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Today: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tomorrow: Friday, April 19, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
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 |
Dunkin’: free medium cold brew for National Cold Brew Day | All Day | Dunkin’, various locations | |
Earth Day Celebration at Anne Springs Close Greenway (price is per car) | 7:00 am to 9:30 pm | $0-5.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
Cars and Coffee Concord | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Free All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Matthews Presbyterian Church |
Loch Norman Highland Games (get 20% off these prices with promo code!) | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00-35.00 | Historic Rural Hill |
Free paper shredding with Mecklenburg County (must reserve a time slot) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compost Central and Recycling Center |
Lydia's Prom Closet: open for free prom dresses, suits, shoes, accessories | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Baptist Church Huntersville |
Second Chance at Innovation Barn: Thousands of pounds of free design samples | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
Mint Hill Rodeo | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | McWhirter Rodeo Arena |
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 |
Help with Rail Trail Clean-Up and get a free drink and drawstring bag | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | New Bern Light Rail Station |
Who Told It Best: Book vs. Film? The Lorax | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
Lowe's Kid Workshop: Garden Cart Planter | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Various locations | |
Charlotte History Festival: This is Meck | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Park |
Earth Day at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $0-16.95 | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
Mooresville Earth Day Celebration | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Selma Burke Recreation Center, Mooresville |
NoDa Pottery Market Spring Sale | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Pottery Market |
Tuck Fest | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
Cherry Blossom Festival | 10:00 am | FREE | Downtown Cherryville |
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 |
Jazz Youth Workshop with Emmet Cohen | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Stage Door Theater |
Kings Mountain: Earth Day at the Gateway Trail | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Kings Mountain Gateway Trail |
Meet new owners of Shane's Rib Shack in Gastonia -- win prizes and meet Sir Purr | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Shane’s Rib Shack, Gastonia | |
CBC SpringFest Craft Vendor Market | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Salisbury Earth Day Jam | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bell Tower Green, Salisbury |
Earth Day Event at Concord Mills | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Concord Mills |
Earth Day Charlotte | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Museum of History |
CANstruction: Vote for your favorite architectural project made from cans of food | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Clean the Queen Celebration | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
Maker's Market at Fonta Flora | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall |
420 Fest with Infinity's End | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Marghaweeda Party | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Queen Charlotte Fair | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
Wine + Food Festival at Ballantyne's Backyard: Discount Available | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $49.00 | Ballantyne’s Backyard |
420 Earth Day Celebration | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End |
B.Y.O.T. Tie Dye Party | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crafty Beer Guys Taproom & Bottle Shop, Huntersville |
Recycle the Runway Fashion Show | 1:00 pm | FREE | Northlake Mall |
Maker's Market CLT at NoDa Brewing | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
420 Fest | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Charlotte Folk Music Festival | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | St. Martin’s Episcopal Church |
Historic Matthews Cemetery Tour | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Matthews Cemetery |
QC Family Tree: Earth Day Kickback | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | QC Family Tree |
Live Music: Remington Cartee Band | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
Common Market Oakwold: 4th Annual 420 Throwdown | 4:20 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Common Market OakWold |
420 Festival | 4:20 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Honky Tonk Night | 5:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
Stein Holding Competition | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
Earth Day Film Screening and Discussion | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Museum of History |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Live Music: Ryan Bailey | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
4:20 Patio Party with The Wormholes | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
Live Music: Don't Blink | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Truth or Dare Comedy (pay what you can) | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
Live Music: Michael Lowe | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Taylor Swift Silent Disco Tortured Poets Department Party | 7:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Comedy Open Mic at The Landing | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Landing at 4th Ward |
Tosco Music Party | 7:30 pm | $19.50-49.50 | Knight Theater |
Live music: Big Blues Throwdown | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Live Music: John Sullivan Duo | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
Belmont Movies in the Park: Grease | 8:00 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
Sunday, April 21, 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 |
Earth Day Celebration at Anne Springs Close Greenway (price is per car) | 7:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
Loch Norman Highland Games (get 20% off these prices with promo code!) | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | $15.00-35.00 | Historic Rural Hill |
Sensory Friendly Day at N.C. Transportation Museum | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $0-6.00 | North Carolina Transportation Museum |
Tuck Fest | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
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 |
Jazz Brunch | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord |
Camden Commons turns South End's main street into an outdoor living room | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Camden Road, South End |
Sunday Brunch | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
$5 Pint Day | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Frothy Beard Brewing Co. |
Queen Charlotte Fair | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
Slice of Bluegrass | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
Maker's Market CLT at Primal Brewery Huntersville | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Songwriter Sunday | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
Charlotte Jeep Meetup | 2:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Mooresville Classic Car Cruise-In | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mooresville |
Soul Sundays, hosted by DJ Stylus and Friends | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Caribbean Dance Party | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Earth Day Festival at Sardis Presbyterian Church | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Sardis Presbyterian Church |
Rock the Lot: Pluto for Planet | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Sunday Poker | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Wounded Heroes Day Concert Featuring Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Revelry North End |
Monday, April 22, 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 |
$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 |
Earth Day at Rosedale Nature Park | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Rosedale Nature Park, Huntersville |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park |
Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
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 |
Flutter By Earth Day | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | McGee Park, Concord |
Industry Night | 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Earth Day: Make keychains from bicycle chains | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
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 |
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 |