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Today: Friday, April 26, 2024
Tomorrow: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
CLT Taco Week | All Day | $4.00 | Various locations |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Queen City Fitness Games Free Weekly Workout | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
Yoga w/ Kat Harmon | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Free Figure Drawing | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Jazz Brunch | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord |
Sunday Brunch | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
Davidson's Art on the Green | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
BOOM Charlotte Fringe Festival | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
$5 Pint Day | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Frothy Beard Brewing Co. |
Best of Charlotte Bridal Show (free tickets with promo code) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Slice of Bluegrass | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Best of Charlotte Bridal Show: Block Party | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Street Scene Charlotte Car Show at Galleria Central Market April 28 | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Galleria Central Market |
Family Opera at Historic Rosedale | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Rosedale |
Charlotte Jeep Meetup | 2:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Who Told It Best: Book vs. Film? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
CSO Roadshow | 3:00 pm | FREE | Latin American Coalition |
Soul Sundays, hosted by DJ Stylus and Friends | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Starlight on 22nd |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Birkdale Big Screen: NCAA Baseball -- Clemson vs. Louisville | 4:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Bluegrass Jam Circle Hosted by Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
Davidson's Concerts on the Green: The Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Ensemble | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Davidson Village Green |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Level Up Drag Dinner | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
Sunday Poker | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap |
Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, April 29, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
$3.50 Pint Night | All Day | Discounted | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park |
Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tab for teachers, faculty & staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
Industry Night | 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Trivia with Game Night Live | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Monarch Market |
Nerds + Pizza Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Open Mic Night at Old Town Public House | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Killer Queen Game Nights | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
Manic Mondays Karaoke | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Nerd Night + Free Pizza | 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
Comedy Open Mic at Triple C Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
Find Your Muse Open Mic | 7:30 pm | $5.00 | The Evening Muse |
The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session | 7:30 pm | $5.00-7.00 | Petra’s |
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
Bojangles: Free Cajun Chicken Filet Biscuit in Honor of the Gamecocks' Championship Win | All Day | FREE | Bojangles — participating locations |
IKEA Charlotte Tent Sale | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
Salsa Line Dance for Fun & Fitness | 10:30 am to 11:25 am | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
Exploring Creative Arts | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
Public Tour at Innovation Barn (register in advance) | 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
Puzzle and Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
Trivia Tuesdays with DJ BBurg | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
Tabletop Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
Live Music: The Brew Brothers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
Bark in the Ballpark at Charlotte Knights game | 6:05 pm | $19.00-27.00 | Truist Field |
Brewery Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
Tone and Tap | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
Tarot Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
Pagan Holiday Celebration | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
Comedy Night at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Dart League | 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |