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: Monday, April 21, 2025
Tomorrow: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| North Carolina Science Festival (events all month -- click for schedule) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| AMC theatre Sensory-Friendly Movie for Mature Audiences (price and time can vary by theater) | All Day | AMC Theatres, participating locations | |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Wine Wednesday -- half priced bottles of wine | All Day | Discounted | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| East Charlotte Farmers' Market | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | McLawland Farms |
| Chess Club at Matthews Library | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Matthews Library |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Yoga | 5:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Chess Time! At West Boulevard Library | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Chess Club at Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library) |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Muddy River Distillery, Mount Holly |
| Adult (Off)Color Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Potions & Pixels Game Industry Gathering | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Charlotte Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| The OG Boot Camp | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Tianyu Lights Festival (promo code for 15% off) | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Concord Mills |
| Tommy's Trivia | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Book Club: The Women by Kristin Hannah | 6:30 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 Hearts Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing |
| Wednesday Night Yoga | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
Thursday, April 24, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| North Carolina Science Festival (events all month -- click for schedule) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Ballet | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Chess Free Play at Mountain Island Library | 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm | FREE | Mountain Island Library |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| The Square Table: Community Chess | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Taps for Teachers and District Employees | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| SouthPark After 5: The Breakfast Club | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Symphony Park |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: Partner Acrobatics | 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Movie theaters nationwide host Sneak Peek Showcase | 6:00 pm | $3.00 | Various locations |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Music on Main in Pineville: Scoot Pittman | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Pineville |
| Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli South End | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End |
| Live music: Colby Dobbs & The Matthews House Cats | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moo & Brew, Matthews |
| Beer and Boardgames | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Tianyu Lights Festival (promo code for 15% off) | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Concord Mills |
| Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: Breakdancing | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Open Mic Night with Mike | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| Open Stage Fonta Flora | 7:00 pm | FREE | Fonta Flora Brewery at Optimist Hall |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| One Mic Stand Open Mic Spotlight Series at WiredCoffeeEspress | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | WiredCoffeeEspress, Kannapolis |
| Comedy with Dan Frigolette and Friends | 8:00 pm | $14.00 | Starlight on 22nd |
| Line Dancing at The Rose, including a lesson for beginners | 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Rose Honky Tonk |
Friday, April 25, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| North Carolina Science Festival (events all month -- click for schedule) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Mecklenburg County Foster Care Forum: Nurturing the Nurturer | 8:00 am to 3:15 pm | FREE | CPCC Harris Campus |
| Tuck Fest | 9:15 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Mount Holly Arbor Day, including free tree saplings | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Mount Holly Municipal Compex |
| Hopefest & Touch-a-Truck | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hopebridge Charlotte University |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Black Food Truck Friday | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Movement School Southwest |
| Family Workshop: Earth Day | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Arts+ Community Campus |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Matthews Beats 'n Bites Outdoor Concert: Carolina Soul Band | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Opening Reception for Technicolor Daydreams at LoSo Studios | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LoSo Studios |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Live Music: Caleb Wolfe | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| Adult Recess | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Huntersville Athletic Park |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Friday Flicks: Inside Out 2 | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crooked Creek Park, Indian Trail |
| BOOM Charlotte Fringe Festival (times tentative) | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Shoppes at University Place |
| Mint Hill Rodeo | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-15.00 | McWhirter Rodeo Arena |
| Doubles Mario Kart Tournament | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Cramerton Summer Concert Series: David Childers and the Serpents | 6:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Center, Cramerton |
| Tianyu Lights Festival (promo code for 15% off) | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Discounted | Concord Mills |
| True Grit Movie Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Bold & Beautiful Comedy Showcase | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Live music: Rusty Knox and Jim Ashton | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Rooftop Music | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | State of Confusion |
| Sapphic Storytelling with Lesbian Friends of Charlotte | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Stonecrest Music at the Fountain Stage | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Stonecrest at Piper Glen |
| Friday Night Live at Moo & Brew Plaza Midwood | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $7.18 | Moo & Brew – Plaza Midwood |
| Friday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Friday Night Live Music Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| Friday Night Live -- Unplugged | 7:00 pm | FREE | Moo & Brew, Matthews |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Cramerton Outdoor Cinema Series: Sonic 3 | 8:15 pm | FREE | Centennial Center, Cramerton |
