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Charlotte Family Events Calendar

The Fun 4 Charlotte Kids Calendar is the most comprehensive online family calendar in the Charlotte area. Please let us know if you are aware of an event that is not listed! Listings are FREE! Submit an Event

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September

Family fun events like festivals, carnivals, fairs, family fun days and more.

Events and programs for families with kids with special needs.

Races, walks, 5Ks that kids and families can participate in.

Tours and informational presentations such as talks, seminars, and demonstrations.

Family friendly shows and concerts.

Family friendly events and programs taking place at area libraries.

Auditions and casting calls for productions and performances in need of kids under 18; and tryouts for all kinds of kids teams.

Other family-friendly events like mini-photo sessions consignment sales and other events that don't fit into another category.

Sporting events and home games for local sports teams.

One time classes open to kids and families.

Events and pageants where kids or families compete to win a title or prize.

Holiday events with themes focused on specific holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, etc.

Ongoing family programs that occur on an ongoing basis such as every week or every month.

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Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

Head to Sycamore every Friday for a rotating line up of food trucks!

First Fridays Rock Hill

A family-friendly celebration of our creative culture! ​ First Fridays Rock Hill takes place inside the shops, restaurants, galleries, and venues located ...

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Family Storytime (Outdoor) - Imaginon

Bring your whole family out to enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help ...

Free museum admission

Free museum admission first weekend of month for Bank of America and Merrill customers These are the museums that are participating. Mint ...

Free admission to Matthews Heritage Museum first Saturday of month

Many people know that Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist in New Bern invented Brad’s Drink in the late 1880s, later to ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: 232 North Trade Street Matthews, NC 28105
  • Cost: FREE
  • Category: Family Fun

South End Market at Atherton Mill

Buy your groceries, or discover something new, at the South End Farmer’s Market, happening every Saturday at Atherton Mill from ...

Cars and Coffee Charlotte

Cars and Coffee Charlotte is the biggest event in the Queen City each and every month! This event was held ...

Free Yoga in the Park - Old Town Rock Hill

Join our friends from Journey Within for Yoga in the Park (Fountain Park), every Saturday (May - September) at 8 ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Open swim at The Quarry at Carrigan Farms

Swimming in a deep, refreshing natural quarry is the perfect way to cool off in the summer. Located about thirty ...

Front Porch Sundays

Front Porch Sundays was the dream of Terry Shook of Shook Kelley. He felt his property, in the heart of ...

Lake Norman Ramsey Creek Swimming Beach

Looking for ideas of things to do this Memorial Day weekend? Spend it in Lake Norman (link in bio for ...

  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 17126 Northcross Drive
  • Cost: weekend admission per car is $10 for county residents and $15 for non-county residents.
  • Website: www.instagram.com
  • Category: Family Fun

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Pay-to-Play at Superior Play Systems

Bring Your Children to a Fun, Creative Indoor Playground Environment! When you bring your kids to an indoor playground at a ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 11415 Granite St Suite C Charlotte, NC 28273
  • Cost: $10 for all day play
  • Website: superiorplay.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Open swim at The Quarry at Carrigan Farms

Swimming in a deep, refreshing natural quarry is the perfect way to cool off in the summer. Located about thirty ...

Lil' Bit Fit Time

Lil' Bit Fit Time is a Parent-led open play time in our facility for you and your Lil' Bit (Toddler). ...

Half-Price Tuesday's at Topgolf

We’re showing Tuesday some serious love. Game play is now half price every Tuesday for a limited time at participating ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Top Golf has two locations: 8024 Savoy Corporate Dr. Charlotte, NC / 9110 Drivers Way, Charlotte,NC
  • Website: topgolf.com
  • Category: Ongoing Programs

Regal Entertainment Group's Summer Movie Express

Join us all summer, every Tuesday and Wednesday for Regal Summer Movie Express. During the first show of the day, ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: (time varies and not all participating theaters show every film)
  • Cost: $2
  • Website: www.regmovies.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express

Summer Movies for Kids — for Just $2 Join us all summer, every Tuesday and Wednesday for Regal Summer Movie Express. ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Regal Entertainment Group's Summer Movie Express

Join us all summer, every Tuesday and Wednesday for Regal Summer Movie Express. During the first show of the day, ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: (time varies and not all participating theaters show every film)
  • Cost: $2
  • Website: www.regmovies.com
  • Category: Family Fun

North End Farmers Market

Fresh local food comes to Charlotte, NC’s Camp North End every Wednesday evening. Farmers, ranchers, and food artisans, along with ...

  • 4:00 am - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Camp North End - 1701 North Graham Street Charlotte, NC 20216
  • Cost: No cost to enter
  • Website: northendmarketclt.com
  • Category: Free

Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express

Summer Movies for Kids — for Just $2 Join us all summer, every Tuesday and Wednesday for Regal Summer Movie Express. ...

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Pay-to-Play at Superior Play Systems

Bring Your Children to a Fun, Creative Indoor Playground Environment! When you bring your kids to an indoor playground at a ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 11415 Granite St Suite C Charlotte, NC 28273
  • Cost: $10 for all day play
  • Website: superiorplay.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

Head to Sycamore every Friday for a rotating line up of food trucks!

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Family Storytime (Outdoor) - SouthPark Regional Library

Bring your whole family out to enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help ...

Family Storytime (Outdoor) - Imaginon

Bring your whole family out to enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help ...

South End Market at Atherton Mill

Buy your groceries, or discover something new, at the South End Farmer’s Market, happening every Saturday at Atherton Mill from ...

Free Yoga in the Park - Old Town Rock Hill

Join our friends from Journey Within for Yoga in the Park (Fountain Park), every Saturday (May - September) at 8 ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Open Gym Ninja Nation

Open gym is a non-instructional time for anyone to practice whatever they would like; to be creative and have a ...

Family Storytime (Outdoor) - SouthPark Regional Library

Bring your whole family out to enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

SCNP: Self Care Sundays (Drop-off)

No more excuses! In this drop-in program for adults, we're removing the common barriers to self-care so you can take ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Pay-to-Play at Superior Play Systems

Bring Your Children to a Fun, Creative Indoor Playground Environment! When you bring your kids to an indoor playground at a ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 11415 Granite St Suite C Charlotte, NC 28273
  • Cost: $10 for all day play
  • Website: superiorplay.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Lil' Bit Fit Time

Lil' Bit Fit Time is a Parent-led open play time in our facility for you and your Lil' Bit (Toddler). ...

Open Gym Ninja Nation

Open gym is a non-instructional time for anyone to practice whatever they would like; to be creative and have a ...

Half-Price Tuesday's at Topgolf

We’re showing Tuesday some serious love. Game play is now half price every Tuesday for a limited time at participating ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Top Golf has two locations: 8024 Savoy Corporate Dr. Charlotte, NC / 9110 Drivers Way, Charlotte,NC
  • Website: topgolf.com
  • Category: Ongoing Programs

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Pay-to-Play at Superior Play Systems

Bring Your Children to a Fun, Creative Indoor Playground Environment! When you bring your kids to an indoor playground at a ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 11415 Granite St Suite C Charlotte, NC 28273
  • Cost: $10 for all day play
  • Website: superiorplay.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Sail Again Consignment Sale

Sail Again Children's Consignment is a nationally award winning SEASONAL "pop up" kids' consignment event based in the Lake Norman ...

North End Farmers Market

Fresh local food comes to Charlotte, NC’s Camp North End every Wednesday evening. Farmers, ranchers, and food artisans, along with ...

  • 4:00 am - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Camp North End - 1701 North Graham Street Charlotte, NC 20216
  • Cost: No cost to enter
  • Website: northendmarketclt.com
  • Category: Free

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Sail Again Consignment Sale

Sail Again Children's Consignment is a nationally award winning SEASONAL "pop up" kids' consignment event based in the Lake Norman ...

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Sail Again Consignment Sale

Sail Again Children's Consignment is a nationally award winning SEASONAL "pop up" kids' consignment event based in the Lake Norman ...

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

Head to Sycamore every Friday for a rotating line up of food trucks!

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Sail Again Consignment Sale

Sail Again Children's Consignment is a nationally award winning SEASONAL "pop up" kids' consignment event based in the Lake Norman ...

Free Yoga in the Park - Old Town Rock Hill

Join our friends from Journey Within for Yoga in the Park (Fountain Park), every Saturday (May - September) at 8 ...

Cars & Coffee Concord

Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts FREE monthly "cruise-in" style events! From 8-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month, the ...

Brews & Cruise Car Show

Amazing Cars the Third Saturday of every month at Lake Norman Brewery.

Sail Again Consignment Sale

Sail Again Children's Consignment is a nationally award winning SEASONAL "pop up" kids' consignment event based in the Lake Norman ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

UPTOWN FUNK || CENTER CITY TOUR

Join us for a 1 hour guided 1 mile walking loop through the heart of Charlotte! If new to the Queen ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Pay-to-Play at Superior Play Systems

Bring Your Children to a Fun, Creative Indoor Playground Environment! When you bring your kids to an indoor playground at a ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 11415 Granite St Suite C Charlotte, NC 28273
  • Cost: $10 for all day play
  • Website: superiorplay.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Lil' Bit Fit Time

Lil' Bit Fit Time is a Parent-led open play time in our facility for you and your Lil' Bit (Toddler). ...

Half-Price Tuesday's at Topgolf

We’re showing Tuesday some serious love. Game play is now half price every Tuesday for a limited time at participating ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Top Golf has two locations: 8024 Savoy Corporate Dr. Charlotte, NC / 9110 Drivers Way, Charlotte,NC
  • Website: topgolf.com
  • Category: Ongoing Programs

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

North End Farmers Market

Fresh local food comes to Charlotte, NC’s Camp North End every Wednesday evening. Farmers, ranchers, and food artisans, along with ...

  • 4:00 am - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Camp North End - 1701 North Graham Street Charlotte, NC 20216
  • Cost: No cost to enter
  • Website: northendmarketclt.com
  • Category: Free

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

End of Summer S’mores, Cookout and Free Boat Rental at Lake Norman State Park

Come out to Lake Norman State Park to be amazed by the night sky. Piedmont Amateur Astronomers are coming out to ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Lake Norman State Park: 759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC
  • Cost: Swimming is free if there’s no lifeguard. When there is a lifeguard, the swim beach is $6 for adults and $4 for kids. Rental boats include canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and tandem kayaks. They’re all $10 perhour.
  • Website: www.ncparks.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

Head to Sycamore every Friday for a rotating line up of food trucks!

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

South End Market at Atherton Mill

Buy your groceries, or discover something new, at the South End Farmer’s Market, happening every Saturday at Atherton Mill from ...

Brews & Cruise Car Show

Amazing Cars the Third Saturday of every month at Lake Norman Brewery.

Free Yoga in the Park - Old Town Rock Hill

Join our friends from Journey Within for Yoga in the Park (Fountain Park), every Saturday (May - September) at 8 ...

Good Karma Ranch - National Alpaca Farm Days

In celebration of National Alpaca Farm Day, we will offer alpaca viewing at 9am, 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Come by ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Good Karma Ranch - National Alpaca Farm Days

In celebration of National Alpaca Farm Day, we will offer alpaca viewing at 9am, 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Come by ...

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

Half-Price Tuesday's at Topgolf

We’re showing Tuesday some serious love. Game play is now half price every Tuesday for a limited time at participating ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Top Golf has two locations: 8024 Savoy Corporate Dr. Charlotte, NC / 9110 Drivers Way, Charlotte,NC
  • Website: topgolf.com
  • Category: Ongoing Programs

SCNP: The Natural Year In Photos

Discover Stevens Creek Nature Preserve through your camera lens and notice how it changes over a full year. Each month’s ...

North End Farmers Market

Fresh local food comes to Charlotte, NC’s Camp North End every Wednesday evening. Farmers, ranchers, and food artisans, along with ...

  • 4:00 am - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Camp North End - 1701 North Graham Street Charlotte, NC 20216
  • Cost: No cost to enter
  • Website: northendmarketclt.com
  • Category: Free

FREE PIANO LESSONS

Presented by B Music Youth When: Wednesdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm (Ages 13-18) / Thursdays 5:30pm (Ages 5-12) & 6:30pm ...

Retro Horror Flicks at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

From September 29 through November 2, 2023, watch retro horror flicks on the big screen for retro pricing — just ...

Retro Horror Flicks at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

From September 29 through November 2, 2023, watch retro horror flicks on the big screen for retro pricing — just ...

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

Head to Sycamore every Friday for a rotating line up of food trucks!

Retro Horror Flicks at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas

From September 29 through November 2, 2023, watch retro horror flicks on the big screen for retro pricing — just ...

South End Market at Atherton Mill

Buy your groceries, or discover something new, at the South End Farmer’s Market, happening every Saturday at Atherton Mill from ...

Free Yoga in the Park - Old Town Rock Hill

Join our friends from Journey Within for Yoga in the Park (Fountain Park), every Saturday (May - September) at 8 ...

Autumn Jubilee

Join us for the 2nd Annual Autumn Jubilee festival right here in Mint Hill! We will have all the fan ...

  • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Location: Mint Hill Farmers Market, 7601 Matthews Mint Hill Rd,Mint Hill,NC,United States, Matthews
  • Website: www.minthilltimes.com
  • Category: Family Fun
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