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Charlotte Family Events Calendar

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September

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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 ...

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

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

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 ...

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

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

Take It & Make

Time for kids to create & explore with our Take It & Make It events! For the first Saturday of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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. ...

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

Board Game Night

Come join QC Socialites & Urban Adventurers on the Mezz at LoSo for a bi-weekly game night! Bring your own ...

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. ...

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

SouthPark Eats Alternative

The ONLY food truck gathering in SouthPark! Short on time? Need to grab a quick bite to eat close to the ...

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Fairview Plaza
  • Category: Family Fun

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

Music at the Met

Join us on the patio every Thursday evening for live music by local musicians. Enjoy food from surrounding restaurants including ...

Open Water Swim at Whitewater Center

Open Water Swim takes place every Thursday night in May through September beginning at 6:30pm at the flatwater dock, offering ...

RIVER JAM at Whitewater Center

Live music takes place throughout the year at a one-of-a-kind outdoor venue in the middle of the world’s largest man-made ...

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

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

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

Yiasou Greek Festival

The Yiasou Greek Festival began in 1978 and since then has become one of Charlotte’s largest cultural events. The Yiasou ...

  • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral 600 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC
  • Website: yiasoufestival.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Walking Tours at Camp North End

On Wednesdays and Fridays at 12pm, the Camp North End team will lead a 30 minute stroll through the highlights ...

Fossil Find Friday - North Carolina Science Festival

Become an archaeologist with Discovery Place Science! We'll explore some of our amazing fossils and talk about how they formed. ...

  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Discovery Place Science: 301 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Cost: Included with museum admission
  • 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 ...

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 ...

Yiasou Greek Festival

The Yiasou Greek Festival began in 1978 and since then has become one of Charlotte’s largest cultural events. The Yiasou ...

  • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral 600 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC
  • Website: yiasoufestival.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph

Free Art Kit at Mint Museum Randolph: Bright Butterfly Learn about symbolic animals in the art of Rosalia Torres-Weiner and use ...

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

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

Schiele Museum free admission

There is no need to reserve museum admission tickets on Free Tuesday. Just arrive between 4 and 8 pm! To guarantee ...

Board Game Night

Come join QC Socialites & Urban Adventurers on the Mezz at LoSo for a bi-weekly game night! Bring your own ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

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 ...

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

SouthPark Eats Alternative

The ONLY food truck gathering in SouthPark! Short on time? Need to grab a quick bite to eat close to the ...

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Fairview Plaza
  • 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 ...

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

Music at the Met

Join us on the patio every Thursday evening for live music by local musicians. Enjoy food from surrounding restaurants including ...

RIVER JAM at Whitewater Center

Live music takes place throughout the year at a one-of-a-kind outdoor venue in the middle of the world’s largest man-made ...

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!

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

Walking Tours at Camp North End

On Wednesdays and Fridays at 12pm, the Camp North End team will lead a 30 minute stroll through the highlights ...

Fossil Find Friday - North Carolina Science Festival

Become an archaeologist with Discovery Place Science! We'll explore some of our amazing fossils and talk about how they formed. ...

  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Discovery Place Science: 301 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Cost: Included with museum admission
  • 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mecktoberfest Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

Experience Mecktoberfest, Charlotte's original Oktoberfest celebration! Enjoy traditional German fare alongside live music performances in our spacious Biergarten. Make it ...

  • 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery 4150 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28217
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

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

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

Board Game Night

Come join QC Socialites & Urban Adventurers on the Mezz at LoSo for a bi-weekly game night! Bring your own ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

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

SouthPark Eats Alternative

The ONLY food truck gathering in SouthPark! Short on time? Need to grab a quick bite to eat close to the ...

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Fairview Plaza
  • Category: Family Fun

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

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 ...

Music at the Met

Join us on the patio every Thursday evening for live music by local musicians. Enjoy food from surrounding restaurants including ...

RIVER JAM at Whitewater Center

Live music takes place throughout the year at a one-of-a-kind outdoor venue in the middle of the world’s largest man-made ...

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!

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 ...

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

Walking Tours at Camp North End

On Wednesdays and Fridays at 12pm, the Camp North End team will lead a 30 minute stroll through the highlights ...

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 ...

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 ...

FESTIVAL IN THE PARK 2023

Join me for Charlotte’s most anticipated festival, the Festival in the Park from September 22nd-24th. This three-day art fair is ...

Cleo’s Alpacas LLC National Alpaca Day

See the alpacas, take selfies, learn about the animals, see the fleeces and the products produced from their fleece.

  • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Location: 211 Cedarcrest Drive, Mooresville, NC
  • Cost: Free
  • Category: Family Fun

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 ...

FESTIVAL IN THE PARK 2023

Join me for Charlotte’s most anticipated festival, the Festival in the Park from September 22nd-24th. This three-day art fair is ...

Cleo’s Alpacas LLC National Alpaca Day

See the alpacas, take selfies, learn about the animals, see the fleeces and the products produced from their fleece.

  • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Location: 211 Cedarcrest Drive, Mooresville, NC
  • Cost: Free
  • Category: Family Fun

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

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

Board Game Night

Come join QC Socialites & Urban Adventurers on the Mezz at LoSo for a bi-weekly game night! Bring your own ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

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

SouthPark Eats Alternative

The ONLY food truck gathering in SouthPark! Short on time? Need to grab a quick bite to eat close to the ...

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Fairview Plaza
  • Category: Family Fun

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 ...

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

Music at the Met

Join us on the patio every Thursday evening for live music by local musicians. Enjoy food from surrounding restaurants including ...

RIVER JAM at Whitewater Center

Live music takes place throughout the year at a one-of-a-kind outdoor venue in the middle of the world’s largest man-made ...

Food Truck Friday at Sycamore Brewing

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

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 ...

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

Walking Tours at Camp North End

On Wednesdays and Fridays at 12pm, the Camp North End team will lead a 30 minute stroll through the highlights ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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