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People of the World Celebration with International House — Mexico September 20

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International House, in partnership with People’s Market Elizabeth, is celebrating the cultures of Charlotte’s foreign-born and foreign-rooted neighbors and communities.

The events take place at The People’s Market Elizabeth, 1609 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC. They are free events. They take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming People of the World Celebrations

  • Wednesday, August 16, 2023: South Africa
  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023: Mexico
  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023: Iran
  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023: Ghana
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2023: China

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Upcoming Events in the Charlotte area

Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here:

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Free Center City Historical Walking Tours from Queen City Culture Vultures (various start times)

All Day | FREE | Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Charlotte International Arts Festival

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Charlotte Warehouse Sale

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Warehouse Sale

Yeast Comparison: A Beer Education Event

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing

Culture Night

3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Charlotte Film Festival ($12 per film, with discounts available for multiple purchases)

3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Independent Picture House

Music Bingo

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | King Canary Brewing, Mooresville

SouthPark After 5: Chicago Rewired (Chicago Tribute Band)

5:00 pm | FREE | Symphony Park

Weekly Ping Pong Club

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Music at the Met

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan

12th Annual Pink Pint Night

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End

Charlotte Fit Fam

6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company

Taste the Diaspora -- Food exploration for adults

6:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center

Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli South End

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End

Thursday Night Yoga

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co.

River Jam live music series

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

Tango CLT in Uptown Charlotte

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | The Market at 7th Street

Open Mic Comedy Night

7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood

Cabarrus Saddle Club: Jackpot Barrel & Pole Bending Series (free for spectators)

7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus County Saddle Club

Bold and Beautiful Comedy Showcase

7:00 pm | $5.00 | Protagonist Brewing South End

Hora Loca (DJ and dancing)

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Urban District Market

Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: My Best Friend's Wedding

8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Open Mic at Redd's on Union

9:30 pm | FREE | Redds on Union, Concord

Friday, September 29, 2023

Free Center City Historical Walking Tours from Queen City Culture Vultures (various start times)

All Day | FREE | Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

National Coffee Day - deals and freebies

All Day | Various locations

Charlotte International Arts Festival

All Day | FREE | Various locations

4th Annual Kantoberfest

All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis

Flight for Fries Friday: Buy beer flight, get free chili cheese fries

All Day | Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ — Concord

Friday Morning Nature Hike

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Latta Nature Center and Preserve

Charlotte Warehouse Sale

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Warehouse Sale

International Bazaar

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Founders Hall

Oktoberfest at Gilde

2:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Charlotte Film Festival ($12 per film, with discounts available for multiple purchases)

2:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Independent Picture House

Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Compare Foods, W Arrowood Road

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Compare Foods, W. Arrowood Road

Stowe Family YMCA Touch-a-Truck

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Stowe Family YMCA, Belmont

Matthews Beats 'n Bites Outdoor Concert: The Embers

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

Live Under the Oaks music series

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village

Live From the Boileryard Music Series

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Live Music on Patio

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End

Summoning Circle Fall Dance Party

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts

Live music: Johnny Rockett

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Auto Pour

Blood, Sweat, and Tears 4: Live Wrestling Show

6:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co.

Live music: TBD

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson

Live Music: Munn & Nunn

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton

River Jam live music series

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

Friday Night Live -- Music on the Lawn

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House

Live music: Mike Strauss

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing

Friday Live Music

7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Ayrsley Retro Horror Series

7:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

The Comedy Market: Open Mic

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End

Huntersville Movies in the Park: The Goonies

7:30 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville)

Karaoke at Ghostface Brewing

9:00 pm to 11:45 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Ayrsley Retro Horror Series

9:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Free Center City Historical Walking Tours from Queen City Culture Vultures (various start times)

All Day | FREE | Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Charlotte International Arts Festival

All Day | FREE | Various locations

4th Annual Kantoberfest

All Day | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis

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

Fall photos of your dog for National Black Dog Day

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Cotswold Farmers Market

Free Tai Chi Class with Taiji Matthews

9:00 am to 9:45 am | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews

Free HIIT fitness classes on The Green at Prosperity Village

9:00 am to 9:45 am | FREE | The Green at Prosperity Village

Caffeine and Chrome

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Gateway Classic Cars of Charlotte

Free shredding event in Cramerton

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Cramerton Town Hall

Autumn Jubilee in Mint Hill

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Historical Society — Carl J. McEwen Historic Village

Children's Theatre of Charlotte Costume Shop Sale

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn

Carolina Renaissance Festival opening weekend: 2 adult tickets for $40 (coupon required)

9:30 am to 5:30 pm | $40.00 | Carolina Renaissance Festival

Saturday Morning Yoga

10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co.

Tree ID Hike

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve

Blue Blaze Hiking Club: Seven Oaks Preserve Trail (5 miles)

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co.

Charlotte Drives Electric -- Electric Vehicle Show

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Country Day School

Charlotte Warehouse Sale

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Warehouse Sale

Oktoberfest at Resident Culture

10:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood

Free family activities at Camp North End

10:00 am | FREE | Camp North End

Saturday Morning Music

10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar

Kiwanis Fall Festival, with Cow Chip Bingo

11:00 am to 2:30 pm | $20.00 | 5210-B Carmel Road, Charlotte

Rebel Girls Fest

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Embassy Suites Concord

Festival of Lebanon

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | St. Matthews Catholic Church South

Oktoberfest at Gilde

11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Free outdoor, family-friendly performance of Shakespeare's As You Like It

11:00 am | FREE | The Barn at MoRA

Opera Carolina: Free Musical Storytime of The Tortoise and The Hare

11:00 am | FREE | West Boulevard Library

9th Anniversary Bash

11:00 am | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Game Afternoon with Potions & Pixels

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

3rd Annual Concord International Festival

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord

Charlotte VegFest

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End

Birkdale Big Screen: College Football

12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village

Sudlicher Stamm Oktoberfest Celebration

12:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord

Charlotte Film Festival ($12 per film, with discounts available for multiple purchases)

12:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Independent Picture House

Free introductory squash clinic

1:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Squash Club

Fall Fest

1:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville

Knot Tying Drop-In

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Quest (Latta Nature Preserve)

Live music: The Watchtower Acoustic Duo

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville

Live music: The Angie Rikard Band

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont

Maker's Market CLT at Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts

Prosperity Village Markets at the Green

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Green at Prosperity Village

'Tawba Walk Arts & Music Festival

2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak Street Mill

Fall Fest

2:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont

Oktoberfest at The Music Yard

3:00 pm | $0-5.00 | The Music Yard

Independencia de Nicaragua

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Art League

Live music: Richard Houston

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Auto Pour

Maker's Market CLT at OpenTap

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap

Summit Coffee's 25th Anniversary Celebration

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson

Collaboration Beer Release Party

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End

Movies in the Park: Princess Diaries

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wilmore Centennial Park at South End

Davidson's Concerts on the Green: The Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Ensemble

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green

DUSK live music and art series

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 1226 Gordon Street, Charlotte

Live music: Matt Walsh and The Movers

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville

Live music: Drew Holgate

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey

Stein Holding Competition

6:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Saturday Evening Music

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar

River Jam live music series

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

Ayrsley Retro Horror Series

7:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

Comedy Open Mic at The Landing

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Landing at 4th Ward

Charlotte FC Away Game Watch Party: New England

7:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Movie Series with Aurora Star Lit Cinema: Jumanji

7:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company

MLS Watch Party: New England vs. Charlotte

7:30 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Ayrsley Retro Horror Series

9:00 pm | $5.00 | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

People of the World — Iran
When
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
What
People of the World — Iran
Where
The People’s Market Elizabeth
Cost
FREE
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When
November 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
What
People of the World — Ghana
Where
The People’s Market Elizabeth
Cost
FREE
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When
December 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
What
People of the World — China
Where
The People’s Market Elizabeth
Cost
FREE
Add to Calendar: Google Outlook/iCal

The People’s Market Elizabeth

1609 Elizabeth Avenue
Charlotte, NC

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Posted by Jody Mace Filed Under: Community

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