This page is under construction for 2025. Last Fridays programming, hosted by HAC, will return in March!

FREE monthly events celebrating Art, Culture, & Community in Hillsborough, NC!

Click the buttons below to explore each event component, and choose your Last Fridays adventure!

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Monthly Itinerary!

A crowd listening to listen on the lawn of Margaret Lane Gallery during Last Fridays.

2025 DATES

MARCH 28
APRIL 25
MAY 30
JUNE 27
JULY 25
AUGUST 29
SEPTEMBER 26
OCTOBER 31
NOVEMBER 28

RAIN-OR-SHINE!
(barring severe or dangerous conditions)

Details on this page are generally finalized the week before each Last Friday event. Stay tuned for updates here (starting mid-March 2025), signup for our e-news, or follow us on social media to get the most up-to-date information possible.

Click to enlarge or download. Printed maps can also be found within 2025 Last Fridays Brochures now at Participating Art Walk venues and area tourist hubs!

PROGRAMMING LEGEND:

AROUND TOWN

The Art Walk

Ongoing/Year-Round

6-9 PM

Each month, Hillsborough's small businesses and local artists bond together to ensure the Art Walk is brimming with unique opportunities for our community to connect with art across mediums and genres.

IN RIVER PARK

The Living Arts Collective

Mar-Oct 2025

6-9 PM

Join the Living Arts Collective for Last Fridays Living Arts drumming, dance, and other family-friendly, interactive, educational experiences in Hillsborough's River Park!

AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE
Last Fridays Makers Markets &

Live on the Lawn: Performance Series

May-Oct 2025

5:30-8:30 PM

Find artist vendors, community groups, and live performance lineups on the lawn of the Historical Orange County Courthouse, presented by the Hillsborough Arts Council!

Tell Us You're Coming!

3/28 Special Happenings

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Join our volunteer network to help support community arts events & programs in Hillsborough! Click below to see all available volunteer roles.

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This program was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Tourism Board of the Town of Hillsborough.