CARRBORO, NC -- Come celebrate the holidays in Carrboro! Join us at the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 5 and the Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Join us at Carrboro Town Hall on at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 as we gather for the Annual Tree Lighting and celebrate the festive season!
We welcome all community members to join members of the Town Council along with local schoolchildren from Carrboro and McDougle elementary schools as we officially kick off the season with music and the lighting of the community tree.
In collaboration with our participating schools, we have partnered with Porch to hold a canned food drive. Please bring non-perishable items to the tree lighting and place in each designated box. Let's see which school can collect the most donations!
Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade
The annual Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Get festive and watch arts, cultural, and community groups make their way through our community downtowns!
The parade begins at 501 W. Weaver Street in Carrboro, continues onto E. Main Street in Carrboro, and travels eastward along Franklin Street to end at 140 W. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
Arrive early to grab a spot and plan to stay after the parade to explore restaurants and shops.
Parade Traffic Alerts
Starting at 7 a.m., W. Weaver Street to Greensboro Street will be closed for parade participants to assemble. Country Junction business traffic will be able to access the restaurant up until 9:15 a.m. from W. Main Street.
Starting at 9:30 a.m., note that roads closed to motor vehicle traffic are W. Main Street from near the CommunityWorx Thrift Shop and E. Main Street in Carrboro moving eastward toward Chapel Hill and W. Franklin Street.
In Chapel Hill, W. Franklin Street and Church Street between Rosemary Street and Franklin Street) will be closed as the parade moves through.
Carrboro Farmers’ Market Traffic: We highly encourage early morning Farmers’ Market traffic to access and exit the market via Jones Ferry Road from the NC-54 Bypass due to the W. Main Street closure during the parade.
Parking
Find Parking in Carrboro at https://www.carrboronc.gov/2774/Downtown-Parking and in Chapel Hill at https://parkonthehill.com/public-parking/
Please remember there is no event parking at Carr Mill Mall. Parking is for mall patrons only while on premises. Leaving the site may result in your vehicle being towed.
Parking along Rosemary Street or outside of designated spaces is not permitted.
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