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12 <br />Hogg Day <br />Now in its 31 st year. Hogg5 Day attracts 15,000 people to downtown Hillsborough <br />over its two -day event in May. With a focus on the best in North Carolina barbecue, <br />the community event also offers live music, arts and crafts, food vendors, rides and <br />games. <br />The event is held on the 3rd Saturday in May (the 2013 event occurred on May 18), <br />although festivities begin the Friday evening before. Admission has been free to the <br />public in the past. <br />Carrboro Music Festival <br />This event began in 2002 coordinated by the Town of Carrboro Recreation and <br />Parks Department and the Carrboro Music Festival Planning Committee. Held the <br />last Sunday in October, the day -long free festival features 150 performing acts at 25 <br />different venues. A variety of musical styles are offered from local artists. Festival <br />food and craft vendors are also present. In 2012, a new addition to the festival was <br />added — "Music on the Streets," a weeklong series of free outdoor concerts in <br />advance of the festival. <br />Chapel Hill Festifall <br />Now in its 41 st year, Festifall is Chapel Hill's annual celebration of the arts and <br />includes over 100 artists, live entertainment for all ages, hands -on activities and <br />local food. The event is coordinated by the Town of Chapel Hill Parks and <br />Recreation Department and takes place on West Franklin Street in downtown <br />Chapel Hill. Around 15,000 persons attend this annual event each October. <br />Efland Ruritan Rodeo <br />Operated by the Efland Ruritan Club, the annual Efland Ruritan Rodeo is now in its <br />20th year of operation. Professional cowboys and cowgirls show their skills in bull <br />riding, roping, bareback and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling and more. Visitors <br />can try their skills on a mechanical bull, and rodeo clowns add to the entertainment. <br />There is also special entertainment, vendors and food available. The Rodeo occurs <br />in October of each year. <br />5 Previously Hog Day, the spelling of the name of the event has been changed to recognize <br />the local historical significance of James Hogg (1729- 1804), businessman and early UNC <br />trustee, whose home was very near the location of the Hogg Day event. <br />