For the Media

Major Annual Events

(For details, go to Calendar of Events and search on a specific date or date range, or call the sponsoring organization.)

January

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, (919) 962-6962.

February

North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Carrboro. North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, (919) 338-8150.
Carolina Jazz Festival, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. UNC Department of Music, (919) 962-1039.
Revolutionary War Living History Day, Hillsborough. Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, (919) 732-7741.

March

Birdhouses on Parade, Chapel Hill. The Carolina Inn, (919) 918-2711.
NCHSAA Basketball Championships, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. North Carolina High School Athletic Association, (919) 962-2345.

April

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, locates rotates among Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Orange County Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 245-2660.
Outdoor Family Pops Concert, Hillsborough. Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, (919) 732-7741.
Piedmont Farm Tour, Countywide. Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, (919) 542-2402.
Spring Garden Tour, Chapel Hill (biennial in even-numbered years). Chapel Hill Garden Club, (919) 962-0522.
h3. May

Bob Gibbon’s Basketball Tournament, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. Bob Gibbons, (828) 758-5827.
Carrboro Day, Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
Greek Festival, Chapel Hill. St. Barbara Church, (919) 682-1414.
Mother’s Day Skate, Hillsborough. Triangle Sportsplex, (919) 644-0339.
Spring Garden Tour, Hillsborough (biennial in odd-numbered years). Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, (919) 732-7741.
UNC Spring Commencement, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Special Projects, (919) 962-0045.

June

Youth Fishing Rodeo, Chapel Hill. Orange County Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 245-2660.
Hillsborough Hog Day. Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (919) 732-8156.

July

Independence Day Events:

Entertainment & Fireworks, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department, (919) 968-2784.
Family Celebration & Parade, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
Old-Fashioned Celebration and Band Concert, Chapel Hill. Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, (919) 942-7818.
Parade, Caldwell. Community of Caldwell, (919) 732-2231.

Southern Open Tennis Tournament, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Tennis Club, (919) 929-5248.

August

Bike Fest: The Rural Heritage Tour, Hillsborough. Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club, (919) 383-9722.
Celebration of the Automobile Car Show, Historic Occoneechee Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, (919) 636-0751.

September

Music Festival, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7307.

October

Efland Ruritan Rodeo, Efland. Efland Ruritan Club, (919) 919-619-8638.
Festifall Street Fair, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department, (919) 968-2784.
University Day, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Special Projects, (919) 962-0045.
West End Poetry Festival, Carrboro. West End Poetry Festival, (919) 918-7364.
Hillsborough Handmade Parade, Downtown Hillsborough. Hillsborough Arts Council, (919) 643-2500.
Halloween Carnival, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
Halloween Street Festival, Chapel Hill. Town of Chapel Hill, (919) 968-2760.

November

Artists Open Studio Tour, Countywide (two weekends). Orange County Artists Guild, (919) 933-7880.
Jupiter Ball, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. Morehead Building, (919) 843-3474.
Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro. Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro Century Center.

December

Holiday Events:

Twelve Days of Christmas, Chapel Hill. The Carolina Inn, (919) 933-2001.
Chapel Hill Holiday Tree Lighting, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, (919) 967-9440.
Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting, Hillsborough. Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (919) 732-8156.
Christmas Crafts Show, Hillsborough. Daniel Boone Merchants Association, (919) 245-3330.
Christmas Candlelight Tour, Hillsborough. Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (919) 732-8156.
Holiday House Tour, Chapel Hill. Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, (919) 942-7818.
Holiday Parade, Chapel Hill & Carrboro, Chapel Hill Jaycees, (919) 883-5233. 10 am-noon.
Kwanzaa Celebration, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
Nutcracker on Ice, Hillsborough. Triangle Sportsplex, (919) 644-0339.

NCHSAA Football Championships. North Carolina High School Athletic Association, (919) 962-2345.
UNC Winter Commencement, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Special Projects, (919) 962-0045.
Winterfest Jazz Concert, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.