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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 |
| 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. |
Thursday, March 20, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Dairy Queen's Free Cone Day | All Day | FREE | DQ (Multiple locations) |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| March Madness | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing |
| ArtBreak at Mint Museum Uptown -- free guided 30-minute lunchtime tour | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Free ice at Rita's for first day of spring | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Jamba: $1 Iced Beverages on First Day of Spring | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $1.00 | Jamba, participating locations |
| 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 |
| Radical Grove DJ Collective: We Got the Beat | 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | EastCoast Entertainment, Camp North End |
| The Square Table: Community Chess | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Coffee From Bean to Brew — Expand your coffee crafting skills | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Community Place |
| Mizu in Bloom: free light bites on first day of spring | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Mizu |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: Partner Acrobatics | 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Name the Music at Rhino Market & Deli South End | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
| Neoteric March Book Club: The Secret Place by Tana French | 6:30 pm | FREE | Neoteric Brewing Company |
| Free class with Charlotte Cirque & Dance: Breakdancing | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Open Mic Night | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Women's History Month Film Screening: Handpainted Animation | 7:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
Friday, March 21, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Morning Nature Hike | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| March Madness | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing |
| Community Read: Toy Theatre Performance of The Dot | 11:00 am | FREE | Matthews Library |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Hot Glass Alley's Open Demo | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hot Glass Alley |
| #JamByTheVan | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Friday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Outdoor Movie Night: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 7:30 pm | FREE | Seoul Food Meat Co., Mill District |
| Live Music in the Beer Garden: Province of Thieves | 11:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
Saturday, March 22, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMC theatre Sensory-Friendly Family Movie (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 |
| Pilates in the Park at Prosperity Village | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | The Green at Prosperity Village |
| 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. |
| Help with Rail Trail Clean-Up and get a free drink | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | New Bern Light Rail Station |
| Community Impact Film Series: Women's Health | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Independent Picture House |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Spring Fling at Optimist Hall, including free make-your-own bouquets and more... | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Gaston MAX Multicultural Arts Xperience | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Centennial Pavilion, Gastonia |
| World Water Day: Bucket of Fun -- obstacle course, giveaways, brewery tours | 11:30 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Meet the Author: Malika Stevely | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | University City Regional Library (new location) |
| Book Signing with Local Poet Chris Arvidson | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
| FestivALL -- carnival supporting Gender Education Network | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $10.00 | Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte |
| Family Fun Day | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Mooresville Day Festival | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mooresville |
| Olé España: Flamenco, Paella and Sangria | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Shop the Yard! Pop Up Market at Victoria Yards | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Victoria Yards |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Women and Girls in Astronomy | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Mecklenburg Library — Pineville |
| HEARTS Irish Connections | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hugh Torance House & Store |
| BYOT (Bring Your Own Textile): Free screen printing at MacFly Fresh Printing Co. | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | MacFly Fresh Printing Company |
| Petty Thieves Brewing Co.'s Half-Anniversary | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Family Chess Club at Mint Hill Library | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Library |
| Sister to Sister Health Seminar | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | University City Regional Library (new location) |
| Spring Starving Artist Market at High Branch Brewing | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | High Branch Brewing (Gibson Mill, Concord) |
| Live Music: Keith Wilson | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lost Worlds Brewing, Charlotte (Metropolitan) |
| Swifty Night: Live music with Ellie Morgan | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Vaulted Oak Brewing |
| Karaoke Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Live music: Greg Ragan | 7:00 pm | FREE | Hop & Vine, Davidson |
| 7th Street Concerts: The Poetry of Music -- The Poiesis Quartet + poet Junious Ward (promo code for $10 tickets) | 7:00 pm | $10.00-30.00 | St. Peter’s Episcopal Church |
| Live Music in the Beer Garden: Evenflow | 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 |
| Live Music: Flying High Again | 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis |
Sunday, March 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Silent Book Club | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
| Mamma Mia Drag Brunch | 11:00 am | $12.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Boileryard Brunch at Camp North End (free to attend; pay for food and drink) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| 3rd Annual Mahogany Brown Bridal Extravaganza | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $10.00 | Cabarrus Arena and Events Center |
| Inaugural Chili Cookoff (free to compete, free to eat) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Ford, Mustang, and Bronco Cruise-In | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
| Alpaca Farm Tours at Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch in Concord | 1:00 pm | $12.00 | Farm and Fleece Alpaca Ranch, Concord |
| 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 |
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