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Axios
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Weekender: 30 things to do in Charlotte this weekend, including a wine festival and a vintage market
From a South End wine fest to an Uptown vintage market, we've rounded up 30 eats, events and experiences to keep your calendar full this weekend. Friday, March 28 🏠 Tour five Charlotte homes, including the Barnhardt-Cramer Estate, and stick around for raffles, live music, giveaways and a garden tour. | $35-$40 | Runs through Saturday | Details 🧑🍳 Take a Mediterranean date night class at Sweet Spot Studio. | $200 per couple | 6:30pm | Details 🧠 Test your knowledge of Black culture with trivia at Queen City Grounds. | Free | 7-9:30pm | Details 🎤 Sing along to songs from popular boy bands like Backstreet Boys and N'Sync at The Long Room. | $15 | 8pm | Details 💘 Match with other singles using an AI questionnaire at Must Be Nice in South End. | $25 | 7pm | Details 🤣 Laugh the night away with a comedy showcase at Protagonist Beer (LoSo). | Donation based | 7:30pm | Details ⚾️ Attend the Charlotte Knights' season opener, which will host a free fan fest beforehand. | $23+ | 5pm (Fan Fest); Game at 7:04pm | Details 💭 Test your knowledge of 2000s pop culture, music and movies with trivia at Suffolk Punch Brewing. | Free | 7-9pm | Details ⚽️ Cheer on Charlotte Independence as they take on Chattanooga Red Wolves SC at American Legion Memorial Stadium. | $13-$66 | 7:30pm | Details 🎶 Rock out with country legends Brooks & Dunn as they make their tour stop at Spectrum Center. | $59+ | 7pm | Details 🫶 Pull up to a singles matchmaking event at Canteen in Camp North End. | $21.37 | 7-9pm | Details 🧵 Enjoy a Craft Fest at Petty Thieves Brewery with vendors, art shows, demonstrations, classes and food trucks. | Free | Runs through Sunday | Details 🦄 Take the kids to Unicorn World at The Park Expo and Conference Center to experience life-sized animatronic unicorns plus arts and crafts. | $20-$62 | Runs through Sunday | Details Saturday, March 29 🍷 Enjoy hours of wine tastings, cider, cocktails and beer at the South End Wine and Hops festival at Lenny Boy Brewing. | $35+ | 1-6pm | Details 📚 Head to Belmont Bookshop for a special children's storytime and book signing with author Eden Estabrook.| Free | 10:30am | Details 🩺 Get health information from Black healthcare experts at Ascend Nonprofit Solutions. | Free | 10am | Details 😋 Learn how to make your own sweet roll at Sweet Spot Studio. | $75 | 10:30am | Details 🏒 Bring your dog to the Charlotte Checkers game against Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins at Bojangles Coliseum. | $29+ | 4pm | Details 😂 Laugh at improv jokes from local comedians at Charlotte Comedy Theater. | $15 | 8pm | Details 🧘 Unwind with a yoga flow and journal session at Lottie's Cafe in Uptown. | $19.14 | 7-9am | Details 🛍️ Shop from a range of vendors with Charlotte Vintage Market's yard sale at Victoria Yards. | $0-$9.30 | 11am-5pm | Details 🏃 Run in the Communication Counts 5K at McAlpine Creek Park. Proceeds provide access to community speech-language and hearing services. | $40 | 9-11am | Details Sunday, March 30 🍾 Enjoy a brunch party at with a cigar lounge, photo booth, live DJ and dance floor at The Luxe. | $108-$129 | 1-6pm | Details 🎉 Party in the Park with food trucks, live music, museum admission at Mint Museum Randolph. | Free | 1-5pm | Details 🍽️ Eat a five course dinner at L'Ostrica's Sunday supper series. | $75 | 5:30pm | Details 🍹Head to Bojangles Coliseum for the Checkers' Margaritaville game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. | $29+ | 1pm | Details 🪴 Pull up to Sugar Creek Brewing for a plant swap, gardening tips, food and drinks. | Free | 12pm | Details 🎤 See comedians like Mike Epps, Kountry Wayne and Lil Duval at Spectrum Center. | $115+ | 7pm | Details 🎉 Party into the work week at QC Social Lounge's "Different" day party. | $24.86+ | 4-9pm | Details 🧘♀️ Take your little one to a "Mommy and Me" Wicked-themed yoga flow at HopFly Brewing. | $24.86 for mother and child | 12pm | Details
Axios
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekender: 27 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including a doughnut festival and pop-up markets
Spend the weekend shopping from local small businesses at one of the many pop-up markets. Friday, March 7 🍷 Enjoy a four-course dinner at Mama Ricotta's paired with wines from the Colognole region in Tuscany. | $90 | 6pm | Details 🥃 Go to a St. Patrick's Day-themed tasting of Irish whiskey at The Ballantyne. | $90 | 6:30pm | Details 🎤 Listen to a cappella tunes by local troup Queen City Vocals at Heist Brewery. | $12-$15 | 7pm | Details 🙎♀️ Celebrate International Women's Day at Resident Culture in Plaza Midwood and South End with live music, comedy, workshops, panel discussions and women-owned markets. | Free | Runs through Saturday | Details ⚽️ Watch Crown Legacy FC take on NYCFC II at Sportsplex at Matthews. | $12 | 7pm | Details 🎶 Play a Taylor Swift-themed game of music bingo at Suffolk Punch South End. | Free | 7-9pm | Details 🏀 Cheer on the Charlotte Hornets as they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Spectrum Center. | $22+ | 7pm | Details 🎨 Explore artwork and exhibits at South End's First Friday Gallery Crawl. | Free | 5-8:30pm | Details 🎷 Listen to live jazz music from Eric Darius at Middle C Jazz. | $49-$60 | 6:30pm | Details 🎭 Watch "Dreamgirls" at Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Arts Center. | $35+ | Showings through Sunday | Details Saturday, March 8 🧑🍳 Learn how to make a s'mores cake at Sweet Spot Studio. | $90 | 11am | Details 🥖 Learn how to make the best sourdough at Sweet Spot Studio. | $90 | 4pm | Details 🤣 Enjoy a night of comedy improv at Charlotte Comedy Theater. | $15 | 8pm | Details 🐶 Meet some adoptable pups at Vaulted Oak Brewing and stick around for pet grooming service, or grab dinner from a food truck. | Free | 3pm | Details 🧘 Start your morning with an open level yoga flow at the Whitewater Center. | Free | 11:30am | Details 🏒 See the Charlotte Checkers play the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Bojangles Coliseum. | $30+ | 4pm | Details ⛹️ See the Charlotte Hornets play the Brooklyn Nets at Spectrum Center. | $24+ | 6pm | Details 🖼️ Meet 10 local artists and shop from their artwork at the ArtPop Art Market at Le Méridien. | Free | 6-9pm | Details 👰♀️ Shop for discounted bridal dresses ranging from $99-$499 at Goodwill Opportunity Campus. | Free | 9am-4pm | Details 🧱 Take the kids to see Lego displays or craft some of their own Lego creations at the Brick Fan Expo in The Park Expo & Conference Center. | $22.50+ | Runs through Sunday | Details 🤵 Dress up in shades of brown for the Melanin Affair at The Casey and expect an evening with drinks, live painting and music from a live DJ. | $75 | 8pm | Details Sunday, March 9 🛍️ Shop from Birkdale Village's open air market with a range of items from local small businesses, music from a live DJ. | Free | 11am | Details 🥩 Eat a Sunday surf and turf dinner from L'Ostrica. | $85 | 5:30pm | Details 🤣 Spend the afternoon laughing at Monarch Market's comedy showcase and stick around for drink specials. | Free | 2pm | Details 👚 Shop from 25+ vintage clothing vendors on the lawn in front of the Ford Building at Camp North End. | Free | 11am-5pm | Details 🍩 Indulge in sweet treats at the annual Donuts Festival and sip on drinks at Norfolk Hall. | $32-$42 | 1-5pm | Details 🎵 Vibe to a Notorious B.I.G. tribute at RSVP South End. | $23.18 | 5-10pm | Details Check out more upcoming events on our Event Board. Hosting an event? Reach more Charlotteans through an Event Listing, which includes placement on our Event Board and in our weekday newsletter. Have a scoop about a cool event? Submit your event.
Axios
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekender: 27 things to do in Charlotte including a wine and oyster festival
This weekend has lots of fun events, from comedy shows to Hornets games, and even some food and drink options if you're hungry. Friday, January 31 🕺Groove to music from a live DJ at Wooden Robot Brewery South End. | Free | 7pm | Details 🍝 Take your significant other to a pasta-making class that includes a glass of wine, salad, and dessert at Sweet Spot Studio. | $95 | 6:30pm | Details 🏓 Watch a pickleball game and stick around for a Checkers and Penguins game at Bojangles Coliseum. | $29+ | 1-6pm | Details 🤣 Listen to Charlotte comedians tell stand-up jokes at Protagonist Beer in LoSo. | Donations are encouraged | 7pm | Details 😂 Improv Troupe Shameless Society tells jokes while interacting with the audience at Lenny Boy Brewing. | Free | 7pm | Details 🛍️ Nothing New, the largest vintage clothing store in the Southeast, will have hundreds of vintage and secondhand items priced at $20. Plus, there will be coffee, craft beer, and food. | Free | 10am | Details 🧠 Test your knowledge at trivia and music bingo at The Suffolk Punch. | Free | 7-9pm | Details 🤩 Take the kids to play with baby dinosaurs, excavate fossils and train a raptor with Jurassic Quest at Park Expo. | $28-$46 | Times vary | Details 🏀 Cheer on the Charlotte Hornets as they take on the LA Clippers. | $22+ | 7pm | Details 🧘 Wear your best neon to Bodhi Love Yoga's glow rave. Afterward, shop from local vendors or take pics in the photo booth while you vibe to music from a live DJ. | $39.97 | 7-10pm | Details Saturday, February 1 🤣 Enjoy a comedy special with local and touring comedians at Monarch Market in Uptown. | Free | 7pm | Details 🍷 Taste wines from around the world at an indoor wine festival at Slate. Your ticket includes raffle, tasting glass and light appetizers. | $57.06 | 1-4pm | Details ⛹️ Watch the Hornets take on the Denver Nuggets at Spectrum Center. | $36+ | 7pm | Details 🦪 Eat and drink your way through an oyster, wine, and beer festival at Ballantyne's Backyard. | $69-$165 | 12-5pm | Details 💃 Try swing dancing at the Charlotte WestieFest at Hilton Charlotte University Place. | $25+ | Runs through Feb. 3 | Details 🎨 Take a hands-on art workshop that celebrates culture at Harvey B. Gantt Center. | Donation based | 12-2pm | Details 💭 Test your knowledge of the classic TV show "Martin" to celebrate Black History Month at West Tavern. | $13.63 | 9-11pm | Details 🏊 Brave the cold at Whitewater Center for their frigid trail race and plunge with 5K and 10K race that's followed with a plunge in a deep water solo pool. | $37+ | 9am | Details 🔫 Learn more about firearm safety in a concealed carry and training class hosted by Archive. | $130 | 8:30am-4:30pm | Details Sunday, February 2 🍸 Enjoy a Galentine's cocktail class with light bites at Bloom Beaute Lounge. | $70 | 4pm | Details 🍜 Dine at L'Ostrica for a ramen night with a five-course meal. | $75 | 5:30pm | Details 🎶 Vibe to live music at Billy Sunday. | Free | 2pm | Details 🥞 Enjoy a bougie brunch at Folia while enjoying music from a DJ. | Free | 12-4pm | Details 🥟 Learn how to make Asian dumplings in a hands-on class at Hi-Wire Brewing. | $64.80 | 12:30pm | Details 🧘 Unwind in a yoga class with your little one at Legion Brewing South Park. | $22.58 | 10am | Details 🍷 Learn about wine over a few poetry sessions at The Auto Pour. | $15.70 | 5:30pm | Details 🍿 Watch a screening of "Malcolm X" in honor of Black History Month at Independent Picture House. | $9.25 | 3:30pm | Details Check out more upcoming events on our Event Board. Hosting an event? Reach more Charlotteans through an Event Listing, which includes placement on our Event Board and in our weekday newsletter. Have a scoop about a cool event? Submit your event.
