Talks & Lectures in Chapel Hill, NC

Upcoming talks & lectures events in Chapel Hill, gathered every morning from dozens of local calendars.

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Monday, October 12

• University Day in Wilson Library Monday, October 12 · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM Wilson Library , Chapel Hill
• Eudora Welty at Home: A Conversation with William Ferris, Kate Medley, and Michael Pickard Monday, October 12 · 5 PM–6:30 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• Medicare Basics Monday, October 12 · 5:30 PM–7 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• Douglass Speaks Series: 175 years of Frederick Douglass Monday, October 12 · 6 PM–8 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free

Tuesday, October 13

• 'Is the West losing the rest?' with Kishore Mahbubani Tuesday, October 13 · 5:30 PM FedEx Global Education Center, Chapel Hill

Wednesday, October 14

• AI Unfiltered Wednesday, October 14 · 9 AM–10:30 AM Innovate Carolina Junction, Chapel Hill
• Renée Fleming Music & Mind Wednesday, October 14 · 6 PM Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
• America 250 at Carolina Wednesday, October 14 Chapel Hill

Thursday, October 15

• Pop Up Library @ The Seymour Senior Center Thursday, October 15 · 10 AM–12 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• Oh Deer! Understanding White-tailed Deer in the Triangle Thursday, October 15 · 6:30 PM–8 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free

Friday, October 16

• Library Discovery Hour Friday, October 16 · 12 PM–1 PM Chapel Hill
• Tour: A Closer Look at "Care and Concern" Friday, October 16 · 1 PM–1:30 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Saturday, October 17

• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, October 17 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 17 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, October 17 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Monday, October 19

• Poetry and Liberty Monday, October 19 · 3:40 PM–5 PM Wilson Library , Chapel Hill
• Fireside Chat with Jen Psaki Monday, October 19 · 5 PM–6:30 PM FedEx Global Education Center, Chapel Hill
• America 250 at Carolina Monday, October 19 Chapel Hill

Tuesday, October 20

• After 9/11: US National Security and Foreign Policy Tuesday, October 20 · 6:30 AM (through Wednesday, October 21) Howell Hall , Chapel Hill
• Great American Stories: Food, Music, and Folklore of the American South Tuesday, October 20 · 10 AM–12 PM Wilson Library , Chapel Hill
• A Conversation with PBS North Carolina CEO David Crabtree Tuesday, October 20 · 2:30 PM–4 PM Wilson Library , Chapel Hill
• Frankenphysics!: Science Meets Books Tuesday, October 20 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• America 250 at Carolina Tuesday, October 20 Chapel Hill

Wednesday, October 21

• Burnett Seminar for Academic Achievement Wednesday, October 21 · 1 PM–3:30 PM Rizzo Center, Chapel Hill
• “All Men Would be Tyrants if They Could”: Women and Power in Revolutionary America Wednesday, October 21 · 2:30 PM–3:30 PM Wilson Library , Chapel Hill
• The Sewing Girl’s Tale Wednesday, October 21 · 6 PM–8:30 PM Person Hall, Chapel Hill
• America 250 at Carolina Wednesday, October 21 Chapel Hill
• Converge-Con 2026 Wednesday, October 21 UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Thursday, October 22

• Lunchbox Talk: Great Wildlife Migrations Thursday, October 22 · 12 PM–1 PM North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill
• The Cutting-Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in the American Revolution Thursday, October 22 · 2:30 PM–3:30 PM Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill
• Indigenous Perspectives on America 250 Memory and Commemoration Thursday, October 22 · 3:45 PM–4:45 PM Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill
• An evening with historian Kathleen DuVal Thursday, October 22 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM Wilson Library, Chapel Hill
• America 250 at Carolina Thursday, October 22 Chapel Hill
• Converge-Con 2026 Thursday, October 22 UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Friday, October 23

• Southern Cultures: Black Freedom Narratives in Place, Publication, and Performance Friday, October 23 · 11 AM–12 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• SOHP & Community Memory: Danita Mason-Hogans Friday, October 23 · 1 PM–2 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• Carolina History Tour Friday, October 23 · 2 PM–3:30 PM Chapel Hill
• SOHP and Civil Rights: Partnering with LDF Friday, October 23 · 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• America 250 at Carolina Friday, October 23 Chapel Hill

Saturday, October 24

• Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection Saturday, October 24 · 1 PM–1:30 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill
• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, October 24 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 24 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, October 24 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Sunday, October 25

• Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection Sunday, October 25 · 1 PM–1:30 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, October 27

• Price Cone Liptzin Lecture with Guy Mossman Tuesday, October 27 · 7 PM–8:30 PM Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill

Thursday, October 29

• John and June Allcott Gallery Talk: taylor barnes, Weight of Light Thursday, October 29 · 5 PM–6:30 PM Hanes Art Center, Chapel Hill · Free
• Kaplan Brauer Lecture: Rachel Gordan Thursday, October 29 · 5:30 PM–7 PM The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History, Chapel Hill
• Power to the People, Y'all: Film Screening & Discussion Thursday, October 29 · 6 PM–8 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free

Friday, October 30

• IAH Fellows Forum: Antonia Randolph Friday, October 30 · 12:10 PM–1 PM Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill
• Tour: A Closer Look at "Care and Concern" Friday, October 30 · 1 PM–1:30 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Saturday, October 31

• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, October 31 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 31 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, October 31 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Tuesday, November 3

• The Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History: Alexander Marr, University of Cambridge Tuesday, November 3 · 5:30 PM–7 PM Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill · Free

Wednesday, November 4

• SCiLL Public Debate Wednesday, November 4 · 4 PM–5:30 PM The Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Chapel Hill

Thursday, November 5

• Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sheida Soleimani Thursday, November 5 · 5:30 PM–7 PM Hamilton Hall, Chapel Hill
• The Ritual of Belonging: 35 Years of the Friday Center Thursday, November 5 · 6:30 PM–8:45 PM William and Ida Friday Center, Chapel Hill

Saturday, November 7

• Bird Watch Kick-off Saturday, November 7 · 1:30 PM–4 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, November 7 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, November 7 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, November 7 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Monday, November 9

• Heilig Lecture: David Carr Monday, November 9 · 5:30 PM–7 PM The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, November 10

• But I Meant Well: When is public health colonial? Tuesday, November 10 · 5 PM–7 PM UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill

Thursday, November 12

• A Home That Fits Your Life: Aging in Place workshop Thursday, November 12 · 1 PM–3 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• Newts, Waterdogs, and Hellbenders: The Diversity of North Carolina's Salamanders with Herpetologist Jeff Hall Thursday, November 12 · 6 PM–7:30 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free

Saturday, November 14

• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, November 14 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, November 14 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, November 14 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Tuesday, November 17

• Civic Conversations with Deb Stroman Tuesday, November 17 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free
• 2026 Stone Memorial Lecture by Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs Tuesday, November 17 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History, Chapel Hill

Wednesday, November 18

• Thinking South: SOHP Field Scholars Wednesday, November 18 · 12:30 PM–2 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• Tour: A Closer Look at Ackland Upstairs Wednesday, November 18 · 1 PM–2 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Thursday, November 19

• Pop Up Library @ The Seymour Senior Center Thursday, November 19 · 10 AM–12 PM Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill · Free

Friday, November 20

• Southern Oral History Program Fall Symposium Friday, November 20 · 10 AM–1 PM Love House, Chapel Hill
• Carolina History Tour Friday, November 20 · 2 PM–3:30 PM Chapel Hill

Saturday, November 21

• Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, November 21 · 2 PM–3 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, November 21 · 6 PM–7 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15
• Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, November 21 · 8 PM–9 PM Rougarou (Imbibe), Chapel Hill · $15

Wednesday, November 25

• Tour: A Closer Look at One Work of Art Wednesday, November 25 · 1 PM–1:30 PM Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, December 1

• “Learning from Electric Lady,” presented by John Storyk, Award Winning Studio Designer Tuesday, December 1 · 5:30 PM–7 PM Hill Hall, Chapel Hill