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Hillsborough Hog Day 2020 canceled

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Jody Mace

hillsborough hog day

Update: Hillsborough Hog Day has been canceled for 2020. See you in 2021!

Hillsborough Hog Day brings the community together to eat BBQ, listen to live music and shop for hand-crafted gifts on Friday, September 20th, 2019, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday, September 21st, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It’s Orange County’s largest and longest running festival. It takes place at River Park, 144 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough.

The highlight of the festival is the BBQ. Veteran cooking teams will be competing for top honors.

The festival also includes:

  • Live music
  • Local handmade crafts & gifts
  • Local food and drink vendors
  • Dessert contest
  • Hog Day 5K
  • Classic Car Show
  • Pigs on Parade
  • Children’s Area
 

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

Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here:

Friday, February 26, 2021

22nd Nevermore Virtual Film Festival from Carolina Theatre of Durham

All Day | $10.00 | Virtual

Self Guided Tour of In Plain Sight: Reflections Past & Actions Present in Durham's Geer Cemetery

All Day | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Oberlin Village History Run

All Day | FREE | Wilson Temple United Methodist Church, Raleigh

Get free spring rolls for the Lunar New Year by sending a Red Envelope from Panda Express

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Smashburger: Free fish sandwich every Friday (BOGO)

All Day | Various locations

Krispy Kreme: $5 Original Glazed Dozen -- when the Hot Light is on!

All Day | $5.00 | Various locations

Bonefish Grill: Angler's Catch just $18.90 on Fridays

All Day | $18.90 | Various locations

Chabad Young Professionals Purim Breakfast

7:45 am to 10:00 am | $8.00 | Location in Raleigh — will be shared upon RSVP

Juniper Level Botanic Garden Open Nursery and Garden Days

8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery

Dino Safari (price is per car)

11:00 am to 9:00 pm | $49.95 | NC State Fairgrounds

The Moore You Know: Lunchtime Trivia

12:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Free walking tours of Chapel Hill

3:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Triangle Drive-In: Love and Monsters

7:00 pm | $10.00 | Triangle Town Center

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

"Bringing the Stars to Raleigh: An Evening with the Winters Family" -- virtual event with City of Raleigh Museum

8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Saturday, February 27, 2021

22nd Nevermore Virtual Film Festival from Carolina Theatre of Durham

All Day | $10.00 | Virtual

Self Guided Tour of In Plain Sight: Reflections Past & Actions Present in Durham's Geer Cemetery

All Day | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Oberlin Village History Run

All Day | FREE | Wilson Temple United Methodist Church, Raleigh

Get free spring rolls for the Lunar New Year by sending a Red Envelope from Panda Express

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Krispy Kreme: $5 Original Glazed Dozen -- when the Hot Light is on!

All Day | $5.00 | Various locations

Juniper Level Botanic Garden Open Nursery and Garden Days

8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery

Tours of Pope House Museum in Raleigh (by appointment only)

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Dino Safari (price is per car)

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $49.95 | NC State Fairgrounds

Community Fitness Class: Nova Yoga

9:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

#IamRemarkable Workshop

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

Dress for Success BOGO Boutique Sale

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Dress for Success Triangle

Community Fitness Class

10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Guided tour of In Plain Sight exhibit at Geer Cemetery in Durham

10:00 am | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing

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

Guided tour of In Plain Sight exhibit at Geer Cemetery in Durham

11:30 am | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Celebrate Black History Month with the Historic Raleigh Trolley (tickets will go quickly)

12:30 pm to 4:00 pm | $10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park

Jamming Reggae and Jerk Wings

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Big Boss Brewing, Raleigh

Guided tour of In Plain Sight exhibit at Geer Cemetery in Durham

1:00 pm | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Guided tour of In Plain Sight exhibit at Geer Cemetery in Durham

2:30 pm | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Live music: Jared Place

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company

Free walking tours of Chapel Hill

3:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Live music: Maskell Freeman Band

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

NC Museum of Art: Virtual Purim Party

7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Triangle Drive-In: Abominable

7:00 pm | $10.00 | Triangle Town Center

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Disney Virtual Trivia

8:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Sunday, February 28, 2021

22nd Nevermore Virtual Film Festival from Carolina Theatre of Durham

All Day | $10.00 | Virtual

Self Guided Tour of In Plain Sight: Reflections Past & Actions Present in Durham's Geer Cemetery

All Day | FREE | Geer Cemetery, Durham

Oberlin Village History Run

All Day | FREE | Wilson Temple United Methodist Church, Raleigh

Get free spring rolls for the Lunar New Year by sending a Red Envelope from Panda Express

All Day | FREE | Various locations

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Dino Safari (price is per car)

9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $49.95 | NC State Fairgrounds

Plank n' Drank Yoga

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | $10.00 | Clouds Brewing, Raleigh

Tours of Pope House Museum in Raleigh (by appointment only)

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh

Juniper Level Botanic Garden Open Nursery and Garden Days

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery

Free online Tai Chi / Ki Gong Class

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Ackland Art Museum's Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: Year of the Ox

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Art in Nature

2:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Town of Carrboro:Family Fun Sunday Series with JeGhetto

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Virtual

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Free walking tours of Chapel Hill

3:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Virtual Sing-Along with Choral Society of Durham: Lux Aeterna

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Live music: Chris McGinnis

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

Bold Music Presents: Live Music Under the Tent

5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden

Film Fest 919 Contender Series: On the Rocks

6:30 pm | $12.90 | Carraway Village, Chapel Hill

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

River Park, Hillsborough

140 East Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC

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