Town of Carrboro, NC

06/12/2026

Join us this Friday, June 12 at 6:30pm at Carrboro Town Commons for another week of the Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train Blues Concert Series! This week, we welcome Orquestra K'che. We hope to see you there for the last installment of this year's concert series!

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

✴️In celebration of Juneteenth, all Town of Carrboro government offices and facilities will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026.

There will be no yard waste and loose-leaf collection on Friday, June 19. Friday's regularly scheduled collection will shift to Monday, June 22.

🎉Community members are invited to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill Juneteenth Festival on Friday, June 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hargraves Community Center, 216 N Roberson St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The event celebrates Black culture and community with music, art, food, and more.

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06/10/2026

Carrboro This Week:
👏As the school year comes to a close and summer begins, the Town of Carrboro extends congratulations to the graduates of Carrboro RISE, a civic education and leadership program for students at Carrboro High School. The program provides students with a firsthand look at local government, community leadership, and public service through direct engagement with town officials and staff. In recognition of their accomplishments, the students were honored by Mayor Barbara Foushee and the Town Council last month. We applaud these emerging leaders and wish them—and all students—a safe, enjoyable, and well-deserved summer vacation.

🎨Join your neighbors for the 2nd Friday ArtWalk
🎶Enjoy the final 2026 Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train Blues Concert featuring Orquestra K’che
ℹ️Learn more about improvements to Westwood Cemetery as well as road work to start along Greensboro Street this June.

😎Have a great weekend!
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06/10/2026

We're excited to launch Free Time at the Teen Center, a new drop-in program for teens at the Drakeford Library Complex.

Join us on Friday, June 12 and Friday, June 26 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. for an opportunity to hang out, play games, read, relax, and connect with friends in a safe and welcoming space. This pilot program is designed to give teens 13-17 a place of their own and to connect with young people in the community.

Drakeford Library Complex
Fridays: June 12 & June 26
4:30 – 6 p.m.

Parents must fill out the online registration form prior to their child participating or register upon arrival. Teens will not be admitted without this registration form. ( https://monkeylink.co/4eca6b )

06/10/2026

This year's local Juneteenth events are set to take place across various weekends. Here’s how Orange County’s governments are celebrating.

06/09/2026

Enjoy the 2nd Friday Art Walk around downtown Carrboro and Chapel Hill on Friday, June 12.

Explore art galleries, artist studios, shops and restaurants. There will also be live music, performances, spoken word poetry and more. Venues are generally open late afternoon and evening hours. Exhibits at Carrboro Town Hall and the Drakeford Library Complex are open from 6 to 8 p.m.

Check out all the participating venues and their exhibitions: https://monkeylink.co/2eddd5

06/09/2026

🌈🎉 Get ready to celebrate Pride in Carrboro!

Join the Town of Carrboro and El Centro Hispano for the Carrboro Pride Dance Party / Fiesta del Orgullo de Carrboro on Friday, June 26, from 5–9 p.m. at Carrboro Town Commons.

This family-friendly celebration will feature food trucks, drag performances, music, dancing, kids’ crafts, and community organizations offering resources, support, and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. The event celebrates the diverse cultures, identities, and experiences of the local Latinx LGBTQ+ community while fostering unity, inclusivity, and empowerment.

Before the festivities begin, join the Pride Piper Walk at 4:30 p.m. from El Centro Hispano (201 W. Weaver St.). March with neighbors and local officials as Rainbow Ram makes its way down Weaver Street to Town Commons for the celebration.

💜 Free admission
🚶 Pride Piper Walk: 4:30 p.m.
🎶 Pride Dance Party / Fiesta: 5–9 p.m.
🅿️ Free two-hour public parking is available throughout downtown Carrboro, including at the Drakeford Library Complex parking deck.

Learn more: https://monkeylink.co/939bd4

06/08/2026

A resurfacing project on Greensboro Street from Braxton Foushee Street to Oak Avenue will be underway beginning Sunday, June 14 with lane closures and operations occurring nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.

The project will include milling and paving work, as well as a new pavement marking plan that will reduce the width of vehicle travel lanes and add a new buffer for bicycle lanes.

The contractor for the NC Department of Transportation project is Fred Smith Company.

Please be alert when traveling through the area as lane closures will be implemented nightly; there will be a pilot vehicle for maneuvering traffic through the work area. The project will be underway for three to four weeks, depending on weather conditions.

For more information, contact NCDOT Engineer John Howell at 336-290-0240 or [email protected]

06/08/2026

Beginning June 15, visitors to Westwood Cemetery will notice construction activities as the Town implements improvements identified in the Westwood Cemetery Master Plan.

The current project includes:
✅ Reconfiguring the cemetery access road to improve visitor safety
✅Installing a new asphalt walking path
✅Constructing a rain garden and drainage swale to better manage stormwater and reduce erosion

Westwood Cemetery will remain open throughout construction. Visitors are asked to be mindful of work zones and exercise caution when visiting the cemetery. Thank you for your patience as we complete these improvements.

About Westwood Cemetery
Established around 1933, Westwood Cemetery is an 8.73-acre municipal burial ground located at 401 Davie Road. Westwood is one of two town-owned cemeteries (alongside Old Carrboro Cemetery) managed by the Public Works Department. In 2023, the Carrboro Town Council adopted the Westwood Cemetery Master Plan. This expansion outlines additions of walking paths, rain gardens, a memorial wall, and a loop road.

For more information visit https://monkeylink.co/3225de or contact [email protected].