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.
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Today: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Tomorrow: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free: Open Demo at Hot Glass Alley, Charlotte's first glass blowing studio | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| Queen's Feast -- Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-35.00 | |
| Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts and get another dozen for $1 | All Day | ||
| CLT Burger Week--$6 specialty burgers at 35+ restaurants | All Day | $6.00 | |
| Teacher Discount Week at Target July 13-20 | All Day | ||
| House of Soccer--free festival in Romare Bearden Park with sport, music, street art, more | 5:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| Friday Morning Hike | 9:00 am | FREE | Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve |
| Open Flow Yoga (parking is $6) | 9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Meck County residents get free youth ticket with adult ticket at NASCAR Hall of Fame | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | NASCAR Hall of Fame | |
| Fine Art Fridays -- Family Friendly Youth Workshop (Mixed Media) | 11:00 am | $-30.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Fine Art Fridays -- Family Friendly All Ages Workshop (Mixed Media) | 2:00 pm | $5.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Hog Dot Eating Contest at World of Beer at EpiCentre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | World of Beer (EpiCentre) |
| Friday Nights at Camp North End: music, food, beer, more | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Food Truck Friday Plaza Midwood | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing |
| Food Truck Friday in University City | 5:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Friyay Pop-Up Shop & Rosé Beer Release | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Unknown Brewing Company |
| Cabarrus Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Brush 'n' Beats with Charlotte Art League | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Art League |
| Fun Flow Yoga (parking is $6) | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Birkdale Village Mingling on the Greens summer concert series | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Live music: Waterworks | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| Music on the Green | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| River Jam: Jeff Crosby & the Refugees | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Movie on the Lawn: Little Rascals | 7:00 pm | FREE | Johnston YMCA |
| Culture Blocks: Unplugged+Live Concert Series presented by Dear Soul Music Co. | 7:15 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| CATch: Background Noise--Musical Improv | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | CATCh — Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte |
| Live music: Unknown Artists | 7:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Live music: Lucas Triba | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery |
| Keli & Co.: A Night of Unexpected Improv | 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Charlotte Comedy Theater & Training Center |
| Free outdoor movie | 8:30 pm | FREE | Empowered Living Church |
Saturday, July 20, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Feast -- Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-35.00 | |
| CLT Burger Week--$6 specialty burgers at 35+ restaurants | All Day | $6.00 | |
| Teacher Discount Week at Target July 13-20 | All Day | ||
| Cars and Coffee--new monthly event at Charlotte Motor Speedway | 7:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Peach Day | 8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Regional Farmers Market |
| Free Saturday Workouts with Camp Gladiator | 9:00 am | FREE | First Ward Arts Elementary School |
| Slow Flow Yoga (Parking is $6) | 9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| 4th Annual Imagi-CON: mini comic con for teens and kids | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| Meck County residents get free youth ticket with adult ticket at NASCAR Hall of Fame | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | NASCAR Hall of Fame | |
| Uptown Flea | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Uptown Flea |
| Open Flow Yoga (parking is $6) | 11:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Culture Blocks: African Diaspora Community Workshops presented by Moving Spirits | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Aldersgate |
| Bass Pro Shops: Free Family Summer Event: workshops, sports, crafts, more | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops |
| Cabela's Summer Family Event: workshops, sports, crafts, more | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s |
| House of Soccer--free festival in Romare Bearden Park with sport, music, street art, more | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| Free BonBites at Cinnabon Bakery | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | |
| 20th Anniversary Party | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Catawba Brewing |
| 3rd Annual Jimbo-Palooza | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
| Saturday Mini Market | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing |
| July Starving Artist Market | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Catawba Brewing |
| Starving Artist Market at Eleven Lakes Brewing | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Charlotte Punk Flea Market | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Snug Harbor |
| Culture Blocks: Finding Home Again Photography Course presented by Photosynthesis Inc. | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Live music: Jettison Five | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company | |
| Dog Days of Summer: Kiddie pools and treats | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Live music: Somebody's Child | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing |
| Legiondary Field Day | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing |
| Artist Reception: Roni Langley | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Deadhead Night with live music from Bullfrog Moon | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery |
| Campfire Chemistry | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve |
| Fun Flow Yoga (parking is $6) | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Birkdale Village Mingling on the Greens summer concert series | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| Music on the Green | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| River Jam: Naughty Professor | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Concerts in the Park: Morris Day | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park |
| Live at the Blumenthal: Charlotte Comedy Theater Playoffs | 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Spirit Square |
| Stories & Improv: Faking It | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | CATCh — Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte |
| Third Place Brendas and The Fungibles Improv Show | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | CATCh — Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte |
| Live music: Taplow | 7:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Specifically Greg: An Alt-Comedy Exploration of Psychiatry | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | VisArt Video |
| Live at the Blumenthal: Charlotte Comedy Theater Playoffs | 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Spirit Square |
| Live music: Hipgnostic with Aarodynamics | 9:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery |
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