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03January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

SEA of Lights at SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium

SEA LIFE is lighting up with holiday spirit and over 10,000 holiday lights! Journey into Sea of Lights from November ...

  • 11:00 am -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: SEA LIFE Aquarium, 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Holidays at the Garden

Although the show is just a bit smaller than in years past, you can still sing along to your wintertime ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: DSBG, 6500 South New Hope Road Belmont, NC 28012.
  • Website: www.dsbg.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
04January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
05January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

Afternoon Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm. Tours leave ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Morning Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm.

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Hike for Your Health

Get outside, get moving and get healthy! Enjoy fresh air, sunshine and beautiful surroundings with like-minded people. Must register in ...

  • 5:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
06January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Afternoon Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm. Tours leave ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Morning Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm.

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

The American Indians

The American Indians Discover the rich indigenous cultures that developed from the Southeastern forests to the Pacific coast. Programs at 11 AM ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
07January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Check out the Giant Clam at Discovery Place Science Collections Department

Take a look at this giant clam, which is among the 70,000+ items that make up our (non-living) Collections department. ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Education Studio on the Discovery Place Science campus, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Discovery Place Science Stay At Home Science Plastic Bottle Seed Starter

Explore sustainability with this self-watering seed starter activity June 26, 2020 DISCOVERY PLACE SCIENCE When we talk about sustainability, one of the things ...

Explore the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and much more at Discovery Place Nature

Explore the Madagascar hissing cockroach, Darkling beetles, millipedes and more in Insect Alley. You never know what scurrying creatures you may ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Nature 1658 Sterling Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

check out our vein viewer exhibit at Discovery Place Science

The next time you are at the Museum, be sure to check out our vein viewer, which illuminates the veins ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Science 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Afternoon Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm. Tours leave ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Animal Encounters

Explore the fascinating world of snakes, alligators, lizards and turtles as you meet live animals and study preserved specimens from ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Morning Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm.

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Adventures in Nature

Being active in nature is great way to safely expend all that pent up energy! Send the kids on an ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
  • Cost: Free.x
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
08January

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Check out the Giant Clam at Discovery Place Science Collections Department

Take a look at this giant clam, which is among the 70,000+ items that make up our (non-living) Collections department. ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Education Studio on the Discovery Place Science campus, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Discovery Place Science Stay At Home Science Plastic Bottle Seed Starter

Explore sustainability with this self-watering seed starter activity June 26, 2020 DISCOVERY PLACE SCIENCE When we talk about sustainability, one of the things ...

Explore the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and much more at Discovery Place Nature

Explore the Madagascar hissing cockroach, Darkling beetles, millipedes and more in Insect Alley. You never know what scurrying creatures you may ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Nature 1658 Sterling Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

check out our vein viewer exhibit at Discovery Place Science

The next time you are at the Museum, be sure to check out our vein viewer, which illuminates the veins ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Science 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Walk for Wellness

Wellness comes in many forms; physical, mental, spiritual and walking is one of the easiest ways to achieve it! Walking ...

  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am 
  • Location: Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Animal Dissection: Frogs

Work with a partner to dissect specimens and learn about their adaptations, identify organs, and discover their functions. Programs at 11 ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Walking Crab Food Truck

Save the date! Walking Crab coming to the taproom for the first time! They specialize in finger-licking low-country boil seafood ...

Torah Tots BIM BAM Shabbat Service

Join Rabbi Kornsgold and Mr. Caleb for a great time celebrating Shabbat together! This will be a brief, but fun ...

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
09January

Learn to skate for free at Extreme Ice Center — free introductory skate lesson

This Saturday, kids can get a FREE introductory ice skating lesson at Extreme Ice Center. They'll also get a wristband ...

2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Check out the Giant Clam at Discovery Place Science Collections Department

Take a look at this giant clam, which is among the 70,000+ items that make up our (non-living) Collections department. ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Education Studio on the Discovery Place Science campus, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Discovery Place Science Stay At Home Science Plastic Bottle Seed Starter

Explore sustainability with this self-watering seed starter activity June 26, 2020 DISCOVERY PLACE SCIENCE When we talk about sustainability, one of the things ...

Explore the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and much more at Discovery Place Nature

Explore the Madagascar hissing cockroach, Darkling beetles, millipedes and more in Insect Alley. You never know what scurrying creatures you may ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Nature 1658 Sterling Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

check out our vein viewer exhibit at Discovery Place Science

The next time you are at the Museum, be sure to check out our vein viewer, which illuminates the veins ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Science 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Charlotte Open Air Market

Charlotte Open Air Market is open every Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s at the site of ...

  • 7:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: old Eastland Mall, at 5471 Central Avenue, Charlotte NC
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

BioDiversity Hike @ Crowder's Mountain

Kick off the new year with a stroll through our closest State Park. Must be able to hike 5 - ...

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

National Bird Day Celebration

Birds of a feather flock together, so fly your flock to Stevens Creek to celebrate our feathery friends. Create a ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Bilingual Story-time & Music

Join us for a FREE virtual bilingual story-time and music session, where the Criss Cross Mangosauce duo will share songs, ...

iDREAM MLK Kids Parade

iDREAM is a 10-day MLK Day Celebration for kids in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All of the events are either ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: First Calvary Baptist Church, 623 Crawford Rock Hill, SC
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.idreamweek.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Family First: Homemade Fabric Coloring

For our January Family First workshop, we will use household items to add a unique color pattern to everyday clothes. ...

Prescribed Fire: Demonstration Burn and Learn

Prescribed fire is a key tool in forest management. That’s right, Natural Resources professionals start some fires on purpose! Come ...

The Art of Sound: Music Production For Beginners

"The Art of Sound: Music Production For Beginners" is an introductory course for aspiring music producers and artists looking to ...

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Saturday Crafternoon

Every 2nd Saturday, we will meet up for a different craft in the afternoon. This month, we will use paint ...

  • 2:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Whatza Spiedie Food Truck

Whatza Spiedie Food Truck is bringing their mouth-watering meat skewers and cubes to Eleven Lakes on the Second Saturday of ...

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
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