Family Day
Event Details
The Student Senate and the Office of Student Affairs will host Family Day 2023 on Saturday, September 30, at its Chapel Hill campus. The event provides an entertaining and insightful look into the lives of student pharmacists and student pharmaceutical scientists at the School.
Family Day 2023 is a completely hands-on tour of the School where every attendee will have a chance to engage in an activity that shows what it’s like to be a pharmacist or a pharmaceutical scientist.
Also, guests will be treated to breakfast as well as lunch!
Things to Do in and Around Chapel Hill
North Carolina Botanical Gardens
100 Old Mason Farm Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 962-0522
F-SA 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; SU 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Free admission
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St.
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 684-3698
8:00 a.m.–dusk daily
Free admission
Ackland Art Museum
101 S. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 966-5736
F–SA, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; SU 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Free admission
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
250 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 962-1236
F–SA, 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; SU 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Carrboro Farmers Market
Fresh, local produce
Laurel Avenue
Carrboro, NC 27510
SA 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
University Place
201 S. Estes Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 945-1900
M–SA 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., SU 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Streets at Southpoint
6910 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 572-8800
M–SA 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., SU 12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Four Corners
175 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 537-8230
F–SA 11:00 a.m.–2:00 a.m., SU 12:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.
Carolina Brewery
460 W. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-1800
F–SA 11:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m., SU 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Bailey’s Pub & Grille
1722 N. Fordham Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 918-1005
11:00 a.m.–2:00 a.m. daily
Caffe Driade
Listed in Food & Wines “America’s Best Coffee Bars”
1215 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-2333
M–TH 7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; F–SA 7:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.; SU 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
The Root Cellar
Gourmet restaurant, bakery and cafe
750 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 967-3663
M–SU 7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Maple View Farm and Country Store
Farm-fresh ice cream and other dairy products
3109 Dairyland Rd.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 933-3600
M–SU 12:00–9:00 p.m.
Merritt’s Store & Grill
Famous BLTs featured on the Food Network
1009 S. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-4897
Grill: M–F 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., BLTs 3:00–8:00 p.m.,
SA 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Neil’s Deli
Italian-American subs, Provencal-style sandwiches; featured in Food and Wine
100 E. Main St.
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 967-2185
M–SA 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., SU closed
Time Out
Famous chicken-and-cheddar biscuit as seen on Man v. Food
1301 N. Fordham Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 240-5868
M–F 6:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.; SA–SU open all day, breakfast buffet 6:30–11:00 a.m.
Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe
Local and sustainable food from farm to fork
431 W. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 929-3833
TU–SA: lunch 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., dinner 5:00–9:00 p.m.
This list is provided by Phi Delta Chi – Alpha Gamma Chapter.
Lodging, Directions, and Parking
Chapel Hill Hotels and Lodging
Directions to Beard and Kerr Halls at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
From Raleigh and Points East Via Interstate 40 and NC 54
- Take 1-40 West to exit #273A.
- Take NC 54 West to Chapel Hill.
- This road becomes South Road as you near UNC campus.
- Drive through campus and cross South Columbia Street.
- Take the first left on Pharmacy Lane.
From Points North Via Interstate 85
- From Durham, take US 15-501 South toward UNC-Chapel Hill approximately ten miles.
- At the NC 54 exit, take Raleigh Road (which becomes South Road) west toward the UNC campus.
- Drive through campus and cross South Columbia Street.
- Take the first left on Pharmacy Lane.
From Greensboro and Points West Via Interstate 40 Exit 266
- Exit I-40 at Exit 266 and go south on NC 86 to Franklin Street and downtown Chapel Hill.
- Continue south across Franklin Street
- At the second light, make a right on Cameron Avenue.
- At the next light, make a left on Pittsboro Street.
- At the next light, make a left on McCauley Street.
- Take the first right on Pharmacy Lane.
We encourage visitors to park in either Beard Lot or McCauley Deck
Additional parking can be found at the Venable Lot
Our event sponsors are:
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association
If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Clapper at elizabeth_clapper@unc.edu or (919) 966-9429.