Events in Raleigh December




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Tue Dec 1 3:30am
Florida Gators vs. Duke Blue Devils
Exactech Arena at The Stephen C. O'Connell Center  •  Gainesville, FL
Tue Dec 1 3:30am
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
Dean E. Smith Center  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Tue Dec 1 7:00pm
Silverstein & Story Of The Year
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 2 3:30am
North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball vs. LSU Tigers
Dean E. Smith Center  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Wed Dec 2 3:30am
Mississippi Rebels Women's Basketball vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack
The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss  •  Oxford, MS
Wed Dec 2 7:30pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 3 3:30am
Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
Cameron Indoor Stadium  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 3 7:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu Dec 3 7:30pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 3 7:30pm
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Cary Arts Center  •  Cary, NC
Thu Dec 3 8:00pm
Nico Carney
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 4 7:00pm
Shakey Graves
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 4 7:30pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Fri Dec 4 7:30pm
Nico Carney
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 4 7:30pm
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Cary Arts Center  •  Cary, NC
Fri Dec 4 9:45pm
Nico Carney
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 11:00am
Cary Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 12:00pm
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Cary Arts Center  •  Cary, NC
Sat Dec 5 1:00pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 5 1:30pm
Cary Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 4:00pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 5 5:30pm
Cary Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 7:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 7:30pm
Maria Bamford
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 5 7:30pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 5 7:30pm
Nico Carney
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 5 8:00pm
Temples
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Sat Dec 5 10:00pm
Nico Carney
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 6 3:30am
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Butler Bulldogs
Dean E. Smith Center  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Sun Dec 6 12:00pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sun Dec 6 3:00pm
Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sun Dec 6 3:00pm
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Cary Arts Center  •  Cary, NC
Sun Dec 6 6:30pm
Turnover
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 6 7:00pm
Leanne Morgan
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 6 8:00pm
Tommy Emmanuel
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Tue Dec 8 7:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue Dec 8 7:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Wed Dec 9 6:30pm
Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling
Hangout Bar and Grill  •  Cary, NC
Wed Dec 9 7:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 10 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu Dec 10 7:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 10 8:00pm
Friendship - Band
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Fri Dec 11 5:00pm
Underoath, August Burns Red & Atreyu
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 11 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 11 7:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 11 7:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Fri Dec 11 7:30pm
Ahamed Weinberg
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 11 9:45pm
Ahamed Weinberg
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 12 3:30am
Georgetown Hoyas vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
Capital One Arena  •  Washington, DC
Sat Dec 12 2:00pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 12 2:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 12 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 12 7:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 12 7:30pm
Ahamed Weinberg
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 12 8:00pm
Southern Culture on the Skids
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Sat Dec 12 10:00pm
Ahamed Weinberg
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 13 1:00pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sun Dec 13 1:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 13 1:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 13 5:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 13 6:30pm
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sun Dec 13 7:30pm
Ahamed Weinberg
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue Dec 15 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue Dec 15 7:00pm
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Nationwide Arena  •  Columbus, OH
Wed Dec 16 6:30pm
Sammy Obeid
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 16 6:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 16 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 16 8:00pm
King Buffalo
Motorco Music Hall  •  Durham, NC
Thu Dec 17 6:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu Dec 17 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu Dec 17 7:00pm
Utah Mammoth vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Delta Center  •  Salt Lake City, UT
Thu Dec 17 7:00pm
TRSH
Stanczyks  •  Durham, NC
Fri Dec 18 10:30am
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 18 2:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 18 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 18 7:00pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 18 7:00pm
Daily Bread
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri Dec 18 7:00pm
Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Ball Arena  •  Denver, CO
Fri Dec 18 7:30pm
Ben Rector
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 19 10:30am
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 19 2:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 19 2:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 19 3:00pm
Ben Rector
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sat Dec 19 6:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 19 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat Dec 19 7:30pm
Ben Rector
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sun Dec 20 10:30am
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 20 1:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 20 2:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 20 5:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun Dec 20 6:30pm
Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Mon Dec 21 3:30am
Duke Blue Devils vs. Michigan Wolverines
loanDepot park  •  Miami, FL
Mon Dec 21 3:30am
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. The Citadel Bulldogs
Dean E. Smith Center  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Mon Dec 21 7:00pm
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes
T  •  Las Vegas, NV
Tue Dec 22 2:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue Dec 22 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 23 2:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 23 7:00pm
World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Wed Dec 23 7:00pm
Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed Dec 23 7:30pm
Straight No Chaser
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC


Events in Raleigh December 2026 schedule

December in Raleigh is packed with exciting events ranging from thrilling sports games to family-friendly entertainment and comedy shows. Sports enthusiasts can look forward to a series of NHL hockey games featuring the Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center. The month kicks off with a highly anticipated matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 3rd, followed by games against top teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 5th, the New York Rangers on December 8th, and the New York Islanders on December 11th. The Hurricanes will also face the Boston Bruins on December 13th, the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 26th, and the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 28th, offering multiple opportunities for fans to catch their favorite team in action.

In addition to hockey, Raleigh hosts a variety of family entertainment with Disney On Ice: Spotlight Magic!, running from December 16th through December 20th at the Lenovo Center. These performances feature dazzling ice skating routines and beloved characters, making it a perfect outing for families and fans of all ages. Performances are scheduled multiple times daily, including morning, afternoon, and evening shows.

Comedy fans can enjoy some local humor with Nico Carney performing at Room 861 at Goodnights Comedy Club on December 3rd and 4th. These comedy nights are great for a relaxed evening of laughter and entertainment.

Overall, December in Raleigh offers a diverse lineup of events suitable for sports lovers, families, and comedy enthusiasts alike. Be sure to secure your tickets early for these popular events and experience the vibrant entertainment scene that Raleigh has to offer this holiday season.