SUNDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteCheckers.com @ the Bojangles Coliseum
12.21 4pm vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
1.18 4pm vs. Hershey Bears
2.01 1pm vs. Providence Bruins
2.15 4pm vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
3.22 1pm vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
4.12 1pm vs. Hershey Bears
4.19 1pm vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
3.29 6pm vs. Boston
• www.Panthers.com @ Bank of America Stadium 1pm
12.21 vs. Buccaneers
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
Sundays @ 300 Restaurant
½ wine by the bottle
Sundays @ Sir Edmund Halley’s
1/2 off of wine by the bottle
LIVE MUSIC:
Sundays @ the Boatyard (Lake Norman)
Mystic Vibrations
Sundays @ the Comet Grill
Omari & the Hellhounds
Sundays @ the Evening Muse
12.14 6:30pm Chip McGee, Dane Page
Sundays @ the Fillmore
2.22 Dropkick Murphys, Aggrolites, Haywire
Sundays @ the Neighborhood Theatre
12.14 Dean Johnson, Esther Ross
Sundays @ Smokey Joe’s
6-9pm James Brock & friends + pot luck dinner
Sundays @ Spectrum Center
1.25 Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton
4.12 Cardi B
Sun., Apr. 26th @ Belk Theater
7:30pm Leonid & Friends
SYMPHONY / OPERA / DANCE:
Sun., Dec. 14th @ Petra’s
8pm Baran Dance Presents: Tiny Dances Remixed (Night 2)
MUSEUMS / ART:
Sundays @ the Levine Museum of the New South
1st Sundays free admission / 1/2 off admission (every Sunday thereafter)
Sundays @ the Mint Museum (Uptown)
1-4pm free admission for kids + hands-on art activities, yoga & more
TRADE / INTEREST SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
Sundays @ East 8th Vintage
10am-6pm sidewalk community rummage sale w.various vendors
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Sundays @ the Common Market (Plaza-Midwood)
2-4pm DJ That Guy Smitty
Sundays @ Dish
2nd & 4th Sundays 3pm “Go-Go Gary” w.DJs Lee Lally (Adverb) & friends
Sundays @ Petra’s
1st & 3rd Sundays “Hazy Sunday” feat. DJs Ray & Probably Will (enter via back alley)
Sundays @ Reggae Lounge
3rd Sundays 5-10pm Mad Max Presents: “Retro Sundays” w.Deejay Kross (+ Ludi & dominos)
Sundays @ Starlight on 22nd
4-8pm Soul Sundays w.DJs Guy Nowchild, Cree, J-3, Vincent Tyson, James Bethea
FILM:
Sundays @ the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
2nd Sundays 2pm the www.ClassicBlackCinemaSeries.com
December: Come Back Charleston Blue
MONDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
12.29 7pm vs. Milwaukee
1.26 7pm vs. Philadelphia
2.09 7pm vs. Detroit
Mondays @ Sir Edmund Halley’s
trivia night w.Merely Players
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
Mondays @ 300 East Restaurant
½ wine by the glass
Mondays @ Lebowski’s
1/2 off bottles of wine
LIVE MUSIC:
Mondays @ the Evening Muse
7:30pm Find Your Music open mic
Mondays @ the Milestone
12.08 Sewer, Beyond the Portal, Whiskey Hellchild, Leaving Echoes
12.15 Swae, Fifth Floor, Rothschild, Don’t Bite Your Tongue
Mondays @ Morningside Pub
9pm open mic night & snack potluck
Mondays @ Petra’s
7-10pm Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Jam
Mondays @ Smokey Joe’s
1st Mondays Jamorah
TRADE / INTEREST SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
Mondays @ Oak Steakhouse
11am Ben’s Friends (sobriety meetings for individuals in food service)
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Mondays @ VINYL
8pm DJ (Justin) Aswell
Mondays @ Snug Harbor
8pm All my Friends are Fly w.DJ See Bird Go & guests
Mondays @ Soul Gastrolounge
DJ Saudade (Don Poush)
KARAOKE:
Mondays @ Starlight on 22nd
7-10pm karaoke
TUESDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteCheckers.com @ the Bojangles Coliseum
12.09 7pm Cleveland Monsters
1.13 7pm vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
3.17 7pm vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
12.23 7pm vs. Washington
3.03 7pm vs. Dallas
3.17 7pm vs. Miami
3.24 7pm vs. Sacramento
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
Tuesdays @ 7th Street Public Market
5-7pm the Assorted Table Wine Shoppe Weekly Wine Tasting ($5, 5 wines + nibbles)
Tuesdays @ Cornelius Drafthouse & Bottle Shop
1/2 off wine
Tuesdays @ the Goodyear House
kids eat free
Tuesdays @ Infinity Live
Two Dollar Taco Night
Tuesdays @ NoDa Brewing Co.
“NoDable Series” (new beers released in their taproom 4pm) / Tap Room open 4-9pm / Tin Kitchen food truck 5pm
Tuesdays @ Rhino Market(s)
1st Tuesdays of the month beer tasting
Tuesdays @ Tip Top Daily Market
10% off bottles of wine
LIVE MUSIC:
Tuesdays @ Bart’s Mart
open mic
Tuesdays @ the Comet Grill
Red Rocking Chair
Tuesdays @ Crown Station
8-12pm open mic/improvised jam w.Jay Cooper & friends
Tuesdays @ the Evening Muse
1st Tuesdays Tosco Music open mic
Tuesdays @ Jackalope Jack’s
9pm Eternally Grateful Band (a Dead tribute)
Tuesdays @ Moochie’s Tavern
open mic night
Tuesdays @ Snug Harbor
1.27 Agriculture, Knoll
Tuesdays @ Smokey Joe’s
open mic night w.the Smokin J’s
Tuesdays @ the Underground
12.16 Tyler Hilton, Kate Vogele
Tuesdays @ VisArt (Video) Cafe
2nd Tuesdays 7:30-9pm Mike Strauss Trio w.guests
COMEDY / THEATER:
Tuesdays @ Starlight on 22nd
7-10pm comedy open mic
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Tuesdays @ Orosoko Soundbar
6pm-12am DJ Shanti Love
Tuesdays @ Soul Gastrolounge
DJ Shanti
Tuesdays @ VINYL
8pm DJ Mister Williams
KARAOKE:
1st Tuesdays @ Petra’s
Piano Bar Karaoke w.Ryan Stamey
WEDNESDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteCheckers.com @ the Bojangles Coliseum
12.10 7pm vs. Cleveland Monsters
1.14 7pm vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
3.18 7pm vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
12.31 1pm vs. Golden State
1.21 7pm vs. Cleveland
2.11 7pm vs. Atlanta
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
Wednesdays @ 300 East Restaurant
½ wine by the bottle
Wednesdays @ the Butler’s Pantry
4pm “Wine Not Wednesdays” ($10 wine tasting)
Wednesdays @ Central Coffee
15% off of pounds of coffee
Wednesdays @ Dilworth Neighborhood Grill
1st Wednesdays www.CarolinaBrewMasters.com meeting
Wednesdays @ NoDa Brewing Co.
Tap Room open 4-9pm w.Food Truck Tin Kitchen (5pm) / Run Club 6:30-8:30pm
Wednesdays @ Sir Edmund Halley’s
1/2 off of wine by the bottle
LIVE MUSIC:
Wednesdays @ Amos’ SouthEnd
1.28 Too Hot for Leather, Groove Skeleton, Edward Crowther Band
Wednesdays @ the Fillmore
12.10 Raekwon, Mobb Deep
Wednesdays @ the Neighborhood Theatre
12.17 Yarn
Wednesdays @ the Rooster (Gastonia)
7-11:45pm open mic hosted by Jade Moore
Wednesdays @ Snug Harbor
12.10 Wh*res., King Cackle, Mindvac
Wednesdays @ Starlight on 22nd
7-10pm open mic
Wednesdays @ the Underground
1.21 Don Broco
Wednesdays @ VisArt Cafe
1st Wednesdays Lovell Bradford Trio jazz jam
COMEDY / THEATER:
Wednesdays @ Crown Station
open mic comedy
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Wednesdays @ Soul Gastrolounge
DJ See Bird Go
Wednesdays @ Tommy’s Pub
9pm Shindig w. DJ Blondzai
Wednesdays @ VINYL
8pm-1am “Wednesdays on Wax” feat. DJ That Guy Smitty w. residents & guests
1st Wednesdays Jay Cooper (VonFunk Hauser), 2nd Wednesdays Danielle Kharman, 3rd Wednesdays Scott Slagle, 4th Wednesdays Will Gilreath (Probably Will)
5.13 DJ LNMental (Ellen Gurley)
Wed., Dec. 31st @ the Milestone
Charlotte Dark Scene Presents: New Year’s Eve Masquerade feat. DJs Christian Hoefle, Velvetine & Dil3mma
KARAOKE:
Wednesdays @ Petra’s
karaoke w.Klaytastic
Wednesdays @ TCB 54 Hundred Bar & Grill
7-11pm karaoke w. DJ Storm
THURSDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
12.18 7pm vs. Atlanta
1.08 7pm vs. Toronto
2.19 7pm vs. Houston
3.19 7pm vs. Orlando
4.02 7pm vs. Phoenix
Thursdays @ Armored Cow Brewing
7pm Trivia Night
Thursdays @ the Common Market (Oakwold)
7-9pm trivia
Thursdays @ NoDa Brewing Co.
7pm Mindless Minutia trivia
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
• www.PBSCharlotte.org
8:30pm Charlotte Cooks
Thursdays @ Birdsong Brewing
3-10pm open /3pm Thirsty Thursdays (new releases) / 6:30pm brewery tours
Thursdays @ Bottled & Tapped
1/2 price wine
Thursdays @ Cabarrus Creamery (Concord)
7-9pm Thursdays Cabarrus Homebrewers Society
Thursdays @ Eddie’s Place
9:30pm Music Bingo / Trivia Night w. prizes
LIVE MUSIC:
Thursdays @ the Evening Muse
12.11 7:30pm Sparrow Smith, the Resonant Rogues, Sam Kind
12.18 7:30pm Owens & the Smokes, the Band Solstice
Thursdays @ Marquee
Rhythm 4U Band feat.Erika Morrison
Thursdays @ the Milestone
12.11 Dollar Signs, Andy the Doorbum, Saintlogic, Alexa Jenson
Thursdays @ the Neighborhood Theatre
12.19 Dillon Fence
Thursdays @ Petra’s
12.11 M143, Andy Guy Lowe, Radio Hill
Thursdays @ Queen City Grounds
open mic
Thursdays @ Smokey Joe’s
9pm-12am Shana Blake & friends’ “Menagarie”
MUSEUMS / ART:
Thursdays @ the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
6-10pm 3rd Thursdays free: Gantt After Dark
Thursdays @ Levine Center for the Arts
12pm 3rd Thursdays Take an “ArtBreak”
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Thursdays @ Harris Teeter (Cotswold)
every other Thursday VNLYWRKS’ DJ Daddyo (Kevin Helms)
Thursdays @ the Music Yard
2nd Thursdays “Reset” w. DJs Probably Will (Will Gilreath), AXNT, FZXXX
Thursdays @ Pinhouse
“Cigar Vibes” w. DJ Stacey Blackman
Thursdays @ Scorpio
10pm School of Drag hosted by Erica Chanel – Dorm Thursdays (free with student ID)
Thursdays @ Soul Gastrolounge
7pm DJ That Guy Smitty
Thursdays @ VINYL
8pm DJ (Justin) Aswell
KARAOKE:
Thursdays @ Hattie’s Tap & Tavern
9pm-1am karaoke
Thursdays @ Tommy’s Pub
8pm Mooreoke karaoke w. KJ Notorious J.A.M.
FRIDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteCheckers.com @ the Bojangles Coliseum
1.09 7pm vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton
2.06 7pm vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
3.13 7pm vs. Bridgeport Islanders
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
2.20 7pm vs. Cleveland
3.06 7pm vs. Miami
4.03 7pm vs. Indiana
4.10 7pm vs. Detroit
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
Fridays @ 2161 Hawkins St.
5-10pm SouthEnd Food Truck Friday
Fridays @ Armored Cow Brewing Co.
5-9pm University City Food Truck Fridays
Fridays @ Hi-Wire Brewing
5:30-9pm SouthEnd Food Truck Fridays
Fridays @ Duckworth’s
1/2 off of wine by the bottle
LIVE MUSIC:
Fridays @ Amos’ SouthEnd
12.12 Xavier Omar
12.19 Disciple of the Garden (a Soundgarden & Audioslave tribute)
1.09 Dead Letter Office
Fridays @ the Comet Grill
the Lenny Federal Band
Fridays @ the Evening Muse
12.12 7:30pm Red Dress Army, Dead Letter
Fridays @ the Fillmore
12.19 Alyssa Edwards
Fridays @ the Milestone
12.12 Dollar Signs, Michael Cera Palin, the Eradicator, Late Bloomer (SOLD OUT)
12.26 Sidequest
1.09 Apes of the State, Clover-Lynn, the Hellfires
Fridays @ the Neighborhood Theatre
1.30 the Ocean Blue, the Mystery Plan
Fridays @ Substrate
7pm Cosmic Collective
PLAY OR POETRY READINGS / BOOK SIGNINGS:
Fridays @ Camp North End
3rd Fridays Off Broadway Page to Stage
COMEDY / THEATRE:
Fridays @ the Comedy Zone
12.19 Rocky Dale Davis
Fridays @ the Common Market (SouthEnd)
7pm open mic comedy w.Jacob Manlucu
Fridays @ Tip Top Daily Market
3rd Fridays 8pm comedy open mic
Fri., Feb. 6th (2026) @ the Fillmore
Margaret Ch0
MUSEUMS / ART:
• in SouthEnd
1st Fridays Gallery Crawl
• 2nd Fridays @ Oak Street Mill (Cornelius)
art, music, & vendors
TRADE / INTEREST SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
Fridays @ Tip Top Daily Market
4:20-5:20pm High Time Happy Hour – 20% off all herbal delta & CBD products
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Fridays @ AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne
7pm DJ Jason Herring (Jah Sun Rising)
Fridays @ Dilworth Tasting Room (Plaza-Midwood)
1st & 3rd Fridays 8pm-12am DJ That Guy Smitty
Fridays @ Harris Teeter (Cotswold)
every other Friday VNLYWRKS’ DJ Daddyo (Kevin Helms)
Fridays @ Marquee
DJ C-Rob
Fridays @ the Reggae Lounge
“Fyah Fridays” w. DJ Dr C & guests
Fridays @ TCB Hundred Bar & Grill
7-9pm “Pull up Fridays” w. DJ Stacey Blackman
Fridays @ VINYL
8pm DJ A-Minor
FILM:
Fridays @ the Spoke Easy
B-Movie Fridays
SATURDAYS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• www.CharlotteCheckers.com @ the Bojangles Coliseum
12.20 4pm vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
1.10 6pm vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton
1.17 4pm vs. Hershey Bears
1.31 4pm vs. Providence Bruins
2.07 6pm vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
2.14 4pm vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
3.14 6pm vs. Bridgeport Islanders
3.21 4pm vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
4.11 4pm vs. Hershey Bears
4.18 4pm vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• www.CharlotteHornets.com @ Spectrum Center
1.24 6pm vs. Washington
1.31 3pm vs. San Antonio
2.28 6pm vs. Portland
3.21 6pm vs. Memphis
3.28 6pm vs. Philadelphia
Sat., Dec. 20th @ the VFW (Gastonia)
wrestling event feat. Justin “Fireball”
Sat., Jan. 3rd (2026) @ Spectrum Center
12:30pm Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
Sat., Jan. 31st (2026) @ Suffolk Punch
North Carolina Championship (wrestling) feat. Justin “Fireball”
LIVE MUSIC:
Saturdays @ Amos’ SouthEnd
12.20 Guardians of the Jukebox
1.10 Shot Thru the Heart (a Bon Jovi tribute)
1.17 the Nashville Nights Band (a ’90’s country tribute)
1.24 the Breakfast Club
1.31 Jackyl
Saturdays @ the Evening Muse
12.13 10:30pm Mangolia Boulevard, Hustle Souls
Saturdays @ the Fillmore
1.17 (2026) Nothing More, Catch Your Breath, Archers & Doobies
2.14 (2026) Lauren Spencer Smith
2.28 (2026) Jesse Welles
Saturdays @ Knight Theater
4.11 (2026) www.ToscoMusic.org
Saturdays @ the Milestone
12.13 Dollar Signs, Peach Rings, Te’jani, Bad Idols (SOLD OUT)
Saturdays @ Snug Harbor
12.13 Feyleux, Corpse Dust, DJ VamPoison
Saturdays @ the Visulite Theatre
12.20 Runaway Gin (a Phish tribute)
1.31 (2026) Couch, Thumber
Sat., Apr. 11th @ the Amp Ballantyne
3pm Cory Wong, Snarky Puppy, Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers, Sam Fribush Organ Trio, Cosmic Collective
Sat., Oct. 17th @ Bank of America Stadium
Ed Sheeran
COMEDY / THEATER:
Saturdays @ the Comedy Zone
12.20 Rocky Dale Davis
SYMPHONY / OPERA / DANCE:
Saturdays @ Knight Theater
12.13 www.CharlotteSymphony.org Presents: Holiday Pops Family
Sat., Dec. 13th @ Petra’s
8pm Baran Dance Presents: Tiny Dances Remixed (Night 1)
MUSEUMS / ART:
Saturdays @ ClearWater Artists Studio
every 2nd Saturday 10am-4pm Open Studios
Saturdays @ the NASCAR Hall of Fame
2nd Saturdays interactive program exploring racing
TRADE / INTEREST SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
Saturdays @ the Common Market (Oakwold)
10am-4pm VnylWrks record pop-up w.Japanese vinyl & more
Saturdays @ the Local Pick Up (Rock Hill)
11am-6pm musical instrument consignment
Saturdays @ the Rooster (Gastonia)
1st Saturdays “Misfit Market” (records, collectibles, makers & more)
Saturdays @ Spandex City Comics
11am Pokemon league
DANCE MUSIC / DJS / BURLESQUE / DRAG:
Saturdays @ Dilworth Tasting Room (Plaza-Midwood)
11am DJ That Guy Smitty
Saturdays @ the Milestone
12.20 “Digital Noir” w. DJ Spider & guest
Saturdays @ Marquee
DJ 360
Saturdays @ Mezzo Market
7pm DJ Jah Sun Rising (Jason Herring)
Saturdays @ Substrate
3rd Saturdays “LoveLee Days” w. DJ Adverb (Lee Lally) & friends
last Saturdays w. DJ Saudade (Don Poush)
Sat., Dec. 27th @ Snug Harbor
9pm-2am Off the Wall – Scenario in Shaolin feat. DJs Chief Rocka Aking & Justice
SPECIAL OR MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS:
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES:
• Thursdays-Sundays www.FunnyBus.net (starts @ 7th Street Station)
• Historic Uptown Neighborhood Tour www.CharlotteNCTours.com (daily)
BEER / WINE / FOOD:
• Tuesdays-Saturdays @ Great Wagon Road Distillery: tours
• Fridays & Saturdays 10pm-4am: Food Trucks on Freedom
• Southern Food Bicycle Tour www.CharlotteNCTours.com (daily)
SYMPHONY / OPERA / DANCE:
• Dec. 12th-13th @ Knight Theater: www.CharlotteSymphony.org Presents: A Carolina Christmas
• Dec. 12th & 13th @ Spectrum Center: Trans-Siberian Orchestra – the Ghosts of Christmas Eve
MUSEUMS / ART:
• Liberty Walk: self-guided tour of the American Revolution – www.CharlotteLibertyWalk.com / www.HandHeldHistory.com [email protected]
• THRU Jan. 4th @ the Mint Museum (Randolph): Future Now – Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
• THRU Feb. 9th @ Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Assembly Lines – Modernism & Machines
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