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Monday, June 16, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Culver's: First 100 people get a free new and improved chicken sandwich | 10:00 am | Culver’s, participating locations | |
| Summer Break Kickoff at Davidson Library | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Library |
| Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tabs for teachers, faculty, staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Exhibition on Screen -- John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gaston County Public Library – Main Branch |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Karaoke at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Free outdoor movie at Ben & Jerry's in Davidson: Goonies | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ben & Jerry’s Davidson |
| Nerd Night + Free Pizza | 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| One-Act Pride Plays with Main Street Theater | 7:30 pm | FREE | The Mercantile, Rock Hill |
| Find Your Muse Open Mic | 7:30 pm | $5.00 | The Evening Muse |
| The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session | 7:30 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Petra’s |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Summer Reading Kickoff at Cornelius Library | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Cornelius Library |
| Gastonia EbonyFest Juneteenth Festival: Food justice, culture and Juneteenth history | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Aunt Charlotte McClee Community Garden, Gastonia |
| 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 |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Summer Kids Club at the Mall | 10:30 am | FREE | Carolina Mall, Concord |
| A Slice of History: Charlotte history trivia and free slice of pizza | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Summer Reading Kickoff at University City Regional Library | 1:15 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | University City Regional Library (new location) |
| $2 Off Tuesdays | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Cook Out Summer Shootout. Western Night: Wear western gear for $5 off | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Bring Your Own Vinyl Night | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Fitness in the Park: Move & Groove | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| 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 |
| Magic: The Gathering Meetup | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Southern Piedmont Woodturners Monthly Meeting and Demo | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | ClearWater Arts Center & Studios |
| Dart League at Primal Huntersville | 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 |
| Bunco at Hoptown | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hoptown Brewing Company, Mooresville |
| 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 |
| One-Act Pride Plays with Main Street Theater | 7:30 pm | FREE | The Mercantile, Rock Hill |
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Wine Wednesday -- half priced bottles of wine | All Day | Discounted | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Summer Reading Kickoff at Myers Park Library | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Myers Park Library |
| Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse | 9:30 am | $1.75 | Cinemark (multiple locations) |
| Kids' Class: Flowers with Fragrance | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Pike Nurseries, multiple locations |
| Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Golden Bull Bite Wednesdays at the West Complex | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Complex |
| Disc Golf League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel 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 |
| Matthews' Juneteenth Celebration | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| 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 |
| Stitch 'n' Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| The OG Boot Camp | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Rock Hill Pride: Pride & Prose Open Mic | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rock Hill Brewing Company |
| Tommy's Trivia | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Rock Hill Pride March for Equality | 6:30 pm | FREE | The Mercantile, Rock Hill |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wednesday Night Yoga | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Davidson Community Players' "Head Over Heels": $10 ticket offer | 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Duke Family Performance Hall in Knobloch Campus Center (Davidson College) |
Thursday, June 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free entrance day in the National Parks | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Juneteenth at the Gantt | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Juneteenth Celebration in Kannapolis | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Kannapolis) |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| University City Juneteenth Art Fest | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| The Square Table: Community Chess | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Yappy Hour Thurstdays | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| 5th Street Live | 5:00 pm | FREE | Truist Center Plaza |
| Fitness in the Park: Move & Groove | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| CSO Roadshow @ Stratford Richardson YMCA | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Stratford Richardson YMCA |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Juneteenth Celebration in Davidson | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ada Jenkins Center |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Juneteenth Celebration Block Party | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway's Rooted Rhythm Concert Series: Terence Young Project | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $7.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Gastonia EbonyFest Juneteenth Festival: Parade, live music, food trucks, fireworks | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Centennial Pavilion, Gastonia |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Sip & Spark Speed Dating | 7:00 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Juneteenth Comedy Show | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Heist Brewery |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: Diary of a Mad Black Woman -- The Play | 8:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Friday, June 20, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Original Glazed for $9.99 | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Krispy Kreme Solstice Deal: Get a dozen for $2 with the purchase of another dozen | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations | |
| Splash of Color Quilt Show with Cabarrus Quilters Guild | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | West Cabarrus High School |
| 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 |
| Heroes Convention (kids admitted free) | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | $0-35.00 | Charlotte Convention Center |
| Waterfront Wonders: Pollinators | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Live Music: DJ Apollo | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| IKEA's Midsummer Buffet | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $19.99-24.99 | IKEA |
| Stonehenge: Live stream of Summer Solstice Sunset | 3:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Indian Trail Food Truck Fridays | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Crossing Paths Park, Indian Trail |
| A Friday Night Thing at McLawland Farms: Campfire, music, flower-picking, more... (The $10 is for parking) | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | McLawland Farms |
| Queen Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.00-12.00 | Route 29 Pavilion, Concord |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Marina's x Substrate Summer Solstice | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Substrate |
| Fresh Flea Market at Urban District Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Urban District Market |
| Free Water Ski Show by Carolina Show Ski Team | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Windjammer Park, Tega Cay |
| CSO Roadshow @ Simmons YMCA | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Simmons YMCA |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Waxhaw's Annual Juneteenth Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waxhaw Downtown Park |
| Live Music: Heidi Sidelinker, Edan Aldridge, and Jim Brock | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Free glass blowing demo at Hot Glass Alley, featuring Arthur Wilson | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Food Truck Friday at the Fountain in Rock Hill | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fountain Park, Rock Hill |
| Drum, Sip, Repeat | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Live Music: Kelven Cockerham | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| Improv Jam Night with House of Yes! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Live music: Joe Middleton | 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 |
| Summer Solstice Experience at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| 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 |
| Friday Night Live Music Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| Friday Night Flicks: The Secret Life of Pets | 7:00 pm | FREE | Les Myers Park, Concord |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Sundown Sounds: The Catalinas | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius |
| Movies in the Park Uptown: Night at the Museum | 7:30 pm | FREE | Fourth Ward Park |
| 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: The Princess and the Frog | 7:30 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| Pineville Rock'n & Reel'n: Inside Out 2 | 7:45 pm | FREE | Pineville Lake Park |
| Live Music: Kris Hitchcock | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Brews & Views | 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Free outdoor screening of "The Straight Story" at Independent Picture House | 8:45 pm | Independent Picture House | |
| Stonehenge: Live stream of Summer Solstice Sunrise | 11:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
