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Saturday, March 15, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock & Roll Festival in Kannapolis | All Day | FREE | Downtown Kannapolis |
| Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnut if you wear green | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Burger King: Free sausage biscuit with purchase of $1+ | 6:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Burger King, participating locations |
| St. Patrick's Day Festivities (rugby watch party, Irish dancers, more) | 7:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
| Cars and Coffee Concord | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Huntersville Spring Car and Truck Show | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Free paper shredding with Mecklenburg County (must reserve a time slot) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compost Central and Recycling Center |
| Green River Revival | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Shake Your Shamrock St. Patrick's Day Weekend | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Norman Brewery |
| Morning Yoga Flow at the Market at 7th Street | 9:00 am | $5.00 | The Market at 7th Street |
| 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. |
| Lowe's DIY-U Kids Workshop: Recycling Truck | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Living History Saturday at Museum of the Waxhaws | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Museum of the Waxhaws |
| Charlotte St. Patrick's Day Festival | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Center City Charlotte–festival area |
| Annual Gaston Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gastonia Farmers Market |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot | 10:30 am | FREE | South County Library |
| Charlotte St. Patrick's Day Parade | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Center City Charlotte–festival area |
| Queen City Holi | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $16.88-22.13 | Victoria Yards |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend Celebration | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| St. Paddy's Day Hidey-Ho Neighbor Block Party | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Reuben Fest (LoSo) | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| Reuben Fest (Ballantyne) | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten — Ballantyne |
| Gaston Early Music Series: Celebrating Scarlatti with Carolina Pro Musica | 11:00 am | FREE | Gaston County Public Library – Main Branch |
| St. Patty's Day Celebration | 11:00 am | FREE | Middle James Brewing |
| Story Time with Local Author Shanene Muldrow | 11:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot | 11:30 am | FREE | South County Library |
| Free Schleich Tiny Treasures Garden Make & Take Event | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer Co. | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
| Holi Celebration at Elon Recreation Center | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $5.00-6.00 | Elon Recreation Center |
| Main Street Shamrock Jam | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Main Street, Fort Mill, SC |
| Old Town St. Patrick's Day Festival | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City of Rock Hill Amphitheater |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Rich & Bennett's 23rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Various locations |
| 2-Day St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| St. Patrick's Day Bash 2025 | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Shake Your Shamrocks St. Patrick's Day Celebration | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| St. Patrick's Day 1 | 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hoppin’ |
| St. Patrick's Market | 12:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Mutual Aid Fair, including Really Free Market | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | SEAC Village |
| Starving Artist Market at Prosperity Village | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Docia Crossing Road |
| Syc Patrick's Day Party | 1:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Explore the Arts with Central Fine Arts: Turtle Sculptures -- Create and Paint | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library |
| Viva la Música CLT | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Independence Regional Library |
| Live music: Charles Walker | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Baxter Village 18th Annual Spring Fling Festival and St. Patrick's Day Parade | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Baxter Village |
| Maker's Market CLT at Primal Brewery Huntersville | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| St. Petty's Day | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| ShamROCK | 2:00 pm | FREE | Monday Night Garden Brewing Co. |
| Family Chess Club at Mint Hill Library | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Library |
| Free Hitting Clinic at Players Athletic Club (registration required) | 3:00 pm | FREE | Players Athletic Club |
| 35% off St. Paddy's Crawl in NoDa, Plaza Midwood and South End | 4:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $13.06-16.78 | Various locations |
| Shamrock 'n the Village at Ballantyne Village--all day party | 4:00 pm | FREE | Ballantyne Village |
| Live Music: Marissa Lundsten | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| Luck of the Village at Birkdale Village for St. Patrick's Day | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Maker's Market at Pilot Brewing | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Live Music: Recall | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live Music: Grateful Dudes | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| St. Patrick's Day ShamROCK Concert in Matthews: Fix You | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Matthews |
| Adult Show and Tell | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Forest Trail House, Mint Hill |
| Karaoke Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Live music: Stacey Bassinger | 7:00 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| Women's History Month Film Screening: An Evening in Animation | 7:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
| Comedy Open Mic at Queen City Grounds | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Queen City Grounds |
| The 13th Acre's St. Patrick's Day Haunted Attraction: Clover's Curse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | The 13th Acre |
Sunday, March 16, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock & Roll Festival in Kannapolis | All Day | FREE | Downtown Kannapolis |
| Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnut if you wear green | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Purim Carnival at Temple Kol Tikvah | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Temple Kol Tikvah of Lake Norman |
| Annual Gaston Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gastonia Farmers Market |
| St. Patrick's Day Festivities (adoptable dogs, dog costume contest, more) | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
| Free Health Clinic | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Hindu Center of Charlotte |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
| Holi Festival of Colors at Hindu Center of Charlotte | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hindu Center of Charlotte |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend Celebration | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Free Schleich Tiny Treasures Garden Make & Take Event | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| 3rd Annual Golden Key Hunt | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill Market |
| Lake Norman Vintage Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Lake Norman Brewery |
| Makers Market at The Evening Muse | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Evening Muse |
| 2-Day St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| St. Pup-Tricks Dog Park | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| St. Patrick's Day 2 | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius |
| St. Paddy's Day Dessert Market | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Queen Park Social |
| Shakedown Sundays | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Maker's Market CLT at Burial Beer Co. | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Burial Beer Co., Charlotte |
| Alpaca Farm Tours at Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch in Concord | 1:00 pm | $12.00 | Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch, Concord |
| St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Free Tour at Torance House & Store | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| Chess Free Play at South County Regional Library | 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm | South County Library | |
| Free Concert with Stateline Community Orchestra: Beethoven and Beyond -- Sounds of Spring | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Pineville United Methodist Church |
| Appalachian Folk Tunes by Charlotte Folk Society | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Live Music: Mountain Walrus | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live Music: Charles Walker | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Free Sensory Friendly Concert at Trinity Presbyterian Church | 3:00 pm | FREE | Trinity Presbyterian Church |
| Free concert with Charlotte Chamber Choir -- Northern Lights: Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Myers Park Baptist Church |
| Mix, Mingle & Play - the Friend-Matching Experience | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | $9.42 | Urban District Market |
| Nemeton's St. Patrick's Eve Pre-Game Bash at Tommy's Pub | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
| Open Blues Jam at VFW Post 1160 | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | VFW Post 1160 |
| Live music: Sophie Miller | 5:00 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| Providence Chamber Music Recital Series: Music for Winds and Piano | 6:30 pm | FREE | Providence United Methodist Church |
| Free Comedy Open Mic at The Royal Tot | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, March 17, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnut if you wear green | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Live Story Time: Girl Power | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Ballantyne Arts Center |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Free Schleich Tiny Treasures Garden Make & Take Event | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| 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 tabs for teachers, faculty, staff | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot | 2:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Library |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| St. Patrick's Day Festivities (Irish dancers and more) | 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
| Free Uber, Lyft and Cab Ride | 5:00 pm | FREE | |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ivory Baker Recreation Center |
| Live Music: Eric Steven Chesson | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| 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 |
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various 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 |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Free Schleich Tiny Treasures Garden Make & Take Event | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| 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 |
| Mugs, Jugs, and Suds: Tap it Tuesdays | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Free Spanish Wine Tasting at Mazi | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Mazi |
| 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 – Tchernavia Montgomery, Care Ring CEOof History | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | West Boulevard Library |
| Lo-Fi Literary Lounge | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red @ 28th |
| Golden Strides & Seoulful Vibes Line Dance Class | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| 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 |
| Dart League at Primal Belmont | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Bunco at Hoptown | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hoptown Brewing Company, Mooresville |
| 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 |
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| 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 |
| Free Schleich Tiny Treasures Garden Make & Take Event | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Blackhawk Hardware |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot | 1:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Grove Library |
| 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 |
| Novels & Needles: Yarn Craft Meet-Up | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
| 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 |
| Su Casa Afro-fusion Dance Party | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Indie on Wheels: State of the Art | 6:00 pm | FREE | Independence Regional Library |
| Book Club: Onyx Storm | 6:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong 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 |
| Yoga for Mental Health | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | HopeWay |
| Games with Glen | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Tommy's Trivia | 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| 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 |
| Drag Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| 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. |
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