Check out the events happening around our community this weekend.
You can view the full Chapelboro Local Events Calendar here. To submit your own event, click here.
Art After Hours
Friday, March 21 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Come out to Pittsboro Gallery of Arts to see their latest show, featuring art in various mediums, including oil, acrylics, photography, and more. Click here for more information.
Playmakers’ Repertory Company presents Confederates
Friday, March 21 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 22 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 22 2:00 p.m.
Come out to Playmakers’ Repertory Company for their latest production, Dominique Morriseau’s Confederates. The story weaves together the stories of Black Women during the Civil War and today. To get your tickets, click here.
60th Annual ABC Sale (Attics, Basement, Closets)
Saturday, March 22 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The 60th annual ABC sale is at Chapel of the Cross this weekend. Shop kitchenware, clothes, linens, kids toys, and more. For more information, click here.
Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
Saturday, March 22 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This Saturday morning, shop at the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market. Shop from local vendors and score delicious produce. Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market is now operating in their winter hours. Click here for more information.
Spring Festival at Southern States Carrboro
Saturday, March 22 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Southern States is holding a Spring Festival this Saturday. Enjoy some spring games and activities, support the Jordan High School FFA by buying some delicious food or a shirt, and you can shop for some spring flowers at Southern States while you’re there. Click here for more information.
Divergent Needs Resources Fair & Fun Day
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
This weekend, there is a Divergent Needs Resources Fair & Fun Day. Meet other families and learn about resources available. Over 30 organizations will be participating. Come out and do art with your family, visit a fire truck, play giant jenga, and more! For more information, click here.
CHCCS Tiger CHill Carnival
Saturday, March 22 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tiger Chill is back at Chapel Hill High this Saturday. Come out and enjoy carnival games, live music, delicious food, and crafts. Admission is free, but all proceeds for food and activities will benefit Chapel Hill High students and teachers. For more information, click here.
Star Families: All About Stars
Saturday, March 22 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Join Morehead Planetarium for another Star Families presentation. Learn about the stars and how to identify them in the North Carolina sky. For more information, click here.
Free Community Recycling Event
Saturday, March 22 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This weekend in the Carrboro High School parking lot, there’s a free community recycling event. Dispose of old electronic items like cell phones, tablets, head phones, and more. Click here to view what else you can recycle.
Maps as Story Tellers
Saturday, March 22 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Chapel Hill Historical Society is holding a program entitled Maps as Story Tellers. Fowota Moroo, a ph.D. student at UNC created a 12-foot square map of campus layered with images of the people who built the buildings. Click here for more information.
Bikepacking Interest Meetup
Saturday, March 22 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Back Alley Bikes is holding a Bikepacking meetup. If you’re interested in microadventures by bike, come out and learn about what you should pack and how to plan for it. For more information, click here.
Free Screening of PBS NC Film “The Courthouse”
Saturday, March 22 7:30 p.m.
Come out to the Chatham County Historic Courthouse for a free screening of ‘The Courthouse.’ The Emmy nominated half-hour documentary details the destruction and reconstruction of the courthouse. For more information, click here.
Safe Space!- Dance Night & Fundraiser for OCRCC
Saturday, March 22 9:00 p.m.
Steel String Brewery is holding a Safe Space! Dance Party this Saturday. Dress up in your best cosmic attire for the space themed dance party. The party is free, but 10% of proceeds of drinks will go to Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Click here for more information.
Chapel Hill- Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk
Sunday, March 23 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The 38th Annual CROP Hunger Walk is this Sunday. Come out and enjoy live music and activities before going on the walk. The walk is a fundraiser for the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and Church World Service for hunger relief. For more information, click here.
North Carolina Symphony: Mozart and Mahler
Sunday, March 23 3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
The North Carolina Symphony will be performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 41”Jupiter” and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Click here to get your tickets.
Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival Jazz Jam
Sunday, March 23 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Come out for the final day of the Django Reinhardt Festival. There will be a jazz jam session at Lapin Bleu. For more information, click here.
Science for All: A Sensory-Friendly Science Night
Sunday, March 23 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Morehead Planetarium is holding a Science for All Sensory Friendly day. Watch fulldome theater shows, participate in interactive activities, dynamic science performances, and more. Click here for more information.
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