The Charlotte events calendar features free and cheap things to do every day. Think there's nothing to do? Look at this list of Charlotte events to get some ideas. You'll find festivals, free food, music, kids' activities and much more.
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Today: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tomorrow: Monday, September 14, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Days of Gluten Freedom | Monday Night Garden Brewing Co. | ||
| Nothing Bundt Cakes: Free Confetti Bundtlet to first 300 guests | 9:00 am | FREE | Nothing Bundt Cakes — multiple locations |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Charlotte Warehouse Sale | |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution at Sugar Creek Library | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Adult/Senior Bingo (drop-in) | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Taster Tuesdays: half off beer flights, 20% off top shelf bourbon, $4 shooters, and 20% off snacks | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Two Can Tuesday at Cabarrus County Fair: Bring two canned food items and get $2 off admission | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Cabarrus County Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Puppet Tuesday | 4:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
| Gamer's Social | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Market at 7th Street |
| Dart League | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Free Country Swing Dancing Lesson | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Comedy Open Mic at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Insomnia Cookies' PJ Party: Free cookies and discounts | 8:00 pm | FREE | Insomnia Cookies, multiple locations |
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Kids eat free at IKEA Swedish Restaurant, with adult entrée purchase | All Day | FREE | IKEA |
| Two Days of Gluten Freedom | Monday Night Garden Brewing Co. | ||
| Busy Beetles Bug Hunt | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Charlotte Warehouse Sale | |
| Pop Up Food Share with Nourish Up | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | McCrorey YMCA |
| Short Pour Wednesdays: $3 12 oz pours of select beers | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Nature Crochet and Crafts | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Disc Golf League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Cabarrus County Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free Museum Admission | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Sips, Steps & Sabor: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library) |
| Gaston Draws: The Figure Series (Open session; registration required) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anne Biggers Furr Learning Station, Dallas |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| Stitch N' Bitch | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Bike Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Brewhouse Yoga (includes a free beer taster) | 6:30 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Left Right Center Game Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Trivia in the courtyard of Optimist Hall | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Open House at MakerSpace CLT | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Makerspace Charlotte |
| Open Mic at Summit Coffee Basecamp | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Hella Spell: A Team-Based Spelling Event | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
| Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Ted Lasso Season 2 Watch Party | 7:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| The Happening -- Collaborative arts/music/dance event | 8:00 pm | FREE | Jackalope Jack’s |
Thursday, September 17, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birding at Stevens Creek | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Charlotte Warehouse Sale | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Charlotte Warehouse Sale | |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Mission City Church's Food Pantry Distribution Event | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Mission City Church |
| Cultural Connections Educational Panel | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Johnson C. Smith University |
| Free Community Night at The Gardens at Stowe | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| Carload Night at Cabarrus County Fair: Pay $90 for up to 6 fair admissions and ride wristbands | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| Cabarrus County Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-8.00 | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Piedmont Music Therapy: Community Grooves for Adolescents (registration required) | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Opening Reception for Black, White, and Everything in Between | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Charlotte Studio Artists |
| Night Market at Pascuales' Farm, including vendors, farm tours, scavenger hunt, more | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pascuales’ Farm |
| Uptown Live: Live music and DJs on Thursday evenings | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Truist Center Plaza |
| Art Forgery Night: Amelia Peláez | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library |
| Voices of Liberty: Spoken Word & Storytelling Night | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Charlotte Museum of History |
| Live Music Thursdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Plaza Midwood Chess Club Meetup | 6:00 pm | FREE | Common Market Plaza Midwood |
| September Book Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| Charlotte Chess Center Meet-up at Resident Culture Brewing | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Traitors: New Blood Premiere Watch Party | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Crossroads Cinema: Titanic | 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Karaoke Thursdays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
