What to do by Sunday, and three permits Durham just issued.

This weekend · Oct. 16–18All five

This weekend · Chapel Hill

A free half-hour in the Ackland’s new acquisitions

The museum calendar lists Friday, October 16, from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Free, capped at 20, first come, first served.

Friday, Oct. 16, 1:00–1:30 p.m. · Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia St., Chapel Hill

This weekend · Durham

8 Track Minds at Southpoint, 6 to 8

Friday music on the stage in front of the AMC. The weekend guide names the band. The series page has the address.

Friday, Oct. 16, 6:00–8:00 p.m. · The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham

This weekend · Chapel Hill

Farmers’ market at University Place, Saturday morning

Eight to noon at 201 S. Estes Drive. Hours and the address are from Chapelboro. The market’s own site did not load for this edition.

Saturday, Oct. 17, 8:00 a.m.–noon · University Place, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill

This weekend · Chapel Hill

NatureFest at the Botanical Garden

The garden’s own page says Saturday, 1 to 4, is free and needs no registration. The address there is 100 Old Mason Farm Road.

Saturday, Oct. 17, 1:00–4:00 p.m. · North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill

This weekend · Durham

Trinity Park’s 50th home tour

Sunday, noon to 5. Twenty dollars ahead of time, twenty-five at the door. Eight houses and two public spaces, all inside the neighborhood.

Sunday, Oct. 18, noon–5:00 p.m. · Ticket pickup at The Park, 410 Watts Street, Durham

On the record · Durham’s fileThe file

On the record · Durham

Permit 26104635: interior work for Coco Fro

Durham’s inspections layer describes a renovation of an existing commercial space for a freeze-dried ice cream business. The row names a parcel, not a street.

Issue date Oct. 13, 2026, 12:14 a.m. Eastern · Parcel PIN15 0831246964. The inspections layer places a point here and does not name a street.

On the record · Durham

Permit 26103323: addition for a panadería and tortillería

The description is an addition and interior fit-up. Occupancy is Assembly. The spelling in the file is PANADARIA. The row names a parcel, not a street.

Issue date Oct. 12, 2026, 6:25 p.m. Eastern · Parcel PIN15 0833119350. The inspections layer places a point here and does not name a street.

On the record · Durham

Permit 25100218: 87 apartments, project name Hopson Rd. Multi-Family

The row is a new four-story apartment building. The project name is Hopson Rd. Multi-Family. The file gives a parcel id, not a street number.

Issue date Oct. 13, 2026, 5:01 p.m. Eastern · Parcel PIN15 0747231739. Project name in the file: Hopson Rd. Multi-Family. No street number.

Commercial or multifamily, status Issued, newest issue dates. No street is invented. Chapel Hill’s portal was opened and is not quoted, because the rows sit behind a login. A permit is a record, not an opening.