Recreation and Sports

UNC has many recreation and sports programs available to graduate students. Check out more information on their website.

If you’re interested in getting outdoors, Chapel Hill, Orange County, and the state of North Carolina have lots of trails for hiking and biking.

UNC has many nationally-ranked sports teams, and students can get free or discount tickets to games. Check out the schedule of upcoming games on the UNC Athletics website, and go here for more information about getting tickets to men’s football and basketball.

The Triangle also has major and minor league sporting events

Durham Bulls Baseball: tickets are reasonably priced to this minor league team that was featured in the movie “Bull Durham”
Carolina Hurricanes: this NHL hockey team plays at the RBC Center in Raleigh
North Carolina Football Club: professional soccer team based in Cary