Event Registration

Shop Durham is a small, local grassroots operation with a big mission: To help keep Durham local.

Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs at our mixers, promote your business at seasonal markets, attend our educational workshops that are designed to help you run a better business, align your business with our Shop Local Campaigns like Buy Local Month, and so much more. Tap into our resources and get the support you need.

*Do not need to be a Shop Durham member to register for events below. Although, we’d love if you’d join for free! Are you interested in hosting one of our member events at your business? Sign up here!

Local Market at Durty Bull

September 7th, 1-4pm

Come together with your fellow local business owners to sell your products and promote your business! Deadline for registration is August 4th. You will be sent an email with notification of participation will be by August 6th. There is a $20 fee for participation.

Small Business Mixer at Inkfinity Printing- Print your own tee

September 25th, 6-8pm

Come connect with your fellow entrepreneurs and print your own tee. We’ll have select graphics set up on the press and you can bring in your own shirt(s) and they’ll print the graphic live for just $5!

RSVP is required!

Register for Local Campaigns

2019 Buy Local Month and Shop Independent Week

Buy Local Month (November 22 – December 22) encourages all to buy local and keep holiday dollars flowing within our community. During Buy Local Month, we work to showcase the great work local businesses are doing for their community and to steer consumers to these businesses at the height of the holiday shopping season. This includes Shop Independent Durham Week, which kicks off on Small Business Saturday, November 30th and runs through Sunday, December 8th. Register to align your business with the Buy Local campaign! Deadline for registration is October 30th.

2020 Eat Local Month

The purpose of Eat Local Month is to provide the Durham community with educational opportunities and events to help everyone learn more about local foods, farmers, restaurants, and businesses. Meanwhile, the goal of the Eat Local Challenge is to help consumers “make the shift” in their spending towards local products and businesses.

Participants in the Eat Local Challenge will be asked to shift at least $10 of their weekly spending toward locally-sourced food, drink, and specialty crops, which include fruits and vegetables.

Align your business with this Eat Local campaign! Deadline for registration is March 1st, 2020