live music: Mike Hodgdon

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Black Nativity Durham

3:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Hillside High School, Durham

6th Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Party

4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Ugly Sweater Party

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company

Live music: Peak City Christmas concert

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brüeprint Taproom – Cary

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Tacky Christmas Ball w/5 Band

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Ugly Holiday Sweater Party

7:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live music: Mary Selvidge

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Live music: Jim Eastwood Trio

7:00 pm | FREE | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham

Lorraine's Christmas Party with Nixon, Blevins, & Gage

7:30 pm | FREE | Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music

Black Nativity Durham

8:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Hillside High School, Durham

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Christmas Celebration at Old Mill Farm

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Live music: Donnie Lane

1:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Live music: Dylan Hollifield

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Sunday Chill with MDK

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Black Nativity Durham

3:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Hillside High School, Durham

Open Mic Night

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Chapel Hill

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Songs and Carols for the Holiday Season by The Oakwood Waits

7:30 pm | FREE | St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Raleigh

Monday, December 19, 2022

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro

PineCone Beginner's Bluegrass Jam

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Harry’s Guitar Shop, Raleigh

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Live Holiday Music

11:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Method Road Park

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Diamond by Nature Presents: Looking Thru The Prism Showcase

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Thursday Night Blues Jam

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Live music: Taylor Scheiss

6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, December 23, 2022

Hell Yes Ma'am Jams Live Music

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Live music: Mike Hodgdon

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Sunday Chill with MDK

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Open Mic Night

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Chapel Hill

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Acoustic Jams at bmc brewing (join in or just listen)

6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Music Open Mic

FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Together at Kwanzaa with the Africa American Dance Ensemble

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Method Road Park

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Thursday Night Blues Jam

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Live music: Caeland Garner

6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh

Bring Your Own Vinyl Night

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, December 30, 2022

Hell Yes Ma'am Jams Live Music

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary

Live Celtic and folk music by Pamlico

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Live Music in the Taproom

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Live Music

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Kwanzaa Fest with the African American Dance Ensemble

12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Sunday Chill with MDK

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

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