April Happenings

There are so many fun activities showering upon the month of April!

Free Cone Day at Ben&Jerry’s on April 9th

Alive After 5 returns to several locations across Charlotte

Celebrate Earth Day at Earth Day Play Date

For the music lover: Eric Clapton with the Wallflowers, All Time Low, Barstool Blackout Tour, Diana Krall, EmmyLou Harris, Romeo.Juliet, Miss Witherspoon, Rory Scovel, The Good Lovelies, Cedric Burnside Project, Lake Street Dive, Andrew McMahon, Breaking Laces, Kim Richey, Lavell Crawford, Spin & Record Store Day

For the fashionista: Girls’ Night Out to support the Ronald McDonald House, Passport for Fashion

For the foodie: Taste of the New South, Taste of the Nation, Wanted Dead or Alive: a Murder Mystery Dinner, SteaksBeer & Shakespeare

For the fun of it: Sinbad, Caroline Rhea, Crazy Late with Johnny Millwater, Jeanne Robertson, David Sedaris

For the art lover: Sensoria Arts Festival , Art on the Green, Kings Art Drive Walk

For social justice: Sexual Assault Awareness Walk

For the cinephile: Architecture + Film, Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, Saturday Night Cine Club: Even the Rain, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy, Nicky’s Family

For the runner: Charlotte Race Fest, Joanna’s Barefoot 30, Race to the Top, CPCC Charlotte Skyline Run, Electric Run

For the kids: Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music, Pinkalicious: the Musical, Treasure Island, NC Science Festival with Alton Brown: the Science of Cooking

For the furry kids: Pet Palooza, Bark in the Park

Sporting events: Wells Fargo Championship, Queen’s Cup Steeplechase, Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games

Other events: Opera Open House, World Parade and Festival, Charlotte Auto Fair, 9th Annual Hope Floats Duck Race, Paddle Fest, International Pillow Fight Day,“Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth”, Thank you for calling customer service! the stage play, Celtic Woman

Events outside of Charlotte: Winston Salem River Run Film Festival, MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC

September Happenings

• Democratic National Convention
• Presidential Experience
• Cheap things to do during the Democratic National Convention, like CarolinaFest
• Want to avoid the uptown traffic? Try navigating on two wheels with Charlotte B Cycle!
• (Want to avoid the uptown traffic altogether? Get out of town!)
• Greek Festival Sept 13-16
• Festival in the Park
• Weenie Roast
• Charlotte Sunset Jazz Festival 
• Travis Tritt, the Charlie Daniels Band and Lee Brice, Kem, Kelly Clarkson and the Fray, Brad Paisley, Mary J. Blige and D’Angelo,The Offspring, Garbage and Switchfoot, Margaret Cho, Kevin Pollak, Anjelah Johnson, Shreya Ghosal, Fiona Apple
• For the kids: The Fresh Beat Band, LEGO Build, Unlimited Go-Karting at NASCAR Speedpark
• Tosco Music Party
• UNCC International Festival
• Tai chi Festival
• Festival of India
• Races like the Great Urban Race
• Light the Night Walk
• Southern Women’s Show (to celebrate their 30th anniversary, free admission for anyone born in 1982!)
• Know Your Farms Tour
• Revolutionary War Re-enactment
• Charlotte Unchained Tour with Neil Gaiman
• Yard Art Day
• Matthews Alive
• Labor Day Celebration at the US National Whitewater Center
• Green Drinks Charlotte
• Charlotte International Fashion Week
• 3rd Annual Sip and Stroll at the Epicentre
• Oktoberfest
• Woofstock
• Dilworth Home Tour
• Charlotte Auto Fair

~Jamie Sunnycalb~

April Happenings

Charlotte is hoppin’ this month with fun things to do!

Performing Arts: Stomp, Bring it on: the musical, Shatner’s World, A Raisin in the Sun, Don’t Cry for me Margaret Mitchell, NC Dance: Dangerous Liasons

Concerts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hot Chelle Rae, Daughtry, Natalie Cole, Trace Adkins,Van Halen, Sugarland, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show, Alive after Five, Joan Osborne, MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC

Just for laughs: Jerry Seinfeld , Lewis Black, Jeanne Robertson

For the foodie: Taste of the Nation , Charlotte Wine and Food Festival ,BBQ Cookoff

Sporting Events: Charlotte Bobcats v New York Knicks, Jordan Brand Classic, NoDa Grand Prix, Wells Fargo Championship, Queen’s Cup, Charlotte Knights Home Opener, Charlotte Hounds Opener

Marathons: Celebrate Better Health 5k, Charlotte Walk to Cure Diabetes

For the kids: Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, Salt and Pepper, Busytown, Easter Egg Hunt, Geocaching, Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Superheroes, Wizard of Oz

Other fun things: Passport for Fashion, World and Parade Festival, Charlotte Auto Fair, Science Festival with Mythbusters Adam and Jamie, 8th Annual Hope Floats Duck Race , Science and Technology Expo, International Pillow Fight Day, Violins of Hope, Sensoria Arts Festival, Dances of India , 2nd Annual Kings Drive Art Walk

~Jamie Sunnycalb~