Independence Day

Annual Independence Day Parade10:00am, Oval Park, Club Blvd. Annual neighborhood Independence Day parade.

Festival for the Eno, 10:00am-6:00pm each day, West Point on the Eno City Park (park at the Durham County Stadium). Three days of music, art, food, and fun. A Durham institution! Ninety craftspeople demonstrate and sell their wares, 100 musicians play on five stages, tours, workshops, storytelling, and more! $15/day, $35/three day pass (seniors and under 12 free), $13/day, $30/three-day pass in advance. For more information call (919) 620-909, ext. 207.

Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, Foster Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durahm Central Park, Foster Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Union Occupation in the Carolinas. 10:00am-4:00pm. Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. Historically, Reconstruction ended in North Carolina on July 4, 1868. Join Union soldiers at Bennett Place as they discuss the days after the surrender and Reconstruction in the South. Living Historians will demonstrate life of the northern soldiers who served under General Sherman at the close of the American Civil War. Soldiers will be encamped around the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. Donations gratefully accepted. Bennett Place is the site of the surrender of the April, 1865, surrender of Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman, the largest troop surrender at the end of the Civil War. FREE. For more information call (919) 383-4345.

Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, Foster Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, Foster Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Third Friday 6:00-11:00 pm, Downtown Historic District. Events at the Scrap Exchange, Durham Arts Council, Branch Gallery, Bull City Arts Collective, and more. Gallery crawl with live music and other performances. Maps available at each participating location. FREE.

Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Soldiers of the Old North State. 10:00am-4:00pm. Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. Living Historians will demonstrate life of the Southern soldiers who served the Old North State during the American Civil War. Visit with Confederate soldiers as they discuss and exhibit the uniforms and equipment of North Carolina soldier. Soldiers will be encamped around the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. Bennett Place is the site of the surrender of the April, 1865, surrender of Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman, the largest troop surrender at the end of the Civil War. FREE. For more information call (919) 383-4345.