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Upcoming free and cheap events for kids

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Jody Mace


Find plenty of free and cheap things for kids to do on this list. Events for all age kids are included, from toddlers to teens, so make sure to follow the links to learn more about each event.

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Hummingbird Week -- virtual events

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Friday, August 7, 2020

Hummingbird Week -- virtual events

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Weekends at Camp North End -- music, shopping, food (Click link for schedule)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Sizing up our Neighbors (the moon and Mars)

10:30 am | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Sizing up our Neighbors (the moon and Mars)

2:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Family First: Create An Art Puzzle with the Gantt Center

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Virtual

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Free virtual Capoeira Class

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Hummingbird Week -- virtual events

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: The Buzz on Bees

10:30 am | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: The Buzz on Bees

2:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Drive-In Movie in OTC: Scoob!

8:15 pm | $9.00-15.00 | Lake Norman YMCA

Drive-In Movie at The Big View Diner: Finding Nemo

8:30 pm | FREE | The Big View Diner

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Monday, August 10, 2020

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Egg-cellent Eggs

10:30 am | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Egg-cellent Eggs

2:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Gemstone Mining at Schiele Museum

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Tree-rific Trees

10:00 am | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Daily Discoveries outdoors at Schiele Museum: Tree-rific Trees

2:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Charlotte Motor Speedway Drive-In Movie Night: Days of Thunder (price is per car)

7:00 pm | $30.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Gemstone Mining at Schiele Museum

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Friday, August 14, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Weekends at Camp North End -- music, shopping, food (Click link for schedule)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Movie Madness Drive-In Movie in Mooresville: Moana ($15/car, which includes 4 popcorns and 4 drinks)

7:00 pm | $15.00 | Mazeppa Park, Mooresville

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Loch Norman Highland Games rescheduled to August 15-16

8:00 am to 9:30 pm | $7.00-22.00 | Historic Rural Hill

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Drive-Thru Community Health Event -- free COVID-19 testing, school supplies, food

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Stratford Richardson YMCA

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Huntersville Summer Drive-In Movie: Onward (price is per car)

7:00 pm | $5.00 | Historic Rural Hill

Drive-In Movie in OTC: Ghostbusters (1984)

8:15 pm | $9.00-15.00 | Lake Norman YMCA

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Loch Norman Highland Games rescheduled to August 15-16

8:00 am to 6:00 pm | $7.00-22.00 | Historic Rural Hill

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Charlotte Motor Speedway Drive-In Movie Night: The Princess Bride (price is per car)

7:00 pm | $30.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Friday, August 21, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Weekends at Camp North End -- music, shopping, food (Click link for schedule)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Free virtual Capoeira Class

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Butterfly Walk and Talk

10:00 am to 11:15 am | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Stream Exploration

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve

Drive-In Movie in OTC: Avengers: Endgame

8:15 pm | $9.00-15.00 | Lake Norman YMCA

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Farm tour at Good Karma Ranch -- meet alpacas

10:00 am | $10.00 | Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Charlotte Motor Speedway Drive-In Movie Night (price is per car)

7:00 pm | $30.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Friday, August 28, 2020

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Weekends at Camp North End -- music, shopping, food (Click link for schedule)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Free virtual Capoeira Class

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Visit to Sweetwater Farms (advance registration is required)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $4.00 | Sweetwater Farms

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Drive-In Movie in OTC: Dirty Dancing

8:15 pm | $9.00-15.00 | Lake Norman YMCA

Friday, September 4, 2020

Weekends at Camp North End -- music, shopping, food (Click link for schedule)

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

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