Events in Raleigh May




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Fri May 1 6:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Miami Hurricanes
Doak Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 6:00pm
Everclear
Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Mark Normand
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 7:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Louisville Cardinals
Dail Softball Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Ali Siddiq
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Luenell
Raleigh Improv  •  Cary, NC
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Woody Platt & The Bluegrass Gentlemen
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Aidan McCluskey
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
North Carolina Symphony: Conner Gray Covington - Jurassic Park in Concert
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Ichiko Aoba
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Searows
Motorco Music Hall  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
October London & Lalah Hathaway
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Melt
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Trial by Fire - A Tribute to Journey
The Lincoln Theatre  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Emily Yacina
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Fri May 1 9:00pm
Road To Shakori: Sugar Snap Peas & SMYA
The Pour House Music Hall  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 9:15pm
Mark Normand
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 9:15pm
Luenell
Raleigh Improv  •  Cary, NC
Fri May 1 9:30pm
Ali Siddiq
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 1 9:45pm
Aidan McCluskey
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 1 10:00pm
Twinsick
Aura Lounge & Nightclub  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference First Round: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators - Home Game 4, Series Game 7 (If Necessary)
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 3:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Miami Hurricanes
Doak Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 5:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Louisville Cardinals
Dail Softball Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 6:30pm
North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current
WakeMed Soccer Park  •  Cary, NC
Sat May 2 6:30pm
Luenell
Raleigh Improv  •  Cary, NC
Sat May 2 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Kathy Griffin
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Mark Normand
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 7:00pm
That Motown Band
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sat May 2 7:30pm
Aidan McCluskey
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 7:30pm
Computer Kill
The Pinhook  •  Durham, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
North Carolina Symphony: Conner Gray Covington - Jurassic Park in Concert
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Yuja Wang
Memorial Hall At Chapel Hill  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Chelsea Handler
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
The Brothers Comatose
The Lincoln Theatre  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Wednesday - Band
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Lucy Bedroque
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Keep Flying
Local 506  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Sat May 2 8:00pm
Parrotfish
The Pour House Music Hall  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 9:00pm
QRION X MASSANE
The Fruit  •  Durham, NC
Sat May 2 9:00pm
Luenell
Raleigh Improv  •  Cary, NC
Sat May 2 9:30pm
Mark Normand
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sat May 2 10:00pm
Aidan McCluskey
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Home Game 1, Series Game 1 (Date: TBD)
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Home Game 1, Series Game 3 (Date: TBD - If Necessary)
PPG Paints Arena  •  Pittsburgh, PA
Sun May 3 1:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Miami Hurricanes
Doak Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 1:00pm
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Duke Blue Devils
Bryson Field At Boshamer Stadium  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Sun May 3 1:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Louisville Cardinals
Dail Softball Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 1:05pm
Durham Bulls vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Sun May 3 3:00pm
North Carolina Symphony: Conner Gray Covington - Jurassic Park in Concert
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 4:00pm
Chamber Orchestra of The Triangle: Music Beyond Borders
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Sun May 3 5:15pm
Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 6:00pm
Steve Hofstetter
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 7:00pm
Aidan McCluskey
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 7:00pm
Dori Freeman
The Pinhook  •  Durham, NC
Sun May 3 8:00pm
Wednesday - Band
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Sun May 3 8:00pm
Essenger - Artist
Local 506  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Sun May 3 8:00pm
Nettspend
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Sun May 3 8:00pm
Shagwuf
The Pour House Music Hall  •  Raleigh, NC
Mon May 4 7:00pm
Cheerleader Roadkill
The Pinhook  •  Durham, NC
Mon May 4 8:00pm
Wednesday - Band
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Tue May 5 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Home Game 2, Series Game 2 (Date: TBD)
Lenovo Center  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue May 5 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Home Game 1, Series Game 3 (Date: TBD)
Xfinity Mobile Arena  •  Philadelphia, PA
Tue May 5 6:00pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. North Carolina A&T Aggies
Doak Field  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue May 5 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Round Rock Express
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Tue May 5 7:00pm
Nurse's Night Out
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Tue May 5 7:30pm
The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Tue May 5 8:00pm
Flyte
Motorco Music Hall  •  Durham, NC
Tue May 5 8:00pm
Gelli Haha
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Tue May 5 8:00pm
Cass McCombs
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Tue May 5 8:00pm
Jaguar Sun
Local 506  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Wed May 6 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Home Game 2, Series Game 4 (Date: TBD - If Necessary)
PPG Paints Arena  •  Pittsburgh, PA
Wed May 6 6:00pm
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Winthrop Eagles
Bryson Field At Boshamer Stadium  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Wed May 6 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Round Rock Express
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Wed May 6 7:00pm
Che
The Ritz  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed May 6 7:30pm
The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Wed May 6 7:30pm
Austin Nasso
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Unprocessed
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Dru Montana
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Sessa
The Pour House Music Hall  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Prince Daddy and The Hyena
Motorco Music Hall  •  Durham, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Soulja Boy
The Lincoln Theatre  •  Raleigh, NC
Wed May 6 8:00pm
Durham Symphony Orchestra: Letters to America
Carolina Theatre  •  Durham, NC
Thu May 7 3:30am
NHL Eastern Conference Second Round: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Home Game 2, Series Game 4 (Date: TBD)
Xfinity Mobile Arena  •  Philadelphia, PA
Thu May 7 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Round Rock Express
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Thu May 7 7:30pm
The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production
Durham Performing Arts Center  •  Durham, NC
Thu May 7 7:30pm
Martin Amini
Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu May 7 8:00pm
Skizzy Mars
Motorco Music Hall  •  Durham, NC
Thu May 7 8:00pm
Brendan Sagalow
Room 861 At Goodnights Comedy Club  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu May 7 8:00pm
Theo Kandel
The Pinhook  •  Durham, NC
Thu May 7 8:00pm
Madeline Goldstein
The Pour House Music Hall  •  Raleigh, NC
Thu May 7 8:00pm
Florence Dore
Cat's Cradle  •  Carrboro, NC
Fri May 8 12:00pm
North Carolina Symphony: Carlos Miguel Prieto - Appalachian Spring
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 8 2:05pm
Stanford Cardinal vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack
Klein Field At Sunken Diamond  •  Stanford, CA
Fri May 8 6:00pm
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
Bryson Field At Boshamer Stadium  •  Chapel Hill, NC
Fri May 8 6:30pm
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert & Them Dirty Roses
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek  •  Raleigh, NC
Fri May 8 6:45pm
Durham Bulls vs. Round Rock Express
Durham Bulls Athletic Park  •  Durham, NC
Fri May 8 7:00pm
Bilmuri
Red Hat Amphitheater  •  Raleigh, NC


Events in Raleigh May 2026 schedule

Discover an exciting lineup of May events in Raleigh, perfect for music lovers and sports enthusiasts alike. On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, fans can enjoy a high-energy concert featuring Pitbull and Lil Jon at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, a premier outdoor venue known for its vibrant atmosphere and top-tier performances. Throughout the month, Raleigh becomes a hub for thrilling NHL playoff games, with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting multiple rounds at the Lenovo Center. Starting on Saturday, May 2, 2026, the Hurricanes face the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference First Round, with potential series games including the critical Game 4 and, if necessary, a decisive Game 7. The series continues into the Second Round, with matchups against the Philadelphia Flyers beginning around May 3, 2026, featuring home games at the Lenovo Center. Fans can look forward to intense battles in the subsequent rounds, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the ultimate showdown in the Stanley Cup Finals if the Hurricanes advance. Key dates include home games on May 17, 2026, for the Conference Finals, with the possibility of additional playoff games extending into late May. Top venues such as the Lenovo Center and The Ritz in Raleigh host these electrifying events, showcasing both world-class concerts and playoff hockey that promise unforgettable experiences for all attendees.