Major Annual Events

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

2012 Events

January

January 15-20. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, (919) 962-6962.

February

February 1-19. North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Carrboro. North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, (919) 338-8150.
February 18. Revolutionary War Living History Day, Hillsborough. Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, (919) 732-7741.
February 23-25. Carolina Jazz Festival, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. UNC Department of Music, (919) 962-1039.

March

March 10. NCHSAA Basketball Championships, 1A and 3A Classifications, Dean Smitch Center, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. North Carolina High School Athletic Association, (919) 962-2345.
March 21-April 8. Birdhouses on Parade, Chapel Hill. The Carolina Inn, (919) 918-2711.
March 31. Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, River Park, Hillsborough. Orange County Recreation & Parks, (919) 245-2660. Hosted by Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County Parks Depts.

April

April 14. Earth Action Day, Southern Community Park, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Parks Dept, (919) 968-2784.
April 14. 4th Annual Hillsborough Arts and Crafts Show, Alexander Dickson House Lawn, Hillsborough. Hillsborough Arts Council.
April 14-15. Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Garden Club, (919) 962-0255.
April 15. Outdoor Family Pops Concert, Hillsborough. Durham Symphony, (919) 491-6576.
April 28-29. Piedmont Farm Tour, Countywide. Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, (919) 542-2402.

May

May 6. Carrboro Day, Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
May 13. UNC Spring Commencement, Chapel Hill. UNC Office of Special Projects, (919) 962-0045. May 13. Mother’s Day Skate, Hillsborough. Triangle Sportsplex, (919) 644-0339.
May18-19. 30th Annual Hillsborough Hog Day. Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (919) 732-8156.
TBA Greek Festival, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill. St. Barbara Church, (919) 682-1414.

June

June 2. Youth Fishing Rodeo, Chapel Hill. Orange County Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 245-2660.

July

July 4 Independence Day Events:

August

August 11. Bike Fest: The Rural Heritage Tour, Hillsborough. Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club, (919) 383-9722.

September

Music Festival, Carrboro. Carrboro Music Festival, (919) 918-7307.
Hillsborough Jazz Festival http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org
Celebration of the Automobile Car Show, Historic Occoneechee Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, (919) 636-0751.

October

Festifall Street Fair, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department, (919) 968-2784.
Efland Ruritan Rodeo, Efland. Efland Ruritan Club, (919) 919-619-8638.
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. (Hopes to return in 2012)
Halloween Carnival, Carrboro. Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, (919) 918-7364.
Homegrown Halloween, 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.
Ladies’ Night Out in Hillsborough Downtown Merchants (919) 732-8156

December

Holiday Events:

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.


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