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Durham has a proven track record as host to major sports events – from the Rose Bowl in 1942, to the USA-USSR Track Meet, to the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, to the Special Olympics World Summer Games and the NCAA Golf and Track and Field Championships.

For assistance with planning a sporting event in Durham, call (800) 446-8604.

The Convention and Visitor Bureaus in Durham, Chapel Hill / Orange County and Greater Raleigh, along with the Chambers of Commerce in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, developed these Criteria for Evaluating Multi-City Sporting Events to offer insight into how large, multi-city sporting events are evaluated prior to submitting a bid.

January 20 - February 11, 2012

Historic Images of Downtown Durham Photography Exhibit

Works by local photographer Will Grossman. FREE admission.

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Durham Accolades

Durham Metro Ranked Highest Nationally for Sexual Equality

- US News & World Report
2011 May

Durham, NC MSA ranked highest paying in the South

- Triangle Business Journal
2011 May

Durham, NC was listed as one of 20 Cities Surviving the Recession

- Yahoo Finance
2010 May

The Durham, NC MSA was ranked #1 for the Best Mid-Sized Cities [sic] for Jobs.

- Forbes
2010 May

Durham, NC was included as an Up-and Coming City as the city with the 3rd Biggest Increase in Wages.

- Yahoo! Finance
2010 September

North Carolina Central University ranked #11 among America's Best Historically Black Colleges and remained the top public HBCU in the nation

- U.S. News & World Report
2010 August

Duke University was named the #9 College That Brings the Highest Paycheck.

- CNBC
2010 December

The Durham, NC MSA has the ninth highest projected creative class job growth in the country

- The Atlantic Monthly
2010 September

Duke University Hospital was ranked #10 on the U.S. News & World Report's 2010-2011 America's Best Hospitals listing and was among 14 hospitals nationally to make the magazine's Best Hospitals National Honor Roll

- U.S. News & World Report
2010 July

Durham came in at number 10 on the list of Top Recycling Communities.

- Men's Health Magazine
2010 October

Durham is one of only four communities in the state selected as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People for its outstanding, innovative efforts that benefit children and youth.

- America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth
2010 September

Durham, NC named the 4th most affordable city in America

- NBC's Today Show
2010 March

Durham, NC ranked the #1 Place to Retire

- Money Magazine
2010 September

The Durham, NC MSA was ranked the #7 Best Place for College Students to Live

- American Institute for Economic Research
2010 September

Durham Bulls team of the decade

- MiLB International League
2010 January

The Historic Durham Athletic Park is one of the 42nd Best Stadium to See Before you Die.

- Complex.com
2010 September

DPAC Ranked Second Most Attended Theater Nationally