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Thursday, January 30, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor ice skating at Birkdale Village (time varies) | All Day | $16.00-18.00 | Birkdale Village |
| Birding at Stevens Creek | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| 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 |
| Oh, You’re Reading Again Book Club Meetup | 6:00 pm | FREE | That’s Novel Books |
| 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 |
| Comedy Open Mic at Durty Bull Gastonia | 7:30 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing, Gastonia |
| Mooreoke Karaoke w/ KJ Notorious J.A.M. | 8:00 pm | FREE | Tommy’s Pub |
Friday, January 31, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor ice skating at Birkdale Village (time varies) | All Day | $16.00-18.00 | Birkdale Village |
| Discount for Jurassic Quest | All Day | Discounted | Park Expo & Conference Center |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Aerial CLT Open House with $5 mini classes | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | AerialCLT |
| Kick the Keg Party | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Goodyear Arts: What Are You Doing in my Dream? | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| #JamByTheVan | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Friday Night Live Music at Confluence | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Confluence, Cramerton |
| Winter Music Series: Jonah Horton | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Bold & Beautiful Comedy Showcase | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| New Year, New Groove | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Friday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
Saturday, February 1, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| ewish Film Festival (various locations and times) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Discount for Jurassic Quest | All Day | Discounted | Park Expo & Conference Center |
| Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day | All Day | ||
| Get Outside & Play Day with Matthews Athletic Recreation Association -- sensory friendly youth sports | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Arthur Goodman Memorial Park, Matthews |
| The Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Valentines Candy Box | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| Geocache Charlotte 2025 Kick-Off | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| Black History Nature Series Presents: Black on Water | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Get Outside & Play Day with Matthews Athletic Recreation Association -- youth sports day | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Arthur Goodman Memorial Park, Matthews |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Puppet Palooza at ImaginOn -- all-day puppet festival | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn |
| Goodyear Arts: What Are You Doing in my Dream? | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Goodyear Arts |
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 1:00 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Geocache Charlotte 2025 Kick-Off | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Lunar New Year Cultural Fair | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Dale F. Halton Theater |
| Live Music | 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 |
Sunday, February 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America/Merrill customers | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Discount for Jurassic Quest | All Day | Discounted | Park Expo & Conference Center |
| Sensory-friendly hours at Discovery Place Science | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $18.00-23.00 | Discovery Place Science |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | NoDa Brewing North End |
| Mint Hill Car Show -- Hot Rods on the Lawn | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Chick-fil-A Mint Hill |
| Sensory-Friendly Hours at Discovery Place Kids | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | $15.00 | Discovery Place Kids |
| Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Jam with Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
| Downtown Jazz Jam in Rock Hill | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Power House Rock Hill |
| Charlotte Blues Society: Blues Sunday with Ross Osteen | 6:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
Monday, February 3, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Mourning Monday -- Coffee and Conversation with Loss 101 | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Coffin House Coffee, Concord |
| Margarita Mondays | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Open Mic Night at Old Town Public House | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| 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: The Lopez Tabor Duo | 8:00 pm | FREE | Belmont Abbey College |
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