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Today: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Tomorrow: Friday, January 31, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King: $1 cheeseburgers all week | All Day | $1.00 | Burger King, participating locations |
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Jewish Film Festival (various locations and times) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Discount for Jurassic Quest | All Day | Discounted | Park Expo & Conference Center |
| Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day | All Day | ||
| Black History Month Screening at Independent Picture House: Malcolm X (follow link for times) | All Day | $9.25 | Independent Picture House |
| Get Outside & Play Day with Matthews Athletic Recreation Association -- sensory friendly youth sports | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Arthur Goodman Memorial Park, Matthews |
| The Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Valentines Candy Box | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| Geocache Charlotte 2025 Kick-Off | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| Saturday Morning Yoga | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Black History Nature Series Presents: Black on Water | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Get Outside & Play Day with Matthews Athletic Recreation Association -- youth sports day | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Arthur Goodman Memorial Park, Matthews |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Puppet Palooza at ImaginOn -- all-day puppet festival | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Charlotte Mini-Con | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Grady Cole Center |
| Family First: Imprint Your Family Story | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $10.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture |
| Love Your Nodahood Market and Festival | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| 1st Anniversary Party at Moo & Brew Matthews, including UNC vs. Duke watch party | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Moo & Brew, Matthews |
| Goodyear Arts: What Are You Doing in my Dream? | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Geocache Charlotte 2025 Kick-Off | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Explore the Arts with Central Fine Arts: Rhythm on Buckets -- Percussion Fun | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library |
| Beatfreaq DJ Beats Meetup | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Lunar New Year Cultural Fair | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Dale F. Halton Theater |
| Live music: Philip Funderburk | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Live music: Radio NoWhere Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | Lake Norman Brewery |
| Karaoke Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Date Night Series: Kool Dewey Kudzu | 7:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Comedy Open Mic at Queen City Grounds | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Queen City Grounds |
| Winter 2025 Poetry + Fiction Reading and Open Mic | 7:30 pm | FREE | Book Buyers |
| Live music: Stormwatchers, gogoPilot & 77 Lies | 8:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Black History Month Kickoff Party | 10:00 pm | FREE | West End Tavern |
Sunday, February 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King: $1 cheeseburgers all week | All Day | $1.00 | Burger King, participating locations |
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Discount for Jurassic Quest | All Day | Discounted | Park Expo & Conference Center |
| Black History Month Screening at Independent Picture House: Malcolm X (follow link for times) | All Day | $9.25 | Independent Picture House |
| Sensory-friendly hours at Discovery Place Science | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Discovery Place Science |
| Charlotte Area Chamber Business Expo 2024 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bojangles Coliseum |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Amazing Grace -- Stories of African American Courage, Strength and Resilience | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Mint Hill Car Show -- Hot Rods on the Lawn | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Chick-fil-A Mint Hill |
| Black History Mural Walk (suggested $10 donation) | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Mosaic Village | |
| Black Cinema: 12 Years a Slave | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library |
| Sensory-Friendly Hours at Discovery Place Kids | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Discovery Place Kids |
| Uncle Jerry's Tiki Sunday | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Free Tour at Torance House & Store | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| Free concert at Steinway Piano Galleries: Piano Duo Project | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Steinway Piano Gallery |
| Jam with Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
| Free Community Screening of "How to Save a Milestone" | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neighborhood Theatre |
| Downtown Jazz Jam in Rock Hill | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Power House Rock Hill |
| Charlotte Blues Society: Blues Sunday with Ross Osteen | 6:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, February 3, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black History Month Screening at Independent Picture House: Malcolm X (follow link for times) | All Day | $9.25 | Independent Picture House |
| Good Mourning Monday -- Coffee and Conversation with Loss 101 | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Coffin House Coffee, Concord |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
| Margarita Mondays | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ivory Baker Recreation Center |
| 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 |
| Karaoke at Starlight on 22nd | 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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 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 | $7.00-10.00 | Petra’s |
| Arts at the Abbey: The Lopez Tabor Duo | 8:00 pm | FREE | Belmont Abbey College |
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