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Today: Monday, April 29, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
$3 Goblets at Pilot Brewing -- Select drafts | All Day | $3.00 | Pilot Brewing |
Kids Eat Free | All Day | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Community Day at Anne Springs Close Greenway: Free admission for ages 65+ | All Day | FREE | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Gilde Game Night | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Belle Johnston Community Center and Park |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
Humpday Happiness Vendor Events | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
Paws & Pints | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
Free Wednesday Yoga | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Yoga Wednesdays | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
Karaoke at The Grinning Mule | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Grinning Mule |
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 |
Beats at Birdsong | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
Bunco! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
Jazz Night with DJam Collective at Camp North End | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
OTPH Jazz Night | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Survivor Wednesdays | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall |
Survivor 46 Watch Party | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Whiskey+Wax: All vinyl dance party with a live act | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Saturday Yoga | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | $10.00 | Armored Cow Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
Throwback Thursdays $5 Beer Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Primal Brewery Belmont |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
Throwback Thursdays: $5 Beer Day | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Grove Recreation Center |
QCQ@5: Colby Dobbs | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Queen City Quarter (formerly Epicentre) |
Music Bingo | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | King Canary Brewing, Mooresville |
SouthPark After 5: Shelly Ruffin "The Sounds of Memphis" | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Symphony Park |
Lovin' Life Music Fest Welcome Party | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ivory Baker Recreation Center |
Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
Bluegrass Jam Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Anne Springs Close Greenway Summer Concert Series: Terence Young Project | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $7.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly 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) |
Yoga and Movement Jam | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
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 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
Thursday Night Yoga | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
Tango CLT in Plaza Midwood | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters |
World Tavern Poker | 7:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
Live Music: Dizgo with TBA | 8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Heist Brewery |
Friday, May 3, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Goat Island Games | All Day | FREE | Goat Island Park |
Jamba and Auntie Anne's Grand Opening: Free pretzels and more | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Jamba and Auntie Anne’s, Park Road | |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Public Tour at Innovation Barn (register in advance) | 10:30 am to 11:15 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
Clogging for Joy and Fitness | 10:30 am to 11:25 am | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Ivory Baker Recreation Center |
Exploring Creative Arts | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Downtown Waxhaw First Friday | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
UCITY Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
Mint Hill Cruise-In | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Festival Shopping Center |
Jiggy with the Piggy | 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | NC Research Campus Horseshoe, Kannapolis |
Charlotte Fried Fest | 5:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
The Celestial Show -- art show at LoSo Studios | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LoSo Studios |
First Friday at Clayworks | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Clayworks |
Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
South End Gallery Crawl | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Historic South End |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Friday Night Music Series at Camp North End | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Belmont's Friday Night Live Concert Series: On the Border | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
Rock the Park: Cat5 Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | Liberty Park, Mooresville |
Live Music: Eternally Grateful | 6:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
#JamByTheVan | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Harrisburg's Movies in the Park: Toy Story | 6:30 pm | FREE | Harrisburg Park |
Stonecrest Music at the Fountain Stage | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
Friday Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Live Music: Austin Meade and Fox N' Vead | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Drive-In Movie Night at Cabarrus Arena: E.T. (price is per car) | 7:00 pm | $25.00 | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
Karaoke | 8:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Tavern, Harris Blvd. |
Improv Charlotte | 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Free Range Brewing |