This weekend

October 16–18, 2026. Each line is something a person can forward: when, where, and what it costs if the listing says. Where the venue’s own page disagrees with a weekend guide, the venue wins.

Early voting is on the list because the counties publish the hours and the sites. The UNC game is on the list because Carolina’s athletics schedule names the stadium and the kickoff. Pittsboro, the Hillsborough school festival, Efland antiques, Wendell, Chatham Park, and the Durham Foodie Fair stay off. So do the radio broadcast of the game and a dog event outside these two towns. Hillsborough and Efland appear only as sites on Orange County’s voting list.

This weekend · Durham

Durham early voting at any of ten sites

Friday until 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 to 3, Sunday 2 to 6. Sunday is not the same window as Orange County. The county says any of the ten sites.

Friday 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Sunday 2:00–6:00 p.m. · Ten sites. One is Durham County Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro Street.

This weekend · Chapel Hill

Orange County early voting, with three Chapel Hill sites

Friday until 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 to 3, Sunday noon to 5. The county page lists six sites. Three of them are in Chapel Hill.

Friday 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Sunday noon–5 p.m. · Chapel Hill Library, 100 Library Drive, plus Chapel of the Cross and the Seymour Senior Center. Three more sites are outside Chapel Hill.

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

UNC at Duke, Saturday at 3:30

Carolina’s schedule puts the game at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. An Oct. 5 athletics note says ESPN2. No ticket price is on the schedule.

Saturday, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. · Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham. The schedule does not give a street address.

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