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Chapel Hill’s 4th of July celebration and fireworks canceled for 2020

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UPDATE: Chapel Hill’s 4th of July Celebration has been canceled for 2020.

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Upcoming Events in the Triangle -- both virtual and in-person

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

Durham Craft Market every Saturday in Durham Central Park

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Flow Yoga at Raleigh City Farm (pay what you can -- suggested $15)

8:00 am | $15.00 | Raleigh City Farm

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Historic Maplewood Cemetery Tour with Preservation Durham

9:00 am | $12.00 | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham

Farm Visit with Goats, Cows, Pigs and more

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $10.00 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing

11:00 am | $5.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt

Historic Maplewood Cemetery Tour with Preservation Durham

11:00 am | $12.00 | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Guided Walking Tour of Leigh Farm Park

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Leigh Farm Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks (two locations, click on link for details)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Fire Department, Fire Station 1

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Food Truck Flix: Horton Hears a Who (price is per car)

6:30 pm | $25.00 | Focus Church, Raleigh

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Movies in the Beer Garden

8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

Sunday, August 16, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE

Virtual event with NC Museum of Art: Creative Processing for Families: Injustice

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Virtual

Farm Visit with Goats, Cows, Pigs and more

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $10.00 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

1:15 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Pickin' on the Porch with Into The Fog

3:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Monday, August 17, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Free coffee from Dunkin' with food purchase (must be Dunkin' DD Perks Rewards member)

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Police Department

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Durham Disc Golf Putting Tournament

6:00 pm | $5.00 | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Flow Yoga at Raleigh City Farm (pay what you can -- suggested $15)

6:30 pm | $15.00 | Raleigh City Farm

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Skywatching at home with Morehead Planetarium: August Carolina Skies

10:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Virtual Trivia with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

6:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Triangle Virtual Open Mic Night

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Mellow Mushroom: Way Back Wednesday Meal Package

All Day | $19.74 | Various locations

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks (two locations, click on link for details)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Fire Department, Fire Station 1

Moore Square Market

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Farm Stand with Raleigh City Farm

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Wine Down Wednesday at La Vita Dolce: Live music, food samples, free treats for kids

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Food Trucks on the Farm at Eno River Farm, Hillsborough

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Eno River Farm, Hillsborough

Wellness Wednesday Fitness Class

5:00 pm | $5.00 | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park

CBC Run Club

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs

Trivia in the Beer Garden

6:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Wellness Wednesday Fitness Class

6:30 pm | $5.00 | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park

Appalachian Ballad Discussion with Donna Ray Norton (free virtual workshop, with donation encouraged)

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Live Stream: Shake Sugaree Americana Residency - Jonathan Byrd and guests

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Music In Your Gardens from Duke Performances: Rissi Palmer

7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Live drive-in concert with Bull City Syndicate (Top-40/variety band), with movie St. Elmo's Fire (price starts at $19/car)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Repair Cafe TV

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Virtual visit with Duke Lemur Center every Thursday morning

10:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Free: Healing Yoga for People with Cancer (online)

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Conversations in Philosophy (Outside!)

6:00 pm | FREE | Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill

Science Cafe: Exploring Science and Nature Through Adventure

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Virtual event with NC Museum of Art: Cheers to Bachus! Virtual Lecture and Happy Hour

7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

Friday, August 21, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

Free donut from Dunkin' with the purchase of a beverage (must be Dunkin' DD Perks Rewards member)

All Day | FREE | Various locations

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Virtual event with NC Museum of Art: Dreaming in Color: Liberation station Virtual Storytime

9:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Police Department

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Take-Out concessions at Carolina Theatre of Durham

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | The Carolina Theatre, Durham

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Food Truck Flix: Edward Scissorhands (price is per car)

6:30 pm | $25.00 | The Frontier, RTP

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

Durham Craft Market every Saturday in Durham Central Park

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Flow Yoga at Raleigh City Farm (pay what you can -- suggested $15)

8:00 am | $15.00 | Raleigh City Farm

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Carolina Food Truck Rodeo

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (Raleigh)

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Guided Walking Tour of Leigh Farm Park

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Leigh Farm Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks (two locations, click on link for details)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Fire Department, Fire Station 1

Food Trucks on the Farm

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

The Bean-String Ballad-Sing

4:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Triangle Pop-Up Market (outdoors)

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh

Summer Music Series: Heather & The Giants (Folk)

6:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Food Truck Flix: Fantastic Four (price is per car)

6:30 pm | $25.00 | The Frontier, RTP

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Jackbox Party Game Night with Triangle Game Night

8:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Drive-In & Dine: Bloodshot

8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Desy’s Grill and Bar, Morrisville

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

Drive-In & Dine: Harley Quinn's Birds of Prey

10:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Desy’s Grill and Bar, Morrisville

Sunday, August 23, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Boston Market: Get Half Rotisserie Chicken Meal For Just $7.99

All Day | $7.99 | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

1:15 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Monday, August 24, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Police Department

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Durham Disc Golf Putting Tournament

6:00 pm | $5.00 | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Flow Yoga at Raleigh City Farm (pay what you can -- suggested $15)

6:30 pm | $15.00 | Raleigh City Farm

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Skywatching at home with Morehead Planetarium: Voyager

10:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Virtual Trivia with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

6:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Triangle Virtual Open Mic Night

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks (two locations, click on link for details)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Fire Department, Fire Station 1

Moore Square Market

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Farm Stand with Raleigh City Farm

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Wine Down Wednesday at La Vita Dolce: Live music, food samples, free treats for kids

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Wellness Wednesday Fitness Class

5:00 pm | $5.00 | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park

CBC Run Club

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs

Trivia in the Beer Garden

6:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Wellness Wednesday Fitness Class

6:30 pm | $5.00 | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park

Songwriting Workshop with Joe Newberry (free virtual workshop, with donation encouraged)

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Live Stream: Shake Sugaree Americana Residency - Jonathan Byrd and guests

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

Quarantine Cat Film Fest

All Day | $12.00 | Virtual

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Virtual visit with Duke Lemur Center every Thursday morning

10:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Free: Healing Yoga for People with Cancer (online)

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Conversations in Philosophy (Outside!)

6:00 pm | FREE | Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill

Live drive-in concert and movie: Trial by Fire and the movie Grease (price is per car)

7:00 pm | $35.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Drive-In & Dine: Bloodshot

8:00 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Desy’s Grill and Bar, Morrisville

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

Drive-In & Dine: Harley Quinn's Birds of Prey

10:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Desy’s Grill and Bar, Morrisville

Friday, August 28, 2020

Tours at M & M Alpaca Farm (3 tour times, appointment required)

All Day | $5.00 | M & M Alpaca Farm of NC

The Cheesecake Factory: Get a $15 bonus card with online gift card purchase

All Day | Various locations

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Town of Carrboro giving out free masks

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Police Department

West Point on the Eno Tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Take-Out concessions at Carolina Theatre of Durham

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | The Carolina Theatre, Durham

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Food Truck Flix: Mrs. Doubtfire (price is per car)

6:30 pm | $25.00 | Focus Church, Raleigh

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Movies By Starlight (price is per pod, up to 5 people)

8:30 pm | $25.00 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill

 

 

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