
The fifth annual Bolin Creek Festival will be held Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Umstead Park in Chapel Hill.
The free festival hosts fun events to teach kids and their families about stream health, including the critters that live in the stream and the runoff which enters the stream.
Watercolor art depicting the creek will be raffled along with other prizes donated by local businesses.
The festvial features music by Club Boheme, a “retro jazz†band, Skeedaddle, playing swing music, and Project Mastana performing Bollywood dance music.
Local conservation groups will share information about the environment and their activities.
Refreshments, including smoothies made using bicycle-power and treats from local restaurants, will be on sale.
The festival this year follows Big Sweep, a project to clean up local creeks.
Overflow parking for the event will be available at the Exchange Swim Club. The festival is sponsored by the Friends of Bolin Creek, a nonprofit group dedicating to preserving the creek.
The creek extends through Chapel Hill and Carrboro, starting near Umstead Park and eventually flowing into Booker Creek, Little Creek and finally Jordan Lake.
For more information about the festival or the Friends of Bolin Creek, see www.bolincreek.org
