Date(s): March 20th, 2026
Type of Show: Pop Music
Showtime(s): 6:30 pm
The Big Pop Show returns in 2026! Over four days, bands from all over will congregate in the Triangle at the Cat’s Cradle, the Pinhook, Duke Coffeehouse, and the Carrboro Arts Center. The festival will host discussion panels that interrogate ethical ways of engaging with art and sustaining the local communities involved in its creation.
The festival is fully volunteer-run and sponsored by local organizations. All ticket revenue goes to supporting the artists involved with the goal of bolstering the communities they come from.
More info here
Featuring all these awesome bands!
April Magazine (San Fransisco)
Artificial Go (Cincinnati)
Canaries (Richmond)
Computer Date (Richmond)
Donkey Basketball (Chicago)
Fish Gills (Louisville)
Good Flying Birds (Indianapolis)
Guyscrapers (NYC)
Instrument (Chicago)
K9 (Richmond)
Kitchen (Rochester)
Kitship (Chicago)
Laurie Duo (Chicago)
Lifeguard (Chicago)
Little Chair (Durham)
mail. (Chicago)
Matildas (Chapel Hill)
Memory Card (Chicago)
PARKiNG (Louisville)
Paper Jam (Texas)
Sacred Heart Academy (Chicago)
Sects (Chicago)
Shep Treasure (Rochester)
Silversides (Richmond)
Sleep-Tight-Tiger (Ann Arbor)
Sourdrops (Orlando)
Superfan (NYC)
Touch Girl Apple Blossom (Austin)
TV Buddha (Chicago)
Van Goth (Philly)
Warm Frames (Orlando)
$500 (Kingston)
Schedule Announcement in early March!
About The ArtsCenter
The NEW ArtsCenter is located at 400 Roberson St. Carrboro NC, only a block and a half from the old building.
If you need assistance with seating please email us at BOXOFFICE@ARTSCENTERLIVE.ORG or phone us at 919-929-2787 and we will be happy to accommodate your needs. We look forward to seeing you!