# Entertainment search demand in Raleigh-Durham THE SEARCH LEDGER · RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA · ENTERTAINMENT Every month Raleigh-Durham types 260,100 entertainment searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them. BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/raleigh-durham/entertainment#colophon) 176 KEYWORDS TRACKED Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026 260,100 SEARCHES / MONTH Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026 $528K MONTHLY AD VALUE Source: volume × CPC, computed $1.75 AVERAGE CPC Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026 ## When Raleigh-Durham searches for entertainment Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in JUN and lowest in FEB. Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 18, February 17, March 19, April 26, May 68, June 100, July 33, August 27, September 39, October 77, November 17, December 19. Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) relative interest for the Entertainment category in Raleigh-Durham — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword. ## What Raleigh-Durham pays per click for entertainment The 20 highest-volume of 176 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“carolina hurricanes tickets”** at $3.63. | # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | carolina hurricanes tickets | 74,000 | $3.63 | | branded | | 2 | coastal credit union music park | 33,100 | $0.94 | | branded | | 3 | nc state fair | 33,100 | — | | branded | | 4 | durham bulls tickets | 22,200 | $3.53 | | branded | | 5 | durham performing arts center | 14,800 | $2.85 | | branded | | 6 | raleigh concerts | 9,900 | $0.23 | | informational | | 7 | nc state fair raleigh | 9,900 | $2.42 | | branded | | 8 | raleigh events | 5,400 | $0.36 | | informational | | 9 | raleigh events this weekend | 5,400 | $0.39 | | informational | | 10 | raleigh hurricanes tickets | 4,400 | $3.20 | | informational | | 11 | lincoln theatre raleigh | 3,600 | $2.40 | | branded | | 12 | raleigh events today | 3,600 | $0.47 | | informational | | 13 | raleigh state fair | 2,400 | $1.01 | | branded | | 14 | lenovo center raleigh | 2,400 | $2.87 | | branded | | 15 | red hat amphitheater raleigh nc | 1,900 | $1.26 | | branded | | 16 | monster jam raleigh tickets | 1,600 | $1.88 | | informational | | 17 | concert in raleigh tonight | 1,600 | $0.38 | | branded | | 18 | concerts walnut creek raleigh nc | 1,600 | $0.54 | | informational | | 19 | candlelight concert raleigh | 1,300 | $1.02 | | branded | | 20 | live music raleigh | 1,300 | $0.56 | 22 | commercial | Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored. ## Who owns the Raleigh-Durham entertainment results Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one. carolina hurricanes tickets 74,000/mo · $3.63 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 nhl.com - 2 ticketmaster.com - 3 lenovocenter.com - 4 stubhub.com - 5 nhl.com durham bulls tickets 22,200/mo · $3.53 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 milb.com - 2 mlb.com - 3 ticketmaster.com - 4 milb.com - 5 seatgeek.com raleigh concerts 9,900/mo · $0.23 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 ticketmaster.com - 2 visitraleigh.com - 3 seatgeek.com - 4 redhatamphitheater.com LOCAL - 5 bandsintown.com Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track. ## The entertainment businesses competing in Raleigh-Durham The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are. | RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | #1 | Marbles Kids Museum | 4.8 ★ | 7,590 | Tourist attraction | YES | | #2 | Marbles Kids Museum | 4.8 ★ | 7,590 | Children's museum | YES | | #3 | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Raleigh | 4.6 ★ | 7,281 | Movie theater | YES | | #4 | Dave & Buster's Cary | 4 ★ | 5,588 | Restaurant | YES | | #5 | Trolley Pub Raleigh | 5 ★ | 5,364 | Sightseeing tour agency | YES | | #6 | Cinemark Bistro Raleigh | 4.5 ★ | 5,166 | Movie theater | YES | | #7 | Regal Crossroads - Cary | 4.2 ★ | 4,824 | Movie theater | YES | | #8 | AMC DINE-IN Holly Springs 9 | 3.7 ★ | 3,895 | Movie theater | YES | | #9 | Park West Village | 4.5 ★ | 3,894 | Shopping mall | YES | | #10 | Red Hat Amphitheater | 4.5 ★ | 3,862 | Live Music | YES | | #11 | Red Hat Amphitheater | 4.5 ★ | 3,862 | Live Music | YES | | #12 | Raleigh Marriott City Center | 4.4 ★ | 3,431 | Hotel | YES | Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim. ## Entertainment brands Raleigh-Durham searches by name Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for. carolina hurricanes 74,000/mo coastal credit union 33,100/mo nc state 33,100/mo durham bulls 22,200/mo durham performing arts center 14,800/mo nc state 9,900/mo lincoln theatre raleigh 3,600/mo raleigh state fair 2,400/mo Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set. ## What Raleigh-Durham asks about entertainment People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Raleigh-Durham entertainment results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing. How much do Carolina hurricane tickets cost? How to get Carolina Hurricanes tickets? Do Carolina Hurricanes tickets get cheaper closer to the game? Do Carolina Hurricanes games sell out? What concerts are happening in Raleigh in 2026? What bands are playing in Raleigh this weekend? What country concerts are happening in Raleigh, NC in 2026? What concerts are happening in North Carolina in 2026? Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Raleigh-Durham metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here. ## Rank for these searches Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today. [SCAN YOUR SITE FREE](https://seobandwagon.com/#scan) ## More Raleigh-Durham search data Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand. 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Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina · Entertainment · 176 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026 Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 176 entertainment keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. 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