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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $13.50-23.50 | Various locations |
| Regal Entertainment Group's Summer Movie Express (time varies) | $2.00 | Regal Cinema (multiple locations) | |
| Cinergy Kids Summer Movie Series | 10:00 am | $1.50-2.00 | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
| Free tacos and Jarritos Mexican soda at Tacos el Nevado | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Tacos El Nevado, Central Avenue |
| Free tacos and Jarritos Mexican soda at Tacos el Nevado | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Tacos El Nevado, South Boulevard |
| $4 IPAs at Sugar Creek Brewing | 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $4.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Free tacos and Jarritos Mexican soda at Tacos Rick-O | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Tacos Rick-O |
| Free yoga at Birkdale Village | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Training Camp Fitness Bootcamp (free) | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| The Cage Match: Nicolas Cage themed event | 6:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
| Social Cornhole League | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Primal Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Divine Barrel Brewing Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Survey Says! Family Feud style trivia with Mindless Minutia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| General Trivia at Skiptown (regular admission applies) | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Skiptown |
| Mindless Minutia Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Mindless Minutia Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Trivia from Mindless Minutia (weather dependent) | 7:00 pm | FREE | Rosie’s Coffee & Wine Garden at McGill Rose Garden |
| Music Bingo with Mindless Minutia Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Big Ben Pub |
| Live music: Influences & Originals with host Paul Lover | 7:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Tuesday Trivia at Old Town Public House | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| Charlotte Symphony On Tap | 7:30 pm | $20.00 | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Original Glazed dozen based on the average price of a gallon of gas | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Regal Entertainment Group's Summer Movie Express (time varies) | $2.00 | Regal Cinema (multiple locations) | |
| Around the World Storytime -- story and craft | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Museum of the Alphabet, Waxhaw |
| Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse | 10:00 am | $1.50 | Cinemark Tinseltown USA Salisbury |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Ayrsley Kids' Show (movie ticket plus kid's pack) | 10:00 am | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas |
| Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Free lunchtime walking tours at Camp North End | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| North End Farmers' Market | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown, Gantt Center, and Bechtler Museum | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Cookout Summer Shootout | 5:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Wednesday Evening Yoga | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Free Range Brewing Clothing Swap | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Sundown Sounds Concert Series: Bless the Rains | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pearl Street Park |
| Stich N' Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| WFAE's 40th Anniversary Finale Party | 6:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Wind Down Wednesday Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Run This Town - Run Club | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Music Bingo | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
| Music Bingo at Catawba Brewing | 6:30 pm | FREE | Catawba Brewing |
| Mixtape Matchup | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Mindless Minutia Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| Tipsy Trivia | 7:30 pm | FREE | The Tipsy Burro |
| Mindless Minutia Digital Music Bingo | 8:00 pm | FREE | Pinhouse |
| Mindless Minutia Digital Music Bingo | 8:00 pm | FREE | Hoppin’ |
Thursday, June 30, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Zero Summer Safety Fest | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Government Center and GOV Porch |
| Cinergy Kids Summer Movie Series | 10:00 am | $1.50-2.00 | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Tone & Tap | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway Summer Concert Series | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| https://www.facebook.com/events/349340880641609 | 6:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| Trivia Thursday with Mindless Minutia at Edge City Brewery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edge City Brewery |
| Themed Trivia Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Taproom Trivia at Sugar Creek Brewing | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| River Jam live music series | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Trivia Thursday at D9 LKN | 7:00 pm | FREE | D9 Brewing Company, LKN |
| Trivia Thursday at The Chamber | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Mindless Minutia "Survey Says" | 7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Seltzer |
| Mindless Minutia Digital Musical Bingo | 7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Seltzer |
| Pineville Rockin' and Reeling: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, followed by fireworks | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pineville Lake Park |
| Open Mic Night with Chase & "Sug" Aleeia Bolton Brown | 8:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Crossroads Cinema: Purple Rain | 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| 6th Annual Movie Series with Craft Tasting Room and Growler Shop (movie starts at sunset): Grown Ups | 8:00 pm | FREE | Craft Tasting Room and Growler Shop |
Friday, July 1, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free lunchtime walking tours at Camp North End | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Carolina Golf Fest -- giveaways, contests, more... | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| Black Food Truck Friday | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 1600 West Trade Street |
| UCITY Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Cabarrus Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Friday Live Music Series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| South End Gallery Crawl | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Historic South End |
| Tega Cay Boat Parade | 6:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Live music: Matt Bush | 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Jammin' By the Tracks: Shabudikah | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Waxhaw |
| Live music: Jessie Dunks | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain Plaza | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| River Jam live music series | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Tega Cay 4th of July: Carolina Show Ski Performance | 7:00 pm | FREE | Windjammer Park, Tega Cay |
| Kannapolis Summer Concert: Charlotte Symphony, followed by fireworks | 7:00 pm | FREE | Village Park |
| Live music: Matt Walsh | 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Drive-In Movie at Hound's ($20 per car) | 8:00 pm | $20.00 | Hound’s Drive-In |
| Drive-In Movie at Badin Road Drive-In (price is per person) | 8:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Badin Road Drive-In |
Saturday, July 2, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabor Latin Street Grill: Amigos Margaritas $6 | All Day | $6.00 | Sabor Latin Street Grill (multiple locations) |
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Lowes YMCA: Field of Flags | All Day | FREE | Lowes YMCA |
| Joann take-home craft for kids | All Day | FREE | Joann (multiple locations) |
| Free Yoga in the Park in Rock Hill every Saturday starting May - September | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | Fountain Park, Rock Hill |
| Uptown Farmers' Market | 8:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Uptown Farmers’ Market |
| University City Farmers Market | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Free yoga class at Blakeney | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Blakeney |
| Free admission to Matthews Heritage Museum | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | Matthews Heritage Museum |
| Saturday Yoga | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | $10.00 | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $10.00 | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Red, White & Brewfest | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| First Saturday Open Studio at VAPA Center | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | VAPA Center |
| Independence Day Weekend Block Party at Lake Norman Social District -- Old Town Public House and Thigs Cocktail Bar | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| Free introductory squash clinic | 1:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Squash Club |
| Live music: Neal Carter | 2:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live music: Brad Bailey | 2:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Davidson's Concerts @ the Circles: Radio Revolver | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clean Juice, Davidson |
| Fort Mill Independence Day Celebration, including live music, cannons and fireworks | 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Main Street, Fort Mill, SC |
| Stonecrest Music at Plaza Corner | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| Town of Matthews Independence Day Concert | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park |
| Red, White and Belmont -- 4th of July Celebration | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Belmont |
| Belmont's Friday Night Live: Java | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Belmont |
| Live music: Mike D & The Rhythm Kings | 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live music: Time Machine | 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Star Spangled Saturday: Fireworks at Optimist Hall | 6:15 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Red, White, and Boom! celebration and laser show | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Patriots Park (Kings Mountain, NC) |
| Live music: Jessie Dunks | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain Plaza | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| River Jam live music series | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence |
| Fireworks Over Historic Spencer Shops | 7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Transportation Museum |
| AMFM Live: DJ & Live drummer | 7:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| Comedy Arts Theater: Improv Game Night | 7:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | CATCh — Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte |
| Drive-In Movie at Hound's ($20 per car) | 8:00 pm | $20.00 | Hound’s Drive-In |
| Drive-In Movie at Badin Road Drive-In (price is per person) | 8:00 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Badin Road Drive-In |
| Cramerton Independence Day Celebration | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Goat Island Park |
| Town of Matthews 4th of July Fireworks | 9:30 pm | FREE | Matthews United Methodist Church |
| Red White and Boom Fireworks Show in Kings Mountain, NC | 9:45 pm | FREE | Deal Park Walking Track, Kings Mountain, NC |
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