5 things to do in Chapel Hill, NC — Saturday, August 29, 2026

Picked each day from verified Chapel Hill-area event calendars. Every listing links back to the organizer.

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Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour
Community at Rougarou (Imbibe), starting 2 p.m.
Senator Jesse Helms referred to Chapel Hill as “The Gay Capital” of North Carolina. The town was known for its many firsts, from the first gay bar in North Carolina, the first openly gay elected official in the South, t…
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Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour
Community at Rougarou (Imbibe), starting 6 p.m.
Experience the dark side of the town of Chapel Hill, from the unsolved murders of unsuspecting university students, to a potential conspiracy to cover up the political assassination of a local bookstore owner. Join on t…
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Saturday Science Sparks: Warmer Climates with UNC’s Data-Driven EnviroLab
Community at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, starting 11 a.m.
The heat is on … and the science is cool! Scientists are building tools to help people and the planet deal with hotter days. In Morehead Planetarium’s upcoming Saturday Science Sparks session, members of UNC’s Data-Driv…
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Chapel Hill Ghost Walk
Community at Rougarou (Imbibe).
UNC has plenty of spooky campfire stories and lore from the town's history, from the ghosts of long-dead lovers wandering the woods of Chapel Hill to unexplainable sounds in UNC's memorial hall to rumors of a spooky sec…
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Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour