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Local Event Guide
from Charlotte 2
by The 55 Guide
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
CHARLOTTE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
SEPTEMBER SEPT 7 | CHARLOTTE KOSHER BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP Charlotte Kosher BBQ event features a BBQ contest, watermelon and pickle-eating contests, live music, a kids’ zone and mechanical bull riding. For more info visit:
charlottekosherbbq.com
SEPT 14 | MULTI-CULTURAL FEST Discover different cultures through arts, music, fashion, dance and food. Connect. Share. Embrace. We invite you to discover different cultures through arts, music, fashion, dance, and food. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/34kwApl
SEPT 21 | CAROLINA IRISH FEST This annual event will showcase the best in local and international Irish musicians, singers and dancers, as well as traditional food and drink. Come for two performance stages with music and dance, vendors, a kids’ area, food, and games! For more info visit: carolinairishfest.org OCTOBER OCT 1 - 31 | THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL Hooray for fall, y’all! Hop on your tractor, pirate ship or witch’s broom and hurry on over for a super-sized celebration of all things fall at Carowinds’ Great Pumpkin Fest. We’ve got a full harvest of AMAZING, fall-tastic fun for everyone with games, activities and just a speck of spooky for pint-sized ghosts and goblins. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/311D8qw
OCT 16 | CHARLOTTE WINE & FOOD WEEK Charlotte Wine & Food Week presented by Truist brings together leading winemakers and chefs from around the world to celebrate and advance public knowledge of and appreciation for great wine and food. For more info visit:
charlottewineandfood.org
OCT 18 - 20 | BALLOONFEST Bring your cameras, lawn chairs, and blankets to experience a family-friendly festival featuring more
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
than 50 hot air balloons, live music, food, wine and craft beer, kids’ zone, and artisan marketplace. For more info visit:
carolinaballoonfest.com
NOVEMBER NOV 2 | PUMPKIN FEST Compete in the 5K, pumpkin pie-eating contest or cornhole tournament. Enjoy vendors, local food, the craft beer garden, classic cars, live music and the kids’ zone with pumpkin activities and rides. For more info visit:
statesvillepumpkinfest.com
NOV 7 - 8 | SHEEPDOG TRIALS AND DOG FESTIVAL What better way to wrap up the fall season than with your canine pal and several hundred of their new best friends? Bring your family, friends, and dogs to the Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival. No other dog festival in the area can offer more fun or variety! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/324v4og
DECEMBER DEC 1 - 24 | CHRISTMAS VILLAGE The uptown, German-inspired Christmas Market includes traditional German foods and treats, homemade crafts and gifts, and featured programming.The aromas of specialty foods will drift across
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
the village, from classic Austrian strudels, Bratwurst with Sauerkraut, and glazed nuts. For more info visit:
cltchristmasvillage.com
DEC 9 - 31 | WICKED So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin — smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. An original musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/3kVY1va
JANUARY JAN 1 - 3 | CHINESE LANTERN FEST The Chinese Lantern Festival returns with hundreds of all new lanterns featuring vibrant flora and fauna. Each handmade lantern is constructed by masters of the craft in Zigong, the originator of the festival. Illuminated mythical creatures, flowers, trees, insects, and critters will glow throughout the Garden and interactive light displays and colorful archways will captivate all. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/3h4Oznb
FEBRUARY FEB 1 - 21 | HAMILTON HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre! For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/2FpTFfA
FEB 6 | QUEEN CITY BREWERS FESTIVAL Queen City Brewers Festival shines the spotlight on locally produced craft beer and cider with invites exclusive to Charlotte-area breweries, brewpubs, cideries along with hand-picked restaurants, snack exhibitors and sponsors. For more info visit: qcbrewfest.com
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
FEB 22 - 28 | SEAFOOD FESTIVAL The Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival is a family friendly, weeklong culinary and cultural tourism event, where top chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, local seafood, artisans, live music and wildlife come together. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/3g75jbS
MARCH DATES | ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Charlotte’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches through the heart of Charlotte to the sound of pipes and the cheers of the spectators lining the streets on a perfect day. The combination of flags, floats, kids, and pipe band music make everyone smile and be Irish for a day. For more info visit:
charlottestpatsday.com
DATES | CHARLOTTE FAIR The Charlotte Fair is back! Been missing that Fried Twinkie? Us too. Come out for shows, a petting zoo, fair food and more than 30 rides! For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/3azB4ZX
APRIL APRIL 2 - 19 | QUEEN CHARLOTTE FAIR The Queen Charlotte Fair is the major annual event hosted in Charlotte every spring offering family-friendly entertainment, rides, food & games. The fair will feature family-friendly entertainment, carnival rides, food and shows. Something is happening every day at the Queen Charlotte Fair! For more info visit:
queencharlottefair.com
APRIL 17 - 18 | LOCH NORMAN HIGHLAND GAMES The Loch Norman Highland Games at Rural Hill is a family friendly event presented by Historic Rural Hill. Come and experience all the fun with Highland Dancing, Bagpipe Bands, Highland Athletics, Scottish Merchants, Haggis, Celtic Rock and Traditional Performers, Historic Reenactments, Scottish Country Dancing, Hearth Cooking, NC Beer and Wine, Whiskey Tastings, Kilted Running Events, Scottish Clan Societies, and so much more! For more info visit:
lochnorman.com
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
APRIL 24 | UNTAPPED BEER FEST It’s Beer o’clock somewhere right? Get ready to sample beers from local, regional and national brewers and ciders, live music, vendors, games and activities. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/345XuB2
MAY MAY TBA | JIGGY WITH THE PIGGY Jiggy with the Piggy includes a Kansas City Barbeque Society Competition, rides, 5k race, over 100 artisans, concerts, an outdoor family movie night, a pancake breakfast, and people’s choice BBQ and wings tasting. For more info visit:
jiggywiththepiggy.com
MAY 1 | STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Celebrate the strawberry at this award-winning festival. Check out antique cars; buy fresh strawberries and strawberry shortcake. Attend pig races, and let the kids enjoy the rides. For more info visit:
scstrawberryfestival.com
MAY 8 | WATER LANTERN FEST Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you’ll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be shared by everyone. Friends, families, neighbors, and lots of people that you haven’t met can come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience. For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/3iNFGyx
JUNE JUNE 11 - 13 | TASTE OF CHARLOTTE Taste of Charlotte is a three-day food festival in Charlotte, NC. It features over 100 samples from area restaurants and various performances and activities that will surely delight the festival-goers. Aside from that, a large variety of local, regional, and national partners will provide information, coupons, and free stuff! For more info visit:
tasteofcharlotte.com
JUNE 19 | BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL The Blueberry Festival celebrates the historical, economic, and cultur
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
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PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
al significance of blueberries in the southeastern region of our state. The Blueberry Festival provides an opportunity for people to enjoy a full day of family entertainment while experiencing the southern hospitality of a small town. For more info visit:
ncblueberryfestival.com
JULY JULY 2 - 4 | OCEAN CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL The Ocean City Jazz Festival, takes place the weekend of the July 4th holiday, features local and nationally recognized musicians.To promote and preserve the diversity that Jazz inspires and the history and culture of the Ocean City Community. For more info visit:
oceancityjazzfest.com
JULY 6 - 11 | MEAN GIRLS The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies, this new musical is fresh, fun and infectious.USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!” For more info visit:
https://bit.ly/2FxTJKu
AUGUST AUG 6 - 8 | SNEADS FERRY SHRIMP FESTIVAL The Shrimp Festival is loaded with good eating. We will have a variety of food, drink and snacks sure to please everyone. Plates of fresh, fried or boiled shrimp with Slaw, Fries and Hush Puppies! For more info visit:
