Community Calendar

The Charlotte Film Festival returns for six days at the Independent Picture House, showcasing original stories, fresh perspectives, and bold filmmaking from around the world. Enjoy screenings, filmmaker talks, and special events that celebrate the spirit of independent cinema.

Discover Different — only at Charlotte Film Festival.

Free live music, food trucks and drinks, and interactive family-friendly experiences are coming to Symphony Park six times this fall at SouthPark After 5, happening every Thursday from September 4-October 9.

SEE THE LINEUP ⬇️

SEPTEMBER 4
🎵 Java Band
🎨 Free face painting

SEPTEMBER 11
🎵 Landslide Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library

SEPTEMBER 18
🎵 Coconut Groove Band
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library, plus a performance by North Carolina Brazilian Arts Project

SEPTEMBER 25
🎵 Bourbon Sons
🎨 Free sunflowers for the first 500 attendees

OCTOBER 2
🎵 Y2K Kids
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library

OCTOBER 9
🎵 Petty Rewind
🎨 Free pumpkin patch for the first 500 attendees

ℹ️ See the food truck lineup and learn more about SouthPark After 5 at southparkclt.org/after5

Free live music, food trucks and drinks, and interactive family-friendly experiences are coming to Symphony Park six times this fall at SouthPark After 5, happening every Thursday from September 4-October 9.

SEE THE LINEUP ⬇️

SEPTEMBER 4
🎵 Java Band
🎨 Free face painting

SEPTEMBER 11
🎵 Landslide Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library

SEPTEMBER 18
🎵 Coconut Groove Band
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library, plus a performance by North Carolina Brazilian Arts Project

SEPTEMBER 25
🎵 Bourbon Sons
🎨 Free sunflowers for the first 500 attendees

OCTOBER 2
🎵 Y2K Kids
🎨 Books on the House free mobile library

OCTOBER 9
🎵 Petty Rewind
🎨 Free pumpkin patch for the first 500 attendees

ℹ️ See the food truck lineup and learn more about SouthPark After 5 at southparkclt.org/after5

This FREE health clinic will provide Dental cleanings, x-rays, extractions, fillings etc.; Medical blood pressure checks, flu shots etc.; Vision free prescription glasses, eye exams etc. ALL on first come first served basis.

The Park CDC's free seasonal Sunset Farm Open House events are designed to help build awareness about the organization's work in the food access and food independence space. These family-friendly events will include the Garden-to-Go container gardening workshops, plant-based culinary demonstrations, kids gardening activities, introductions to the organization's nutrition education program, and the distribution of health literacy materials. Plus, attendees can learn about what it's like to be a Garden Helper volunteer and how their efforts support the organization's overall mission and work to improve health outcomes for local community members.

Miles 2 Hearts was born from the eyes of a truck driver who saw more than just highways - he saw people hurting, forgotten, and alone on streets across the country. Instead of looking away, he decided to take action. That action became a mission. That mission became a movement.

Miles That Matter 5K isn't just a race - it's a call to the community to care deeper, to step forward, and to run with heart.

Join us for Claudia’s 5K: Call Out for Courage—a powerful event where fun meets purpose, all in support of mental health. Hosted by icuTalks, a Charlotte-based ministry working to break the stigma around mental health and create spaces for healing and hope, this 5K promotes courage, connection, and real change.

NAME OF EVENT: 2025 Civics 101 Program (LWVCM)

WHEN: Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 pm from February 19, 2025 through April 2, 2025

WHERE: Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 E. 4th Street, Charlotte NC 28202

WHAT
Civics 101, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Charlotte Mecklenburg (LWVCM), offers a comprehensive look into the structures of city, county and state governance for Charlotte.
Seven-evening sessions, one-evening-per week, can be attended either in-person or online. Panelist include elected officials, administrators and media representatives.
Price: $50 Adults, Free for Students
For information and registration, visit: https://goleaguego.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=355841&module_id=525173

On October 23, Southern Charm’s Shep Rose & Austen Kroll will host Carolina Charm — a one-night-only, Bravo-inspired event in Charlotte benefiting a life-changing cause.

This high-energy girls’ night out will feature signature cocktails, VIP lounges, interactive brand activations, and a live auction, all to directly support fertility preservation programs for children fighting rare cancers at both MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Atrium Health Levine Children’s.

Partnerships are now available. A limited number of individual tickets and group table packages will go on sale in August.

NAME OF EVENT: 2025 Civics 101 Program (LWVCM)

WHEN: Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 pm from February 19, 2025 through April 2, 2025

WHERE: Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 E. 4th Street, Charlotte NC 28202

WHAT
Civics 101, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Charlotte Mecklenburg (LWVCM), offers a comprehensive look into the structures of city, county and state governance for Charlotte.
Seven-evening sessions, one-evening-per week, can be attended either in-person or online. Panelist include elected officials, administrators and media representatives.
Price: $50 Adults, Free for Students
For information and registration, visit: https://goleaguego.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=355841&module_id=525173