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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Tuesday, April 8, 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 |
| Charlotte SHOUT! | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
| Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| 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 |
| U-cut tulips at Howard Family Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Howard Family Farm |
| Historic Matthews Walking Tour | 10:00 am | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Science of Coffee | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Union West Regional Library, Indian Trail |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance Class | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ben & Jerry’s, multiple locations |
| 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 |
| Charlotte's Home for Champions League | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Free Tuesday at Schiele Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia |
| Local's Night & Board Games | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| $2 Off Tuesdays | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| 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 |
| Belonging & Becoming: A Celebration of Women and Girls at Levine Museum of the New South | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Levine Museum of the New South |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Comedy Open Mic at Starlight on 22nd | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| GospelSHOUT Concert | 7:30 pm | FREE | United House of Prayer for All People |
| Hatties' Bingo Night -- free to play, with prizes | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
Wednesday, April 9, 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 |
| Charlotte SHOUT! | 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 | |
| Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| Wine Wednesday -- half priced bottles of wine | All Day | Discounted | Olde Mecklenburg Brewery — LoSo |
| U-cut tulips at Howard Family Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Howard Family Farm |
| Charlotte's Home for Champions League | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| 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) |
| QueerSpace Support Group with Creative Perspectives in Mt. Holly (age 18+) | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Creative Perspectives, PLLC (Mt. Holly) |
| Eleven Lakes Book Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Adult (Off)Color Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mahjong & Wine Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing |
| Student Night at Opera Carolina: La Bohemé | 7:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Belk Theater |
| Wednesday Night Yoga | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
Thursday, April 10, 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 |
| Charlotte SHOUT! | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| Wing Haven's Spring Plant Sale April -- admission free to the garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Wing Haven |
| U-cut tulips at Howard Family Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Howard Family Farm |
| 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 |
| Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-12.00 | Festival location at Bruton Smith Boulevard and Concord Parkway, Concord |
| The Square Table: Community Chess | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| 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 |
| Beer and Boardgames | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| 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 |
| Trivia at Pilot Brewing | 7:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Comedy Open Mic at Durty Bull Gastonia | 7:30 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing, Gastonia |
Friday, April 11, 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 |
| Charlotte SHOUT! | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Earth Day Celebration at Anne Springs Close Greenway (price is for parking) | All Day | $0-5.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| Gaston College sciVisit | 8:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Gaston College Dallas Campus |
| Wing Haven's Spring Plant Sale April -- admission free to the garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Wing Haven |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| McDowell Nature Center Native Plant Sale | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| U-cut tulips at Howard Family Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Howard Family Farm |
| Food Truck Friday at Resident Culture Brewing | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood |
| Charlotte Fair | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $0-12.00 | Festival location at Bruton Smith Boulevard and Concord Parkway, Concord |
| University City Food Truck Friday | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Armored Cow Brewing |
| South End Food Truck Friday | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Live Under the Oaks music series | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Children's Entrepreneur Market | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Chestnut Square Park, Indian Trail |
| Hop To It Easter Egg Hunt and Visit with Easter Bunny | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Chestnut Square Park, Indian Trail |
| Eggs in the Park | 6:00 pm | FREE | Harold Rankin Park (Lowell) |
| #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 |
| Friday Night Live Music Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
| Black Charlotte: A Poetic Celebration of Place & Folk | 8:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Carolina Theatre, Charlotte |
| Whitewater Film Series: Running For Good | 8:10 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
Saturday, April 12, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| South CLT Pres Egg Hunt | 9:30 am | FREE | Ballantyne Elementary School |
| Greater Charlotte Book Crawl | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| North Carolina Science Festival (events all month -- click for schedule) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Charlotte SHOUT! | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| AMC theatre Sensory-Friendly Family Movie (price and time can vary by theater) | All Day | AMC Theatres, participating locations | |
| Loch Norman Highland Games (check back soon for hours and ticket prices) | All Day | Historic Rural Hill | |
| Come See Me Festival (various locations in Rock Hill -- click for details) | All Day | FREE | Old Town Rock Hill |
| Earth Day Celebration at Anne Springs Close Greenway (price is for parking) | All Day | $0-5.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Free Rabies Clinic at Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control | 8:00 am to 10:45 am | FREE | CMPD Animal Care and Control |
| Document Shredding Event in Kannapolis | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Village Park, Kannapolis |
| Donuts with Duck and Bunny (cost is per family) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $10.00 | Veterans Park (Huntersville) |
| Egg-Stravaganza | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $5.00 | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Wing Haven's Spring Plant Sale April -- admission free to the garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Wing Haven |
| Easter Bunny Express at the N.C. Transportation Museum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $7.00-19.00 | North Carolina Transportation Museum |
| 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. |
| Free class at Pike Nurseries: Bees, Butterflies and Beyond | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Pike Nurseries, multiple locations |
| Lowe's DIY-U Kids Workshop: Herb Greenhouse | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Family Day at McColl Center | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | McColl Center for Art + Innovation |
| 2nd Saturdays Open Studios | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | ClearWater Arts Center & Studios |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Children's Easter Event at Billy Graham Library | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Billy Graham Library |
| Pet Palooza | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $10.00 | Truist Field |
| McDowell Nature Center Native Plant Sale | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| U-cut tulips at Howard Family Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Howard Family Farm |
| VTGCLT Spring Market | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $3.00-8.00 | Camp North End |
| Charlotte Robot Rumble -- watch robots battle it out | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Belk Gym — UNC Charlotte |
| Charlotte Earth Day | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Independent Picture House |
| Free Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Easter Remembrance Ceremony and Butterfly Release at Sharon Memorial Park | 10:00 am | FREE | Sharon Memorial Park |
| 6th Annual Tour De York -- Aerial Parade in York County, SC | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | FREE | Various locations |
| Charlemos Charlotte Language Exchange Program | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | South Boulevard Library |
| JCPenney Kids Zone: free crafts for kids | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | JCPenney, participating locations |
| 4th Annual 5K Family Fun Run | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Irwin Creek Greenway |
| Kings Mountain: Earth Day at the Gateway Trail | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Kings Mountain Gateway Trail |
| The Spring Edit: Market, Music, Kid Zone with Easter Bunny (Kid Zone from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Blakeney |
| Art Walk on Union in Concord | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Concord |
| Free Easter Bunny Pictures at Bass Pro Shops | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Charlotte SHOUT!: CLT Edgefest | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | First Ward Park |
| Zetas of Charlotte 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Zetas of Charlotte |
| Regional Festival of India @ Matthews | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Charlotte SHOUT!: The Indie POP, Folk & Blues Experience | 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Victoria Yards |
| Easter Egg Hunt and Meet the Easter Bunny | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
| Charlotte Folk Music Festival | 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | St. Martin’s Episcopal Church |
| Charlotte Fair | 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $0-12.00 | Festival location at Bruton Smith Boulevard and Concord Parkway, Concord |
| Gaston County Museum and Town of Dallas' Annual Easter Egg Hunt | 1:00 pm | FREE | Historic Dallas Court Square |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Bitcoin Social | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny Pictures at Peak Resources | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Peak Resources Charlotte |
| Historic Matthews Cemetery Tour | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Matthews Cemetery |
| Spring Concert Series on the Patio | 2:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Family Chess Club at Mint Hill Library | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mint Hill Library |
| Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center: Spring Forward | 3:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center |
| Live Music: James Delco | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Earth Jam in Cornelius | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Robbins Park, Cornelius |
| VAPA Center: Night Market Open Studios | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | VAPA Center |
| Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center: Spring Forward | 6:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center |
| Spring Concert Series on the Patio: Love Bug Junkie | 7:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Comedy Open Mic at Queen City Grounds | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Queen City Grounds |
| Tosco Music Party (save 15% if you buy early) | 7:30 pm | $27.00-64.00 | Knight Theater |
