Front Porch Fest at Protagonist Beer LoSo: 50+ local vendors, live music, delicious pizza, and more

Protagonist is a nano-brewery and taproom for curious beer drinkers. It’s located in the heart of NoDa, at 3123 N. Davison Street. They have a new, second location in the South End at 227 Southside Drive.

Check out a huge calendar of events at Charlotte breweries.

Protagonist hosts live music and other events. You can see upcoming events on their Facebook page or on their website calendar.

Make sure to note which location events are at.

South End

Upcoming Events

Front Porch Fest
Sunday, September 24, 2023
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
South End
Free

50+ local vendors, live music, delicious food and drinks, and more!

Bold and Beautiful Comedy Showcase
Thursday, September 28, 2023
7 p.m.
$5 (get tickets here)

Recurring Events

Protagonist Trivia
Mondays (scheduled through November 27, 2023)
7 to 10 p.m.
South End
Free

Board Game Night
Tuesdays (scheduled through November 14, 2023)
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
South End
Free

Live Music Fridays
Fridays (scheduled through November 17, 2023)
6 to 9 p.m.
South End
Free

Live music on the patio.

Summer Saturdays Live Music
Every Saturday through July 29, 2023
6 to 9 p.m.
South End
Free

NoDa

Upcoming Events

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Recurring Events

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More events at breweries

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

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

Music Bingo

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

Weekly Ping Pong Club

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

Music Trivia

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End

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

Thursday Night Yoga

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

Trivia Thursday with Mindless Minutia at Edge City Brewery

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edge City Brewery

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks

General Knowledge Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing

Taproom Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia

Trivia Night

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

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Trivia at West Morehead

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing, W Morehead

Thursty Thursday with Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood

Trivia Thursday at The Chamber

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa)

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Weathered Souls Charlotte

Thursday Music Bingo at Percent Tap House

7:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company

Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius

Open Mic Comedy Night

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

Bold and Beautiful Comedy Showcase

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

Schitt's Creek Trivia

7:30 pm | FREE | Frothy Beard Brewing Co.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Oktoberfest at Gilde

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

Live Music on Patio

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

Blood, Sweat, and Tears 4: Live Wrestling Show

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

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia

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

Karaoke at Ghostface Brewing

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

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Saturday Morning Yoga

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

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

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

Oktoberfest at Resident Culture

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

Oktoberfest at Gilde

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

9th Anniversary Bash

11:00 am | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Sudlicher Stamm Oktoberfest Celebration

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

Fall Fest

1:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville

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

Fall Fest

2:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont

Collaboration Beer Release Party

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

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

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

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Sunday Brunch

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Heist Brewery

Sweet and Heat Charity Chili Cook Off and Bake Sale Tailgate Party

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co.

Oktoberfest at Gilde

11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Maker's Market CLT at Fonta Flora (Optimist Hall)

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall

Maker's Market at Fonta Flora

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall

$5 Mimosas and Saisons All Day

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Discounted | Petty Thieves Brewing Co.

Weekly Cornhole League

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Oktoberfest at Ghostface Brewing, including a free concert and a Steinholding competition

1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Open Mic Night

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius

Monday, October 2, 2023

Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tab for teachers, faculty & staff

2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co.

Music Bingo with Mindless Minutia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey

Killer Queen Game Nights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing

Protagonist Trivia

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End

Mindless Minutia Trivia Night at Divine Barrel Brewing

7:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing

Nerd Night + Free Pizza

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

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Service Industry Night

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

Taco Tunesdays

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing

Disc Golf Putting League

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Brewery Yoga

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia

Trivia

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company

Board Game Night

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End

Tapped Out Trivia at Southern Strain Concord

6:30 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord

Survey Says! Family Feud style trivia with Mindless Minutia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey

Tarot Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing

Name the Music

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End)

Trivia with Mindless Minutia

7:00 pm | FREE | Midnight Mulligan Brewing

Tuesday General Trivia at Percent Tap House

7:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg

Trivia with Mindless Minutia

7:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte

Tuesday Trivia at Middle James Brewing with Seabrooks Entertainment

7:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing

Seabrooks' Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius

Music Bingo

7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End

Mindless Minutia Trivia at Southern Strain Plaza Midwood

7:30 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co.

Bunco

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius

Mindless Minutia Trivia at Resident Culture (Plaza Midwood)

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood

Mixtape Matchup with Mindless Minutia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co.

Game Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord

Tacos and Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | King Canary Brewing, Mooresville

Trivia Night at Ghostface Brewing

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing

Puzzle Race Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing

Music Bingo hosted by Pour Entertainment

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord

Mindless Minutia Trivia at Resident Culture (South End)

7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End

Trivia Night Powered by King Trivia, hosted by Ted

7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Culture Night

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

Music Bingo

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

Bluegrass Jam Night

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co.

Nature Trivia with Meck Country Parks and Rec

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing

Weekly Ping Pong Club

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

Charlotte Fit Fam

6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company

Board Game Night

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Thursday Night Yoga

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

Trivia Thursday with Mindless Minutia at Edge City Brewery

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edge City Brewery

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks

General Knowledge Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing

Taproom Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia

Trivia Night

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

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Trivia at West Morehead

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing, W Morehead

Thursty Thursday with Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood

Trivia Thursday at The Chamber

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa)

Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Weathered Souls Charlotte

Thursday Music Bingo at Percent Tap House

7:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg

Mindless Minutia Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company

Trivia

7:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius

Friday, October 6, 2023

Oktoberfest at Gilde

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

Friday Flea

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co.

Live Music on Patio

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

Music Bingo

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia

Friday Live Music

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

Karaoke at Ghostface Brewing

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

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Saturday Morning Yoga

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

Oktoberfest at Gilde

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

4th Anniversary Party

12:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land

Oktoberfest at Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall

12:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall

Dogtoberfest

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

Starving Artist Market: 26 Acres Popup Market

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company

Maker's Market CLT at Legion Brewing W. Morehead

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Legion Brewing, W Morehead

Maker's Market CLT at Edge City Brewing

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Edge City Brewery

Stein Holding Competition

6:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery

Truth or Dare Comedy

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co.

Movie Series with Aurora Star Lit Cinema: Hocus Pocus

7:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company

Charlotte FC Away Game Watch Party: Chicago

8:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte

When

Weekly on Monday @ 7:00 pm-10:00 pm (March 6, 2023 - November 27, 2023)

What

Protagonist Trivia

Where

Protagonist Brewing South End

Cost

FREE

When

Weekly on Friday @ 6:00 pm-9:00 pm (May 12, 2023 - November 17, 2023)

What

Live Music on Patio

Where

Protagonist Brewing South End

Cost

FREE

When

Every 2 weeks on Tuesday @ 6:30 pm-9:30 pm (May 16, 2023 - November 14, 2023)

What

Board Game Night

Where

Protagonist Brewing South End

Cost

FREE

When

September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

What

Bold and Beautiful Comedy Showcase

Where

Protagonist Brewing South End

Cost

$5.00

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Protagonist Brewing South End

227 Southside Drive
Charlotte, NC

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