Open Chapel Hill Day

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Open Chapel Hill Day 2025 has passed. 

Open Chapel Hill Day ad with icons for a building, safety vest, a bus, and a shield. Says save the date June 28, 10-2

We invite you to learn and connect with your local government on Open Chapel Hill Day on June 28th from 10am-2pm. It’s a Townwide open house featuring facility tours, fun activities, and a chance to meet Town staff. Anyone is welcome to participate at their own pace. 

You can start at any one of the seven Town locations. When you get there, you’ll pick up a passport that’ll guide you to each facility where you can get a site stamp. 


A Chapel Hill Transit bus will stop at each facility every 20 minutes for anyone interested in sitting back and relaxing. Anyone who rides the bus will be able to take it back to their starting point. Parking is available at most locations, but is limited at Fire Station 4. 

* Community members will also have a bonus opportunity to check out Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s (OWASA’s) Jones Ferry water treatment facility at 9am, before the Town event begins. More information on this available below and in the FAQs. 

We invite you to learn and connect with your local government on Open Chapel Hill Day on June 28th from 10am-2pm. It’s a Townwide open house featuring facility tours, fun activities, and a chance to meet Town staff. Anyone is welcome to participate at their own pace. 

You can start at any one of the seven Town locations. When you get there, you’ll pick up a passport that’ll guide you to each facility where you can get a site stamp. 


A Chapel Hill Transit bus will stop at each facility every 20 minutes for anyone interested in sitting back and relaxing. Anyone who rides the bus will be able to take it back to their starting point. Parking is available at most locations, but is limited at Fire Station 4. 

* Community members will also have a bonus opportunity to check out Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s (OWASA’s) Jones Ferry water treatment facility at 9am, before the Town event begins. More information on this available below and in the FAQs. 

Open Chapel Hill Day 2025 has passed. 

  • Town's First Open Chapel Hill Day A Success

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    Thank you, Chapel Hill! We had a great time meeting you and giving you an inside look at our day-to-day work.

    From archery to running through water from a fire hose, participants got to experience local government in action! See some fun photos from the event.


    Child using a bow and arrow with a parks and recreation staff memberKids playing under a fire hose spray at the fire stationStormwater staff gesturing to kids at a stormwater table




    People circled around a k9 demo at the police station Officer and k9 interacting with a young participant

  • Open Chapel Hill Audiovisual Tour is LIVE!

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    The Open Chapel Hill Day audiovisual tour is live on YouTube! Whether you want to ride from site to site on the bus, drive your car, or stay in the comfort of your home, this video gives you a chance to learn more about your town.

    Click on the time stamps in the description to jump to different parts of the tour.

  • Bike Tour

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    You can participate in the Open Chapel Hill Day via bicycle! Our Office of Mobility and Greenways staff has put together this guide. It gives you directions to each site, shows where bike racks are located, and suggests segments where you may want to load your bike on a bus.

    Please note that e-bikes can’t be loaded onto Chapel Hill Transit buses.

  • Open Chapel Hill Day by Bus

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    Two Chapel Hill Transit buses will be making a loop in the order of stops noted above. You can expect a bus every about every 20 minutes. You can hop on and hop off at each facility according to your interests.

    If you would like to learn more about Town landmarks, projects, and history as you travel to each site, an audio/visual tour will be available on the Town's YouTube channel.

  • See our Mission in Action

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    See our Town mission at work. Our mission of “Learning, serving, and working together to build a community where everyone can thrive” guides all that we do. Open Chapel Hill Day is a great way to learn and ask questions about the services your local government provides.

  • Activities for the Whole Family

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    We’ve got activities for the whole family. Have you ever wanted to try your hand at operating a fire hose, what about archery? You can do that and so much more at Open Chapel Hill Day! The kids will enjoy the library’s scavenger hunt, riding bikes at Town Hall, and exploring all types of Town vehicles – from police cars to dump trucks!

  • Bonus Opportunity: OWASA Tour at 9am

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    Interested in learning about where our community’s drinking water comes from and how it’s treated? Curious about the investments OWASA is making to improve their infrastructure and protect public health? Sign up to tour OWASA’s Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant as part of Open Chapel Hill Day!

    The tour will be capped at 25 people. Registration is required.

    If you don’t want to drive for the day, a CHT bus will take you to Town Hall at 10am. It’ll return to OWASA from Town Hall at 2pm.

  • Learn and Connect

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    Learn about and connect with your local government!

    Get to know the faces and spaces at the heart of your local government on Open Chapel Hill Day. Town staff are excited to show you and your family all that goes into serving our community – including some cool tools and technology you don’t normally get to check out. Details about activities at each location coming soon!