Sunday, July 16, 2023, is National Ice Cream Day. It’s a perfect time to try one of the many great ice cream shops in the Charlotte area!

We are collecting up all the National Ice Cream Day deals and events in the Charlotte area. We’ll be adding to this list as we hear of more goings-on, so keep checking back! And make sure to check...

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UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, 9090 Craver Road, provides the setting for Fairies in the Forest: A Twilight Family Event in an Enchanted Illuminated Forest on July 16, 2023, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

This event has been rescheduled to Sunday, July 16, 2023 (from its original date of Saturday, July 15.)

Admission is just $5 per person. Free for...

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Win Tickets to Reevestock

Here at Charlotte on the Cheap we’ve been big fans of Reevestock Music Festival, in Elkin, North Carolina, almost from its beginning. We’ve personally been attending every year since 2012! One Charlotte on the Cheap reader will win two tickets to the festival on Saturday, August 5, 2023, just by leaving...

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Sure, you know about Shark Week, but did you know that July 11-18 has been designated Lake Norman Monster Week? Maybe there’s something lurking below the surface. Or maybe not. But Lake Norman Monster Week is a time for discussing and debating Normie, the elusive Lake Norman Monster.

LakeNormanMonster.com has been compiling sightings,...

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NoDa Company Store, 3221 Yadkin Avenue, might be NoDa’s best hangout. There’s ample seating, they sell food and drink (much of it local), host food trucks, and mix up some really good Sangria, as well as their signature NoDa Colada.

And the setting is possibly (probably?) the most...

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Charlotte Warehouse Sale has announced a Summer Flash Sale on July 22 and 23, 2023. If you’ve ever shopped at Charlotte Warehouse Sale and were amazed at the bargains, you will love this. Charlotte Warehouse Sale events always feature new, name brand clothing and shoes from your favorite department stores at 65% to 90% off the original...

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Fisher Farm, 21215 Shearer Road, Davidson, NC, contains the only public archery range in the North Mecklenburg area.

This summer (2023) It’s FREE to participate during open range hours, and equipment is provided for free as well. Trained staff members are on hand. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting in...

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Matthews Yoga Collective is offering FREE yoga classes every Sunday from June 4 to August 27, 2023. The classes take place at Matthews Ballroom Studio, 189 N Trade Street, Matthews.

Check out a big list of free fitness events in the Charlotte area!

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The Mint Museum Uptown, at Levine Center for the Arts, 500 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, is celebrating the opening of The Vault with free admission all weekend, Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, 2023.

Read on to learn about The Vault, and about the free celebration.

One note: On Mint Museum’s website, it says that the Mint Museum...

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HOT off the press! Dudley’s Place and Rosedale Health + Wellness are proud to partner with Hearts United for Good to bring the hottest summer fundraiser in the Carolinas! Make plans to join your hostess, Karen Affection, and her sickening cast of queens – Mink Shoals, Nova Stella, Giselle Cassidy-Carter, and Lolita...

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National Night Out is a national community-building event that takes place the first Tuesday in August. (Although not all the National Night Out events happen that day.)

National Night Out started in 1984, and now takes place in 16,000 communities. Events are held all over the country to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law...

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We’ve been exploring many hiking trails in the Charlotte area and beyond. Read about 50+ hikes and walks in the Charlotte area.

Cabarrus County is home to one of the most interesting hiking trails in the area, Buffalo Creek Preserve Trail, which goes through Buffalo Creek Preserve, land owned by Catawba Lands Conservancy.

Buffalo Creek...

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Queen’s Feast — Charlotte Restaurant Week is returning in July, 2023, for ten days. It will be taking place from July 21 to 30, 2023.

This will be the perfect time to try a new restaurant, or revisit a favorite restaurant that you’ve been missing.

During Queen’s Feast you pay a set amount for a three course prix...

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Charlotte Blues Society is hosting Sunday Blues Jam on July 16, 2023, from 5 to 8 p.m., at VFW Post 1160, 2831 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC.

This event is free and open to the public.

If you play an instrument, bring it along. Back line is provided.

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Mindless Minutia Trivia is presenting trivia and other weekly game nights at Seoul Food Meat Company.

Check out our big calendar of trivia nights...

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Enjoy a FREE yoga class every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on The Green at Prosperity Village, 5334 Docia Crossings Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.

The classes are scheduled through October 24, 2023.

Register for the classes here.

Check out a big list of free fitness events in the Charlotte area!

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We’ve been highlighting interesting hikes in and near Charlotte for a while. Each offers something different and special. Some hikes lead you to an impressive vista. Some go by ruins of historic buildings or structures. Some take you to an interesting rock formation or a waterfall.

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Queen City Fitness Games is holding a free, gamified workout session every Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the outdoor gym at Pearl Street Park, 1200 Baxter Street, Charlotte, NC. The rain location is the covered pavilion at the park.

This strength and conditioning class is unique because it...

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In 2023, for the first year, Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway will be presenting Carolina Christmas Train!

The Christmas Train will take place in Star, North Carolina, which is 70 miles east of Charlotte, placing it closer to Charlotte than most of the other Christmas Trains in North Carolina.

The Christmas Train will offer holiday...

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Springclean is a non-profit that collects donated textile material, like clothes and home décor items, and finds alternate uses for them, instead of throwing them away. They have held fashion shows, resale events and creative reuse workshops.

On Saturday, July 29, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m., Springclean is holding a Christmas in July event at...

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The North Carolina Transportation Museum, at 1 Samuel Spencer Drive, Spencer, is bringing back its popular holiday attraction, the Polar Express train ride, in 2023.

We definitely wouldn’t call this activity cheap, because coach tickets are $40 for adults and $34 for kids, but it’s such a treasured and iconic Christmas activity...

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