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.
A Window Into Waldorf Tours at Emerson Waldorf School
Thursday, September 25 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
This Thursday, Emerson Waldorf is holding their monthly tour. Learn more about their holistic approach to education and see if it’s the right place for your child. Click here for more information.
A Literary Legacy: Estate Planning & Our Public Library
Thursday, September 25 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Chapel Hill Public Library will be holding a free seminar this weekend. Learn the importance of an estate and how to build your own. Make sure your legacy benefits the causes you care most about. For more information, click here.
AIR: Art, Health, History
Thursday, September 25 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Carolina Public Humanities will be holding an event all about Air. It’s an interactive, multi-disciplinary evening about AIR. Experts in music, history, and medicine will discuss how we interact with it every day. Click here for more information.
Jazz Night at Tandem
Thursday, September 25 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Come to Tandem restaurant, get a cocktail and enjoy some sultry jazz music. Jazz night at Tandem will be every Thursday at Tandem. For more information, click here.
Eiko Otake & Wen Hui: What is War?
Thursday, September 25 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Duke Arts will be holding a performance this weekend, What Is War? Eiko Otake and Wen Hui’s performance fuses together movement, video, and personal testimony taken from the artists’ recollection of war and its aftermath. Click here for more information.
NC Symphony’s Dvořák: New World Symphony
Thursday, September 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Come out to Memorial Hall for NC Symphony’s performance of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9: From The New World. Carlos Miguel Prieto is the conductor and Samuel Almaguer is on clarinet. For more information, click here.
Maize Craze at Cane Creek Farm
Friday, September 26 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Starting this Friday and continuing through October, Cane Creek Farm will host its first annual Maize Craze. Explore a maze in the shape of a celtic cross carved into an 11-acre corn field. There will be live music, artisan vendors, and food trucks offering more entertainment for the family. Click here for more information.
Serenity in Color
Friday, September 26 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hillsborough Gallery of Arts’ new exhibition has opened and they will be holding their opening reception this Friday. Serenity in Color features fiber art from Helen Bower Jones, acrylic paintings from Ellie Snow, and glassblown bowls by Pringle Teetor. For more information, click here.
2025 SECU Family House Gala
Friday, September 26 6:00 p.m.
Support a great cause this weekend at the SECU Family House Gala. Enjoy a delicious meal and participate in the auction to raise money for the SECU Family House at UNC Hospital. Click here for more information.
QDR Homegrown Country Music Series
Friday, September 26 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
MOSAIC at Chatham Park is hosting the QDR Homegrown Country Music Series this Friday. Enjoy some country music and some line dancing. For more information, click here.
Meet the Artist at Dingo Dog Brewing Co: Tara Reed
Friday, September 26 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
This Friday, Dingo Dog Brewing is having a meet and greet with their artist Tara Reed. Her art has been on the walls since mid-July, their latest in their rotating series of local artists. Meet Tara Reed, learn more about her colorful, vibrant art, and you can buy some for your own space. Click here for more information.
Fall Food Fest at Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
Saturday, September 27 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This Saturday morning, shop at the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market. They’re holding their Fall Food Festival this weekend. Taste the season at the farmers’ market, including harvested peppers (sweet and hot) and meat vendors. Get some bbq this weekend from Fickle Creek BBQ, and check out the rest of the awesome vendors around the market. For more information, click here.
Appreciation Luncheon for Area Veterans, U.S. Military Service Personnel and Their Families
Saturday, September 27 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Greater Durham Moose Lodge invites active-duty military and veterans and their families to a luncheon this Saturday honoring their courage and service to the US people. Click here for more information.
Fall Kickoff Vendor Market
Saturday, September 27 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cozy Panda Event Co is holding a vendor market at Southern Village. There will be local vendors, lawn games, pottery painting, live music from Kerry Long and DJ Al-Ski Love, food trucks, face painting, and free goodies. For more information, click here.
Star Families: Fall Skies
Saturday, September 27 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Morehead Planetarium is holding their Star Families presentation this Saturday. Learn how to identify the planets, the bright stars, and constellations best seen in fall. Click here for more information.
Saturday, September 27 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Bicycle Chain in Chapel Hill is having an E-bike demo this Saturday. Come out and get your E-bike questions answered and test ride E-bikes. For more information, click here.
American Legion Post 6 2025 Fall Festival
Saturday, September 27 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Celebrate our community and the fall season at American Legion Post 6’s Fall Festival. There will be a bounce house, wood carving, and a lot more entertainment. Click here for more information.
Pups & Pints Dog Adoption Event
Saturday, September 27 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meet your new best friend this weekend at Max’s Tin Can. Enjoy a wide variety of canned beverages at Max’s Tin Can while meeting adorable, adoptable dogs available through Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary. For more information, click here.
Bad Art Club: Plant & Animal Subjects with Myles Brown
Saturday, September 27 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sketch in the ArtsCenter garden this weekend as part of the Bad Art Club. This session will focus on plant and animal subjects. Myles Brown will give a live painting demonstration, then guide participants in painting an animal. For more information, click here.
Walking with Wisdom: A Silent Meditation (and Breakthrough) Experience
Sunday, September 28 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Enjoy a meditative walk through nature this Sunday at Maverado Gardens at Maverick Center. Reconnect with nature through their Japanese inspired garden. Click here for more information.
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