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carrboro music festival - chapel hill carrboro - carrboro nc Page 1 of 1 <br /> .oOr1r1. Raleigh-Durham <br /> Carrboro Music Festival- Live Music <br /> Concerts in Carrboro, NC-Carrboro Music Festival <br /> From Laura Zavelson-Cox,former About.com Guide <br /> All over Carrboro,indoors and out,all kinds of music,all for free.It's <br /> the Carrboro Musk Festival.'Held the last Sunday in September,the <br /> event features well over 150 artists performing in 25 venues.Whether <br /> your passion is rock,jazz,soul,Cajun,Celtic,reggae,bluegrass or <br /> world music you'll find your bliss.One of the cool things about the <br /> festival is it features not just bands but everything from solo <br /> performers to a 20 person jazz orchestras.Another is that the venues <br /> are not just bars.They are restaurants,parking lots and stores too. <br /> Carrboro Music Festival <br /> In recent years organizers have tried to find ways to make the event C,hape;Hit?.'Oranye count; <br /> as green as possible.For instance,a free bio-diesel shuttle runs back "cite s e;i ea:i <br /> and forth from a nearby Park&Ride lot and a trackless train provides <br /> free rides between the Carrboro Town Hall and Weaver Street Market. <br /> The entire Carrboro Music Festival is family-friendly with all musical acts being open to all ages.Additionally,the festival is run by a huge cadre of volunteers <br /> meaning it's a fun way for high-school students to get some volunteer hours. <br /> The festival centers around the Carrboro Town Commons,which many people know better as the site of the Carrboro Farmer's hlarket.l The Town Commons <br /> stage is one of the band sites and features a number of bands throughout the day.It's also where you'll find the festival food and craft vendors.And most <br /> importantly it's the site of the kid's activities.There's usually a bouncy house and one of those blow-up obstacle courses so you don't have to leave the <br /> music even if the kids need an activity break. <br /> The festival,which began in 2002,was originally held in June and called the Fete De la Musique.Over the last decade,it has morphed into one of the <br /> community's favorite annual events and seems to get bigger and better every year.Here's where you can get the most up-to-date information and schedule <br /> for the Carrboro Music Festival.' <br /> This About.com page has been optimized for print.To view this page in its original form,please visit:nrfp>>'r-e'ohdurh�ro�bo'•core%^di;o Ye�nr+hand;esr+vas%a,carrboro-music <br /> Festival-Live-Muse.him <br /> ©2013 About.com,Inc.All rights reserved. <br /> Links in this article: <br /> 1. http://www.carrboramusicfestival.com/ <br /> 2. http://Mieighdurham.about.com/od/shoppingandservices/tp/farmemmarkets.htm <br /> 3. http://www.carrbommusicfestival.com/ <br /> http://raleighdurham.about.com/od/localeventsandfestivals/a/Carrboro-Music-Festival-Liv... 5/21/2013 <br />