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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup Watch Parties (every game; time varies) | All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| World Cup Watch Parties (start times vary) | All Day | FREE | Belfast Mill |
| Dairy Queen: DQ Sparkler or DQ Cooler for 50¢ | All Day | $0.50 | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| 50% off bottles of wine | Discounted | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. | |
| Rockstar Magic | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Harrisburg Library |
| Summer Reading Kickoff: Charlotte Hornets Book Bus | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Cornelius Library |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution at Sugar Creek Library | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| University City Summer Reading Kickoff | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | University City Regional Library (new location) |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Summer Reading Kickoff | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library |
| Student discount at The Percantile and Creamery: 15% off | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Discounted | The Percantile and Creamery, Concord |
| Taster Tuesdays: half off beer flights, 20% off top shelf bourbon, $4 shooters, and 20% off snacks | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Cook Out Summer Shootout. Disco Night. Wear disco attire and get $5 off admission | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-13.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Sketchbook Swap | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Taps & Tiles Mahjong Open Play | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. Taproom, South End |
| Dart League | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Comedy Open Mic at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Country Swing Dance Lessons | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Daniel Coston Presents: Harpo Speaks! -- Album Listening Party ($10 suggested donation) | 7:30 pm | VisArt Video |
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger 21: $5 veggie burger on National Eat Your Veggies Day | All Day | $5.00 | Burger 21, participating locations |
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| World Cup Watch Parties (every game; time varies) | All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| World Cup Watch Parties (start times vary) | All Day | FREE | Belfast Mill |
| Dairy Queen: DQ Sparkler or DQ Cooler for 50¢ | All Day | $0.50 | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| Wednesday Wine Nights: 15% off all bottles of wine | Discounted | Primal Brewery, Huntersville | |
| $3 Pilsener Wednesdays | Discounted | Gilde Brewery | |
| Summer Reading Kickoff | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Myers Park Library |
| Birkdale Buds -- free children's activities | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Rockstar Magic | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus County Library, Kannapolis Branch |
| Live on the Plaza -- free live art and performances at Duke Energy Plaza | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Duke Energy Plaza |
| DIY Galaxy Slime | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Myers Park Library | |
| Short Pour Wednesdays: $3 12 oz pours of select beers | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Rockstar Magic | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Midland Branch of Cabarrus County Library |
| Disc Golf League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| $5 Slushy Hurricanes +free hot dogs (while supplies last) | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free Museum Admission | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Gaston Draws: The Figure Series (Open session; registration required) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anne Biggers Furr Learning Station, Dallas |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| The Gaming Lounge Video Gaming Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Weekly Bluegrass Jam | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Ladies' Bunco Night at Gibson Mill Market | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Gibson Mill Market |
| Bike Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Brewhouse Yoga (includes a free beer taster) | 6:30 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Live Music: Singlewide | 7:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| 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 Shag Dancing | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Swanee Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Trivia Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery |
| Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Free Bingo at The Percantile and Creamery (win prizes!) | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Percantile and Creamery, Concord |
| The Happening -- Collaborative arts/music/dance event | 8:00 pm | FREE | Jackalope Jack’s |
Thursday, June 18, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup Watch Parties (every game; time varies) | All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| World Cup Watch Parties (start times vary) | All Day | FREE | Belfast Mill |
| Dairy Queen: DQ Sparkler or DQ Cooler for 50¢ | All Day | $0.50 | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| $8 well made cocktails | Discounted | Monarch Market | |
| Throwback Thursdays $6 Pints | Discounted | Primal Brewery, Huntersville | |
| Trouble So Hard: Experience Black History through music and storytelling | 8:00 am | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| ArtBreak at Mint Museum Uptown -- free guided lunchtime tour | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Mission City Church's Food Pantry Distribution Event | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Mission City Church |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Rockstar Magic | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Afton Ridge Library, Kannapolis |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| 3rd Thursday: An Evening with Jay Ward | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Charlotte Studio Artists |
| Matthews' Juneteenth Celebration | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Matthews Community Center |
| Thursdays on the Turf (live music series) | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Commonwealth Plaza Midwood |
| Night Market at Pascuales' Farm, including vendors, farm tours, scavenger hunt, more | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pascuales’ Farm |
| Uptown Live: Live music and DJs on Thursday evenings | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Truist Center Plaza |
| Juneteenth at Grier Heights Community Garden: From Soil to Soul | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Grier Heights Park |
| Juneteenth Celebration Lawn Concert | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Live Music Thursdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Plaza Midwood Chess Club Meetup | 6:00 pm | FREE | Common Market Plaza Midwood |
| June Book Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| LangTree Live Concert Series | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | LangTree Lake Norman (Mooresville) |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Meck Sounds: The Sound | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eastway Recreation Center |
| Piedmont Choral Society Concert: Celebrate America | 7:00 pm | FREE | First Baptist Church, Concord |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $13) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Charlotte Chess Center Meet-up at Resident Culture Brewing | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Save $5 on Charlotte Funny Bus Tour | 7:00 pm | Discounted | First Ward Park |
| Karaoke Contest | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., South End |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End | 8:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Karaoke Thursdays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
Friday, June 19, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup Watch Parties (every game; time varies) | All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| World Cup Watch Parties (start times vary) | All Day | FREE | Belfast Mill |
| Dairy Queen: DQ Sparkler or DQ Cooler for 50¢ | All Day | $0.50 | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| Friday Flight Day: $10 flights | Discounted | Primal Brewery, Huntersville | |
| $18 beer pitchers and $10 beer growler fills | Discounted | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. | |
| Free Birding Walks on trails of Stowe Conservancy | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| Piedmont Music Therapy: Community Grooves for Seniors (registration required) | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Southview Recreation Center |
| Juneteenth in the Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Ransom Hunter Park, Mt. Holly |
| Free Weekly Water Playgroup for Babies & Preschoolers at Charlotte Aquatics | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Charlotte Aquatics |
| Juneteenth Celebration | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| 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 | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Kannapolis) |
| World Cup Watch Party | 3:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| University City Juneteenth Art Fest | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Boardwalk at University City |
| $2 Franks on Fridays | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Discounted | Gilde Brewery |
| Live Music: Confetti Cannon | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Gastonia EbonyFest Juneteenth Festival, including fireworks | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Centennial Pavilion, Gastonia |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Juneteenth Celebration in Davidson | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ada Jenkins Center |
| Indian Trail Juneteenth Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crossing Paths Park, Indian Trail |
| Waxhaw's Annual Juneteenth Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waxhaw Downtown Park |
| Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas: Drum Circle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | House of Africa |
| Hot Glass Alley's Open Demo | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| Friday Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Edge City Brewery |
| Friday Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Friday Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| Dad Rock Themed Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Suffolk Punch South End |
| Live music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Live Music: Wagon Load A Trouble | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| Juneteenth R&B and Afrobeat Celebration | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | $7.50-15.00 | Starlight on 22nd |
| Piedmont Choral Society Concert: Celebrate America | 7:00 pm | FREE | First Baptist Church, Concord |
| Live Music: The Other Guys | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Free outdoor movie: Remember the Titans | 7:00 pm | FREE | Atrium Health Ballpark, Kannapolis |
| Jammin' On the 1 -- jam session at Access 21 Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Access 21 |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $13) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Lullabies & Life: A Poetic Juneteenth Celebration | 7:30 pm | $22.20 | Carolina Theatre, Charlotte |
| Outdoor Movie Night | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Urban District Market |
| Rock Band Karaoke | 8:00 pm | FREE | Super Abari Game Bar |
| Live Music Fridays | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Karaoke Idol | 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Saturday, June 20, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup Watch Parties (every game; time varies) | All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| World Cup Watch Parties (start times vary) | All Day | FREE | Belfast Mill |
| Dairy Queen: DQ Sparkler or DQ Cooler for 50¢ | All Day | $0.50 | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| $6 mimosas, High Noon, and vodka Redbull | Discounted | Monarch Market | |
| Cars and Coffee Concord | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Hot Wheels Legends Tour | 8:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Walmart Monroe |
| Cartoons & Coffee: Aladdin | 8:30 am | FREE | Rea Farms |
| Grand Opening of Tuckaseegee Arboretum & Gardens' Pollinator Garden | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Tuckaseegee Arboretum and Gardens |
| Lowe's: Free grill spatula for the first 150 MyLowe's Rewards members | 10:00 am | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Gone Fishing: Kids Fishing Activities and Giveaways | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Creek Crawl | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Saturday Swap: Children's Toys and Books | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Pride on Tap: Free Drag Show | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Juneteenth Event at Rosedale | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Historic Rosedale |
| Made with Pride Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., South End |
| Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas: Festival Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | House of Africa |
| Kidz & Co: FREE Make Your Own Patriotic Suncatcher | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Hopfly Bike and Brew | 1:30 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Belmont Juneteenth Celebration | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
| Saturday Live Music | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| 36th Street Market | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Concerts @ The Circles: Crucial Fiya (Reggae) | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clean Juice, Davidson |
| Live Music Saturdays | 5:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| Live Music: RLM Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| Symphony in the Park and Fireworks in Cornelius | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bailey Road Park |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Saturday Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| Mint Hill Family Fun Night Concert: Bailey Marie Band | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park |
| Sounds of Summer at Blakeney: Lisa De Novo Band | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney |
| Kannapolis' Summer Concert Series: Cheap Trick: Josh Turner | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park, Kannapolis |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $13) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Movies in the Park: Footloose | 7:30 pm | FREE | Fourth Ward Park |
| Lights, Camera, Birkdale: RV | 7:30 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Live Music Saturday | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
