The Charlotte events calendar features free and cheap things to do every day. Think there's nothing to do? Look at this list of Charlotte events to get some ideas. You'll find festivals, free food, music, kids' activities and much more. Click each title to see more information about the event or deal. You can also view the whole month (click "By Month") or see a specific date (click By Day).
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| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours) | All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops |
| Gingerbread Lane at Ballantyne Hotel | All Day | FREE | The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel |
| Holiday on Ice--Uptown Charlotte's outdoor skating rink | All Day | $12.00-16.00 | NASCAR Hall of Fame |
| Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland (Click for hours) | All Day | FREE | Cabela’s |
| Ice Skating at The Speedpark at Concord Mills (hours vary) | The Speedpark at Concord Mills | ||
| Uptown Flea | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | $1.00 | Hal Marshall Building |
| Cuthbertson Holiday Bazaar | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cuthbertson High Shool |
| Free event: Santa at The Violin Shoppe | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | The Violin Shoppe | |
| Three Years of Friends & Beer | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing |
| Leonard Bearstein's animatronic Symphony Orchestra | 10:00 am | FREE | Founders Hall |
| African Drum Circle presented by Drums 4 Life | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Albemarle Recreation Center |
| Charlotte Christmas Village | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | 7th Street and N. Tryon Street |
| Winter Wonderland outdoor skating rink at SouthPark Mall | 11:00 am to 11:59 pm | $12.00-17.00 | Symphony Park |
| SouthBound and The Music Yard's Holiday Pop-Up Shop with Ronald McDonald House | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Music Yard |
| Free Santa pictures at Sardis Marketplace | 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Sardis Marketplace |
| Pets get free pictures with Santa at PetSmart this weekend | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | |
| Marathon Reading of A Christmas Carol | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| Girl Tribe Pop-Up | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Girl Tribe at 4001 Yancey |
| Hawaiian Pig Roast | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Learn-Sweat-Stretch | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Workshop: Intro to Pyrography (Woodburning) | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| NexGen Design Lab: In Stitches | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Free Santa photos at Black Lion | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | BlackLion Park Road |
| Queen City X-Mas Expo: free Santa pictures, free toys, more | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Naomi Drenan Recreation Center |
| Handmade Holiday Market | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
| Lenny Boy Starving Artist Market | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Christmas in Hogsmeade | 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Create Your Own Nature Ornaments | 1:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Arboretum Holiday Magic Jubilee | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Arboretum Shopping Center |
| Santa at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Weihnachtsmarkt | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
| Light Up Lowell | 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | East First Street, Lowell |
| The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Weihnachtsmarkt | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery |
| A Christmas Carol Viewing Party | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Three Spirits Brewery |
| Lake Norman Christmas Lights Boat Parade and Land Festival | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | EnergyExplorium |
| Holidays at the Garden (price varies by day of week) | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $7.95-16.95 | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| McGill's Twelve Days of Christmas | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | McGill Rose Garden |
| Billy Graham Library Christmas | 5:00 pm | FREE | Billy Graham Library |
| Punk Rock Smackdown Holiday Special | 5:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway (price is per vehicle and varies according to day of week) | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Kannapolis Celebration of Lights and Winterland Express (free admission, $2 for train ride) | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Village Park |
| McAdenville Christmas lights | 6:00 pm | FREE | |
| Zootastic Park Christmas Wonderland of Lights | 6:00 pm | $7.00 | Zootastic |
| "Carry Their Name" -- Storytelling open mic to remember loved ones | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Charlotte Art League |
| Camp Gladiator Workout Party | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Hope Has Come Christmas Concert with Dr. Bill Cummings & the Northside Baptist Church Choir | 7:00 pm | FREE | Northside Baptist Church |
| Carols From Kings--Celebrating 100 Years of Lessons & Carols | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sardis Presbyterian Church |
| Yule Ball | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-20.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Live music at Summit Coffee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee |
| Live Music: Taplow | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
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