Best open bars Durham on Friday night (US) near you

Boxcar Bar + Arcade is most popular around 10 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Boxcar Bar + Arcade is downtown Durham's ultimate arcade bar, featuring dozens of modern and classic arcade games, a full bar with 24 rotating craft drafts, pizza kitchen, year-round patio with covered and open-air seating (plus ping pong and other patio games). Order up fresh, house-made, preservative-free pizzas, soft pretzels and salads, catch live music on the patio, compete in free tournaments & score daily drink deals. We are 21+, dog-friendly and open 7 days/week!

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Bull McCabe's Irish Pub is most popular around 8 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

**As of March 2022, we are unable to allow dogs or other pets on the lawn, patio, or inside the building. We're located at the historic five points intersection in downtown Durham with indoor & outdoor seating, both on a heated, enclosed patio and open lawn. Whether it’s a premier league derby matchup, the World Cup, the NFL Sunday Ticket, a festive party, or a casual business meeting, we can make it happen. There’s no better place to make a new friend.

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Alley Twenty Six is most popular around 9 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

A craft cocktail bar in Durham, NC offering upscale and innovative cocktails and food. 21 and over, ID required

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Ponysaurus Brewing Co. is most popular around 7 PM on Fridays. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Ponysaurus Brewing Co. is a forward-thinking, backward-tasting brewery, creating beers that are meant to be savored, appreciated, contemplated, philosophized, studied, nuzzled, and mindfully guzzled. Our brewery, taproom and beer garden is located in the Downtown East neighborhood of Durham and our beers are distributed throughout the state of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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Pour Taproom is most popular around 9 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

No more ordering that pint of a new craft beer only to find out it’s too hoppy for your taste. Just try a few ounces, then try something else. We give you the opportunity to find what you like most or to enjoy a good variety while you’re out with friends. Wherever you see a Pour Taproom, we are celebrating the local and regional craft scene in that area. You see a wall of taps, but behind that, we see innovation and a dedication to mastering the art of brewing.

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Pour Taproom: Durham is most popular around 9 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 1-2 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

A taproom with 64 rotating taps whether you prefer wine, cider, sour or beer! There is something for everyone and new choices available daily. We are in the heart of Downtown Durham. Come check us out!

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