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Today: Sunday, May 28, 2023
Tomorrow: Monday, May 29, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $13.50-23.50 | Various locations |
| Wendy's: Junior Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with any purchase when ordering on the app | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Service Industry Night | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Gilde Brewery |
| Hike for your Health | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Latin Dance Class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Naomi Drenan Recreation Center |
| Vinyl Nights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Kids Eat Free Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
| Brewery Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Blue Blaze Trail Talk | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Trivia with Big Pop Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
| Bold & Beautiful Comedy Showcase | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Comedy Night at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Tuesday Night Songwriter Series ($10 suggested donation) | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | VisArt Video |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Baskin Robbins: 31% off scoops | All Day | Discounted | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| Wendy's: Junior Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with any purchase when ordering on the app | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli Uptown | 5:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market Uptown |
| Save 20% at The Market at 7th Street on Wednesdays with Apple Pay | 8:00 am to 7:00 pm | Discounted | The Market at 7th Street |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Dance Without Limits | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Southview Recreation Center |
| Virtual Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance Class | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Albemarle Recreation Center |
| Wear flip flops and get a free smoothie at Tropical Smoothie Café | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Smoothie Cafe (multiple locations) |
| Winning Wednesday Game Night | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Gilde Brewery |
| Pup Social | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown, Gantt Center, and Bechtler Museum | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance Class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance Class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Free Gumbo Night | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Divine Barrel Brewing Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Kids Eat Free Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
| Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| BOOM: Music, Spoken-word Poetry, Vendors | 6:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| The OG Boot Camp | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
| Open Mic Night with Todd Johnson | 6:30 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| Monthly Plant Swap | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte | |
| Drag Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Game Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord |
| Open Mic Variety Show | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Trivia Night Powered by King Trivia, hosted by Ted | 7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Variety Show w/ Feature Artist: Don Merckle | 7:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Family Movie Night ft. Top Gun | 7:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
| Charlotte FC Away Game Watch Party: Philadelphia | 7:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Vanderpump Rules Reunion Viewing Party | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
Thursday, June 1, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy's: Junior Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with any purchase when ordering on the app | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| Dance Without Limits | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Mallard Creek Recreation Center |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Dance Without Limits | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Waymer Park, Huntersville |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Garden Night: Free admission to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, plus movie on the lawn | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| Charlotte Spring Carnival (admission is $5 -- rides are more) | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | 4525 The Plaza |
| Furst Fursdays | 5:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Bluegrass Jam Night | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Country Music Nights at RSVP South End -- live music, free line dancing classes, more | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | RSVP South End |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli South End | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End |
| LangTree Live Concert Series | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | LangTree Lake Norman (Mooresville) |
| Thursday Night Yoga | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Music Trivia at Madison Perk Coffee Bar | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
| River Jam live music series | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Tango CLT in Plaza Midwood | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: Men in Black | 7:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Music Triv-ingo | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| Open Mic at Redd's on Union | 9:30 pm | FREE | Redds on Union, Concord |
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