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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| $2 Off Tuesdays | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Cook Out Summer Shootout. Boy and Girl Scouts get in for free | 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sam on Someday Music Event | 8:00 pm | $8.00-15.00 | Petra’s |
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| National Hot Dog Day Deals | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Wine Wednesday -- half priced bottles of wine | All Day | Discounted | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse | 9:30 am | $1.75 | Cinemark (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 |
| Live Music: Embarrassment of Riches | 4:00 pm to 7:00 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tommy's Trivia | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore 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 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 |
| Drag Bingo | 7:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| 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, July 17, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| ArtBreak at Mint Museum Uptown -- free guided 30-minute lunchtime tour | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| 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 |
| Paws and Pints | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| 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 |
| Pageland Watermelon Festival (family rides) | 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Pageland |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Opening Reception for Nature Remains: Paintings by Barbara Schreiber (free, but a $10 suggested donation) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | McColl Center for Art + Innovation | |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| LaLaCaboosa Downtown Music Series in Huntersville | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway's Rooted Rhythm Concert Series: Thurston Howell | 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) |
| 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 |
| July Book Club: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Thinkin and Drinkin Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: The Dark Knight | 8:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
Friday, July 18, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Feast -- Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-50.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Free Birding Walks on trails of Stowe Conservancy | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| Mecklenburg County OTC Medicine Giveaway and Community Event | 9:00 am | FREE | Greater Bethel AME Church, The Plaza |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Live Music: DJ Holla | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| 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 |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Pageland Watermelon Festival | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Downtown Pageland |
| Free Water Ski Show by Carolina Show Ski Team | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Windjammer Park, Tega Cay |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Friday Nights at Camp North End: Thrift Pony After Dark Market | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Summer Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Hot Glass Alley's Open Demo | 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. |
| Opening Reception for Perspectives: A Lens in History at Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius on July 18 | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius |
| Friday Night Live Music at Confluence | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| 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 Flicks: Finding Nemo | 7:00 pm | FREE | McGee Park, Concord |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Sundown Sounds: Too Much Sylvia | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius |
| Brews & Views | 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Village Park Movie: Twisters | 8:45 pm | FREE | Village Park, Kannapolis |
Saturday, July 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Feast -- Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-50.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Pilates in the Park at Prosperity Village | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | The Green at Prosperity Village |
| Cars and Coffee Concord | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Cartoons & Coffee: Christmas in July: A Mickey Christmas Carol & Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas | 8:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Rea Farms |
| Free Tai Chi Class with Taiji Matthews | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Sunset Farm Open House: garden-to-go workshop, farm-to-table demo, more... | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sunset Farm (The Park CDC) |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Community Book Sale | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | SouthPark Regional Library |
| Saturday Serve -- volunteer opportunity | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Free yoga class at Blakeney | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Blakeney |
| Family Day at Promenade on Providence | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Pageland Watermelon Festival Parade | 10:00 am | FREE | Downtown Pageland |
| Repair Pop-Up | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Patagonia Charlotte |
| Matthews Mainline Market | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Line Dancing Class | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Community Place |
| Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer Co. | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
| Pageland Watermelon Festival | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Downtown Pageland |
| Live Music: Kaden Thrower | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| 3rd Annual Citizen Con -- Post-Apocalyptic Cosplay Event | 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | District 57 |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| World Snake Day (Drop-In) | 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Hopfly Bike and Brew | 1:30 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Super Saturday: Shepherd Shakespeare's As You Like It | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| Pickin' on the Porch -- free acoustic music series at Stowe Conservancy Trailhead Store | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Trailhead Store at Daniel Stowe Conservancy, Belmont |
| The Gender Education Network Fundraiser | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Maker's Market CLT at Primal Brewery Huntersville | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live Music: Heidi Sidelinker and Edan Aldridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Concerts @ the Circles: Shot Thru the Heart | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clean Juice, Davidson |
| Americana Chamber Concert at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | ClearWater Arts Center & Studios |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Live Music Saturdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Mint Hill Family Fun Night Concert: Ryan Trotti (Country) | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park |
| Wrestling Pop-Up | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Music in the Park in Denver: Petty Rewind | 6:30 pm | FREE | Rescue Squad Park, Denver |
| 3rd Saturday: Pints and FREE Pinball | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CityCade, Gastonia |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Live Music: Obsidian Femmes | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Traust Brewing Company, Mount Holly |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Stories Under the Stars: Dog Performances | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus County Library, Kannapolis Branch |
| Belmont Movies in the Park: Spy Kids | 8:30 pm | FREE | Stowe Park, Belmont |
| Open Mic Comedy Night at Dish Restaurant | 10:00 pm | FREE | Dish |
