Halloween and the celebration that commences in Chapel Hill will fall on a Monday this year, and cause Franklin Street to close from 9 to 11:30 p.m.
Homegrown Halloween, in its fourth year of operation, will continue this year as the town, university and downtown businesses strive to reduce crowd sizes and keep non-locals from attending.
There will be no special event park and ride bus shuttles, little to no parking downtown and restricted access to downtown. Alcohol sales will be restricted after 1 a.m. and bars will not permit customers to enter or re-enter after 1 a.m.
Items that are prohibited from the downtown Halloween event are weapons (real or fake), alcoholic beverages, glass bottles, paint, explosives, animals, coolers and flammable substances.