Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC

Get your tickets to see Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson in Durham, NC. Happening on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 7:30 PM.

One of America?s most well-known scientists is returning to DPAC with an all-new lecture. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator that has devoted his career to sharing his knowledge of complex concepts with others and known for his ability to make difficult concepts accessible to every audience. Neil deGrasse Tyson will bring his newest lecture to DPAC, ?An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies ? Part III?. Once again, derived from an entirely different set of films from The Matrix to The Terminator to Back to the Future Part 2 to Finding Nemo to The Davinci Code. Including popular TV series such as Game of Thrones. And for the first time, a section on AI in films is added to the themes. What?s presented is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with the stuff they got right. Incorporates the latest films and some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all.

DPAC offers wheelchair accessible seating throughout all seating levels allowing for a choice in view and ticket prices. In addition there are also seating options for guests with visual, hearing and mobility impairments. Bariatric seating and seating for persons of size are also available. Accessible seats are available online and in person or by phone at The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC. For related questions, please email us at customerservice@dpacnc.com. For more information on accessibility options, please visit www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/accessibility

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC is open in person Monday-Friday 10am-2pm, and by phone Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm, and three hours prior to each performance. The Ticket Center is located on the northeast corner of DPAC on the corner of Vivian St and Mangum St.

Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at this DPAC event and all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Prices include 7.5% sales tax.

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