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October

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Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tuesday Night Wine Flight! at The Market at 7th Street

Drop in every Tuesday (no reservation needed) from 5-7pm for Assorted Table's Tuesday Night Wine Flight! Sample 5 wines for $5 ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

Birkdale Buds

Adventure awaits your little one at our weekly Birkdale Buds featuring a variety of interactive events! Bring your pre-school aged little ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Birkdale Commons Pkwy & Sam Furr Rd Huntersville, NC 28078
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: birkdalevillage.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

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Music at the Met

Join us in the breezeway every Thursday evening for live music by local musicians! Enjoy food from our Metropolitan restaurants ...

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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • 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 ...

LIVE PORTRAIT PAINTINGS BY LOCAL ARTIST – PHILLIPS PLACE COURTYARD

While visiting our community pumpkin patch activation in the Phillips Place Courtyard on Friday, October 4th, stop by local artist ...

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • 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

Carolina Renaissance Festival

Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Take an autumn stroll through the wooded Village of Fairhaven where history ...

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 ...

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • Category: Family Fun

Carolina Renaissance Festival

Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Take an autumn stroll through the wooded Village of Fairhaven where history ...

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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tuesday Night Wine Flight! at The Market at 7th Street

Drop in every Tuesday (no reservation needed) from 5-7pm for Assorted Table's Tuesday Night Wine Flight! Sample 5 wines for $5 ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

Ballantyne Farmers Market

Check out the Ballantyne Farmers Market at Brixham Park on the second Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. to ...

Birkdale Buds

Adventure awaits your little one at our weekly Birkdale Buds featuring a variety of interactive events! Bring your pre-school aged little ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Birkdale Commons Pkwy & Sam Furr Rd Huntersville, NC 28078
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: birkdalevillage.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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • Category: Family Fun

Movies in the Park at Fountain Park

Bring the family out to enjoy Movies in the Park at Fountain Park! Every second Friday during the months of ...

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 ...

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • 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 ...

Saturday Cartoons! Free for families!

Every month – on the 2nd Saturday – we will be doing FREE cartoons for families in the morning. Free milk ...

Denton Street Festival

Join us Saturday October 12, 2024, for the Denton Street Festival   from 9 am -6 pm                    We will have food, crafts, ...

OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! Ballantyne Location

Get ready for double the fun and festivities at OMB’s 2024 Mecktoberfest! This year, we're spreading the excitement across FOUR ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Ballantyne Location
  • 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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tuesday Night Wine Flight! at The Market at 7th Street

Drop in every Tuesday (no reservation needed) from 5-7pm for Assorted Table's Tuesday Night Wine Flight! Sample 5 wines for $5 ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

Birkdale Buds

Adventure awaits your little one at our weekly Birkdale Buds featuring a variety of interactive events! Bring your pre-school aged little ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Birkdale Commons Pkwy & Sam Furr Rd Huntersville, NC 28078
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: birkdalevillage.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

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • 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 ...

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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • 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 Concord

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

Cars and 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 ...

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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tuesday Night Wine Flight! at The Market at 7th Street

Drop in every Tuesday (no reservation needed) from 5-7pm for Assorted Table's Tuesday Night Wine Flight! Sample 5 wines for $5 ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

Birkdale Buds

Adventure awaits your little one at our weekly Birkdale Buds featuring a variety of interactive events! Bring your pre-school aged little ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Birkdale Commons Pkwy & Sam Furr Rd Huntersville, NC 28078
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: birkdalevillage.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

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • 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 ...

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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • 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 ...

Saturday Morning Yoga at Lenny Boy Brewing Co

Join us for our weekly yoga series each Saturday morning at 10am. $5 gets you access to an hour-long Vinyasa style ...

Caffeine and Chrome: Trunk or Treat

Cruise on in with your car or broom for Gateway Classic Cars spookiest event of the season. Caffeine & Chrome: ...

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 ...

Biketoberfest presented by City of Charlotte

Sustain Charlotte’s Biketoberfest presented by City of Charlotte is Charlotte's biggest -- and most fun! -- biking event of the ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tuesday Night Wine Flight! at The Market at 7th Street

Drop in every Tuesday (no reservation needed) from 5-7pm for Assorted Table's Tuesday Night Wine Flight! Sample 5 wines for $5 ...

Tuesday Trivia at Wooden Robot

Weekly Trivia on Tuesdays at 7 pm!

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

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.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 ...

Borrow a Boat at Colonel Francis Beatty Park

Want to go kayaking but don't have your own? Have one but just don't want to haul it out today? ...

  • 12:00 pm
  • Location: Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Cost: Single Kayak: $10 resident/$14 non-resident; Tandem Kayak: $12 resident/$16 non-resident
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Family Fun
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