UPDATE: This list includes both virtual and in-person events. Please use your own judgment about the safety of those events.
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, July 28, 2021
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Friday, July 30, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free medium fries at McDonald’s every Friday with order on app | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Weekends at Camp North End | All Day | FREE | Camp North End |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 6:30 am | FREE | Romare Bearden Park |
| Kids' Kayaking Days with Catawba Riverkeeper | 9:00 am to 11:30 am | $20.00 | Various locations |
| Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required) | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Sweetwater Farms |
| 4th Annual Harry Potter Birthday Celebration at SAS Cupcakes | 9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | SAS Cupcakes |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $19.40 | Savona Mill |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 12:00 pm | FREE | Freedom Park |
| Starving Artist Pop-Up Market at the Cow | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Live Under the Oaks at Birkdale Village | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Cabarrus Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Fun Flow Yoga | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Jammin' by the Tracks: Blue Sky Crying | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Waxhaw |
| Live music: Hands n Feet | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| River Jam | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Music on the Green | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Sippin' Summer Movie Drinking Game: The Princess Bride | 7:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Improv Comedy | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Hound's Drive-In (Price per carload) | 8:00 pm | $20.00 | Hound’s Drive-In |
| Badin Road Drive-In | 8:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Badin Road Drive-In |
| Sunset Road Drive-In (price is per car) | 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Sunset Drive-In |
| Drive-In Movie at The Big View Diner | 8:30 pm | FREE | The Big View Diner |
| Outdoor Movie Series: Sonic the Hedgehog | 8:30 pm | FREE | Cane Creek Park, Waxhaw |
Saturday, July 31, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekends at Camp North End | All Day | FREE | Camp North End |
| Charlotte Open Air Market | 7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Open Air Market |
| Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required) | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $5.00 | Sweetwater Farms |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 9:00 am | FREE | Freedom Park |
| 4th Annual Harry Potter Birthday Celebration at SAS Cupcakes | 9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | SAS Cupcakes |
| Slow Flow Yoga | 9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Crafts for Kids (Mosaic Notecards) | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Matthews Heritage Museum |
| Park & Rec celebration at Frank Liske Park in Concord | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Frank Liske Park |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $19.40 | Savona Mill |
| Small Business Saturday in Downtown Concord | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord |
| Pride Celebration | 11:00 am | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 11:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Learn to Brew: Homebrewing Demonstration | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
| Queen City Summer Festival Series | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fran’s Kids Boys & Girls Center |
| Hindsight 2020 Fest | 3:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Summer Social at South CLT Pres Church: movie, tie-dye, free hot dog dinner | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | South CLT Pres Church |
| Stonecrest Music at Plaza Corner | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| Sit. Sip. Songs. Summer Music Series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| Fun Flow Yoga | 6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| 3rd Annual Buzzed Spelling Bee | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $10.00 | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Blakeney Summer Concert Series | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney |
| River Jam | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Music on the Green | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Live music: Randy Franklin & The Sardines | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Live music: Cosmic Collective | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Village Park Concerts in Kannapolis: Plain White T's | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park |
| Live music: Province Of Thieves | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Live music: Elonzo Wesley | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live music: DJ Lady Bear | 7:30 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company |
| Hound's Drive-In (Price per carload) | 8:00 pm | $20.00 | Hound’s Drive-In |
| Badin Road Drive-In | 8:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Badin Road Drive-In |
| Sunset Road Drive-In (price is per car) | 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Sunset Drive-In |
Sunday, August 1, 2021
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Open Air Market | 7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Open Air Market |
| Donation-based yoga with Habitual Roots | 9:00 am | FREE | Freedom Park |
| Front Porch Sundays | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| OH Happy Day! Optimist Hall's 2nd Birthday Celebration | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Free lunch at NoDa Company Store | 11:00 am | FREE | NoDa Company Store |
| Open Level Flow Yoga | 11:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Shelter Dog Birthday + Adoption Event | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Slow Flow Yoga | 2:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Live music: Live music: Drifter and The Jam Coop | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Catawba Brewing |
| Davidson's Concerts on the Green: Smitty & The Jumpstarters | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
| American Guild of Organists Recital: Andrew Pester | 7:00 pm | FREE | Morning Star Lutheran Church |
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