Spend a Saturday morning outdoors helping build a home in Orange County Habitat for Humanity’s Weaver’s Grove neighborhood alongside fellow UNC students. No construction experience needed. Sign up on Heel Life.
Head out to Jordan Lake’s Ebenezer Point with the Avian Society to look for bald eagles, ospreys, hawks, waterfowl and late-migrating warblers. New and experienced birders are welcome. Binoculars and rides are provided, and experienced birders lead the trip.
A free, all-day music festival in downtown Hillsborough’s River Park, with local food, local art and live sets from The Brothers Comatose, The Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Mason Via, Jack the Radio and Ghost + Bones. Come early and make a day of it.
Join Ackland Art Museum educators for a lively half-hour, conversational look at a handful of works in the collection, with new perspectives on art on view. Free and open to all. Meet at the Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia St.
Spend a Saturday afternoon outdoors helping build a home in Orange County Habitat for Humanity’s Weaver’s Grove neighborhood alongside fellow UNC students. No construction experience needed. Sign up on Heel Life.
Orange County’s free, all-ages Halloween festival, with a costume contest, pumpkin decorating, cakewalks, pumpkin bingo, a pumpkin hunt, carnival games and inflatables. No pre-registration needed. Central Recreation Center Field, 302 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough.
The Fun Tabletop Gaming Network’s weekly game night: drop in, pick a board game and meet new people. All experience levels welcome. Greenlaw Hall, Room 304. Related reading: Connection and Belonging: Finding Your People at UNC-Chapel Hill, Overcoming Loneliness and Students: Get Connected at Carolina