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Today: Friday, February 28, 2025
Tomorrow: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Sunday, March 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| CLT Hot Chicken Week | All Day | $8.00 | Various locations |
| McDonald's: $1 Egg McMuffin or Sausage McMuffin | 6:00 am to 10:30 am | $1.00 | McDonalds, participating locations |
| Sensory-friendly hours at Discovery Place Science | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Discovery Place Science |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Major League Table Tennis Competition | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | $6.76-12.43 | Charlotte Convention Center |
| Fat Sunday Crawfish Boil | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Celebrate Mardi Gras at Papa Doc's | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Papa Doc’s Shore Club | |
| 5-Year Anniversary Mardi Gras Style | 11:00 am | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Mint Hill Car Show -- Hot Rods on the Lawn | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Chick-fil-A Mint Hill |
| Charlotte Camellia Society Show and Sale | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | MapleWalk Garden |
| Alpaca Farm Tours at Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch in Concord | 1:00 pm | $12.00 | Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch, Concord |
| Sensory-Friendly Hours at Discovery Place Kids | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Discovery Place Kids |
| Free Tour at Torance House & Store | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| Free concert by Brighter Day Community Choir of Charlotte -- There is Power in Prayer | 4:00 pm | FREE | Mayfield Memorial Missionary Baptist Church |
| Downtown Jazz Jam in Rock Hill | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Power House Rock Hill |
| Charlotte Blues Society: Blues Sunday with DeJa Blues | 6:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Free Comedy Open Mic at The Royal Tot | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, March 3, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Hot Chicken Week | All Day | $8.00 | Various locations |
| Live Story Time: Luck of the Irish | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Ballantyne Arts Center |
| Good Mourning Monday -- Coffee and Conversation with Loss 101 | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Coffin House Coffee, Concord |
| Celebrate Mardi Gras at Papa Doc's | 11:00 am to 11:59 pm | Papa Doc’s Shore Club | |
| Free whiskey sampling and education with Garrison Brothers | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Cotton Room at Belfast Mill |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot (2 half-hour performances) | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library |
| Teacher Appreciation Night: 20% off tabs for teachers, faculty, staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
| 5-Year Anniversary Mardi Gras Style | 3:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| 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 | 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: Celebrating Scarlatti | 8:00 pm | FREE | Belmont Abbey College |
| Oathbound Midnight Release Party | 8:00 pm | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens Senior Day: 20% off for rewards members age 55+ | All Day | Walgreens (multiple locations) | |
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
| CLT Hot Chicken Week | All Day | $8.00 | Various locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Wear Mardi Gras Beads and get a free Original Glazed Doughnut | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| IHOP: Free short stack of pancakes for National Pancake Day | 7:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | IHOP (multiple locations) |
| Library Mobile Food Pantry with Hope Street Food Pantry (click to see location each week) | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Wildlife @ Wing Haven | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Wing Haven |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Celebrate Mardi Gras at Papa Doc's | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Papa Doc’s Shore Club | |
| Fat Tuesday at Angry Ale's | 11:00 am to 11:59 pm | FREE | Angry Ale’s Montford |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Jazz Fitness | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Wildlife @ Wing Haven | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Wing Haven |
| Charlotte's Home for Champions League | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Mugs, Jugs, and Suds: Tap it Tuesdays | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| 5-Year Anniversary Mardi Gras Style | 3:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
| Bring Your Own Vinyl Night | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: Juggling 101 | 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| The Charlotte Post Presents: HER Story = OUR Story – Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Fat Tuesday Jazz and Pancake Dinner | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Woodlawn Community Fellowship |
| Tosco Music Open Mic | 6:30 pm | $5.36 | The Evening Muse |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: African Dance | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Dart League at Primal Huntersville | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Bunco at Hoptown | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hoptown Brewing Company, Mooresville |
| Dart League at Primal Belmont | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| An Unusually Lovely Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Name the Music at Wobbly Butt Tap Room & Eatery | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Victory Lanes, Mooresville |
| Open Mic Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Comedy Open Mic at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00 | Petra’s |
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