2019 AOCFest Urban Vendor Market (CCB Plaza)

The Art of Cool Fest Urban Market and Beer Garden will be in two locations; one located on Blackwell Street, neighboring the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and the other in CCB Plaza. The Urban Market will include 60 vendors with a wide and eclectic variety of creative and unique goods, services, arts, and crafts. The Urban Market will also include food trucks, beer garden, music, inflatables, and family fun. Sponsored by M&F Bank

Jill Scott, Run DMC, Ari Lennox, Whodini and Big Daddy Kane featuring The Symphony lead the all-star lineup for the 2019 sixth Annual Art of Cool Festival (AOCFEST) held September 27-29th in downtown Durham. Produced by The DOME Group LLC, AOCFEST will feature a range of R&B, Neo Soul, Hip-Hop, Jazz, alternative and spoken word performances and speakers at multiple venues: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP), the Durham Armory, Motorco Music Hall, Carolina Theatre, The Pinhook, The Masonic Lodge and Beyu Caffe.

National Basketball Association star Rasheed Wallace will be the special guest host for the DBAP performances during AOCFEST 2019. Festival attendees can enjoy this one-of-a-kind event featuring 20-plus acts for 1 price. One Day, Weekend, VIP and Sunday Brunch passes for AOCFEST 2019 are available through Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/30BS5Nb.