Visit Hillsborough, NC

FREE LINE DANCING
2026-07-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-21 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
2026-07-07 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-14 19:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-21 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.

Embracing Tranquility
2026-07-08 - 2026-08-11, 2026-07-09 - 2026-08-12, 2026-07-10 - 2026-08-13, 2026-07-11 - 2026-08-14, 2026-07-12 - 2026-08-15, 2026-07-13 - 2026-08-16, 2026-07-14 - 2026-08-17, 2026-07-15 - 2026-08-18 and 9 more dates | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, 27278
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is pleased to announce Embracing Tranquility, kiln-formed and fused glass by Mark Kinsella, Native American-inspired totems and wall hangings by Jude Lobe and abstract metal sculpture by Jason Smith. Embracing Tranquility will be in the gallery from June 23rd through July 26th.
An opening reception will be held during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk on June 26th from 6-9pm. During the art walk the Jackson Street Band will play live music on the front patio.
The show will include an artist talk by Mark Kinsella and Jason Smith in the gallery on Saturday, July 11th at 4pm.
Glass artist Mark Kinsella explores the paradox of glass: a material born of intense heat and violent transformation that, once cooled, possesses a profound, silent clarity. Using kiln-forming techniques, Kinsella creates calm suspended moments in time that he calls his “meditation on stillness.”
Says Kinsella, “Each piece is a study in balance. The fluidity of the glass contrasts with its solid form; the warmth of the kiln gives way to the cool touch of the finished surface. Through layering, texture, and color, I attempt to translate the intangible feeling of tranquility into a tangible object. My goal is to create a space for the viewer to stop, look, and simply be.”
In his work, sculptor Jason Smith invites viewers to pause, breathe, and reconnect with a sense of inner calm. “Metal has been my primary medium for 30 years and this exhibition is my personal meditation on finding peace amid the noise of daily life,” says Smith. “Each piece is an invitation to embrace stillness without emptiness, strength without tension, and serenity in simplicity.”
In this show Smith collaborates with Kinsella to create metal sculptures with fused-glass elements, exploring the quiet strength found in balance, flow, and stillness, and allowing translucent color and captured light to soften the rigidity of the steel. Serenity is not static, but something that reveals itself gradually through light and reflection.
For artist Jude Lobe creating art for this show has also been a way of embraceing serenity, and she hopes viewing her work will produce these same calm, peaceful feelings. Her landscape paintings take us to places of quiet reflection. Her totems recall the Native Americans’ philosophy of man as part of nature, and her enamels remind us of the things in nature that bring us joy.
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

Thursday Jazz at Yonder
2026-07-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-16 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-23 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

History Within Reach: A Seated Tour of Historic Hillsborough
2026-07-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-18 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

An Afternoon of Vaudeville Art: A Unique Drawing Event
2026-07-11 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!

Songwriters in The Round
2026-07-15 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.
