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Tar Heel Downtown celebration

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

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Celebrate the beginning of the UNC Tar Heels football season at Tar Heel Downtown Friday, September 14th, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This free celebration is for the whole community and will center around 140 West Franklin Street.

Rameses UNC Tar Heels mascot

Here’s what’s going on:

  • Concert with Brooke McBride
  • Tar Heel Cheerleaders
  • Arcade games from the Baxter
  • Concessions
  • Performance by the Marching Tar Heels
  • Face painting
  • Meet Rameses!

Learn about where to eat downtown and also where to park.

More Halloween events and fall festivals in the Triangle

Monday, September 3, 2018

Sri Krishna Janmashtami--Hindu Festival in Hillsborough

4:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE

Friday, September 7, 2018

Raleigh Greek Fest

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Raleigh Greek Fest

11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Wake Forest Trung Thu Moon Festival

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Wake Forest Renaissance Center

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Raleigh Greek Fest

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Friday, September 14, 2018

Tar Heel Downtown celebration

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 140 West Franklin Street Plaza

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Raleigh Korean Festival

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | $0-10.00 | NC State Fairgrounds

Rolesville's BBQ & Bands Festival

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Rolesville Community School Park

Friday, September 21, 2018

Capital City BikeFest: free events

8:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Capital City BikeFest: free events

8:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson

Capital City BikeFest at Raleigh Convention Center

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Raleigh Convention Center

2018 International Food and Music Festival in Wendell

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | J. Ashley Wall Towne Square, Wendell

Oberlin Festival at Latta (includes free BBQ, hands-on activities, storytelling, more)

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Latta House and University Site

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Capital City BikeFest: free events

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson

Capital City BikeFest at Raleigh Convention Center

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $10.00 | Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson

La Fiesta del Pueblo

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | City Plaza, Raleigh

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Orange County Localfest

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackwood Farm Park

36th Annual Storytelling Festival

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Localista's Dussehra Diwali Fest in Durham

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Seasons at Tandoor Banquet Hall

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Duke Energy Day at North Carolina Museum of Art: Celebrate the Harvest

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Jewish Cultural Festival of Cary features bluegrass band Nefesh Mountain

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cary Senior Center

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Apex Night Out

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Apex Friendship High School

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Phoenix Fest in Durham

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Durham

Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

Heritage Day at Oak View Park in Raleigh -- free pony rides and more

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

White Street Oktoberfest in Wake Forest

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Family Night: Natural History Halloween at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $2.00-3.00 | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh

Friday, October 12, 2018

Fright Night (free but please bring canned food donation)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Forest Hills Park

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Oktoberfest on the Farm ($20/family)

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $20.00 | Old Mill Farm

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Hillsborough Handmade Parade: "Magical Menagerie on the Eno" 10/14

2:30 pm | FREE | River Park

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Pumpkin Patch and Fall Fun at Coco FARM (free admission, cost for pumpkins and special activities)

9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Coco FARM

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Halloween Spooktacular in Wake Forest

4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Flaherty Park Community Center (Wake Forest)

Halloween Party at Fainting Goat Brewing Company

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Friday, October 26, 2018

33rd International Festival of Raleigh (visit for free Friday for lunch)

10:30 am to 10:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Raleigh Convention Center

Globetrotter Lunch at International Festival of Raleigh

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Convention Center

Trick or Treat with Downtown Fuquay-Varina Businesses

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Wendell Treat Trail

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Community Park

Dark Dimension Haunted Experience

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | North Raleigh Swim Club

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Track or Treat: Halloween Express Train Ride (4 departure times)

All Day | $15.00 | New Hope Valley Railway

Boos and Brews at Midtown Farmers' Market

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Farmers Market

Trunk or Treat and Safety Fair with Durham Police Department

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Walmart Supercenter, Glenn School Road, Durham

PAW Patrol Trick-or-Treat event at Target

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE

Rolesville Fall Funfest

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Rolesville

HollyFest

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jefferson L. Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park

Pittsboro Street Fair

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

33rd International Festival of Raleigh (visit for free Friday for lunch)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Raleigh Convention Center

FallFest at Dix Park: live music, free pony rides, pumpkins, hayrides, more

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Fall for Cary Festival

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary

Dark Dimension Haunted Experience

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | North Raleigh Swim Club

Halloween at Bull McCabe's

9:00 pm | FREE | Bull McCabe’s

Sunday, October 28, 2018

33rd International Festival of Raleigh (visit for free Friday for lunch)

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Raleigh Convention Center

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Fall Festival at Church of the Holy Cross (Raleigh)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Church of the Holy Cross

Trick or Treat on Salem Street

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Monday, October 29, 2018

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Trick or Treat Street at Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

Trick-or-Treat the Trails in Garner

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | White Deer Park, Garner

Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Halloween events at Cabela's

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s

Clayton Harvest Festival

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

Hallow-Eno: celebrate Halloween at West Point on the Eno

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Clayton Harvest Festival

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

Friday, November 2, 2018

Clayton Harvest Festival

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Clayton Harvest Festival

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

The Shindig Music Festival

12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clayton Town Square

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Clayton Harvest Festival

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton)

140 West Franklin Street Plaza

140 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC

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