Events

Greensboro's Benjamin Branch Library will host a free, registration-required cryptid escape room Aug. 17-21, with 45-minute time slots beginning on the hour.

Guilford County’s Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to meet Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Old Guilford County Courthouse in Greensboro.

The free Benjamin Branch program will cover common online and phone scams, what to do after a scam, and ways to protect personal information.

The City of Greensboro calendar lists the Triad Roots & Reggae Festival for Saturday, Aug. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Barber Park.

The city’s GSO Mountain Bike Experience Preschool Program will meet Aug. 20 at Lake Higgins for children ages 2 to 6; registration is required.

Benjamin Branch Library will host a free all-ages escape room Aug. 17-21, with 45-minute time slots starting each hour and registration required.

Guilford County says the regular Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for Aug. 20 in Greensboro has been canceled.

Africa Unplugged will headline a free 6 p.m. MUSEP concert on Sunday, Aug. 23, at Country Park Shelter #4 in Greensboro.

The Greensboro Groove are scheduled to host Savannah Steel at 7 p.m. Friday at Novant Health Fieldhouse, with tickets on sale through the Greensboro Complex.

Guilford County Public Health will hold an Aug. 19 hiring event with on-site interviews for several nursing positions at its Greensboro office.

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation night-paddle program returns Aug. 15 with reservations required, rentals available and participation limited to ages 13 and older.

The City of Greensboro calendar lists a 4-6 p.m. public hearing Aug. 17 on a proposed data center moratorium.

A free Greensboro Chamber event will connect employers with local mental-health resources and practical ideas for improving employee engagement and retention.

Greensboro's Commission on the Status of Women will host the 2026 Women's Equality Day Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Yvonne J. Johnson Event Center.

Guilford County's Board of Elections is taking public comments on proposed 2026 early-voting sites ahead of its Aug. 18 meeting.

Employers have until July 31 to pursue early-bird pricing for N.C. A&T's Sept. 16 Fall Career Fair, which drew more than 6,200 attendees in 2025.

Greensboro says a South Elm Street pedestrian-plaza pilot will begin in early August, closing parts of Elm Street to vehicles on weekends and keeping one block closed through November 1.

Greensboro's city calendar lists the Downtown Greenway Grand Opening on May 16 and a GTAC public transit meeting on May 26.