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Axios
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Weekender: 31 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including a wine and art festival
We're nearing the end of April but spring events like Tuck Fest and Charlotte Wine + Food festival are just starting to roll in. Friday, April 25 🍷 Taste over 100 wines paired with light bites at the Charlotte Wine + Food festival at The Union at Station West. Proceeds benefit A Child's Place, a program of Thompson, Augustine Literacy Project, Digi-Bridge and Wayfinders. | $150-$175 | 7pm | Details 🌊 Take the family to Tuck Fest, a three day festival with expos, vendors and competitions at Whitewater Center. | Free. Parking is $12. | Runs through Sunday | Details 🎮 Grab a parter and play in a Mario Kart Tournament at The Chamber by Wooden Robot. | Free | 6pm | Details 🙌 Visit Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center for their Charlotte Hopefest with sensory-friendly activities for children, crafts and carnival games. | Free | 4pm | Details ☕️ Pull up to Hex Coffee and Kitchen for a latte art show down, smash burgers and flash tattoos. | Free | 8am | Details 👖 Check out Habitat for Humanity's fundraising Blue Jean Bash at The Revelry at Camp North End for a live auction plus food and drinks. | $200 | 6-10pm | Details ✍️ Get a tattoo at The Zen Cave. | $75-$110 | 5-10pm | Details 🧠 Test your knowledge of Disney movies at The Suffolk Punch for a chance to win a prize. | Free | 7-9pm | Details 🧖♀️ Spend Women's Wellness Day at Merchant & Trade's rooftop for a prix-fixe menu plus pop-ups from Lip N Pour and Two Chicks Candles. | Prices vary | 4:30-11pm | Details 🏁 See drag races with the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. | Prices vary | Runs through Sunday | Details 🎉 Check out an arts festival in University City at The Shoppes at University City Place with dance performances, music and spoken word | $0-$15 | Runs through Sunday | Details Saturday, April 26 🎉 Take the family to West Complex for a fish fry festival with local food vendors, retail vendors, trivia, live art, dancing and skating. | Free | 1-7pm | Details 🍪 Learn how to master royal icing as you decorate cookies at Sweet Spot Studio. | $75 | 11am | Details 🎊 Attend an Almost Summer Fest at UNCC with food trucks, local vendors and live music. Proceeds benefit local nonprofit Young Life College. | $25-$49 | 2pm | Details 🍷 Learn about three orange wines at Mimosa Grill's monthly Wine School. | $42 | 6pm | Details 🎶 Listen to local musicians while you sip beer at Sugar Creek Brewing. | Free | 2pm | Details 🛍️ Shop from 100+ streetwear brands and accessories through the Carolina Streetwear Market in the Ford Building at Camp North End | Free | 12pm | Details 🎤 Enjoy live music at Sugar Creek Brewing to support the musicians in western North Carolina who lost gigs, venues and instruments in Hurricane Helene. | Free. Donations encouraged. | 1pm | Details ⚽️ Cheer on Charlotte FC as they take on New England Revolution at Bank of America Stadium. | $40+ | 7:30pm | Details 💪 Take a pulse and pilates class and sip on prosecco afterward at Canteen. | $20 | Times vary | Details 🧘♀️ Celebrate the Earth with yoga on the patio of Craft Tasting Room and then enjoy light bites and cocktails. | $35 | 9:15am-12:30pm | Details 🤑 Shop from local small businesses and hear live music at Victoria Yards in Uptown. | Free | 12-6pm | Details 🎤 See Taylor Tomlinson as she makes her tour stop in Charlotte. | $76 | 8pm | Details 🎉 Pull up to the Dilworth Spring Festival for vendors, music, food, a cornhole tournament and miniature golf. | Free | 12-8pm | Details Sunday, April 27 🍾 Enjoy brunch bites and DJ sets with the Boileryard Brunch at Camp North End. | Free | 12-4pm | Details 🖼️ See the "Annie Leibovitz/Work" exhibition debut at the Mint Museum Uptown. | $0-$25 | Runs through Aug. 31 | Details 🎧 Vibe to a silent disco at VINYL as they celebrate their birthday week. | Free | 6-9pm | Details 🍽️ Eat a Lowcountry Sunday supper at L'Ostrica. | $85 | 5:30pm | Details 🪴 Spend the afternoon plant swapping at Sugar Creek Brewing and stick around for food, drinks and gardening tips. | Free | 12pm | Details 🎷 Listen to jazz music, see art and enjoy brunch at Le Méridien Charlotte. | $85 | 1-4pm | Details 🍱 Learn how to make sushi rolls at Hyatt Centric Charlotte SouthPark. | $64.80 | 12:30-2:30pm | Details
Axios
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Live music: 9 Charlotte concerts in April, including Tyga and Tuck Fest
Charlotte live music fans, here's a quick list of the nine biggest concerts coming to the city in April. Editor's note: This is not a comprehensive list of all concerts coming here this month. For shows that are sold out, you can check to see if there are resale tickets available. April 2: Anberlin This alt-rock band is bringing its 20th-anniversary tour to Charlotte. Headliner Copeland will perform their album "In Motion" in its entirety. Location: Neighborhood Theatre Time: 7pm Tickets: $42+ April 9: Awolnation Best known for their hit song "Sail," Awolnation combines electronic elements with rock. April 10: Trey Songz, Omarion and Bow Wow Get ready to jam to some throwbacks. The Millennium Tour brings together some of the biggest names in R&B and hip-hop from the early 2000s, including headliners Trey Songz, Omarion and Bow Wow, plus the Ying Yang Twins, Plies, Boosie, Ray J, Sammi, Bobby V, Pleasure P, Nivea and special guest Rock Ross. Location: Spectrum Center Time: 8pm Tickets: $138+ April 12: Disturbed This renowned heavy metal band is bringing its 25th anniversary tour to Charlotte. April 13: Carin León Carin León is a Mexican singer-songwriter who made debut appearances at Coachella and Stagecoach last year. Now, he's bringing his "Boca Chueca Tour" to Charlotte. Location: Spectrum Center Time: 8pm Tickets: $70 Apr. 14: Tyga Charlotte, or "Rack City"? Tyga's coming to the Fillmore. Location: The Fillmore Time: 9pm Tickets: $36+ Apr. 16: Tyler Childers Acclaimed country and folk singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is known for his storytelling. He'll be joined by special guest Deer Tick during his Charlotte stop. Location: PNC Music Pavilion Time: 7pm Tickets: $73+ April 22: Amos Lee Amos Lee's music blends folk, rock, and soul. Location: Ovens Auditorium Time: 7:3pm Tickets: $43+ April 25-27: Tuck Fest Tuck Fest is a three-day festival celebrating outdoor lifestyle, sports and adventure at the Whitewater Center.
Axios
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
7 Charlotte festivals to check out this spring
Charlotte has come out of hibernation, and with it, festival season has sprung. Driving the news: No Man's Land, a festival celebrating women and women entrepreneurs, is taking place along Camden Road in South End from 11am-5pm today. It's free to attend. Here are several other local spring festivals to get on your radar. March March 27-April 6: Charlotte Spring Fair at Route 29 Pavilion in Concord. March 29th: South End Wine and Hops Festival at Lenny Boy Brewing. April April 4-20: Charlotte SHOUT! in Uptown. April 25-27: Tuck Fest at The Whitewater Center. May
