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Special Events Planning
Orange County is a growing community and home to the arts, celebrations and festivals. If you are planning to organize a special event or mass gathering there are a few things to consider as part of your planning to make things go smoothly:
(Please note that this page is undergoing updates)
Approvals & Traffic Control:
- In Orange County (but not a municipality below)
- Town of Carrboro
- For public facilities rentals / reservations contact Carrboro Recreation and Parks - 919-918-7364 or RecParks@townofcarrboro.org
- To block off streets contact Carrboro Public Works at 919-918-7426 / abaxter@townofcarrboro.org
- Town of Chapel Hill
- Town of Hillsborough
Medical Standby
- Please contact Emergency Services at 919-245-6100 if you have any questions regarding special event planning.
Selling food
- If you have vendors selling food at your event, get in touch with Environmental Health to get stands and booths checked out

