Skip to main content

Etienne Charles' Creole Christmas

Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2026

Time: 7 PM

Venue: Hayti Heritage Center, Durham

Price:

Category: Community

The holidays have a passport, and Etienne Charles holds it. The Trinidad-born trumpeter — a Guggenheim Fellow who has composed for the New York Philharmonic — brings his beloved Creole Christmas to Hayti, reimagining the holiday songbook through the rhythms of the Caribbean. Boogie to "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" but with an island breeze. Even Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy finds her way to a steel pan. Charles and his stellar ensemble move through calypso, jazz, parang, and soul and take us all on the

Raleigh Mom Club — Raleigh, NC

Community · Durham

Etienne Charles' Creole Christmas

When
Dec 10
Thu, Dec 10, 2026
7 PM
Where
Hayti Heritage Center
Durham, NC
Ages
Check ages with the venue
Price
Check price
durham

The holidays have a passport, and Etienne Charles holds it. The Trinidad-born trumpeter — a Guggenheim Fellow who has composed for the New York Philharmonic — brings his beloved Creole Christmas to Hayti, reimagining the holiday songbook through the rhythms of the Caribbean. Boogie to "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" but with an island breeze. Even Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy finds her way to a steel pan. Charles and his stellar ensemble move through calypso, jazz, parang, and soul and take us all on the

View on discoverdurham

Last updated

Organizing a family event in the Triangle? List it free

Check price

Dec 10

Directions

Plan Your Visit

Schedule

Etienne Charles' Creole Christmas runs Thu, Dec 10, 2026, 7 PM.

Getting There

Hayti Heritage Center is at 804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham, NC. Open in Google Maps.

More events at Hayti Heritage Center →

What to Bring

Admission is listed on the official page; otherwise, come as you are.

Community Guides

All guides →
Seasonal

Real Christmas Tree Farms Near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill

Choose-and-cut farms and pre-cut lots across the Triangle, with addresses, what to expect with kids, and honest tips on timing and trees.

9 min read

Seasonal

Best Christmas Light Displays in the Triangle

Real Triangle holiday light displays for families, drive-through and walk-through, ticketed and free, with honest tips on when to go and what to skip.

9 min read