Events
Listed below are some Active Events in the Chapel Hill area.
These events are supported by GO! BIKE TO WORK WEEK!!! Events all week long:
Monday: Special bike sales and discounts at all Chapel Hill and Carrboro Bike Shops.
Tuesday: 7 am – 10 am is the Bike Breafast Workshop next to Armadillo Grill. Free bike checks and wrenching, drawings, Neil’s Deli Biscuits and Open Eye Cafe Coffee and more! AND IT’s HAPPENING RAIN OR SHINE!!!
Wednesday: Regional Ride of Silence
Thursday: No Charge Bike Inspections at all bike shoppes!
Friday: Go Chapel Hill – Carrboro Spring Roll at Wallace Deck at 5:30 pm. Join us for this no charge 8 mile cruiser ride. Decorate your bike for contests, enjoy the drawings and begin the evening with the William Dawson LIVE BAND!
Saturday: Bike on Bus Workshop at Chapel Hill University Mall’s Farmer’s Market 8:30 am to Noon! See how to, in 3 steps, load you bike onto any area bus to get to and from places quickly on the bus and your bike! Chapel Hill and other local organizations. Get out and get active!
For the Month of May 2012!!!
May 4th: Go Chapel Hill Discussion Bus
~ Take the Chapel Hill Transit NS Route at 8:40 AM from Eubanks Park & Ride Lot with the Mayor for informal discussion/brainstorming regarding cycling and other alternative transportation issues in the community. GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE MAYOR!!!
May 5th: Carrboro’s Bike and Bus Workshop
~ Please join us at the Carrboro Farmer’s Market for this great event!
May 7-11th: Mini Bike Training School Presentations – Spoke n’ Revolution
~ Please make time to visit Carrboro Elementary School for this event!
May 9th: International Bike to School Day
~ Students & parents are strongly encouraged to cycle to school, wearing safety helmets and remember all safe cycling rules of the road!
May 15th: Go Chapel Hill-Carrboro Bike Workshop and Breakfast
~ Join us at the Carrboro Municipal Lot for information regarding cycling in the community. This will include great bike maps, FREE breakfast, fun giveaways and quick bicycle inspections.
May 16th: Regional Ride of Silence
~ Please enjoy this wonderful event!
May 17th: All Shoppes- NO FEE Bike Inspection Day
~ (still awaiting confirmation)
May 18th: Go Chapel Hill-Carborro Presents-SPRING ROLL !!!
~ Please come out and enjoy this 8 mile cycling event for families, cruisers, & serious cyclists alike: 5:30 @ the Wallace Deck. There will be a live band, contests, fun snacks and the Chapel Hill town Council & Carrboro Alderman riding too! This amazing cycling event is FREE OF CHARGE!!
May 19th: Go Chapel Hill-Bike and Bus Workshop
~ This event takes place at the Chapel Hill University Mall.
ALL WEEK: BIKE SHOPPE SPECIAL SALES!!!
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
2:00 PM
Walk this Way Fact and Folklore Guided Walking Tour of Franklin Street
Tour takes place the 2nd Sunday of the month at 2 pm. $5 per person. Meet at the Horace Williams House at 610 E. Rosemary Street in downtown Chapel Hill. Tour sponsor is the Preservations Society of Chapel Hill. 90-minutes guided walking tour.
Horace Williams House – 610 E. Rosemary Street – Chapel Hill
(919) 942-7818 – Website
$5
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
10:00 AM
2nd Saturday Hillsborough Guided Walking Tour – 10am & 2pm
Come to the Alexander Dickson House and explore Hillsborough’s history on a 90-minute guided walking tour through its historic district. $5, for more information call (919) 732-7741 or visit www.historichillsborough.org/. Tours offered at 10am and 2pm.
Alexander Dickson House – 150 E King St – Hillsborough
(919) 732-7741 – Website
Tickets $5
10:00 AM
Guided Walking Tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
The historic cemetery is located at the corner of Country Club Road and South Road on the edge of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. The site was part of a land grant given by the State of North Carolina in 1796 to develop the University. The first recorded burial was in 1798.
Participants taking the guided tour are asked to meet at the cemetery’s gazebo on South Road at 10 am. Tour is $5 per person and sponsored by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. For more information, please see the contact information below.
Chapel Hill Cemetery – South Road – Chapel Hill
(919) 942-7818 – Website
$5
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
7:15am
Running of the Bulls 8k road race
Durham Athletic Park, Durham NC
For more information or to register, click here.
