Visit Hillsborough, NC

FREE LINE DANCING
2026-08-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Snow Approach Foundation, 133 East King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join in the FREE FUN with KatMoves Travelling Studio! Line Dancing for all skill levels. We introduce easy-to-follow footwork, practice patterns and dance, dance, dance!
Kat is Dance Masters of America and Carolina Dance Masters tested and certified since 1980. Your feet are in good hands!
Dancing is one of the most popular ways to maintain balance, coordination, range of motion and cognitive capabilities.
Come STAY YOUNG with us and have some “fun with benefits” while you are at it!
*(tip jar for those who wish to contribute but not required! A portion of intake benefits Snow Approach Foundation community fundraising.)

Open Mic at Yonder
2026-08-04 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-11 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-18 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-25 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-09-01 19:30 - 23:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Orange County’s BEST ACOUSTIC Open Mic!

🎤 Yonder Open Mic NightEvery Tuesday, Hillsborough’s coziest living room turns into a showcase of local talent—and you’re invited! Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just ready to belt out a tune after a beer, Yonder’s Open Mic is the place to be.
🕢 Starts at 7:30 PM with poetry & spoken word, followed by live music from 8–11ish, and maybe a late-night jam if the vibe is right.
🎶 Got something to share?

Sign-ups open at 7 PM (in person)
Musicians: 3 songs or 15 mins
Poets: 3 poems or 5 mins
No drums, no amps, no mimes (seriously)
First come, first-ish served

Grab a cocktail, cheer on your neighbors, and maybe even surprise yourself. This isn’t just open mic—it’s open heart, open ears, and open tabs.
📍 Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew
Check them out on Facebook.
Let’s make your Tuesday night anything but typical.

Thursday Jazz at Yonder
2026-08-06 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-20 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-09-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Each Thursday from 8-10 Yonder presents live jazz with some amazing local, and traveling jazz musicians.
Les Trois Chats
Katharine Whalen’s JazzSquad
Crystal Bright and Griffanzo
Taz Halloween with Griffanzo
New Morning Jazz

KÜF KNOTZ & CHRISTINE ELISE

Eno Arts Mill Grand Reopening
2026-08-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for the ENO ARTS MILL GRAND REOPENING Friday, August 7, 6-9pm. Featuring:

Live music with Chapel Hill’s own, Liquid Pleasure
Open artist studios with the Eno Arts Mill Studio Artists
Local food trucks
Beer, wine, and NA beer selections
Free art-making activities for all ages with Mer Haggerty

IN THE GALLERY – CHRYSALIS: RESILIENCE | RENEWAL | TRANSFORMATION, A reunion of Eno Arts Mill Studio Artists Impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal
Featured Artists: Freddie Bell | Amanda Blanchard | Kathy Burnside | John Dempsey | Ber Kadens | Tiffney Marley | Judy Maloney | Chieko Murasugi | Diana Newton | Denise Page

Historic Hillsborough Guided Tours 2026
2026-08-08 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-15 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-22 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Experience American history through the unique perspective of one of North Carolina’s oldest and most historically significant towns, with a guided walking tour of downtown Hillsborough. Established in 1754 as the seat of government for Orange County, Hillsborough’s colonial legacy and signs of its importance in North Carolina and American history can be seen everywhere.
The tour begins at the Hillsborough Visitors Center, located in the eighteenth century Alexander Dickson Farm House, and guides visitors to a variety of historic places from the site of a 1790s African American-owned distillery to the 1840s Orange County Courthouse and the grave of one of North Carolina’s signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This is an in-person walking tour that sometimes crosses uneven terrain. Please plan to be walking or standing for the duration of the event, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a water bottle (plus your curiosity)!
For groups that are concerned about the length, duration, or terrain of the tour. Please, contact The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough for other options, including bus tours.
Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/3277bebb-5a4c-48ec-9a1e-0c4e287138b5

An Afternoon of Vaudeville Art: A Unique Drawing Event
2026-08-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Snow Approach Foundation, 133 East King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Double Martini Productions is excited to continue our Live Model drawing event on every Second Saturday of the month. Every Second Saturday in 2026, in Historic Downtown Hillsborough. Please pre-register – our models travel from all over NC and we need to assure attendance for their travels! Thank you so much!
Join Troupe members at Snow Approach Foundation (SAF)(129 E. King Street, 27278), for an afternoon of Vaudeville, Burlesque, and Vintage Pin-Up themed art models. Artists provide their own supplies.
This event is open to everyone who is interested in Live Model Figure Drawing. **All skill levels** are invited to come relax with us and enjoy an afternoon with a variety of models in interesting, dimensional, texture-filled costumes and accessories. SAF offers a very cozy, comfortable space. The Bottom Line Burlesque & Comedy Troupe will provide the model(s) as well as the time moderator. We will watch the clock, so you can keep your focus on your drawing.
This is not a teaching class, but an opportunity for you to use and expand your skills and talents in a very welcoming atmosphere.
The session will be timed in the following segments (short breaks will be scheduled throughout the event):
5 minute warm-up pose/draw – all three models
5 minute warm-up pose/draw – all three models
10 minute warm-up pose/draw – all three models
Short Break
15 minute pose/draw model 1
15 minute pose/draw model 2
15 minute pose/draw model 3
Short break
15 minute pose/draw model 1
15 minute pose/draw model 2
15 minute pose/draw model 3
Please bring your own supplies in your preferred medium and set up at any of the numerous seating areas, or bring your own easel.
Doors open for this event at 10:30am, with the first pose by 11:00am.
Several short breaks will be scheduled.
Please pre-register using the ‘Donate’ button. Tickets are a suggested $15 – $25 donation. 100% of your ticket price benefits non-profit community missions. This event is the Second Saturday of each month!
♥Please note, this is *not a nude* model event, models will be dressed in numerous costumes embellished with fun to draw accessories.♥ We look forward to sharing our lines and curves with you! Email if you need more information: DoubleMartiniProductions@gmail.com We can’t wait to spend the afternoon with you!

History Within Reach: A Seated Tour of Historic Hillsborough
2026-08-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Experience American history through the unique perspective of one of North Carolina’s oldest and most historically significant towns through this visual based, seated tour. Established in 1754 as the seat of government for Orange County, Hillsborough’s colonial legacy and signs of its importance in North Carolina and American history can be seen everywhere.
History Within Reach takes place at the Hillsborough Visitors Center, located in the eighteenth century Alexander Dickson House. This program offers an alternative to our guided walking tour: covering the same topics at the same time with a knowledgeable guide! Visitors are welcome to split their parties between the two tours and meet up for lunch in town after!
Purchase tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/history-within-reach-a-seated-tour-of-historic-hillsborough

North Carolina Cider, Wine & Cheese Pairing plus, Meet the Makers at Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough
2026-08-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Weaver Street Market, 228 South Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us at Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough on August 15th, 2026 at 3:00 PM for a unique tasting experience where you’ll meet the makers and enjoy thoughtfully curated pairings of wine, cider and cheese – plus other NC-based accompaniments – featuring both beloved classics and exciting items that are new to our stores! It’s the perfect chance to explore a variety of local cheeses paired with well-made local cider and wine. Tickets available now! 3pm to 4:30pm
Just five miles apart on the backroads of Cedar Grove, North Carolina, you’ll find two extraordinary producers: Botanist & Barrel Cider/DeFi Wines, and Boxcarr Farm. Both share a commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability, and celebrating the flavors of North Carolina.
Botanist & Barrel and DeFi Wines is the South’s first natural cidery and winery. Everything they do starts with local fruit, think heirloom apples, muscadines, blueberries that are grown spray-free on their own farm or sourced from neighbors who farm the right way. “We make cider the slow way, with fruit that never needed fixing.” Botanist & Barrels ciders & wines are are alive, wild-fermented, unfiltered, gluten-free, and never pasteurized. A little rebellious, a little refined, and always real.
Boxcarr Farms began with a simple dream and a patch of stubborn Southern red clay — to bring their family together and build something meaningful, delicious, and a little wild. What started as a modest farm soon grew into a living, breathing family endeavor. Inspired by small Italian farmstead creameries, they blend their own farmstead goat milk with locally sourced cow milk from nearby family dairies, crafting cheeses that tell a story of land, livestock, and love. From their soft and bloomy squarelets to their aged Boxcarr blocks, every make celebrates the seasons and the people who pour their hearts into it.

From Frame to Face: Puppet Foundations Workshop
2026-08-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Snow Approach Foundation, 133 East King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
In preparation for Spring 2027’s Handmade Puppet Parade, join us to take the first steps in constructing your very own puppet! At this workshop, you will learn how to build the skeleton (armature) of your puppet, sculpt its face, and add details with papier-mâché. By the end of this workshop, you should have a good start to your puppet and walk away with our DIY puppet manual to continue progress on your creation.
Registration Fee: $25 per person
Child/adult pairs only require one ticket to attend (if collaborating on one puppet).
​Ages 12 and up. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Space is limited, and first-come, first-serve!
Our Instructor: Sol Ramirez
Sol Ramirez is the founder and director of 1,2,3 Puppetry, a puppet theater company based in Chapel Hill. This group is dedicated to leveraging puppetry, acting, music, and movement to champion social justice and shed light on underrepresented issues.

INTERTWINED
2026-08-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, 27278
Botanical oil paintings by Chris Graebner, watermedia collage paintings by Nancy Smith and figurative needle-felted sculpture by Lynn Wartski. In the gallery July 28th through August 23rd. Opening reception during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, July 31st, 6-9pm. During the art walk, Reishi Riot will play live music on the front patio. The show will include an artist talk by Chris Graebner, Nancy Smith and Lynn Wartski in the gallery on Saturday, August 15th at 4pm.
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned by 21 local artists featuring painting, sculpture, photography, glass arts, jewelry, turned wood, handcrafted furniture, pottery, scratchboard, and mixed media. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough NC. Hours: Monday through Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4. For more information about the show visit www.HillsboroughGallery.com

Songwriters in The Round
2026-08-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Kirk Ridge hosts a monthly Songwriters in The Round at Yonder. Each month three singer/songwriters share their stories and songs on Yonder stage.

Outlandish Hillsborough Walking Tour
2026-08-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Beginning in the 4th book of the Outlander series and the 5th season of the hit TV show, Jamie and Claire Fraser settle in a fictional Scottish community in North Carolina. The story intertwines with that of the Regulator Uprising that took place in and around Hillsborough in the 1770s, making Hillsborough a natural location for this event.

The tour will begin at the Hillsborough Visitor Center and will take you along the Frasers’ footsteps to see many of the sites featured within the Outlander series relating to Hillsborough and the Regulator uprising prior to the Revolutionary War.

This is an in-person walking tour that sometimes crosses uneven terrain. Please plan to be walking or standing for the duration of the event, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a water bottle (plus your curiosity).
Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/outlandish-walking-tour–2026

Last Fridays & the Art Walk
2026-08-28 17:30 - 21:00 | Historic County Courthouse Lawn, 104 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
FREE monthly events celebrating ART, CULTURE, and COMMUNITY in Hillsborough, NC, featuring:
⭐ The Art Walk (Year-Round) – 19 participating venues offer monthly artist receptions, demonstrations, free crafts, live music, and more.
⭐ Last Fridays Makers Markets (May – October) – Local artists, community groups, and family-friendly activities at the Old Orange County Courthouse North Lawn.
⭐ Live on the Lawn Performance Series (April-October) – Live performances ranging from dance to drums, fashion, puppets, singer-songwriters, local bands, and more on the Old Orange County Courthouse South Lawn.

Applications to become an Approved Vendor for 2026 Last Fridays Makers Markets are NOW OPEN. Local artists are encouraged to apply.
Learn about each monthly lineup, download the itinerary, and CHOOSE YOUR LAST FRIDAYS ADVENTURE at www.lastfridays.org*!
*Details on this page are generally finalized the week before each Last Friday event.

Operating support provided by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and the Orange County Arts Commission. Additional support provided by the Tourism Board and the Town of Hillsborough.

PATTERN RECOGNITION
2026-08-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, 27278
Mixed metal jewelry by Nell Chandler, acrylic collage landscapes by Adrienne Knowles and hand-made functional pottery by Evelyn Ward. In the gallery August 25th through September 20th.
Opening reception during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, August 28th, 6-9pm. During the art walk, Cameron Mincey will play live music on the front patio.
The show will include an artist talk by Nell Chandler, Adrienne Knowles and Evelyn Ward in the gallery on Saturday, September 12th at 4pm.
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned by 21 local artists featuring painting, sculpture, photography, glass arts, jewelry, turned wood, handcrafted furniture, pottery, scratchboard, and mixed media. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough NC. Hours: Monday through Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4. For more information about the show visit www.HillsboroughGallery.com

Star Party
2026-08-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Burwell School Historic Site, 319 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Bring a blanket to the Burwell School lawn to enjoy star gazing! Telescopes provided by CHAOS, frozen custard from Whitt’s.
