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.
Innovate Carolina Junction Turns One!
Friday, October 4 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Innovate Carolina Junction is turning one this weekend! Innovate Carolina is the University’s first innovation hub and coworking space. This Friday, to celebrate their anniversary, they will be having a free coworking day. You can also drop by for an open house, enjoy some live music, games, and more. For more information, click here.
Movies Under the Stars
Friday, October 4 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Come out to Carolina Square this Friday for a spooky edition of Movies Under the Stars. Join the Halloween celebration for movie-themed trivia, a costume contest, then settle in and enjoy Hocus Pocus. Click here for more information.
Southern Noir Book Discussion with S. A. Cosby and Eryk Pruitt
Friday, October 4 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Join us at the Main Library in Hillsborough for a discussion of All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby and Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt. This is a discussion with librarians in advance of a conversation with the authors on October 4th.
Registration for this event is encouraged but not required at orangecountync.gov/Noir
Country Gongbang at Community Church of Chapel Hill
Friday, October 4 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Enjoy some live music at Community Church of Chapel Hill. Country Gongbang, South Korea’s premiere bluegrass band, will be playing. For more information, click here.
Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
Saturday, October 5 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This Saturday morning, shop at the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market. Shop from local vendors and score delicious produce. Click here for more information.
Heels Pack Meals
Saturday, October 5 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
This weekend at Carolina Center for Public Service for a day of packing meals. The event is in partnership with several organizations. 50,000 meals will be packed and donated to several organizations addressing hunger and food insecurities. If you’d like to join, click here.
PlantFest 2024
Saturday, October 5 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Bonnie Davis Environment and Agricultural Center for a plant sale and garden festival. Along with plants on sale, there will be kids activities, gardening exhibits, demonstrations, free seeds, and more! For more information, click here.
UNC Football vs. Pittsburgh Game Broadcast on 97.9 The Hill
Saturday, October 5 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Tar Heels look to right the ship against Pittsburgh this weekend. We’ll have you covered with all the action here on 97.9 The Hill. Our coverage starts with Inside Carolina Live at 9:00, followed by Tar Heel Sports Network Pre-Game Show at 11:00. Kick-off is at 12:00 and we’ll have you covered with all the action during the game as UNC faces off against Pittsburgh. Immediately following the game, we’ll have the Tar Heel Sports Network Post-Game Show with all the analysis and recap of the game you’ll need. For more information, click here.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday, October 5 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Support a great cause this weekend and take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Walk for families, walk for a treatment, and help the organization change the future of Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Click here for more information.
Saturday Slowdown at RambleRill Farm
Saturday, October 5 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Slow down this weekend at RambleRill Farm with their Saturday Slowdown. Enjoy a day in nature with animals, have a picnic, enjoy some apple cider, paint a pumpkin, etc. There’s going to be plenty of fun for the whole family. The farm will also be taking donations of goods needed by Orange County Strong to send to Hurricane Helene rescue efforts. You can also donate cash electronically as well. Click here for more information.
Pop-Up! Birds Sidewalk Sale at FRANK Art Gallery
Saturday, October 5 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Come out to FRANK Art Gallery for a pop-up Birds sidewalk sale. Enjoy some snacks and shop for birdhouses by Gabrielle Rousso, collage birds by Charlotte Foust, and bird ceramics by Cathy Kiffney. Click here for more information.
Calico Makers Market
Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Calico Makers Market is this weekend. There will be a lot of vendors on-site selling goods, live music, and food trucks. You’ll also get the chance to make haunted houses out of recycled materials and geometric monsters. For more information, click here.
Jeremy Whitley: Meet & Greet
Saturday, October 5 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Jeremy Whitley is celebrating the release of his new book at Flyleaf this weekend. Drop by for a chat with Jeremy Whitley about his young adult graphic novel, Navigating With You and you can also get a copy of the book signed by Whitley. Click here for more information.
Oktoberfest Weekend at Pluck Farm
Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
This weekend Pluck Farm and Steel String Brewery are holding OktoberFest. There will be activities for all ages, including a bouncy house, a stein hoisting competition, live music, lawn games, and more! Grab a beer, enjoy some food, and celebrate October! For more information, click here.
Empty Bowls to Support TABLE
Sunday, October 6 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Support another great cause this weekend with TABLE’s 12th Annual Empty Bowls. Come by the Carrboro Town Commons, pick the handcrafted bowl you’d like and enjoy some delicious soup and bread and cookies. There will be live music, raffle prizes, and more. Click here for more information.
TIMFEST VII at Nash Street Tavern
Sunday, October 6 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
We’re headed back to Nash Street Tavern for our 7th annual TIMFEST!
Get ready for:
– homemade cookies and other treats
– a soundscape provided by Orange County Lockdown
– Teepa Snow speaking on ending FTD isolation and stigma!
– the return of Tim LaFone’s legendary artificial leg!
If you’d like to donate to support the mission of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) from the comfort of your home, online donations can be made here: give.classy.org/TIMFEST2024
We’re hoping the weather will allow for TIMFEST to be outdoors, but it’s going down either way! Teepa will speak at 6pm and Orange County Lockdown kicks off at 6:30pm.
We hope you’ll come join us for the evening and help us to put FTD on its last leg! Happy TIMFEST!
The Girlfriends’ Guide to the White House presented by RedBird Theater Company
Sunday, October 6 7:30 p.m.
This weekend at the Durham Arts Council, come enjoy RedBird Theater Company new comedy, The Girlfriend’s Guide to the White House. The play embodies the women’s perspective and voice in politics, and the importance of the women’s presence on the political stage. For more information, click here.
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