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118 free things to do this week around Charlotte

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

Plan your week on the cheap with this list of free events around Charlotte this week, from Monday, July 24th, to Sunday, July 30th. If you’re not doing this already, you can subscribe to Charlotte on the Cheap’s daily emails (just one a day), and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Make sure to click on each link for details, because some events require pre-registration. Interested in getting exposure for your business or event? Consider sponsoring this popular weekly list. Email ads@charlotteonthecheap.com.

 

Monday, July 24, 2017

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

Free boot camp fitness class with Randy Moss

6:30 pm | FREE

Open Mic at Legion Brewing

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing

Swing Dance lesson and open dance

7:30 pm | FREE | Eaglespeak Coffeehouse and Bar

Trivia at Summit Coffee

7:30 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Free: Yoga at U.S. National Whitewater Center

9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Free for kids this summer: "Safe Play Days and Meals" at Firestone Park

9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Firestone Park

Lunchtime music at Romare Bearden Park

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park

Music Box Lunch: Free concerts in First Ward Park

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | First Ward Park

Terrific Tuesdays: Stories from Aunt Nelly’s Mountain Home

1:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn

Terrific Tuesdays: Stories from Aunt Nelly’s Mountain Home

3:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

SCB Tuesdays: Run Club & Taproom Trivia

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Trivia at Twenty-Six Acres

7:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company

Team Trivia at Legion Brewing

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing

Music Bingo at Flight

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Flight

Free: Tech Tuesday at Hackerspace Charlotte

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hackerspace

Live music at Tin Roof

9:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Bingo at Hattie's Tap and Tavern

9:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Free sunrise yoga at Johnston YMCA

6:30 am to 7:30 am | FREE | Johnston YMCA

Herbs and the Five Senses

10:00 am | FREE | Pike Nurseries Matthews

10,000 Scoops of Free Ice Cream

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Center City Charlotte–Trade and Tryon

Free admission to Mint Museum Randolph

5:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph

Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown

5:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown

Wine and Color Wednesday at Coco and the Director

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Coco and the Director

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

West Side Community Listening Project

6:00 pm | FREE | Seversville Park

Romare Bearden Park's Wednesday night music series

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park

SCB Wednesdays: Taproom Fitness & Music Bingo

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Free boot camp fitness class with Randy Moss

6:30 pm | FREE

Open Mic every Wednesday at Sam Ash Music

7:00 pm | FREE | Sam Ash

Trivia at Tin Roof

7:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Open Mic at Summit Coffee

7:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee

Trivia at Flight

8:00 pm | FREE | Flight

Karaoke at Tin Roof

9:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

LangTree Live in Mooresville

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Sign up for Camp Ready Kids: free safety day camp

8:30 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Fire Station #8

Free for kids this summer: "Safe Play Days and Meals" at Firestone Park

9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Firestone Park

Chopt opens at Aboretum: free salads for donation

11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Chopt Arboretum

Summer Nature Bingo

2:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve

Chopt opens at Aboretum: free salads for donation

4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Chopt Arboretum

LangTree Live: free music series in Mooresville

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | LangTree

Trivia Night at The Local

5:30 pm | FREE | The Local Charlotte

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

Hike for Healing

6:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve

Opening reception for "Animal Stories--solo art show by Josh Brown" at Shain Gallery

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Shain Gallery

Free: Yoga at U.S. National Whitewater Center

6:30 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Yoga at Free Range Brewing

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing

Free: open water swim at U.S. Whitewater Center

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm | FREE | Ole Dallas Brewery

Free evening paddle on Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Tailrace Marina

River Jam at Whitewater Center

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Flo Jamz Karaoke

8:00 pm | FREE | Flo Bar and Lounge

Live music at Tin Roof

9:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Live music at Camp North End

Friday, July 28, 2017

Sign up for Camp Ready Kids: free safety day camp

8:30 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Fire Station #8

Lunchtime music at Romare Bearden Park

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Romare Bearden Park

Free admission to Schiele Museum twice a month

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History

Friday Nights at Camp North End bring music, beer, food to historic spot

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Matthews Food Truck Friday and Concert Series

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

Open Mic at Blue Blaze Brewing

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co.

Queen City Summer Fest at Rooftop 210

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rooftop 210

Food Truck Friday Dilworth

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Food Truck Friday Dilworth

Quail Corners Summer Concert Series

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Quail Corners Shopping Center

Live music at NoDa Brewing Company on Fridays

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing

Food Truck Friday, with live music

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company

Live music: Dave Desmelik

7:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co.

Live on the Green: Love Canon

7:00 pm | FREE | First Ward Park

Craft City Dive-In Movie

7:00 pm | FREE | Craft City Social Club

Drunken Spelling Bee

7:00 pm | FREE | Flight

Sounds on the Square: Free concerts all summer outside Spirit Square

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Spirit Square

Birkdale Village Mingling on the Greens summer concert series

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village

Blakeney Concert Series 2017

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney

Stonecrest Summer Concert Series

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen

Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence

Live music schedule at The Wine Vault

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Wine Vault

Pineville Rockin & Reelin: Moana (movie)

7:15 pm | FREE | Pineville Lake Park

Summer of Opportunity: Free access to YMCA for teens

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE

Weekly outdoor movies at Craft Tasting Room and Growler Shop

8:30 pm | FREE | Craft Tasting Room and Growler Shop

Topgolf Nights Fridays and Saturdays this summer

9:00 pm | FREE | Topgolf

Live music at Flight

9:00 pm | FREE | Flight

Live music at Tin Roof (free before 10)

10:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Homegrown Tomato Festival

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Free backpacks, school supplies, physical exams and more for kids

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Camino Community Center

Free: Yoga at U.S. National Whitewater Center

9:30 am | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Free food giveaway and health screening events

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Church of Christ

All About Eggs

10:30 am | FREE | Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve

Free dance classes for kids this summer

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Lil Miss Fit Dance Studio

Craft City Splash Bash

11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Craft City Social Club

Homegrown Tomato Festival

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Midwood Country Club

100th Brew Celebration

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co.

Piedmont Ecology Hike

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

Live music: Greg Lilley

4:30 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co.

Live music at Tin Roof

5:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

ANTiSEEN LP release show

6:00 pm | FREE | Repo Record

Many Faces of Chocolate--A Chocolate Art Exhibit

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Secret Chocolatier

Freedom Summer Concerts: Alicia Olotuja

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Freedom Park

Birkdale Village Mingling on the Greens summer concert series

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village

Blakeney Concert Series 2017

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney

Stonecrest Summer Concert Series

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen

River Jam at Whitewater Center

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center

Kannapolis Summer Concert: Too Much Sylvia

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Village Park

Music on the Green at Promenade on Providence

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Promenade on Providence

Live music schedule at The Wine Vault

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Wine Vault

Free street performance of The Magic Kite

7:30 pm | FREE | Las Delicias Bakery

Live Music: The Menders, with Sinners & Saints

7:30 pm | FREE | Ole Dallas Brewery

Live music: Redleg Husky

8:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing

Summer of Opportunity: Free access to YMCA for teens

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE

Topgolf Nights Fridays and Saturdays this summer

9:00 pm | FREE | Topgolf

Live music at Flight

9:00 pm | FREE | Flight

Live music at Tin Roof (free before 10)

10:00 pm | FREE | Tin Roof

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Craft City Splash Bash

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Craft City Social Club

Yoga at Legion Brewing

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing

Hot Stuff Summer Pop Up Market at Petra's

1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Petra’s

Nature Photography Hike

2:00 pm | FREE | Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve

Natural Happenings: Backyard Birds

3:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve

Picnic in the Park: summer concert series in Fourth Ward Park

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Fourth Ward Park

Bluegrass music at Free Range Brewing

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing

Birkdale Village Mingling on the Greens summer concert series

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village

Free wine tastings every day at The Bottle Shop at Charlotte Marriott City Center

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Bottle Shop

Free: karaoke at Snug Harbor on Sundays

6:00 pm | FREE | Snug Harbor

Watch "Game of Thrones" at The Cotton Room

9:00 pm | FREE | The Cotton Room at Belfast Mill

Game of Thrones Viewing Party

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern

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