Certainly the first weekend of May in 2008 will be remembered as one of the town’s most hectic, festive and musical.

Friday started with a major rock show for presidential candidate Barack Obama featuring Arcade Fire and Superchunk. With a crowd estimated at 3-4,000, it was probably the biggest single event in the history of the Town Commons. Friday night was the first of two heavily attended reunion shows by the Pressure Boys.

Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, which also drew thousands to the commons. Sunday was Carrboro Day, where events included kid fun like the obstacle race (in the left photo we see David Knox, age 7, trying his hand at the course) and parachute play. The Carrboro High School football team helped keep the entertainment rolling. The day also included a wonderful recollection of town history, courtesy of unofficial town historian Richard Ellington (shown above sharing a laugh with Margaret Watt).