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Today: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Tomorrow: Sunday, April 28, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
$3.50 Pint Night | All Day | Discounted | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park |
Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tab for teachers, faculty & staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
Industry Night | 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Trivia with Game Night Live | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Monarch Market |
Nerds + Pizza Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Open Mic Night at Old Town Public House | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Killer Queen Game Nights | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Manic Mondays Karaoke | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Nerd Night + Free Pizza | 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
Comedy Open Mic at Triple C Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Find Your Muse Open Mic | 7:30 pm | $5.00 | The Evening Muse |
The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session | 7:30 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Petra’s |
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Salsa Line Dance for Fun & Fitness | 10:30 am to 11:25 am | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
Exploring Creative Arts | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Public Tour at Innovation Barn (register in advance) | 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Trivia Tuesdays with DJ BBurg | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
Tabletop Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Bark in the Ballpark at Charlotte Knights game | 6:05 pm | $19.00-27.00 | Truist Field |
Brewery Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Tone and Tap | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Tarot Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
Pagan Holiday Celebration | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
Comedy Night at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Dart League | 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
$3 Goblets at Pilot Brewing -- Select drafts | All Day | $3.00 | Pilot Brewing |
Kids Eat Free | All Day | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Community Day at Anne Springs Close Greenway: Free admission for ages 65+ | All Day | FREE | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Gilde Game Night | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Belle Johnston Community Center and Park |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
Humpday Happiness Vendor Events | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
Paws & Pints | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
Free Wednesday Yoga | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Yoga Wednesdays | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
Karaoke at The Grinning Mule | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Grinning Mule |
Open House at MakerSpace CLT | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Makerspace Charlotte |
Open Mic at Summit Coffee Basecamp | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
Beats at Birdsong | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
Bunco! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
Jazz Night with DJam Collective at Camp North End | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
OTPH Jazz Night | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Survivor Wednesdays | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall |
Survivor 46 Watch Party | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |