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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| ewish Film Festival (various locations and times) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Books & BBQ at Sweet Lew's BBQ Jan. 25 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sweet Lew’s BBQ |
| Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Silent Book Club at Troubadour Booksellers | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Troubadour Booksellers |
| Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves 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 |
| Open Mic at Summit Coffee Basecamp | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing |
| Student Night at Opera Carolina: Carmen | 7:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Belk Theater |
| OTPH Jazz Night | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
Thursday, February 6, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & BBQ at Sweet Lew's BBQ Jan. 25 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sweet Lew’s BBQ |
| Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Hope Street Food Pantry Food Distribution | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hope Street Food Pantry |
| Black Genealogy: Moving Beyond the 1870 Census | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Mountain Island Library |
| Nature Trivia Night | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| 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 |
| Beer and Boardgames | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Bingo w/ Shane | 6:30 pm | FREE | Model A Brewing, Tega Cay |
Friday, February 7, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Public Tour of Innovation Barn | 9:00 am | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Books & BBQ at Sweet Lew's BBQ Jan. 25 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sweet Lew’s BBQ |
| Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| South End Gallery Crawl | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Historic South End |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| For Tha Culture -- A Black History Month themed Music Bingo | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| The Comedy Market: Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Common Market South End |
Saturday, February 8, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ewish Film Festival (various locations and times) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Free Rabies Clinic at Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control | 8:00 am to 10:45 am | FREE | CMPD Animal Care and Control |
| Charlotte Doodle Meetup | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Skiptown |
| 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 |
| Carolina Value Pet Care Mobile Clinic | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Southern States Mooresville | |
| Visit Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society & Museum |
| Books & BBQ at Sweet Lew's BBQ Jan. 25 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sweet Lew’s BBQ |
| Chocolate Festival in Rock Hill | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Epiphany Lutheran Church |
| Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Bitcoin Social | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Plaza Midwood |
| 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 9, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ewish Film Festival (various locations and times) | All Day | Various locations | |
| QC Fitness Games | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | $5.00 | Veterans Park (Central Avenue) |
| Books & BBQ at Sweet Lew's BBQ Jan. 25 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sweet Lew’s BBQ |
| Black History Month — African Drum Circle & Dancers | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library |
| Free Live Tunes | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Verizon Super Bowl Fan Fest | 4:00 pm | FREE | Bank of America Stadium |
| Jam with Charlotte Folk Society | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
| Super Bowl Watch Party at Midtown Tavern | 6:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Tavern |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot |
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