Visit Chapel Hill & Orange County, NC

07/20/2025

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

Here's where you can get the perfect taste of summer....

There’s nothing that says summer more than scoops of your favorite ice cream flavors piled high in a waffle cone and topped with confetti sprinkles. Or maybe you prefer your ice cream on a stick, in a bowl, in a cup or split; the possibilities are endless. There’s also gelato, sorbetto, frozen y...

07/18/2025

Take a peek at the Belltree Cocktail Club in Carrboro. Inspired by a prohibition speakeasy and influenced by modern cocktail culture!

Take a look at Sneak Piques, our mini online film fest, for more Orange County gems! https://www.visitchapelhill.org/sneak-piques/

07/17/2025

Hillsborough/Chapel Hill's most quiet, scenic bar.

Sonark Farms Bar(n)
Open to the Public
Fridays: 5pm-9pm – Saturdays: 4pm-10pm
Spring | Summer | Fall

They specialize in serving authentic Belgian beers (Westmalle, Chimay, and more) alongside craft cocktails, all in a quiet farm setting. Bring your family to enjoy nature, live music nights, and the company of the community at Hillsborough’s one-of-a-kind Bar(n) bar.

Upcoming events👉 https://www.sonarkfarms.com/event-list

The Bar(n) can also be rented for private parties.

07/16/2025

Explore Chapel Hill and Carrboro in the coolest way possible - on a FREE air-conditioned trolley.

Running every Saturday in August as part of the UPROAR Festival of Public Art, the trolleys loop through downtown Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the UNC Campus from 12 pm - 8 pm on Saturday August 2, 9 and 16.

Hop on. Hop off. Have fun!

Learn more about UPROAR 2025: https://uproarfestnc.com/ - CLICK VISIT

07/15/2025

Notice👀

Our phones are currently down at our Welcome Center, 308 W. Franklin Street, but we are OPEN!

If you need recommendations for things to do in the area, where to eat or where to stay, drop in to say hello!

07/14/2025

📢 On sale now! Tickets start at just $20.
Don't miss PlayMakers Repertory Company's 2025/26 Knockout Season filled with heart, humor, and high stakes, where dreams are fought for, traditions are tested, and the unexpected takes center stage!
https://playmakersrep.org/season/2025-2026/

Summer Youth Conservatory: Pippen - On stage July 16- 27, 2025

Regular Season:
A Good Boy * August 20-24
The Royale * September 10- 28
The Wolves * October 8-26
You Can't Take it With You * November 19 - December 7
Primary Trust * Janury 28 - February 15
MacBeth * March 4-22
Steel Magnolias * April 8-26

07/11/2025

Get your tickets for this purr-fect Cat Tales Cat Cafe event planned for July 18.

We are NINE days away from the BIG night! 🤩

Some exciting updates: because we were under budget in some other areas (!!!) drinks- including beer and wine- are now included in the ticket price! 🥂

Enjoy heavy apps provided by Carolina Brewery, delicious fluffy sweetness by Carolina Sugar Clouds, and lots lots more! 🍭

This event is sponsored by Cat Tales Cat Cafe to benefit our rescue partner, Cat Tales Rescue NC, thanks to our grant! Every penny of ticket sales goes directly to the rescue. We are hoping to raise over $5000!!!

Come out for a super fun, high energy, pawsitive night with the fabulous Emory Starr as our hostess! ✨

Tickets are limited! Don't PAWS.... get yours MEOW! 😻

Friday, July 18 7-10:30 at The Story Venue in Chapel Hill

Grab your ticket are the link below!





https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wigs-for-whiskers-drag-bingo-and-game-night-benefitting-cat-tales-rescue-nc-tickets-1381947725849?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/11/2025

Trolleys will run in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro the first three Saturdays in August from noon - 8 pm. More information to come.

BIG NEWS: Uproar Festival of Public Art is ON 😻. After much debate after this week's flood and loss of our Eno Arts Mill, we seriously considered the need to cancel the festival. But with the support of our awesome town partners and community, we've decided the show must go on. The arts provide healing, joy, and community, ESPECIALLY in times of crisis. Our artists need the support, and so do our businesses... especially now.

You can support Uproar by volunteering (we need A LOT!), donating, and/or becoming a sponsor. Links are in the comments.

Our Kickoff Party will now be hosted by our wonderful neighbors, Eno River Brewing, LLC! We celebrated with them last night over a round of Uproar Cider made by Botanist and Barrel 🧡. They'll also be unveiling their Uproar brew very soon....

Www.uproarfestnc.com

🍻CHEERS TO UPROAR, THE ARTS, AND OUR COMMUNITY🍻

07/10/2025

The Recovery Assistance Center at the Drakeford Library Complex is now open.

In response to the impacts of Tropical Storm Chantal, Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and response partners will open a Recovery Assistance Center (RAC) to provide essential services and support to residents affected by the storm.

Beginning Thursday, July 10, the center will operate at the Drakeford Library Complex located at 203 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC 27510. The RAC will operate July 10 through Saturday, July 12, from 12 to 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Multipurpose room on the first floor.

https://orangecountync.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289

07/10/2025

Ackland Art Museum, UNC-Chapel Hill presents the Chicago Tribune’s “Can’t-Miss” Exhibition of the Year: “Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan”

Selected by the Chicago Tribune as a “top-10 can’t-miss show of the season,” “Radical Clay” was praised for its “uncanny verisimilitude of both nature and culture,” and hailed as “work that must be seen to be believed.”

Exhibition Details:
Dates: Runs through August 31, 2025
Ackland Art Museum
101 S. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514

Image credit
1. Tanaka Yu 田中悠, Japanese, born 1989, “Bag Work” (フクロモノ), 2018, glazed Shigaraki stoneware, 62.2 × 54.6 × 36.8 cm (24 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.) Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics.

2. Fujikasa Satoko 藤笠砂都子, Japanese, born 1980, Seraphim (飛天), 2016, Stoneware, 68.6 × 55.9 × 48.3 cm (27 × 22 × 19 in.) Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

3. Mishima Kimiyo 三島喜美代, Japanese, born 1932, Untitled (Crushed Asahi Beer Box), 2007, Glazed and silkscreened stoneware, 22.9 × 50.8 × 55.9 cm (9 × 20 × 22 in.) Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

07/09/2025

The Town of Hillsborough’s boil water notice has been lifted. Testing of water samples found no bacteria in the system. However, customers are urged to continue to conserve water to maintain water supply in the system because the Water Treatment Plant is offline.

Read more: https://www.hillsboroughnc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/703/14