Every Friday in February and March of 2023, Camp North End and Aurora Star Lit Cinema are bringing an indoor movie series to Camp North End.

Be Kind, Rewind will take place in the Historic Ford Building at 1774 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, NC. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7:30 p.m.

Bring your own chair.

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After a hiatus of several years, the Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day and Festival are returning in 2023! The new organizer, the Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Committee, is a North Carolina non-profit, 501C3 corporation, and are working to make sure that the tradition continues for many years.

Would you like to participate in the event...

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Looking for things to do in Charlotte this weekend? You came to the right place! This list contains free and cheap things to do from Friday to Sunday (or Monday if it’s a holiday weekend.)

You’ll find festivals, live music and dance, kids’ activities, organized hikes, seasonal activities, learning opportunities and so much...

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Discovery Place Science, 301 N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, will be hosting “The Bias Inside Us,” an exhibition and community engagement project from the Smithsonian, from March 11th to April 9th, 2023.

“The Bias Inside Us” unpacks and demystifies the concept of bias through compelling images, interactives, testimonials...

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Whether you’re shopping for a gift, for a specific need, or just browsing, take a look at this list of trending deals at Amazon today. All of these items have steep markdowns in price at the time of this post, although deals can end suddenly and prices can change frequently.

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Hart Witzen Gallery, at 2422 N. Tryon Street, is holding one of its biggest arts events of the year on Friday, March 10th, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Spring Free for All will feature work by a diverse and extensive group of artists.

It’s free to attend.

Both Hart Witzen studio artists and regional artists will be exhibiting...

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Just a Buck-Charlotte is a locally owned dollar store at 6510 Albemarle Road, Charlotte, is closing.

Everything is marked down to 75 cents. As of March 9th, 2023, there are still a lot of great finds.

Look for updates on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

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It’s Biscuits and Baskets time in North Carolina! The men’s and women’s ACC basketball tournament is taking place in Greensboro. The women’s tournament is March 1st to 5th, 2023, and the men’s tournament is March 7th to 11th.

Bojangles has announced through a press release that any time...

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St. Patrick’s Day is back in Charlotte in 2023 in a big way, with the return of the Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival (formerly known as Charlotte Goes Green Festival.)

There’s also a parade in Fort Mill, the U.S. National Whitewater Center’s Green River Revival, Old Town St....

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UPDATE: The contest has ended and the winner is Doris K. We’ve emailed you!

Charlotte on the Cheap readers have loved Charlotte Warehouse Sale for years. Several times a year, fashion lovers have the chance to shop for new, name-brand clothings and accessories, at 65% to 90% off retail prices.

Read on to enter a contest to win a $50...

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Historic Elmwood/Pinewood Cemetery, at 700 West 6th Street, is an invaluable historical resource. The headstones tell the stories of generations of Charlotte residents.

Keeping the headstones in good repair is a costly endeavor, and this is something the Charlotte community can help with....

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The Hindu Center of Charlotte, at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, is hosting its Holi Festival on Saturday, March 19th, 2023, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Please note that this date is a rescheduled date, due to the expected inclement weather on March 12th.

This is a free event for the whole community. The event is weather-dependent.

Please...

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Greater Charlotte Crawl, which takes place from April 1st to 29th, 2023, challenges you to visit some of the excellent indie bookstores in the Charlotte region.

The list of bookstores includes both used bookstores and new bookstores, all over the Charlotte region, including Cornelius, Davidson, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Pineville,...

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Head to Target for the return of its popular Target Circle Week for lots of savings on many popular categories.

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SXSE — South by South End Music Festival takes place at Protagonist Beer, 227 Southside Drive, Charlotte, NC, on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Do you love outdoor concerts? They’re not just for summer! Make sure to check out HUGE day-by-day list of outdoor concerts around Charlotte. Most are free.

Admission...

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Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation is presenting Breakfast with a Bunny and Duck on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at Veterans Park, at Main and Maxwell, in Huntersville.

There will be three time slots: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m.

There are only 30 tables available, and registration is required.

Reservations are $20 per table. A table...

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Lenny Boy Brewing Co., at 3000 South Tryon Street, is known for its organic kombucha, as well as gluten-free wild ales, gluten-reduced beer, sours, and traditional ales & lagers.

Follow Lenny Boy on Facebook to see all of their upcoming events.

Check out a huge calendar of events at...

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Levine Museum of the New South is celebrating Women’s History Month with a free event.

HERstory will take place March 12th, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m., at VAPA Center, 700 N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC.

Learn about more Women’s History Month events in Charlotte.

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If you’re looking for fun celebrations for Easter in 2023 in Charlotte, you came to the right place. We are putting together together a huge list of Easter egg hunts and free and cheap Easter Bunny picture opportunities. (We skip the expensive mall pictures!)

We are adding events as they’re added.

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True Cut Ranch, at 5221 Bolick Road, Claremont, North Carolina, is a family-owned and family-operated farm. It’s owned by a family from Charlotte that left successful construction companies behind to pursue ranching full-time.

True Cut Ranch knows that food grown on healthy land with healthy farming practices is healthy food, and...

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Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, (3/14) is Pi Day. Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The number starts with 3.14, but it goes on for infinity.

I can consistently remember just 3 digits of Pi, which obviously is nothing to brag about.

However, my friend, art director and designer Lyndsay Cooper, is famous in certain...

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Pub crawls abound on St. Patrick’s Day, but the granddaddy of them all in Charlotte is Rich & Bennett. The 21st Annual Rich & Bennett’s St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl takes place Saturday, March 11th, 2023.

Check-in is between 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pub Crawl Party Lot, 300 N Brevard Street, Charlotte. The event...

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They often host events, which you can find on their Facebook page. When you plan on an event, make sure to verify which location it’s at.

Check out a huge calendar of events at Charlotte...

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Update: This event has been canceled due to projected high winds.

The Town of Waxhaw, North Carolina, is hosting Movie Night Under the Water Tank.

On Friday, March 10th, 2023, from 6 to 9 p.m., enjoy watching Angels in the Outfield.

Waxhaw Kettle Corn will be selling popcorn and other treats.

The event takes place at the Water Tower...

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Chili’s is celebrating its 48th birthday! Chili’s opened in 1975 in a converted postal station in Dallas. It now has 1,500 locations worldwide.

To mark the milestone, Chili’s is offering its signature Presidente Margarita for just $3.13 on March 13th, 2023, at participating locations.

The signature...

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The U.S. National Whitewater Center is planning Green River Revival on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, from 9 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Green River Revival is one of Charlotte’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day events, featuring the Color Me Green 5K Trail Run, live music, yoga, and a green river.

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Rita’s Italian Ice is celebrating the beginning of spring with a free ice! They’ve been doing this for 30 years!

All customers who visit a participating Rita’s location on March 20th, 2023, will receive a FREE Italian Ice in the flavor of their choice to celebrate the First Day of Spring, including a new flavor that will be...

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The Easter Bunny will be hopping from park to park in Huntersville with his pal, the Duck, the first week in April.

At each event, get free pictures with the Bunny and Duck, and enjoy crafts.

Find more Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny pictures in the Charlotte area.

April 3rd, 2023
6 to 7 pm.
Abernathy Park
14813 Glendale Drive,...

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Dairy Queen is celebrating the first day of spring with its annual Free Cone Day!

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, DQ is giving every customer a FREE small vanilla cone at participating locations. (Mall locations do not participate.)

We have a big day-by-day list of food, drink and restaurant deals in the Charlotte area, so if you’re feeling...

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Charlotte, North Carolina, has a vibrant art culture. You can find visual art in museums, galleries, grass-roots exhibitions, and in murals all over the city. Visual artists often collaborate with musicians and dancers to create multi-media performances.

Read on for a calendar of upcoming art events. By no means is this an exhaustive list, but...

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Zetas of Charlotte are holding their 13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Find more Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny pictures in the Charlotte area.

Rain date is April 1st, 2023.

This event is FREE and open to the community.

It takes place at Zeta House, 4248 Beatties Ford Road.

Enjoy:

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Major League Fishing is hosting General Tire Redcrest Outdoor Sports Expo, a FREE, family-friendly expo in Charlotte.

The expo will take place at The Park Expo and Conference Center, 800 Briar Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 10th to 12th, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.

Credit: Major...

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We’re Building STEAM is coming to Kannapolis in April. There will be three fun family events on April 22nd, 26th, and 27th, as the community celebrates (STEAM) – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

Building STEAM Festival

The Building STEAM Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22nd, 2023, at the North...

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This year, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.

Read on for a list of major events, followed by some ways to celebrate Earth Day at home, and then a day by day list of all Earth Day events on Charlotte on the Cheap’s calendar.

If you’re not doing this already, you can subscribe to Charlotte on the Cheap’s daily...

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TreesCharlotte, an organization dedicated to increasing Charlotte’s tree canopy, holds several free TreeStores every year. At these events, Charlotte residents can receive free trees, as well as training on how to care for them. In general, each household can receive up to two free trees per event. When you register you’ll get to...

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For better or worse, it’s probably time to think about how you’re going to file your tax return this year. If you’re thinking about using tax software, please keep reading for discounts on some tax products.

At the time of this post, all of the below items are discounted by 20% to 38%, but prices change rapidly and promotions...

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March has been designated as Women’s History Month. During this month, there are many opportunities to study, observe and celebrate the role of women in American history.

Read on for a day by day list of some Women’s History Month event taking place in the Charlotte area. Make sure to follow each link for more...

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Primal Brewery, at 16432 Old Statesville Road in Huntersville, hosts frequent events, including live music, holiday parties, and more. To see all of their events, visit Primal Brewery’s Facebook page or the Primal Brewery website calendar.

Primal Brewery has a second location, at 52 Ervin Street, Belmont, so please make sure, when you...

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Charlotte Roller Derby returns to the track with the Shamrock Smash. the action starts with the Luck Harms vs. Zero Lucks Given, followed by Charlotte Roller Derby Bad Assets vs. Savannah Derby Devils.

It takes place Saturday, March 11th, 2023, at Grady Cole Center, 310 N Kings Drive, Charlotte, NC.

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There’s no shortage of outdoor concerts in the warmer months in Charlotte, and there’s really no better way to spend a nice evening.

We’ve put together a huge list of outdoor concerts, mostly free, throughout the whole Charlotte area.

Many outdoor concert series have not been announced yet for 2023. We will update here...

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Piedmont Prime Time Community Band is an adult concert band in the Charlotte area, serving Cabarrus, North Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Iredell Counties, as well as the Lake Norman region.

The Piedmont Prime Time Community Band is a performance oriented, non-profit 501c(3) organization comprised of volunteer musicians. The...

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