Search results for

Meet the future! Experiment with robotics, explore new technology, and discover what’s next in space exploration during a day of fun and learning.

- Clash of the 'Bots: a fighting robot competition

- Drone demonstrations

- LOTS of robots! Robots that dance, play hockey, race, and throw frisbees

- Coding activities

- Space vehicles and technology

Embark on an unforgettable adventure filled with innovation and fun for the whole family!

🎉🐾 Come and Knock on Our Paw: The Regal Beagle Bingo Bash! 🐾🎉

Join us for a Three’s Company-inspired afternoon of bingo, cocktails, and costumes – all to support RescuedMe! 🐶💛

📅 Sunday, April 6th
🕑 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍 Hattie’s Tap & Tavern, Charlotte, NC

✨ Dress as Helen or Stanley Roper, play bingo, and win fabulous prizes – all while helping rescue dogs find loving homes! ✨

Lung Cancer Initiative’s Charlotte LUNGe Forward Run, Walk and Celebration unites hundreds of people to make a difference for those impacted by lung cancer! It is a day of celebration and remembrance, as well as an opportunity to take action and provide hope to those facing a lung cancer diagnosis. There is something for everyone rally area, kids zone, food truck, survivor ceremony, kids dash and timed/untimed 5K. We invite you to join with other individuals, families and community leaders in making a contribution. The more money raised, the closer we come to finding a cure!

The class is free and open to all ages.

Whether you’re a pro or just showing up for the vibes, enjoy sliding, stomping, and stepping for a great cause! 10% of all food and beverage purchases will be donated to the organization.

What to expect:

Warm-Up: Get loose with simple moves to start the night.
Dance Session: Learn 2-3 fun line dances, including popular favorites like the Wobble and Electric Slide.
Cool-Down & Group Photo: Capture the memories!

Tosco Music presents Viva La Música CLT! on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 PM at Independence Regional Library! FREE

A celebration of Charlotte's diverse musical talents!

Featuring:
The AV Trio

Reinaldo Brahn duo

Vadim Kolpakov duo

Chinobay

Viva La Música CLT! bridges cultures through music with shows across Charlotte featuring musicians from various backgrounds and genres. The event is *FREE*, so bring your family and friends! You won't want to miss this multi-cultural music experience for all ages.

Celebrate the season with wine, shopping, and exclusive in-store specials at Waverly's annual Spring Wine Walk. Attendees will enjoy wine pours and curated experiences at participating boutiques, plus a swag bag with their ticket. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Go Jen Go Foundation, supporting families in the Charlotte area affected by breast cancer.

Participating merchants include Athleta, offering 10% off; Urbane South with 20% off regular-priced merchandise (excluding eNewton and Brighton), plus charm necklaces and permanent jewelry; Ivy & Leo with 20% off; fab'rik with 20% off one item and $10 jewelry; Mainstream Boutique with 20% off; Scout & Molly's with 20% off; and CycleBar offering 3 free rides and discounted memberships.

Don't miss this fun night out in support of a great cause!

Join us as we celebrate the beauty of the season through music and song in The Voices of Spring. Under the direction of Artistic Director, Elizabeth Lenti, enjoy performances from Charlotte's Premier Choral Program for Children and Youth for two nights this May.

Tickets available starting Wednesday, April 9

7th Annual VOICES FROM THE PAST welcomes back previous visitors with NEW stories, as well as, many of your favorites: Randolph Scott, John King, Thomas Polk, and the Unknown Boy.
Voices From The Past is a unique living history event that tells the stories of our Revolutionary Patriots of the 18th century, and historic milestones of the 19th and 20th centuries. Guests are invited to take a "spirited stroll" through Charlotte’s three oldest cemeteries and interact with 25 costumed portrayers as they tell the stories of the amazing men and women who made Charlotte what it is today.

Whether you are a native of Charlotte or new to the city, this is a fun event for all to learn more about our history while helping to preserve it.

Family and pet-friendly. "Who knew history could be so much fun!”

FREE Parking: Irwin Elementary School, 383 N Clarkson St.
Handicapped parking: 246 N Cedar Street inside Elmwood Cemetery's back gate entrance:
Note: Elmwood Pinewood’s 700 W 6th Street front gate is open to walk-in only.
We recommend visitors going to Settlers' Cemetery park at Irwin Elementary School, come into Elmwood Cemetery, and enjoy a complimentary shuttle provided by Queen City Rides.

Voices From The Past is a fundraising event for Historic Elmwood Pinewood, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the incredible stories of the residents of historic Elmwood, Pinewood, and Settlers' cemeteries. Your ticket purchase and donation provide the funds to support HEPI's efforts.

Charlotte Choir School is an auditioned community choral program for children and youth offering accessible and rigorous music education and performance opportunities to talented boys, girls, and young men and women from every background and every corner of the Charlotte region.

Audition for Charlotte Choir School at our Discovery Night — Open House & Auditions on May 20th, 2025 at 6:00 PM!
Learn more and register your child at the link in our bio or visit: https://www.charlottechoirschool.org/audition

Happy NC Science Festival month celebrating Science — Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone! STEM Trek is a free family event for all ages! Explore fun STEM careers while participating in hands-on activities provided by local businesses highlighting STEM career options, plus a job fair for adults. The event is engaging for children and adults alike! This year STEM Trek will be located at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on April 16th from 3 – 6 PM! Find more NCSciFest events at www.ncsciencefestival.org.

Join us on April 25 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for a free conference-style event dedicated to celebrating, educating, and inspiring current and prospective foster parents and the foster care provider community.

Attendees can look forward to insightful sessions on various topics aimed at empowerment. The event's goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the foster care community while celebrating and appreciating those who choose to serve. Additionally, local organizations will be present to showcase resources and support available to the foster community, offering practical tools and guidance. Connect, learn, and be inspired! Please share this link with anyone interested in becoming a foster parent.

Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack will be provided.

Join Mecklenburg County to discover ways to protect yourself and the seniors in your life from scammers, as well as how to safeguard older adults against fraud, abuse, and exploitation.

King of Fire, Hot Boys Chicken, Mexican Medusa and Rowdy Dogs will be serving up food with an assortment of dessert and beverage options.

Sycamore, Birdsong and Lenny Boy will have taps in the beer garden.

Kid zone will include crafts, face painting, balloon animals, a magician and giant Lego blocks by Block Party 704.

Silent Auction

Live music

More fun to be had - come and see for yourself!

Each year, the Mecklenburg Metropolitan Interfaith Network (Meck MIN) hosts one of our community's most impactful events—the annual Community Leaders Award Breakfast.

MeckMIN is an interfaith organization that strives to build bridges between individuals, houses of faith, and organizations throughout Mecklenburg County to enhance understanding and trust, promote religious literacy, and strengthen the greater community to serve the common good.

Please join us! Together, let’s celebrate diversity and promote understanding in Mecklenburg County.

This breakfast is MeckMIN's primary funding source. Tickets, sponsorships, and more info are available online.

Two original dance works:

Alexander Winder Lieberman presents "Wirelessly Transmitted Diseases", an interdisciplinary performance supported by an ASC Artist Support Grant. The piece explores surveillance culture and media addiction in the digital age, integrating choreography, immersive projection, set, and costume design. Real-time video is projected onto set pieces, creating a layered dynamic between observer and observed. Lieberman is joined by musician Ryan Persaud, who provides an original score, and fashion designer Will White, who is designing the costumes. Together, they create a provocative, sensory-rich experience that invites reflection on identity, privacy, and digital overstimulation.

Elijah Motley premieres "I'm going to say this once, one more time", a street dance-based work exploring the emotional weight of prolonged frustration. The piece investigates how frustration lives within the body and surfaces when least expected, offering a raw and expressive movement journey. Motley is joined by composer Henry Cole, whose music deepens the emotional terrain of the work.

Join Arts & Letters for a book club discussion on The Heaven &Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a novel by James McBride, centers on the interwoven lives of Black and Jewish residents in the Chicken Hill neighborhood of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, during the 1920s and 1930s, exploring themes of community, love, and resilience in the face of adversity.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a story you will never forget.

The deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history, the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893, struck at a pivotal moment in the political, economic, and social environment of the South. As the region teetered on the brink of Jim Crow, this devastating storm, which killed at least 1,500 South Carolinians, had wide-ranging consequences. South Carolinians vied over competing visions for recovery from the hurricane, and labor was central to these debates. Dr. Caroline Grego, Assistant Professor of History at Queens University, will explore these tensions in a talk based on her book, "Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South" (UNC Press, 2022).

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/4hUpnPr

Local high school students are designing avant-garde outfits made from at least 85% recyclable materials like cardboard, aluminum cans, newspaper, rigid foam and books. They'll model the outfits during the fashion show for a chance to win a cash prize for their school: https://meck.co/3YliLlu

OVC is 35 years young! From awkward pre-teen stage to mid-life crisis, coming out to first love, we will take an amusing musical journey through some of life’s milestone moments, as well as celebrate the history of our organization and how far we’ve come. We assure you that this show will defy gravity!

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours, including a 20-minute intermission.
Show rating: R. Parental discretion advised.
Parking: Free parking available one block away from venue in the Hal Marshall Annex Lot (720 N College St.).

Join us and Neil Peterson - a Charlotte Fire Department Firefighter and Big Wig for Carolina Breast Friends - at the brewery for a special fundraising event that includes some furry friends!
Pups, Pints & Pink will benefit Neil's fundraising efforts as a Big Wig which also supports our April Charity of the Month, Carolina Breast Friends, as a whole in their mission to provide a positive and compassionate environment where breast cancer Survivors and Thrivers can access resources, education, and fellowship at any stage of their journey.
From 2-5pm on Sunday, April 13th, enjoy:
- A Meet n Greet with Therapy Dogs (fun fact: Neil's dog Rick is a "Bark Ranger" and therapy dog!)
- Raffle/Prizes including:
•20% off a two-week training package with a trainer at the K9 Responder Academy
•A 12oz bag of Charlotte Fire Department coffee
•Pilot swag and more!
- Donation Beer Release
- Atomic Dog Food Truck for good eats!
You can also order up one of these featured drinks and $1/drink sold will be donated to CBF all month long!
•Beer release - First Class Fruits Fruited Wheat Ale: A light, refreshing American wheat ale with a subtle hop character and a clean finish that showcases fruit character from raspberry and peach purée. 5% ABV.
•Cocktail - Resilience Rose: Tito's Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Pink Lemonade
•Zero-Proof Cocktail - Pink Ribbon Refresher: Zero-Proof Amethyst Lemon-Serrano-Cucumber, sour mix, grenadine served in a pint glass topped with soda water.
See you there!