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Today: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Tomorrow: Monday, September 15, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte International Arts Festival | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Library Mobile Food Pantry with Hope Street Food Pantry (click to see location each week) | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Mexican Independence Day specials at Fiesta Mexicana Grill | 11:00 am to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Fiesta Mexicana Grill, Concord |
| MODA Digital Arts Open Studio Oasis (pre-registration required) | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Bring your own mug (any size) and get it filled for $6 | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Bring Your Own Vinyl Night | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Hike For Your Health | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Celebrate Mexican Independence Day: Paper Bag Piñatas | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library) |
| Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Social Paddle Club | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | King Canary Brewing, Mooresville |
| Bunco at Hoptown | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hoptown Brewing Company, Mooresville |
| Dart League | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Dart League at Primal Belmont | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Name the Music at Wobbly Butt Tap Room & Eatery | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Victory Lanes, Mooresville |
| Comedy Open Mic at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte International Arts Festival | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Learning for Littles Story Time at Stowe\'s Trailhead Store | 9:00 am to 9:45 am | FREE | Trailhead Store at Daniel Stowe Conservancy, Belmont |
| Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Family Bug Hunt | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| EXPLORE: Community Concert Series: ARSENA | 11:00 am | FREE | Mallard Creek Recreation Center |
| Golden Bull Bite Wednesdays at the West Complex | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Complex |
| East Charlotte Farmers' Market | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | McLawland Farms |
| Disc Golf League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Tween Crafternoon: Frida Kahlo Inspired Self Portraits | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| FOMO Museum Block Party | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Levine Avenue of the Arts |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Museum Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Free Yoga | 5:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Chess Time! At West Boulevard Library | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Free Yoga at Hindu Center of Charlotte | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hindu Center of Charlotte |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| The OG Boot Camp | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Tommy\'s Trivia | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Open Mic at Jambox | 6:30 pm | FREE | Jambox |
| Practical Magic Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Taylor Swift Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Y2K Trivia Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| The Soul Symphony: Heston | 7:00 pm | FREE | Rozzelles Ferry Landing |
| Open House at MakerSpace CLT | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Makerspace Charlotte |
| Open Mic at Summit Coffee Basecamp | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Jazz Night with DJam Collective at Camp North End | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Open Hearts Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| Wednesday Night Yoga | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| The Happening -- Collaborative arts/music/dance event | 8:00 pm | FREE | Jackalope Jack’s |
Thursday, September 18, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Cheeseburger Day Deals | All Day | Various locations | |
| Charlotte International Arts Festival | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| WDAV's Small Batch: North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players (pay what you can; a $20 ticket comes with a pint glass and a beverage) | Free Range Brewing | ||
| Birding at Stevens Creek | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| ArtBreak at Mint Museum Uptown -- free guided lunchtime tour | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Free "Explore Creative Art" classes for adults and teens | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| MODA Digital Arts Open Studio Oasis (pre-registration required) | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Sock Lab -- get help with sock knitting projects | 2:00 pm | FREE | Editions — Coffee and Bookstore (Kannapolis) |
| Duolingo Live! Spanish | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Independence Regional Library |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| NHRA Driver Josh Hart Signing Event, plus free hot dogs and hamburgers, at Super Eagle Auto Care, in fundraiser for breast cancer research | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Super Eagle Auto Care |
| SouthPark After 5: Coconut Groove Band, plus free mobile library, more | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Symphony Park |
| Yappy Hour Thurstdays | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| Plaza Midwood Chess Club Meetup | 6:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Gastonia Concert Series: Petty Rewind | 6:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Centennial Pavilion, Gastonia |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| September Book Club: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkinsreid | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric 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) |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| The Vampire Diaries Trivia Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Open Mic Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: Monsters Inc. | 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
