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.

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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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A farm in the Triad, near Winston Salem and Greensboro, plants 100,000 tulip bulbs every year, as well as other spring flowers, in anticipation of visitors from all over North Carolina.

Dewberry Farm is at 2585 Dewberry Farm Lane, Kernersville. It’s around an hour and a half drive from the center of...

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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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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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The Charlotte Museum of History, at 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC, is hosting a screening of the film, “Chinese in the Segregated South: Blurring the Color Line,” on Saturday, March 18th, 2023, at 6 p.m.

The event will also feature a panel discussion with director Crystal Kwok, and a free catered meal.

The event is free, but ...

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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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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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The Easter Bunny is coming to Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops in 2023, and we’ve got the details!

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

The Easter Bunny will be at both Bass Pro Shops at Concord Mills and Cabela’s in Fort Mill.

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Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is hosting two Holi events.

• Preparing for Holi — DIY Gulal on Saturday, March 4th, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m., at Stevens Creek Nature Center, 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill, North Carolina.
• Holi Celebration on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Elon Recreation Center, 11401...

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Noble Smoke is celebrating its first birthday at Optimist Hall, 115 N Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC, on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, with a special deal.

All day, buy one pork sandwich and get one free. Noble Smoke’s hours on Tuesday are 11 a.m....

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Devil’s Logic Brewing, at 1426 E 4th Street, features a taproom, kitchen, event space, and outdoor patio space. There’s parking on the 1st level in the parking deck across the street.

Check out a huge calendar of events at Charlotte breweries.

Devil’s Logic...

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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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Looking to celebrate Easter the easy way? That is, without the cooking?

Check out our list of Charlotte area restaurants and grocery stores where you can order an Easter brunch or dinner to enjoy at home. We’re limiting our list to places where you can get an Easter meal for around $40 or under, per person.

In...

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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.

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Every 2nd Saturday of the month, please join a friendly park ranger at Cabarrus County Parks to celebrate nature and outdoor recreation. Each program is free or low cost and for the whole family!

Find them all and register here.

Find all the best (and cheapest) kids’ activities on our list of upcoming kids’ events in Charlotte!

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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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Charlotte Harps, the Charlotte chapter of the American Harp Society, is a non-profit organization made up of professional and semi-professional harpists, harp instructors, students and just people who love the harp.

The organization presents concerts, masterclasses, guest artist recitals and more.

On Saturday, April 15th, 2023, Charlotte...

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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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Gaston Pour House, at 170 S. South Street, Gastonia, serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, light bites, wine, cocktails and beer.

They also host frequent events. You can find all the events on their Facebook page.

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Rí Ra Charlotte, at 208 North Tryon Street, is hosting Paddy Fest, a week-long St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including Irish music and dance, rugby watch parties, live music and food.

Check out our big list of St. Patrick’s Day events around Charlotte!

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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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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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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.

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Looking for new ideas to keep kids busy at home?

We have ideas!

To start with, here are some fun, educational websites for kids.

But, eventually, it might be in everyone’s best interest for kids to take part in some non-screen activities, and that’s where this list comes in.

None of these activities require hard-to-find...

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Divine Barrel Brewing offers wood-fermented and barrel-aged wilds and sours, as well as unique interpretations of classic styles. They aim to create interesting experiments to inspire Charlotte’s beer-drinking community.

You can find them at 3701 N. Davidson Street, Suite 203. If you have any questions, you can reach them at...

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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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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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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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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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