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Today: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Tomorrow: Friday, April 26, 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
CLT Taco Week | All Day | $4.00 | Various locations |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
LKN Cars and Coffee | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Merino Mill, Mooresville |
VHS Fitness Potluck at VisArt Video: free workouts to vintage fitness tapes | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | VisArt Video |
Lydia's Prom Closet: open for free prom dresses, suits, shoes, accessories | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Baptist Church Huntersville |
Caffeine and Chrome | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Gateway Classic Cars of Charlotte |
Free paper shredding event in Mooresville | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Mooresville Police Department |
AutoBarn Spring Cruise-In | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill |
Remote Control Race Car STEM Challenge | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
Free Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Free Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Monarch Market |
Changing the Game: Exploring STEM & STEAM Career Pathways through Esports & Gaming | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Johnson C. Smith University |
Imagineers Expo: Where science and fun collide | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Union County Library, Southwest Regional Library |
Tina Ross Afternoon in the Park | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Town Hall |
Davidson's Art on the Green | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas: Sensory-Friendly Screening | 10:00 am | FREE | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
Saturday Morning Music | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
Rooftop Yoga w/ Habitual Roots | 10:30 am | $10.00 | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
Lunch & Listen Concert Series | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | First Ward Park |
Maker's Market CLT at Carolina Beer Temple | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Beer Temple-Matthews |
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with The Urban Reader Bookmobile | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill |
World Tai Chi and QiGong Day at Stevens Creek Nature Preserve April | 11:00 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
Mooresville Day Festival | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mooresville |
Regional Festival of India @ Matthews | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
NFL Draft Watch Party | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Garibaldi Festival in Belmont | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
BOOM Charlotte Fringe Festival | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Clothing Swap | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
Birkdale Big Screen: Monaco E-PRIX | 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Drag Brunch | 12:00 pm | $15.00 | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
Midwood free paper shredding event | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Vine Charlotte |
Bitcoin Market | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
Swiftie Skate at Extreme Ice Center | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | $17.00 | Extreme Ice Center |
2nd Annual TreeFest | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
International Circus & Dance Celebration with Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center |
Prosperity Village Markets at the Green | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Docia Crossing Road |
'Tawba Walk Arts & Music Festival | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak Street Mill |
Creative Cypher: Spoken word, live music and live painting | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | President James K. Polk Historic Site |
Live Music: Three Question Marks | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Stein Holding Competition | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
Huntersville Jazz Appreciation Concert Series | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
BrightFire Music and Arts Festival (discount available) | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Greenlife Family Farms | |
Live Music: The Recall Band | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Live Music: Anna J Stamato | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
Live Music: Aaron Michael | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Comedy Open Mic at The Landing | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Landing at 4th Ward |
Back Patio Comedy Open Mic | 8:30 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
CLT Taco Week | All Day | $4.00 | 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 |
Queen City Fitness Games Free Weekly Workout | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
Yoga w/ Kat Harmon | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Free Figure Drawing | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Jazz Brunch | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord |
Sunday Brunch | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Davidson's Art on the Green | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
BOOM Charlotte Fringe Festival | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
$5 Pint Day | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Frothy Beard Brewing Co. |
Best of Charlotte Bridal Show (free tickets with promo code) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Slice of Bluegrass | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Best of Charlotte Bridal Show: Block Party | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Street Scene Charlotte Car Show at Galleria Central Market April 28 | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Galleria Central Market |
Family Opera Day at Historic Rosedale | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Rosedale |
Charlotte Jeep Meetup | 2:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Who Told It Best: Book vs. Film? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
CSO Roadshow | 3:00 pm | FREE | Latin American Coalition |
Soul Sundays, hosted by DJ Stylus and Friends | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Starlight on 22nd |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Birkdale Big Screen: NCAA Baseball -- Clemson vs. Louisville | 4:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Bluegrass Jam Circle Hosted by Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
Davidson's Concerts on the Green: The Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Ensemble | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Level Up Drag Dinner | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Sunday Poker | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
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 |