HOMEGROWN HALLOWEEN INFORMATION
For Downtown Merchants & Property Owners
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Homegrown Halloween in Chapel Hill is an effort to return Halloween on Franklin Street to its roots, as a small town community gathering, and reduce crowd sizes that have become unmanageable in the past. Below are details on town operations for downtown Chapel Hill on Halloween. This information can also be found at the Town of Chapel Hill website - click here. Thank you to the Chapel Hill Police Department and the many other town staff and departments who make extraordinary efforts to maintain a safe environment in Chapel Hill for Halloween visitors and everyone in our community!
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Make sure that the Orange County Communications Center (911 Emergency) has an up-to-date emergency call back number for your business or property. Call 933-2600 to update that information!
Street Closing Information: Beginning at 9:00 pm, some downtown streets will be closed to vehicular traffic.The closed area is large in order to accommodate an undeterminable crowd size. There will also be limited access to the residential areas immediately around the Central Business District. Police plan to begin reopening Franklin Street at midnight.
· Franklin Street, from Raleigh Street to Roberson Street
· Columbia Street, from Rosemary Street to Cameron Avenue
· Raleigh Street, from East Franklin to Cameron Avenue
· Henderson Street, from East Rosemary Street to East Franklin Street
Parking & Transit Information:
- There will be no bus shuttles operating from park and ride lots - please let your employees know!
- Parking meters on the 100 block of East Franklin Street, all of West Franklin, Henderson and North Columbia Streets will be bagged for No Parking starting at 3:30 P.M.
- Vehicles parked on the 100 block of East Franklin, West Franklin, Henderson and North Columbia Streets will be towed starting at 6:00 P.M.
- Discourage employees and customers from parking in North Alley and South Alley. Once the streets close, vehicles parked in South Alley behind the Carolina Coffee Shop will not have access to Franklin Street.
Alcohol Restrictions:
- No alcoholic beverages will be allowed in the closed area. Alcoholic beverages can not be served at sidewalk dining locations once the streets are closed. This restriction is authorized by a Town ordinance making it unlawful to possess alcoholic beverages on streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and alleys within an area closed for a special event.
- Although Daylight Savings Time ends on Nov. 1, the clocks will not roll back for this event. So, 1:00 am will not become midnight.
-Downtown restaurants and bars will close their doors at 1 a.m. to new patrons.
-Patrons will be charged a minimum $5 cover charge not attending a private event.
-Downtown convenience stores that sell alcohol will either close their doors or stop selling alcohol at 1 a.m.
- If your establishment sells alcohol, please restrict all servings to paper or plastic cups and all bulk sales to cans so that we can keep glass out of the area.
Property Information:
- If your establishment has an awning or any removable signs, consider removing or securing them in order to keep them from being damaged.
- Please make sure all exterior property lights are operating - replace bulbs if needed! Keeping all areas of downtown well lit helps with safety for everyone.
- If possible, ensure that interior and exterior rooftop doors are secure to keep people off the roof.
If you have any questions please contact:
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