Downtown Durham is kicking off the holiday season on Saturday, December 3 with a day of shopping specials, music, live performances and the holiday tree lighting! This is also the first weekend that the Bullpen – downtown’s social district – will be in effect, so enjoy a beverage while you shop, stroll, watch and listen. Join us for a full day of holiday festivities!
Featured Event
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Tree Lighting on CCB Plaza
A very special holiday celebration featuring G Yamazawa, House of Coxx and an NCCU step show!
Full Day Schedule
11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Shop Small Downtown Durham (Again!)
Get retail, food and beverage deals and discounts in this second weekend of Shop Small specials.
11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The Bullpen is Open
Enjoy alcoholic beverages to-go throughout downtown from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Live Music & Performances Throughout Downtown
Music, dance and deejays at ATC, CCB Plaza, Five Points Plaza and Black Wall Street Gardens.
2 – 5 p.m.
Urban Ministries Food Drive @ Five Points Plaza
Drop off shelf-stable, non-perishable items to help stock the food pantry.
Preferred Items:
- Canned fruit
- Canned meat
- Canned pasta
- Canned soup
- Canned vegetables
- Cereal (hot & cold)
- Dried pasta
- Macaroni & cheese
- Pasta sauce (canned or plastic jars)
- Peanut butter
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Tree Lighting on CCB Plaza
A very special holiday celebration featuring G Yamazawa and House of Coxx.
Specials & Discounts
| The Artisan Market @305 | Enter raffles to win handmade gifts by our artists. Free small fused glass pendant with $100 purchase. |
| Beer Durham | 10% off all growler refills |
| Brunello Wine Bar | Big trees call for big bottles. Toast the Holiday Tree lighting with a special pour from a magnum of Fontanavecchia Aglianico del Taburno 2018. One Night Only! Plus, discounted glasses of Sangiovese di Romagna. |
| Bull City Burger and Brewery | One Free $1.25 specialty topping add-on to any burger, veggie burger or hotdog with fries order. Limit one per customer. Code Words: Durham Rocks! |
| Bull City Ciderworks | Spruce Bringsteen cider release (spruce & apples) |
| Bulldega Urban Market | 5% off on merchandise non-grocery, alcohol; 10% off on grocery including to-go food |
| Cecy’s Gallery & Studios | Discounts on select items |
| Durham Food Hall | Featuring our house made apple cider two ways! Guests can enjoy a lively apple cider sangria or a hot bourbon and apple cider cocktail. Also enjoy 10% off of retail wines. |
| Durty Bull Brewing Company | Winter Draft Discount! $1 off Liberator, My Mom Still Packs My Lunch, Snowpocalypse & You’re Doing It Wrong on draught! |
| EUtopia | Raffle |
| Exotique | Discounts on men’s and women’s clothing; free gift with purchase over $150 |
| Gavin Christianson Bridal | 50% off sample gowns; $250 off new gown orders; 10% off all accessories |
| The Glass Jug Beer Lab | Cinnamon sugar-rimmed seasonal beers + mulled wine and hot spiced cider (spiked or non-alcoholic) to-go! |
| Honeygirl Meadery | Seasonal warmed spiced apple mead launch |
| INDIO | Enter to win fun Mom Band Fanny Pack including flask and pill box |
| Juicekeys | Enter the code BULLCITYJK in the Juicekeys app for 15% off |
| Killer Queen | 25% off bottles to-go |
| Kings Avenue Tattoo | Flash Day Special: Walk in and get a deal on flash tattoos |
| Moe’s Southwest Grill | $4 draft beer |
| Mr. Fries Man | 10% discount |
| The Oak House | $4 mimosas and save up to 25% discount on select wine bottles. Take a mulled wine to-go in the Bullpen! Enjoy more live music with Darrien Rutherford in the lounge from 2-4 p.m. |
| The Parlour | Free festive sprinkles and candy cane toppings |
| The Pinhook | Pop-up market from 12-5 p.m. w/ local vendors! Hot (boozy or not) drinks to go! or here! |
| The Pit | Join us Happy HOGidays! Our holiday open house goes from 12-10 p.m. with discounted all-you-can-eat buffet tickets for just $15! FREE wine and spirits tastings and drink specials and GIVEAWAYS. Learn more at http://HappyHOGidays.eventbrite.com! |
| Pompieri Pizza | Buy any specialty pizza and a single scoop of gelato and we’ll upgrade to the two scoop size free. Limit one per customer. Code words: Durham Rocks! |
| Sherlocks Glass | Come enjoy a free beer! |
| Simons Says Dip This | 10% off total purchase |
| Unscripted Hotel | Hot chocolate with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, Boozy or traditional. |
| The Wine Feed | 10% off any retail purchase |
| The Zen Succulent | Complimentary hot cocoa bar from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. |
Check back often. Specials and discounts are added regularly.
Live Music & Performances
| Time | Performer | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11a.m.-2 p.m. | Jonas McIntosh | Black Wall Street Gardens |
| 11a.m.-2 p.m. | Debbie the Artist | CCB Plaza |
| 11a.m.-2 p.m. | Nicolas Williamson & Pablo Blackwell | Five Points Plaza |
| 1-3 p.m. | Freddy Greene aka Street Genie | American Tobacco Campus |
| 2-4 p.m. | Stanley Baird Group | Black Wall St. Gardens |
| 2-5 p.m. | DJ Piddipat | Five Points Plaza |
| 2-3:30 p.m. | Sonny Miles | CCB Plaza |
| 4-4:15 p.m. | Empower Dance Studio | CCB Plaza |
| 4-7 p.m. | Poetry Fox | CCB Plaza |
| 4:30-5 p.m. | Kidznotes | CCB Plaza |
| 5:10-5:50 p.m. | Takiri Folclor Latino | CCB Plaza |
| 6-6:45 p.m. | NCCU Step Show | CCB Plaza |
| 7-7:50 p.m. | House of Coxx | CCB Plaza |
| 8-8:30 p.m. | G Yamazawa | CCB Plaza |
Additional performers may be added.