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Today: Monday, February 16, 2026
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Buy one get one free at Nothing Bundt Cakes | All Day | Discounted | Nothing Bundt Cakes — multiple locations |
| Free pancake with any entrée purchase | All Day | FREE | Snooze Eatery, participating locations |
| Children's Theatre of Charlotte: Life Skills Through Theatre Skills -- Creative Movement | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Tuckaseegee Recreation Center |
| Children's Theatre of Charlotte: Life Skills Through Theatre Skills -- Creative Drama | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Mallard Creek Recreation Center |
| Puzzle & Pint Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Disc Golf League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Jeopardy: Black History Month Edition (for teens) | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| 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 | |
| Gaston Draws: The Figure Series (Open session; registration required) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Anne Biggers Furr Learning Station, Dallas |
| Wednesday Crafting Circle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| The Gaming Lounge Video Gaming Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Cinergy's Trailer Fest: watch trailers, get free popcorn, win prizes | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $3.00 | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
| The OG Boot Camp | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| Brewhouse Yoga (includes a free beer taster) | 6:30 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| The Princess Bride Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| 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 |
| Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Open Shag Dancing | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | Swanee Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing, Pineville |
| The Happening -- Collaborative arts/music/dance event | 8:00 pm | FREE | Jackalope Jack’s |
Thursday, February 19, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy one get one free at Nothing Bundt Cakes | All Day | Discounted | Nothing Bundt Cakes — multiple locations |
| Free pancake with any entrée purchase | All Day | FREE | Snooze Eatery, participating locations |
| Birding at Stevens Creek | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Children's Theatre of Charlotte: Life Skills Through Theatre Skills -- Creative Drama | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Waymer Park, Huntersville |
| Children's Theatre of Charlotte: Life Skills Through Theatre Skills -- Creative Movement | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Eastway Recreation Center |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| ArtBreak at Mint Museum Uptown -- free guided lunchtime tour | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Mission City Church's Food Pantry Distribution Event | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Mission City Church |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: African Drumming | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | West Charlotte Recreation Center |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| Community Threads: An ArtPop Exhibit | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Connect Labs by Wexford |
| 3rd Thursday Gallery Crawl at Charlotte Studio Artists | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Charlotte Studio Artists |
| Knit-In with the Left-Brained Artist | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Free Workshop from QC Family Tree: Mindfulness for the Workplace | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Marian House |
| Drunk Journaling at The Bar | 6:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Bar, Camp North End |
| Fathers Feeding Families -- FREE Cooking Class | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bette Rae Thomas Recreation Center |
| Live Music Thursdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Plaza Midwood Chess Club Meetup | 6:00 pm | FREE | Common Market Plaza Midwood |
| February Book Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Sketchbook Swap with Good Neighbor | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Trivia Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Thursday Trivia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| South End Spanish Club | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Karaoke Thursdays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
Friday, February 20, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy one get one free at Nothing Bundt Cakes | All Day | Discounted | Nothing Bundt Cakes — multiple locations |
| Free pancake with any entrée purchase | All Day | FREE | Snooze Eatery, participating locations |
| Free Birding Walks on trails of Stowe Conservancy | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden |
| Children's Theatre of Charlotte: Life Skills Through Theatre Skills -- Creative Movement | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Mallard Creek Recreation Center |
| Union County Babywearing Meetup | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Union West Regional Library, Indian Trail |
| Friday Fire and S'mores | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 11:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Owl Prowl | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $5.00-6.00 | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Hot Glass Alley's Open Demo | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| Live Music: Tomson Nystrom | 6:00 pm | FREE | Frank’s Beer Shop |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| FREE: Xtreme World Wrestling Show | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Live Music: Jade Moore Drum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| "Skate Your Heart Out" at Seoul Food Mill District | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Bourbon Street Jazz w/ Booker Wilson | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gaston Pour House |
| Neil Jackson Stage Take Over | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Queen City Lion Dance Lunar New Year Performance | 8:00 pm | FREE | Saku Yakitori |
| Queen City Lion Dance Lunar New Year Performance | 8:20 pm | FREE | Havana Smoke & Reserve |
| Karaoke Idol | 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
