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Today: Sunday, June 9, 2024
McAlister's Deli: Free tea with entrèe purchase
All Day | FREE | McAlister’s Deli, multiple locations
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County’s Johan Newcombe Event Center
Yoga w/ Kat Harmon
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company
Free Figure Drawing
11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing
Jazz Brunch
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Southern Strain Brewing Company, Concord
Taste of Charlotte Festival
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Center City Charlotte–festival area
Charlotte Vintage Market
11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall
Sunday Brunch
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Discounted | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte
Legends Showcase (Student band performances)
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House
$5 Pint Day
12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
$5 Mimosas
12:00 pm | $5.00 | Lost Worlds Brewing, Cornelius
Slice of Bluegrass
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co.
Shakedown Sundays Live Music
1:00 pm | FREE | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts
Family Fun Day at Gibson Mill Market
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gibson Mill
Charlotte Jeep Meetup
2:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap
F1 Watch Party
2:00 pm | FREE | Middle James Brewing
Free Live Tunes
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing
Soul Sundays, hosted by DJ Stylus and Friends
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Starlight on 22nd
Try LED Saber Combat and Choreography for Free
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Independence Park
Sunday Poker
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | OpenTap
Comedy Open Mic
7:00 pm | FREE | The Royal Tot
Tomorrow: Monday, June 10, 2024
$3.50 Pint Night
All Day | Discounted | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia
McAlister's Deli: Free tea with entrèe purchase
All Day | FREE | McAlister’s Deli, multiple locations
McAlister's Deli: free tea pass for first 30 Rewards members
All Day | FREE | McAlister’s Deli, multiple locations
Summer Break Kickoff, featuring the Discovery Place Animal Adventures
10:30 am to 12:45 pm | FREE | Independence Regional Library
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Dance for All Abilities
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marion Diehl Park
2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Pilot Brewing
Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Tyvola Senior Center
Summer Break Kickoff at SouthPark Regional Library
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | SouthPark Regional Library
Industry Night
3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Brewing
OG Mondays
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End)
Cook Out Summer Shootout. Bring a Cook Out cup and get in free
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway
Trivia with Game Night Live
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Monarch Market
Nerds + Pizza Game Night
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg
Open Mic Night at Old Town Public House
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House
Tone and Tap Workout Class
6:00 pm | $12.00 | Resident Culture Brewing Plaza Midwood
Open Mic Night
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Brewing
Open Mic Night
6:30 pm | FREE | Old Armor Beer Company, Kannapolis
Manic Mondays Karaoke
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 at Triple C Brewing
7:00 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 | $5.00-7.00 | Petra’s
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Various locations |
| Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas Kids Summer Movie Series | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Sensory Friendly Movie Screening: Finding Dory | 10:30 am | FREE | Ayrsley Grand Cinemas |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Summer Break Kickoff Carnival at North County Library | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library |
| Public Tour at Innovation Barn (register in advance) | 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | FREE | Innovation Barn |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Summer Break Kickoff at Steele Creek Library | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library |
| Kids Eat Free | 3:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End |
| Celebrate Juneteenth with The Homage Exhibit | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | UNC Charlotte Portal Building |
| Free Tuesday at Schiele Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia |
| Trivia Night at IKEA Charlotte | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | IKEA |
| Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Song Request Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Cook Out Summer Shootout: $2 off with canned food donation | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Indie on Wheels: A Decent Home | 5:45 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| Be Well Birkdale: Free workout series | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Trivia Tuesdays with DJ BBurg | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
| Tabletop Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
| Brewery Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia |
| Tone and Tap | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Town Brewing |
| Free Comedy Show | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Tarot Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| Dart League | 7:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm | FREE | Protagonist Brewing South End |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra at Stumptown Park | 7:00 pm | FREE | Stumptown Park, Matthews |
| Comedy Night at Starlight on 22nd | 7:30 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
| Hatties' Bingo Night -- free to play, with prizes | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hattie’s Tap and Tavern |
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students: buy one ticket get one free at Independent Picture House on Wednesdays | All Day | Discounted | Independent Picture House |
| $3 Goblets at Pilot Brewing -- Select drafts | All Day | $3.00 | Pilot Brewing |
| Kids Eat Free | All Day | FREE | Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing |
| Community Day at Anne Springs Close Greenway: Free admission for first responders, Fort Mill School District employees and military members | All Day | FREE | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse | 9:30 am | $1.75 | Cinemark (multiple locations) |
| Gilde Game Night | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gilde Brewery |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.50 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.50 | Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 |
| Birkdale Buds -- activities for preschool children | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Birkdale Village |
| Summer Break Kickoff: Summer Soul — A Celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month and More | 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Creek Library |
| South County Library Summer Break Kickoff, including used book sale and puzzle swap | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | South County Library |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Belle Johnston Community Center and Park |
| Disc Golf Putt Putt League | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts |
| Kids Eat Free | 3:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Uptown museums | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Humpday Happiness Vendor Events | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
| 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey | |
| Free Wednesday Yoga | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Berewick Recreation Center |
| Eleven Lakes Book Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Stitch N Bitch Craft Circle | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
| Adult Off-Color Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Art Trivia | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bechtler Museum of Modern Art |
| Brewhouse Yoga | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $5.00 | Sugar Creek Brewing |
| Yoga Wednesdays | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $12.00 | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Cornhole League | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00-20.00 | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Open Mic Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Madison Perk Coffee Bar |
| Karaoke at The Grinning Mule | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Grinning Mule |
| Open Mic at Summit Coffee Basecamp | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Summit Coffee, Basecamp, Davidson |
| Beats at Birdsong | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Birdsong Brewing Co. |
| Old Town Bluegrass Night | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Old Town Public House |
| Puzzle Race and Half-Priced Wine | 7:00 pm | Discounted | Middle James Brewing |
| Movies on the Lawn at Piedmont Social House: Trolls | 8:30 pm | FREE | Piedmont Social House |
Thursday, June 13, 2024
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee's: Free Chicken Tenders | All Day | Various locations | |
| Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas Kids Summer Movie Series | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.50 | Stone Theatre RedStone 14, Indian Land, SC |
| Poppy's Summer Movie Magic | 10:00 am | $2.50 | Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 10:00 am | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sugaw Creek Recreation Center |
| U.S. Open Watch Party | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Throwback Thursdays $5 Beer Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Gem Theatre's Summer Matinee | 12:30 pm | $2.00 | Gem Theatre, Kannapolis |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Senior Dance | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Northern Regional Recreation Center |
| Throwback Thursdays: $5 Beer Day | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Kids Eat Free | 3:00 pm | FREE | Resident Culture South End |
| You Drink, We Donate: The Bulb | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Grove Recreation Center |
| Music Bingo | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | King Canary Brewing, Mooresville |
| Drop-In Dance Class from Charlotte Ballet: Afro Beats Fitness Dance | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Ivory Baker Recreation Center |
| Music at the Met | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Metropolitan |
| Weekly Ping Pong Club | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing Charlotte |
| Anne Springs Close Greenway Summer Concert Series: Tell Me Lies | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $7.00 | Anne Springs Close Greenway |
| Live Music: Raymond Franklin | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lore Brewing, Indian Land |
| Charlotte Fit Fam | 6:00 pm | FREE | HopFly Brewing Company |
| Thursdays on Main: The Embers | 6:00 pm | FREE | Veterans Park (Kannapolis) |
| 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Rhino Market South End | |
| Yoga and Movement Jam | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| 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 |
| Thursday Night Yoga | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| River Jam live music series (free admission; parking is $12) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Tango CLT in Plaza Midwood | 7:00 pm | $15.00 | The Long Room |
| World Tavern Poker | 7:00 pm | FREE | Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company |
| Crossroads Cinema at Camp North End: The Longest Yard | 7:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
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