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Today: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baskin-Robbins: $1.99 ice cream scoops | All Day | $1.99 | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Free Weekly Water Playgroup for Babies & Preschoolers at Charlotte Aquatics | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Charlotte Aquatics |
| Game Night Summer Series at Julia's Cafe & Books | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Julia’s Cafe and Books |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| International Food Truck Festival in Gastonia | 4:00 pm | FREE | 209 S Chestnut Street, Gastonia |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Downtown Oakboro Cruise-In | 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Oakboro, NC |
| Free Water Ski Show by Carolina Show Ski Team | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Windjammer Park, Tega Cay |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Summer Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Fourth of July Celebration in Bessemer City -- live music and fireworks | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Bessemer City |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Doubles Mario Kart Tournament | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Music at the Market | 6:30 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Xtreme World Wrestling | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Live music: Rusty Knox and Jim Ashton | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Friday Night Live Music at Confluence | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Friday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Piedmont Choral Society's Patriotic Concert | 7:00 pm | FREE | Calvary Lutheran Church, Concord |
| Friday Night Live Music Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Movies in the Park Uptown: The Princess Bride | 7:30 pm | FREE | Fourth Ward Park |
| Summer Kickoff Party | 7:30 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Outdoor Movie: Captain America: Brave New World | 7:30 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| Brews & Views | 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra at McGuire Nuclear Station | 8:30 pm | FREE | EnergyExplorium |
Saturday, June 28, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMC theatre Sensory-Friendly Family Movie (price and time can vary by theater) | All Day | AMC Theatres, participating locations | |
| Free Tai Chi Class with Taiji Matthews | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Caffeine and Chrome | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Gateway Classic Cars, Concord |
| LKN Cars and Coffee | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Community Book Sale | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | South Boulevard Library |
| LostOberfest | 9:00 am | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Free yoga class at Blakeney | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Blakeney |
| Coffee and DJ Pop-Up | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Moonshine & Motorsports Car Show | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Kings Mountain Historical Museum |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Sunny's Market Pop-Up Market | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | Atrium Health Ballpark, Kannapolis |
| Sensory Summer Bash | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Success on the Spectrum, Central Charlotte |
| Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration at Hickory Grove | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Grove Library |
| Steele Creek Block Party | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Community Place |
| Concord-Cabarrus Juneteenth Celebration | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Barber-Scotia College |
| Salisbury Pride Festival | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bell Tower Green, Salisbury |
| Town of Troutman Independence Day Parade | 11:00 am | FREE | Troutman American Legion |
| Shop the Yard! Pop Up Market at Victoria Yards | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Victoria Yards |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| Red, White, and Brews Bash | 12:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Music at the Market | 12:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Summer Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Hopfly Bike and Brew | 1:30 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Free recycling class for kids | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Pickin' on the Porch -- free acoustic music series at Stowe Conservancy Trailhead Store | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Trailhead Store at Daniel Stowe Conservancy, Belmont |
| Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Grove (Hugh Torance historic site) Huntersville |
| BYOT (Bring Your Own Textile): Free screen printing at MacFly Fresh Printing Co. | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | MacFly Fresh Printing Company |
| The Sound of Music | 2:00 pm | Carolina Theatre, Charlotte | |
| Celebrate Independent Picture House's 3rd Anniversary with Free Screenings of The Artist | 3:00 pm | FREE | Independent Picture House |
| Closing Reception for The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness (free, but a $10 suggested donation) | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | McColl Center for Art + Innovation |
| Live music: Dane Page | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Live Music: LSD4 (Grateful Dead Tribute) | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
| Good Vibes Market | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing, W Morehead |
| The Great Race in Mooresville: Over a hundred classic cars will roll into town | 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Mooresville |
| Live Music: Lukas Delgra | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Independence Day celebration in Mount Pleasant, NC -- parade, concert, fireworks | 5:00 pm | FREE | Mount Pleasant Town Hall |
| Fireworks Over Historic Spencer Shops | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Transportation Museum |
| Davidson's Concerts on the Green: Groove Machine | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Cramerton Independence Day Celebration -- live music by Kids in America | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Centennial Center, Cramerton |
| Sounds of Summer: The Hitmen | 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord |
| Live Music: Gin N Sonic | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Live Music: The Hourglass Kids | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Sounds of Summer at Blakeney: Greazy Keys Band | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Village Park Concert: Charlotte Symphony, followed by fireworks | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park, Kannapolis |
| Live Wrestling with XWW | 7:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Beer Temple-Matthews |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| The Sound of Music -- Sing-Along Version | 7:00 pm | Carolina Theatre, Charlotte | |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Live music: Holy Roller | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Tipsy Burro |
| Live music: Reveri3, Boy AC, and YAWNI | 9:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Petra’s |
Sunday, June 29, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
| 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 |
| Freedom on Tap | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
| Something Brewing: Fusion Jam Sessions | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Summer Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Alpaca Farm Tours at Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch in Concord | 1:00 pm | $12.00 | Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch, Concord |
| Local Band Throwdown (free, with suggested $10 donation) | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
| Family Fun Day -- 4th of July Edition | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Backyard Birthday Bash | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Monday Night Garden Brewing Co. |
| Free Tour at Torance House & Store | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 2:00 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
| Celebrate Independent Picture House's 3rd Anniversary with Free Screenings of The Artist | 2:30 pm | FREE | Independent Picture House |
| Piedmont Choral Society's Patriotic Concert | 3:00 pm | FREE | Calvary Lutheran Church, Concord |
| Free "Hello Summer!" concert with North Carolina Baroque Orchestra | 3:00 pm | FREE | Davidson College Presbyterian Church |
| Animal Ambassador Meet 'n' Greet at McDowell Nature Preserve (registration required) | 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Bluegrass Jam Circle Hosted by Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Live music: Cody Bolden and the Road Hands | 5:00 pm | FREE | The Thirsty Beaver Saloon |
