Bull City Food & Beer Experience
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30 Restaurants Paired with 30 Beers = One Amazing Experience
Please note: All ticketholders must be 21+ to attend.
Tickets to this event are SOLD OUT. Please e-mail us at customerservice@dpacnc.com if you would like to be placed on our waiting list if any seats are returned or released. |
A signature DPAC event back! We’re proud to announce the 10th Annual Bull City Food and Beer Experience is back on Sunday, March 12, 2023. This year the event features 30 triangle restaurants paired with breweries spread throughout all three DPAC floors featuring unlimited samplings and the Harris Onstage Experience showcasing live music & a variety of local food vendors. Make sure you visit each level of DPAC’s lobbies and the stage for the full experience and come join your friends while helping a great cause!
This event is a fundraiser benefiting:
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (https://www.foodshuttle.org/)
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is a nonpartisan, 501c3 non-profit organization and a member of the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. As a Feeding America Food Bank, we recover and distribute food to our low-income neighbors, but we know putting food on a plate is not enough. We also provide programs designed to empower people with skills to meet their own food needs through culinary job training, beginner gardening, and cooking healthy on a budget. We feed, teach, and grow to create a hunger-free and healthy community.
Accessibility
Performances with open captioning are available upon request by e-mailing customerservice@dpacnc.com or by calling 919-680-2787 at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled performance.
Performances with audio description are available upon request by e-mailing customerservice@dpacnc.com or by calling 919-680-2787 at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled performance.
Performances with sign language are available upon request by e-mailing customerservice@dpacnc.com or by calling 919-680-2787 at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled performance.
For other services and accomodations, visit our Accessibility Page here.
Age Requirement
ALL ticket holders must be 21+ years of age and must bring valid photo ID. Event reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time.
NEW - Cashless Payments for Snacks and Beverages at DPAC
- Cash is no longer accepted for snack or beverage purchases at DPAC’s lobby bars or snack and beverage stands.
- Snack and beverage purchases now require payment using credit or debit cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay or a DPAC gift card.
- If you happen to arrive at DPAC with cash only, guests may purchase a DPAC gift card in $20 increments at our Entry Lobby Guest Services window. These gift cards can then be used at any lobby bar or snack and beverage stand.
Content Advisory
DPAC offers a diverse selection of entertainment. Not all productions will appeal to or be appropriate for every guest or for all ages. Ticket buyers should take responsibility for making informed decisions regarding their purchases. We recommend visiting the official website of each show to learn more about the show you are coming to see at DPAC. If you ever have questions about the content or appropriateness of a show, please contact us at GuestServices@dpacnc.com.
Event Schedule
3:30 PM - Lobby Doors Open for VIP Ticket Holders
4:00 PM - Lobby Doors Open for General Admission Ticket Holders
* Please note all times are approximate and subject to change without notice.
Face Covers - Optional
- Based on personal preference, face covers are welcome at this event, but not required.
- Please note that health or safety requirements are subject to change per requirements of local or state officials or as specified by individual shows.
Inclement Weather
All performances scheduled at DPAC normally take place as planned. For more information on our inclement weather policy, please visit INCLEMENT WEATHER FAQ.
Photography / Video Recording
- At DPAC, each event that we host determines their own policy on photography and video recording using mobile phones. We enforce these policies at their direction.
- This event has not yet communicated to DPAC, their specific policy regarding photography and video recording using mobile phones.
- DPAC will make every effort to communicate this policy to guests in an email before the event.
- Once you arrive at DPAC, you can also ask a staff member, look for specific signage near the doors to the seating area, or listen for pre-show announcements.
- GoPro’s, tablets, and cameras of any kind are prohibited at all DPAC events.
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Safety First - Bag Check
- For your safety, all guests and their bags are subject to inspection before entry.
- This inspection may include the use of metal detectors.
- Restricted items include, but are not limited to: Alcohol, Cameras, Glass Bottles, and Weapons of any kind.
- In addition, no large bags are allowed including backpacks and large purses 12 or more inches deep.
- Small clutch purses are STRONGLY recommended.
- For family shows that allow very young children, diapers bags are allowed for guests with infants and toddlers (child must be present).
- Safety first is our goal. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback at guestservices@DPACnc.com
Tickets
- Most tickets buyers purchase right from our website using the Buy Tickets button on this page.
- In addition to purchasing online, DPAC offers several other ways to purchase the seats you want to the best Broadway, concerts, comedy, family shows and special events in North Carolina.
- Our computerized ticket system enables you equal access to great DPAC seats whether you buy online, by phone, or in person at DPAC.
- For more details, visit our Purchase Seats page for complete information on purchasing great seats for all events at DPAC.
- All tickets for DPAC events are fully digital and only accessible via your mobile device. A mobile ticket is the safest, most convenient, and flexible way to receive and manage your tickets while increasing protection against fraud. To learn more about mobile entry, please visit our Mobile Entry FAQ.
Vendors
Restaurants
- Alley Twenty Six
- Bella Monica
- Chubby's Tacos
- Bull City Burger and Brewery
- Counting House
- Fullsteam
- Hank's Downtown Dive
- Harvest 18
- It's A Southern Thing
- Kim's Bake Shop
- Kipos Greek Taverna
- Krill Restaurant
- Local 22 Kitchen & Bar
- Lula and Sadie's
- Mala Pata
- Mandolin
- NanaSteak
- Nomad
- Northside Bistro & Cocktails
- Parizade
- Pompieri Pizza
- Spring Rolls Restaurant
- The Boot Room
- The Piper's Restaurant and Tavern
- The Pit Durham Event Venue
- The Sycamore at Chatham Mills
- Viceroy
Breweries
- Goose Island Brewery
- Ponysaurus Brewing Company
- Catawba Brewery
- Bull City Burger and Brewery
- Lonerider Brewery
- Elysian Brewing
- Fullsteam Brewery
- Bond Brothers Beer Company
- Sycamore Brewing
- Mother Earth Brewing
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- Wicked Weed Brewing
- Golden Road Brewing
- Carolina Brewery
- Hatchet Brewing Company
- Ancillary* Fermentation
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
- NoDa Brewing Company
- SweetWater Brewery
- Glass Jug Beer Lab
- Birdsong Brewery
- Bull City Solera and Taproom
- Bold Rock Hard Cider
- White Street Brewing Co.
- Tobacco Wood Brewing Company
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery
- Stem Ciders
- Kona Brewing Co.
Homegrown Experience
- Honeygirl Meadery
- Julz's Creations
- Sweet Lovable Chocolates
- The Durham Toffee Company
- Ashleigh Bakes Daily
- Bull City Sweet Shoppe
- Kim's Bake Shop
On Stage
- Stella Artois - Life Artois with Chef Lester Almanzar
- Amendola Family Cigars
- Broadsides and Brews
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery / Bojangles Hard Tea
- Sercy Spiked & Sparkling
- Durham Bulls
VIP
- Southern Harvest Catering Company
- Club Gioia
Video Screens
Currently, this event has not approved using our video screens. Please feel free to check back closer to the event for updates. If approved, we will post notice here.
For many concert, comedy, and special events at DPAC, we offer added views of the stage with two big screens (size: 16’ x 9’) hung to the sides of the stage or above the stage. These big screens can add to the visual experience of our concert, comedy, and special events and give guests seated farther from the stage what we like to call “a tenth row view”. Approval to use these screens always rests with the visiting show and about half of all concert and comedy events do use these screens.
VIP Package
- 30-minute early event access through a separate, private entrance
- Exclusive access to the VIP Lounge providing private restrooms
- A VIP tasting experience through specialty food tastings, curated spirits, rare beers, and fine wines.
- A locally designed t-shirt