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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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Opening of U.S. Bank in Charlotte features 4 days of free lunch! | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | U.S. Bank, S. Tryon Street |
| Charlotte Black Restaurant Week | All Day | $10.00-20.00 | |
| Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College Week | All Day | FREE | |
| On the Table CLT (Many events throughout Charlotte and Mecklenburg County) | All Day | FREE | |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Kids eat free at IHOP | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | ||
| Free admission to Gantt Center | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Art & About | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Free Range Brewing |
| Free admission to Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 5:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Live at the Mint: Gottaswing Charlotte | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Wind Down Wednesday Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Open Mic hosted by Learn Music | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee |
| Zumba in the Brewhouse | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Bold Missy Brewery |
| Retro Horror Series at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas | 7:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas |
| Pour Decisions Comedy Night with Beerly Funny | 7:30 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Pour Taproom |
| Bluegrass Pickin Circle | 7:30 pm | FREE | Vinyl Pi |
| Train Wreck Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 am | FREE | Crown Station Coffee House and Pub |
| Whiskey Shtick Comedy Show | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Single Barrel Room |
| Wednesdays are College Night at Topgolf: $15 for unlimited play | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Topgolf | |
| Music Open Mic at JackBeagle's NoDa | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | JackBeagle’s NoDa |
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Friday, October 25, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Opening of U.S. Bank in Charlotte features 4 days of free lunch! | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | U.S. Bank, S. Tryon Street |
| Charlotte Black Restaurant Week | All Day | $10.00-20.00 | |
| Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College Week | All Day | FREE | |
| Friday Morning Nature Hike | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Ballantyne Wellness Fair and Pumpkin Contest | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Brixham Tent, Ballantyne |
| Free admission to Schiele Museum twice a month | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Kids eat free at IHOP | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | ||
| Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops |
| Free Halloween events at Cabela's | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s |
| Trick-or-Sweet: Free cupcake decorating and more Halloween fun at SAS Cupcakes | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | SAS Cupcakes |
| Costume & Candy Crawl at Matthews Township Shopping Center | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Matthews Township Shopping Center |
| Creepy Crawly Critter-ween at Reedy Creek: free hayrides, campfire, more | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Food Truck Friday Block Party at Novel NoDa | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Novel NoDa |
| 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 |
| Freak Fest, with Stray Cat Sideshow | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| 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 |
| Potions & Pixels Video Games and Board Games | 5:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Davidson College Chorale and Davidson Singers – Wildcat Weekend | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Davidson College Presbyterian Church |
| Matthews Playhouse's Halloween Haunted Trail | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Matthews Community Center |
| Trick or Treat in the Park in Harrisburg | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $3.00 | Harrisburg Park |
| Artist Reception: Nick McOwen | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Cabarrus Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Halloween Spooktacular in Indian Trail | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Chestnut Square Park |
| Fall Funk Fest | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Unknown Brewing Company |
| Live music: Matthew Ablan | 6:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
| Whitewater Film Series: Into the Okavango | 6:35 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Ghost Tours at Gaston County Museum | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Gaston County Museum |
| Movies in the Park: Hocus Pocus | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Azuma Kara "From the East" Art Show | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | BlkMrkClt (at Camp North End) |
| Retro Horror Series at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas | 7:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas |
| Live music: Rusty Knox | 7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee |
| Live music: Embarrassment of Riches | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Wine Vault |
| Ghostbusters movie and dog costume contest at CityChurch Charlotte | 7:00 pm | FREE | CityChurch Charlotte |
| Free Screening of Kifaru, and discussion with producer, in Shelby | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Don Gibson Theatre, Shelby |
| Maybe Swearing Would Help -- Stand-Up Show | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | CATCh — Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte |
| Blumenthal Performing Arts Open Mic | 7:30 pm | FREE | Spirit Square |
| Free: Charlotte All City Youth Choir, with Revive Church | 7:30 pm | FREE | Revive Church |
| HallowRING | 7:30 pm | FREE | Ole Dallas Brewery |
| Live music: Mike Faulkenberry Trio | 7:30 pm | FREE | Vinyl Pi |
| Live music: Short Hand Creek | 8:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing |
| Charlotte Comedy Theater: Alphabet Soup: Charlotte's first and only LGBTQIA Improv Team | 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Wet Willie’s Charlotte |
| Live music: Jared Allen | 8:00 pm | FREE | Nuvolé Rooftop TwentyTwo |
| Laugh at Lenny -- Free Comedy Night | 8:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Live music: DeadlockNCHC, Witchpit, Queen City Rejects | 8:30 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Live Music: Super HappyHappy Funtime Party Party Band (Charlotte Supergroup) | 8:30 pm | FREE | JackBeagle’s NoDa |
| Jazz Ensemble Wildcat Weekend Concert at Davidson College | 9:00 pm | FREE | Tyler-Tallman Hall in Sloan Music Center (Davidson College) |
| LoSo Late Nights | 10:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Black Restaurant Week | All Day | $10.00-20.00 | |
| Forest Healing Wellness Adventure | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| October Sunday Markets | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Halloween Daze & Spooky Knights at Carolina Renaissance Festival: Free kids' admission | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | Carolina Renaissance Festival | |
| NoDa Hop Yoga ($5 includes a half pour) | 10:45 am | $5.00 | NoDa Brewing |
| Harvest Festival with Metro Church of Christ | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | David Cox Elementary School |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Sunday Jazz Beerunch | 12:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company |
| Switch it Up Sunday | 1:00 pm | FREE | Thirsty Nomad |
| Kids in Nature Day at Freedom Park | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Freedom Park |
| One Fall Day | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ole Dallas Brewery |
| Island Sundaze: Afro-Caribbean Infused Day Party (free before 8 p.m.) | 4:00 pm | FREE | Brooklyn Nightclub and Lounge |
| Free Live Tunes | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Kids eat free at IHOP | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | ||
| Free Halloween events at Bass Pro Shops | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops |
| Free Halloween events at Cabela's | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s |
| Family Fall Festival: free rides, free popcorn, hay rides, more | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Northside Baptist Church |
| Free: karaoke at Snug Harbor on Sundays | 6:00 pm | FREE | Snug Harbor |
| Sunday Jazz Jam | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| Retro Horror Series at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas | 7:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas |
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