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Today: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Tomorrow: Friday, September 17, 2021
Saturday, September 18, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SASney World at SAS Cupcakes | 9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | SAS Cupcakes |
| Smithsonian Museum Day: Free museum admission (choose one museum; ticket required) | All Day | FREE | |
| National Cheeseburger Day Deals | All Day | Various locations | |
| Weekends at Camp North End | All Day | FREE | Camp North End |
| One Year Anniversary Party | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. | |
| Charlotte Open Air Market | 7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Open Air Market |
| Free shredding events for Belmont residents | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Main Street Crossing Shopping Center, Belmont |
| Flow Fest | 8:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Union County Heritage Festival | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Union County Agricultural Center |
| Toasting for Timbavati at Tiger World | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Tiger World |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Warehouse Sale |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 9:00 am | FREE | Freedom Park |
| Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day at Billy Graham Library | 9:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Billy Graham Library |
| Slow Flow Yoga | 9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Rail Trail Clean-Up (get free beer, t-shirt and more) | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | New Bern Light Rail Station |
| Safety Saturday at Birkdale Village -- check out safety vehicles and meet first responders | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Pumpkin Patch at Hot Glass Alley -- watch the artists create glass pumpkins | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| Oktoberfest at Lenny Boy | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Acting class for teens and adults | 10:30 am | FREE | Robin Antoinette’s Arts for All Studio & Gallery |
| Fido Fest on the Green at the Metropolitan | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Harrisburg Multicultural Festival | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Harrisburg Park |
| Charlotte's Arab Outreach Festival | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Midwood International and Cultural Center |
| Blackhawk Hardware's Expansion Extravaganza: circus performers, giveaways, much more | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| Lost Worlds Oktoberfest | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius | |
| Oktoberfest celebration at Pilot Brewing, with free Bratwurst | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Mecktoberfest | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 11:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Family First: In style Jewelry Making -- Earrings | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $5.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Starving Artist Market Summit Seltzer PopUp | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Summit Seltzer |
| Fall Fest at Sycamore Brewing | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sycamore Brewing | |
| Lower Left Two Year Party | 12:00 pm | FREE | Lower Left Brewing |
| Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in Mint Hill's 250 anniversary event includes living history, music, and more | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill |
| Starving Artist Market PopUp at GoodRoad CiderWorks | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | GoodRoad CiderWorks |
| Family First: In style Jewelry Making -- Necklaces | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | $5.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Nebel's Alley Night Market | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Nebel’s Alley (South End) |
| 31st Latin American Festival | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Symphony Park | |
| 4th Annual Carolina Corn Fest at Aw Shucks Farm | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $16.00-20.00 | Aw Shucks Farm |
| Model A Concert Series in Tega Cay: Sonic Rewind | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Runde Park, Tega Cay | |
| Unwind & Rewind concert: Party Nation | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Rea Farms |
| Fun Flow Yoga | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Live music: Decent People | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| River Jam | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Music on the Green | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Colorful Lights Historic Concord Walking Tour -- every weekend in September | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord |
| Live music: Sugarfoot | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Live music: Phoenix Down RPG | 7:00 pm | FREE | Tip Top Daily Market |
| Family Night Hike | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Live music: Red Stone Revival | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Live music: Wagon Load of Trouble | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Hound's Drive-In (Price per carload) | 8:00 pm | $20.00 | Hound’s Drive-In |
| Badin Road Drive-In | 8:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Badin Road Drive-In |
Sunday, September 19, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Year Anniversary Party | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. | |
| Charlotte Open Air Market | 7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Open Air Market |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 9:00 am | FREE | Freedom Park |
| Pumpkin Patch at Hot Glass Alley -- watch the artists create glass pumpkins | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| Mecktoberfest | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 11:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Warehouse Sale |
| Fall Fest at Sycamore Brewing | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Sycamore Brewing | |
| 31st Latin American Festival | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Symphony Park |
| 7th Annual Bark and Brew Red Carpet Runway Show | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $15.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Kids in Nature Day at Freedom Park | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Park |
| Maker's Market CLT at Birdsong Brewing Co. | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Maker's Market | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Slow Flow Yoga | 2:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Davidson's Concerts on the Green: The Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Ensemble | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
| Colorful Lights Historic Concord Walking Tour -- every weekend in September | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord |
Monday, September 20, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeschool Ticket Monday at SEA LIFE | All Day | $7.50 | SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord |
| Tone & Tap | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Blue Blaze Trail Talk | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Carolina Beer Temple Charlotte Run Club | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Beer Temple–Charlotte |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 6:30 pm | FREE | Freedom Park |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Mindless Minutia Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Seltzer |
| Full Moon Hike -- Corn Moon | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| 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 |
| Halloween movie at Hattie's Tap & Tavern | 9:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
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