Carrboro Music Festival 2024

Описание: CARRBORO, NC -- On Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, the Carrboro Music Festival will host 100 acts all over Carrboro, all for free. The music festival begins at 1 p.m. and runs all day.

One of the largest free music festivals in North Carolina, the festival marks its 27th year. Established in 1998, the festival was originally held on June 21 as an official affiliate of the Fête de la Musique, which is also known as 'Make Music Day'.

The kickoff event on Saturday, Sept. 28, is Open Mic at Town Commons, 301 W. Main St, from 2 to 4 p.m. Later in the evening Saturday, Dawn Landes and Chessa Rich will be featured at the Cat’s Cradle backroom. No tickets are required, and all shows are free!

Get the complete list of shows at the festival website or download the festival app. DON’T MISS the hip-hop show from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Cat’s Cradle backroom!

This year, the Carrboro Music Festival is featuring free educational workshops starting at 10:30 a.m. at Town Commons, the Century Center and other locations! These include learning about synthesizers, recording, accordions and more! (some workshops require registration and have limited availability). For more information and to register, please go to https://register1.vermontsystems.com/... and look under "Special Events". If you don't have an account, you will need to create one before registering.

To sign-up for a workshop, please go to carrbororec.org then click on online registration. Our workshops can be found under Special Events.

For all other Carrboro Music Festival information please visit Carrboromusicfestival.com You can also download the free Carrboro Music Festival App on your smartphone.
The event is a product of a coordinated effort by the Carrboro Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Department and the Carrboro Music Festival Planning Committee.

This program is supported by the Town of Carrboro and the Carrboro Tourism Development Authority. Generous support is also provided by the local business community. Please visit the sponsorship page for a complete list of sponsors.

Quick links for more information:

To see the music lineup, visit www.carrboromusicfestival.com . A festival guide and map will be available soon, along with a sortable Excel database to search bands by name, genre, location, and time. Any changes that occur after the Festival Guide & Map is published will be reflected on the Excel file.
Download the Carrboro Music Festival phone app.! The phone app. will be a standalone app. available by searching 'Carrboro Music Festival' in your phone's app. store.
FREE park & ride shuttle from the Jones Ferry Road Lot. See the Festival Shuttle Map at https://www.carrboronc.gov/DocumentCe...
There will be limited public parking. Please check the parking map at https://townofcarrboro.org/2774/Downt... ;
Festival Parking, Shuttles and Alternative Transportation

Each year, the festival draws a large number of attendees. Please consider alternative modes of transportation when accessing the event.

We highly-encourage festival attendees to walk or bike to the venues if possible. We need to be able to accommodate our performers and allow them to park in designated areas near their respective venues, so public parking may be limited in some lots. If attending the festival by car, please utilize the FREE park & ride shuttle from the Jones Ferry Road lot.

The Town of Carrboro has partnered with Chapel Hill Transit to provide a free shuttle for festival goers. The shuttle will run on Sunday from 12 noon to 9 p.m. from the Jones Ferry Road Park & Ride Lot, located just south of the intersection of Old Fayetteville Rd. and Jones Ferry Rd., across from the entrance to Poplar Place Apartment Homes and beside University Lake Rd.

Shuttle service will run approximately every 15-20 minutes and drop-off locations exist near most of the music venues.