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Shoott: The photo service every mom needs

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As featured in Scarymommy, Real Simple and Brit + Co. Shoott is the only photography service that lets you book a photoshoot for FREE. Then pay only for the photos you ❤️ Choose from our menu of dates, locations, and time slots. We take care of all the logistics of coordinating with your photographer. Just book, show up and enjoy! Click to learn more.
Space Explorers: THE INFINITE | Blumenthal Arts

Space Explorers: THE INFINITE | Blumenthal Arts

Blume Studios is a brand-new creative hub for the Queen City and beyond from Blumenthal Arts. Stage 1 at Blume Studios is FREE to visit, and fills 32,000 square feet of space with art installations, interactive exhibits, a bar, a market, and an out-of-this-world production (Space Explorers: THE INFINITE) that puts you on the International Space Station. Everything except THE INFINITE is free; those tickets start at $29.95. Even parking is FREE and plentiful Click to learn more.
11/08 - 12/23 - THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

11/08 - 12/23 - THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

The Magic Returns for 2024 November 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-30 and December 1, 6-8, 12-23 “Well, are you coming?” Inspired by the hit movie, this holiday favorite comes to life as you and your family take a magical trip on THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride! Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, families are sure to enjoy their trip to the North Pole, complete with hot chocolate and cookies served on board the train. Passengers are entertained by a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s classic, The Polar Express. Upon arrival at the North Pole, passengers deboard to watch Santa present the first gift of Christmas. Before exiting the train at Candy Cane Lane, all passengers who BELIEVE will receive their own sleigh bell. Experience the joy of caroling and holiday entertainment that will surely become an annual family tradition. Children of all ages are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride and join in on the magic of Christmas! Click to learn more.
11/14 - Sesame Street Live!

11/14 - Sesame Street Live!

Say Hello Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends from Sesame Street are coming to your neighborhood to say hello! At Sesame Street Live! Say Hello, sing, dance, and play alongside your favorite furry friends, all while you follow Elmo’s puppy, Tango, in a fun game of hide & seek. So put on your dancing shoes and make your way to where the air is sweet for this all-new celebration on Sesame Street! Click to learn more.
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01May

FBCIT Spring/Summer Kids Consignment Sale

First Baptist Church Indian Trail Preschool Ministry hosts their annual Spring/Summer Kids Consignment Sale. Friday, April 30, 9 a.m. - ...

  • 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: 732 Indian Trail-Fairview Road Indian Trail, NC 28079
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Home Depot: Free Kids Workshops

Attend a kids' free workshop on the first Saturday of the month at Home Depot. Projects change each month, and ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Home Depot, multiple locations
  • Cost: FREE
  • Category: Free

Local Maker's Market

Come join us for some family fun and supporting our local makers! Grab some yummy food, & enjoy live entertainment! ...

  • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: 118 Academy Street, Fort Mill SC 29715
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Darryl Strawberry Book Signing

The Billy Graham Library is excited to welcome one of Major League Baseball’s all-time greatest hitters, Darryl Strawberry, on Saturday, ...

02May

Sunday Movie at The Percantile and Creamery

All day every Sunday, The Perc is featuring two movies for your enjoyment. Starting at 10:00 AM, we are playing, ...

  • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: The Percantile and Creamery
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Hello Huntersville Music & Arts Festival

Hello Huntersville is an art and music festival located in downtown Huntersville that highlights local/regional area artist and musicians. New this ...

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: Town of Huntersville Town Hall 101 Huntersville-Concord Road Huntersville, NC 28078
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.huntersville.org
  • Category: Free
04May

May the 4th Celebration! at Gaston County Public Library

Registration is required for this event. To register visit: https://gastonlibrary.libcal.com/event/7731802 or call 704-868-2164, dial 1. Join us on May the 4th to ...

  • 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Location: Gaston County Public Library 1555 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
05May

Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center

Looking for a highly interactive, educational, and fun experience? The Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) addresses one of ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Charlotte Premium Outlets - 5404 New Fashion Way, Charlotte, NC 28278
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: globalwatercenter.org
  • Category: Free
06May

Music at the Met

Join Metropolitan every Thursday evening for live music on the patio by the the greenway! Guests are welcome to bring ...

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: METROPOLITAN 1111 Metropolitan Avenue Suite 300, Charlotte, NC.
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free

Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center

Looking for a highly interactive, educational, and fun experience? The Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) addresses one of ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Charlotte Premium Outlets - 5404 New Fashion Way, Charlotte, NC 28278
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: globalwatercenter.org
  • Category: Free

Don Wilton Book Signing

For Dr. Don Wilton, one of the highlights of his week was getting to visit Billy Graham each Saturday. During ...

07May

Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center

Looking for a highly interactive, educational, and fun experience? The Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) addresses one of ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Charlotte Premium Outlets - 5404 New Fashion Way, Charlotte, NC 28278
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: globalwatercenter.org
  • Category: Free

SCNP Pop-out Mother's Day Garden Crafts

Wish your mom, grandmom, or any mother figure in your life a Happy Mother's Day with a craft that will ...

Victoria Yards First Friday Movie: The Goonies

Movies at Victoria Yards: The Goonies #ShowUpforUptown with dinner, live music, and a movie! Starting at 6:00pm there there will be ...

  • 6:00 pm
  • Location: 408 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
08May

AGOC: Learn to Ride and Helmet Give-Away

Come by Arbor Glen Outreach Center for a socially distanced Learn to Ride Event! Throughout the time period listed, you ...

SCNP world Migratory Bird Day Hike

Search high and low for spring migrants on World Migratory Bird Day. This year's theme is "Sing, Fly, Soar - ...

  • 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227.
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free

Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center

Looking for a highly interactive, educational, and fun experience? The Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) addresses one of ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Charlotte Premium Outlets - 5404 New Fashion Way, Charlotte, NC 28278
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: globalwatercenter.org
  • Category: Free

Carolina Clay Matters Spring Pottery Festival

Carolina Clay Matters Spring Pottery Festival. May 8, 2021. We are live with Covid safety provisions in place. Come Join ...

  • 10:00 am
  • Location: 8300 Monroe Rd, Charlotte NC 28212
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Markets at 11

Head to Ballantyne's Backyard on May 8 for Markets at 11! The South Charlotte community is invited to an outdoor ...

  • 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Location: Ballantyne's Backyard, 11611 N Community House Road Charlotte NC 28277
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free
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09May

Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center

Looking for a highly interactive, educational, and fun experience? The Global Water Center’s Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) addresses one of ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Charlotte Premium Outlets - 5404 New Fashion Way, Charlotte, NC 28278
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: globalwatercenter.org
  • Category: Free

Sunday Movie at The Percantile and Creamery

All day every Sunday, The Perc is featuring two movies for your enjoyment. Starting at 10:00 AM, we are playing, ...

  • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: The Percantile and Creamery
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Celebrate Mom with FREE Mini-Golf this Mother’s Day! at Mr. Putty's Fun Park

What’s better than flowers on Mother’s Day? The gift of being together! Celebrate Mom with FREE Mini-Golf this Mother’s Day! Moms ...

  • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Mr. Putty's Fun Park 2333 Dam Road Tega Cay, SC
  • Cost: Free for mom!
  • Website: www.instagram.com
  • Category: Free

SCNP Recycled Mother’s Day Craft

Wish your mom, grandmom, or any mother figure in your life a Happy Mother's Day with a home-made craft made ...

  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, NC.
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free
11May

SCNP Snake Feeding

Have you ever seen a snake eat? Have ever wondered how they catch and consume prey without hands? Quench your ...

13May

Music at the Met

Join Metropolitan every Thursday evening for live music on the patio by the the greenway! Guests are welcome to bring ...

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: METROPOLITAN 1111 Metropolitan Avenue Suite 300, Charlotte, NC.
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free
14May

SCNP Family Night Hike

Ready for a different kind of family fun adventure? Don't settle for just observing nocturnal wildlife, become a part of ...

  • 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, Address: 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free
15May

MCRC: Learn to Ride and Helmet Give-Away

Come by Mallard Creek Recreation Center for a socially distanced Learn to Ride Event! Throughout the time period listed, you ...

Cartoons & Coffee: Doc McStuffins with PJ Mask

Bring your kids out to Rea Park on the third Saturday of April, May, June, July and August from 9:00–11:00 ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Location: Rea Farms, Charlotte NC.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Rally at the Ranch Presented by Boyd Automobile Dealerships of Virginia

Come out to the Ranch for our Rally at the Ranch Car Show on May 15th! There will be food trucks ...

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: Rescue Ranch 1424 Turnersburg Hwy, Statesville, North Carolina 28625
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
16May

Sunday Movie at The Percantile and Creamery

All day every Sunday, The Perc is featuring two movies for your enjoyment. Starting at 10:00 AM, we are playing, ...

  • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: The Percantile and Creamery
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
20May

Music at the Met

Join Metropolitan every Thursday evening for live music on the patio by the the greenway! Guests are welcome to bring ...

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: METROPOLITAN 1111 Metropolitan Avenue Suite 300, Charlotte, NC.
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free
22May

HGRC: Learn to Ride and Helmet Give-Away

Come by Hickory Grove Recreation Center for a socially distanced Learn to Ride Event! Throughout the time period listed, you ...

South End's Farmers Market

Swing by Atherton Mill to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables and other goods from local vendors or simply to ...

  • 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Across from the Charlotte Rail Trail Charlotte, NC 28203
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: southendmkt.com
  • Category: Free

SCNP International Biodiversity Day – Build a Dam

Do you have what it takes to out-build a beaver? Beavers are often called nature's architects, and their dams can ...

  • 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free
23May

Sunday Movie at The Percantile and Creamery

All day every Sunday, The Perc is featuring two movies for your enjoyment. Starting at 10:00 AM, we are playing, ...

  • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: The Percantile and Creamery
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

SCNP World Turtle Day

World Turtle Day highlights and raises awareness all of the unique turtle species worldwide. Meet our live native turtle ambassadors ...

  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center, 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free
24May

Paddle, bike, run. Ortho Carolina (4-mile Mountain Bike Group Ride | featuring Dr. Bryan Saltzman)

There's nothing quite like breaking a sweat in the great outdoors. With the stunning Catawba River right in our own ...

25May

SCNP Up Close with Animal Teeth

You can learn a lot about an animal by looking at its skull, teeth, and eyes. What does it eat? ...

  • 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free

Specialty - Pizza & Paint Nite - For Kids!

The kids will make one of our popular youth-sized wood decor pieces and enjoy a personal sized pizza while they ...

  • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Location: ARW Pineville, 322 Main Street Pineville North Carolina 28134
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free
27May

Music at the Met

Join Metropolitan every Thursday evening for live music on the patio by the the greenway! Guests are welcome to bring ...

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: METROPOLITAN 1111 Metropolitan Avenue Suite 300, Charlotte, NC.
  • Cost: 0
  • Website: www.eventvesta.com
  • Category: Free
28May

NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

It's a high-speed, truck-tangling extravaganza! The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks off Memorial Day weekend at America's Home for ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway 5555 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, North Carolina 28027
  • Cost: Kids 13 & Under Get In Free!
  • Website: www.charlottemotorspeedway.com
  • Category: Free
29May

SCNP World Otter Day

Who can hold their breath longer - you or an otter? How do otters see underwater? Discover the amazing adaptions ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Location: Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.parkandrec.com
  • Category: Free
30May

Memorial Day Celebration at USNWC 2021

Start the holiday with a Saturday morning race through the Whitewater Center’s trail system to go with pass activities and ...

  • 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Location: 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: whitewater.org
  • Category: Free

Sunday Movie at The Percantile and Creamery

All day every Sunday, The Perc is featuring two movies for your enjoyment. Starting at 10:00 AM, we are playing, ...

  • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: The Percantile and Creamery
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Party in the Park at Mint Museum Randolph

Spend the last Sunday of each month in the park at Mint Museum Randolph. Enjoy free admission to the museum, ...

  • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 2730 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28207
  • Cost: Free admission.
  • Website: mintmuseum.org
  • Category: Free

Charlotte Symphony at Village Park

Discover Fun in Kannapolis returns this summer with an incredible lineup of great concerts, movies, and of course, fireworks. Events ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Village Park Amphitheatre, Kannapolis NC
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
31May

Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park

The Town of Huntersville and American Legion Post 321 would like to invite you to participate in the 20th Annual ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Veterans Park at Main & Maxwell, Huntersville NC.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Charlotte Symphony at Village Park

Discover Fun in Kannapolis returns this summer with an incredible lineup of great concerts, movies, and of course, fireworks. Events ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Village Park Amphitheatre, Kannapolis NC
  • Cost: Free.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
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