Eno River Farmers Market
2024-04-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Eno River Farmers Market Pavillion, 144 E. Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC, United States
Eno River Farmers Market in downtown Hillsborough offers farm fresh vegetables and fruit, cheese, pasture raised meat and eggs, wood fire baked goods, prepared foods and crafts from local growers and producers. Our vendors are selected with great care based on the quality and diversity of their offerings; vendors must be local (within 60 miles of Hillsborough for traditional foods; within NC for specialty items such as peaches and apples) and the original producers of their products. We have live music, master gardeners, arts and crafts activities, chef demonstrations, and more!
The market is open on Saturdays year round! April-November: 8am-12pm, December-March: 10am-12pm
For More information visit our website: https://www.enoriverfarmersmarket.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Mfp4vM2d3wnvffaELfzGfLbEtFPLwJBEmDU5BDVmsUa-71Opb2qvpITw#home

Revolutionary War Living History Day 2024
2024-04-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Every year, the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough invites the public to experience the local history of the American Revolution with a day of family-friendly events. With live reenactors, dancers, historic tours, interactive activities, and collaborative events throughout town, this is a day all can enjoy.
Revolutionary War Living History Day focuses on Hillsborough’s unique role in the American Revolution, recalling the occupation of Hillsborough by British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his 1,900-man army on February 20th, 1781.
See below to see what Rev War Day activities are going on throughout the town!
The Dickson House (Hillsborough Visitor Center) – 150 E King
Get ready for an exhilarating journey back in time as The Dickson House and Hillsborough Visitor’s Center play host to a dazzling array of activities! Immerse yourself in the past with Historic Interpretations, where period cooking, clothing, and sewing demonstrations will transport you to the Revolutionary era. Brace yourself for the thunderous sound of muskets as Redcoat reenactors bring history to life with fiery demonstration firings, giving you a firsthand look at military practices of the time. Demonstrations are done by The 23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers in America.
But that’s not all! Renowned author Suzanne Adair will grace the event, offering her captivating Revolutionary War Era fiction books for those hungry for even more stories from the period. Dive into creativity at the Daughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters doll-making tables or embark on an enlightening journey with Revolutionary War Walking Tours. Tickets for tours can be purchased here. This event promises a diverse and educational experience for attendees of all ages, ensuring that history comes alive in the most vibrant and engaging way possible!
The Burwell School Historic Site – 319 N Churton
Get hands-on at the Burwell School Historic Site with immersive dance performances, an ax-throwing station, quill and ink writing activities, and lively fife and drums demonstrations hosted by Camp Flintlock. Explore the historic house on a guided tour, delving into the lives of those who played pivotal roles in shaping Hillsborough’s history, including Elizabeth Keckly and the Burwell family.
Orange County Historical Museum – 201 N Churton
General Cornwallis is back in Hillsborough, and this time, he’s occupying the Orange County Historical Museum! Stop by the Museum from 11 AM until 2 PM for a meet-and-greet with Cornwallis (as portrayed by first-person interpreter Taylor Osborne). Ask him your pressing questions and chat about the American Revolution while sipping on some authentic British tea.
Occaneechi Replica Village – 140 E Margaret Lane
Join us at the Occaneechi Indian Village to view traditional cooking demonstrations, pine needle basket making, and the trading of pelts—a hallmark of Occaneechi culture along the Great Trading Path which ran through Hillsborough. Immerse yourself in a day of educational experiences, showcasing the rich heritage and skills that have defined the Occaneechi people
Scholarly talk with Lawrence Dunmore III at the Village – 11am & 1pm
Just outside of the palisade, scholar and OBSN member Lawrence Dunmore III will give an engaging talk on the Occaneechi people’s involvement in the Revolutionary War. Attendees can expect an insightful exploration of historical records and research as Dunmore unveils the contributions of the Occaneechi community to the Revolutionary War effort. He will illuminate the pivotal roles played by community members, providing a unique perspective on their significance in shaping the course of American independence.

Ayr Mount Tours
2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-04-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-04-12 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-04-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Ayr Mount Historic Site, 376 St. Mary's Rd, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Ayr Mount strikes a startling figure in the historical town. The 1815 federal, masonry edifice was the first of its kind in this once bustling trade town, and thanks to the preservation efforts of our founder Richard Jenrette, remains well preserved with several original family objects on display.
CAHPT invites you to explore the site to learn about the design, construction, and maintenance of the estate as well as the lives of those, enslaved and free, who crafted and occupied the extravagant home and landscape from 1820 to 2018.
Visitors are welcome to explore the site select Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays April through November. Guided tours will be offered Thursday & Friday at 1:00pm and 2:30pm. Tour times for Saturday take place at 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm. All guests must purchase tickets in advance.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://secure.classicalamericanhomes.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events#/events/
This is a potentially strenuous tour which includes climbing stairs, traversing uneven terrain, and enduring uncomfortable weather conditions and the presence of bugs or other wildlife. We regret that we cannot be responsible for those needing assistance and encourage all guests to dress accordingly. No food or beverages are allowed in the houses with the exception of a closed bottle of water.

Revolutionary Era Walking Tour
2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-04-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for a Revolutionary Era guided walking tour of Hillsborough’s historic district!
Take a deeper look at some key sites from our main historical walking tour to learn about the important role that Hillsborough and Orange County played in the founding period of our country. Attendees will learn more about topics touched on in our regular tours including the Regulator rebellion, the integral decisions made at the Orange Courthouse, and Cornwallis’ occupation of the town. 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.
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 can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolutionary-era-walking-tour-tickets-558213019167?aff=oddtdtcreator

A World Worth Preserving, a Group Art Show for Hillsborough's Climate Challenge
2024-04-07 - 2024-04-08, 2024-04-10 - 2024-04-11, 2024-04-14 - 2024-04-15, 2024-04-17 - 2024-04-18 | Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Part of Hillsborough’s Climate Challenge month of activities …

Climate change threatens the world as we know it. Local artists depict the threatened aspects of life we must protect, and visions for a sustainable future.
Participating artists include Chloe Gillespie, Deborah Hoch, Katherine Jennings, Jeannette Johnson, David Knox, Catherine Kramer, Ray LaMantia, Jacqueline Rimmler, Ann Spragens, Donna Vitucci, and Barbara Younger.
Show runs March 27 through April 21. Opening reception during the Last Friday Art Walk, Friday, March 29, from 6 to 9 pm.

Springtime with Baby Goats
2024-04-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Spring Haven Farm, 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel HIll, NC, 27516, United States
Soak in the rejuvenating spirit of springtime and experience the joy of connecting with our adorable goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, horses, cows, guineas, and more!
Food & Drink
At the General Store, you can find an assortment of chips, popcorn, old-timey candy, flavored toothpicks, and other unique items. We also have a broad assortment of traditional soda brands including Boylan, Jackson Hole, Jones, Dr. Enuf & tons of others!
Shopping
We have a fun assortment of T-shirts, Hoodies, Stuffed Animals, Croc Charm Bracelets, and other farm-related goodies at our General Store! Make sure to stop by and check out new items almost weekly and let us know what you’d like to see while you’re there!

Mini Monarch-Adult and Child Movement Classes
2024-04-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Monarch Movement Company, 360 Executive Ct. #105, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Mondays 11:00-11:30am
movement, music, tumbling, and sensory play for crawlers through confident walkers with their caregiver. Infant siblings are welcome to attend with your family.
Mar 4,11,16 April 1,8,15,22. (no 3/25 of OCS Spring Break)

Nomad at the Osbunn - Spirit Night for Orange High School Band
2024-04-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Nomad Restauarant, 122 West King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Nomad at the Osbunn will donate 20% of sales to the Orange High School Band! Please consider dining at Nomad on April 9th!
The Orange High School’s award-winning ensembles perform at local, regional, and state-wide events and music competitions. We strive to develop our students in the areas of leadership, teamwork, and dedication– all with a commitment to excellence. We welcome all students who have an interest in being a part of the band program, regardless of their ability to pay.
Support from community partners helps provide resources needed to educate students in music, preparing them for academic and personal success in their teen years and beyond.

Drop-in Life Studio
2024-04-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for Life Drawing sessions facilitated by Tom Stevens. Each session offers multiple rounds of gesture and pose drawings with a live nude model. Artists provide their own materials. We must have 5 pre-registrations to run the studio, so please pre-register if possible. Absolutely no photography or video allowed in the sessions. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/drop-in-life-drawing-with-tom-stevens

Thursday Jazz at Yonder
2024-04-11 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

Food Activism, Food Production, and Climate Change: A Conversation with Dr. Donald Nonini
2024-04-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Ramble Rill Farm, 913 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC, 27516, United States
This event at Ramblerill Farm is sponsored by the Town of Hillsborough as part of the 2024 Climate Challenge series of events supporting eco-friendly practices. Participants earn a stamp on their Climate Challenge passport for each event they attend. Those with the most stamps earn a prize at the Challenge celebration on April 21.

Sound in the Gallery
2024-04-13 09:30 - 10:30 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for a unique sound experience at the Eno Arts Mill and Gallery the Second Saturday of each month. With each new exhibition of art in the gallery space, we will explore concepts that are shared between the mediums of visual art and sound. Please bring a yoga mat, cushion, and comfort items for extended shavasana. We gather in the gallery space at 9:30. Attendees can choose one piece as a focus, or bring the effect of the overall show to their mats and into meditation. There will be an opportunity for sharing and discussion before we end at 10:30. Space is limited to 10 attendees. To inquire, and to register, please email Jenn at liodhruna@gmail.com.

Historic Hillsborough Guided Walking Tours 2024
2024-04-13 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 are $10. Kids age 10 and under are free. Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-hillsborough-guided-walking-tour-tickets-314636485197

Forest Walk and Talk at RambleRill Farm
2024-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Ramble Rill Farm, 913 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC, 27516, United States
Join us at the farm on Saturday, April 13, for this Hillsborough Climate Challenge event! On a guided walk through the spring woods, learn about the roles of forests in human and environmental health, and enjoy a taste of pine needle tea. In the barn, talk trees and other eco topics with representatives of the Orange County NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, the Town of Hillsborough Tree Board, Farmer Foodshare, and Purple Crow Books. Walks will be held at 3 pm, 3:45pm, and 4:30 pm.

High Tea featuring Jill McCorkle
2024-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Historic Bellvue House, 209 E Tryon Street, Hillsborough, 27278, United States
Please join the Board of Hidden Voices for our spring fundraiser: High Tea at Historic Bellevue. The afternoon will feature NYT bestselling author Jill McCorkle reading from her newest book, Old Crimes & Other Stories, plus a tasty array of finger sandwiches, sweet treats, and of course, tea!
We’ll be raising funds to support Hidden Voices’ new immersive installation for We Are Here: Imagining a World Without Sexual Violence.
• Saturday, April 13th, 3-5pm
• Historic Bellevue, Hillsborough
Tickets available HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/high-tea-with-bestselling-author-jill-mccorkle-a-hidden-voices-benefit-tickets-850447710997?aff=oddtdtcreator

Haunted Hillsborough Guided Tour
2024-04-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Nash and Kollock St., Hillsborough, NC, Nash and Kollock St., Hillsborough, NC, United States
Join Enoch Pugh (deceased) for a 2.5 hour, 1.5-mile walk around downtown Hillsborough. Visit haunted houses and an execution site, and hear about numerous local “haints,” real history, and native and post-colonial legends. Visit this link to purchase tickets: https://www.hauntedhillsborough.com/our-tours

Teen Arts Collective
2024-04-16 17:30 - 18:30 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
This bi-monthly group is a safe and creative space for LGBTQIA+ identifying teens. Group sessions are led by Natalia Torres del Valle, MA, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist #2104. Interest in any art form is welcome. Basic visual art materials are provided and teens are encouraged to bring supplies to express themselves in their favorite artistic medium (i.e. visual, music, writing, movement, drama). Sessions begin with a grounding exercise, an art exploration centered on a theme, and ends with group processing. Email Natalia with interest at: Natalia Torres del Valle contact@littlehouseartstherapy.com

Free Creative Respite for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia Workshop with Debi L. Drew
2024-04-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/ F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
A new art lesson is presented each month in a 2-hour session. The lesson provides a bit of relaxation and the opportunity to have a stress-free creative learning experience. All supplies are provided.
These creative respite sessions, specifically intended for caregivers who are caring for a loved one(s) with Dementia, are free of charge but registration is required.
The lesson for April is Little Glass Painting. This month we will celebrate Spring by painting a bright landscape on a 4×4 clear glass square. Acrylic and markers will be used to create a unique little joyful scene!
Two sessions to choose from:
Saturday, April 13, 11 am – 1 pm (registration closes Friday, April 12 at 11a)
Wednesday, April 17, 11 am to 1 pm (registration closes Tuesday, April 16 at 11a)
Max enrollment per session: 8
Register here: https://margaretlanegallery.com/workshop-registration
Masks Required
Location: Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin Street, Hillsborough, NC.
