From Lovin’ Life Music Fest to Jiggy with the Piggy, there’s plenty to see and do in Charlotte this weekend. Check out what’s going on.
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The inauguration Lovin’ Life Music Festival will take over First Ward Park in Uptown from Friday to Sunday. Headliners include Post Malone, Stevie Nicks, Noah Kahn and The Avett Brothers. If you haven’t gotten a ticket yet, check availability here.
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Music fans can also head to zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway to check out Separatist Gifts: Another World on Friday and Saturday. The festival’s headliners include Excision, Nghtmre, Of the Trees and Svdden Death.
Rio Jam at the Whitewater Center is another spot to catch live music this weekend. The center’s weekly concert series began this week and features free performances every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night through September.
“Friday Nights” at Camp North End also begins this week. Grab a bite to eat, check out some cool shops, and listen to live music every Friday until November.
Downtown Belmont also begins its Friday Night Live concert series this week with the On The Border Eagles tribute on Main Street.
Broadway fans can see the touching and funny comedy “Mrs. Doubt” at the Belk Theatre. Performances run until Sunday at Uptown.
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Watch a game with a view when the Charlotte Knights face the Memphis Redbirds at Truist Field in Uptown this weekend. There will be fireworks after games on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday kids can run the bases after the game.
Jiggy with the piggy returns to Kannapolis for its 10th year bringing music, food and fun for the whole family to the North Carolina Research Campus through Sunday.
See local art, get retail therapy and listen to live music at Rock Hill’s First Friday Event at the Old Town Night Market. Several restaurants will have food and drink specials during the event.
The first Friday of the month in South End means it’s time for a gallery tracking. Click here to see a list of galleries and this month’s featured artists.
Enjoy competitions, a 5K run, live music and other activities at Goat Island Games in Cramerton on Friday and Saturday.
For the first time, Charlotte Ballet will present one of the most famous classical ballets in the world “Swan Lake.” Performances run until May 12 at the Knight Theatre.
Bring a lawn chair and work up an appetite for the Catawba Riverkeeper’s live music series, Jam at the damon Saturday at The Boathouse in McAdenville.
Drink and celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Fiesta Crawl on Saturday in NoDa, South End and Plaza Midwood.
O 15th Annual South Carolina Strawberry Festival will take over Walter Elisha Park in Fort Mill on Saturday. There will be rides, a car show, strawberry eating contests, live music and other fun for the whole family.
Other festivals taking place this weekend include Spring Festival in downtown Mount Holly on Saturday, the Best Wurst Festival at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery on Saturday and Sunday, the Cinco de Mayo Festival in Symphony Park on Sunday, and the Hello Huntersville Music and Arts Festival at Veterans Park on Sunday.
Festival in the Park’s spring sister event, the Kings Drive Art Walk, returns to the Little Sugar Creek Greenway for its 14th year on Saturday and Sunday. Stroll along the greenway and see works by more than 70 artists while enjoying performances by acoustic musicians.
Charlotte Sycamore Beer It is Brewing in Fort Mill will host Kentucky Derby Watch Parties on Saturday.
Mother’s Day is coming and you can look for something special on Buy Small for Mom Event in downtown Concord on Saturday.
Root for the Crown when Charlotte F.C. face the Portland Timbers at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday.
Ready for a trip? O Swan Creek Wine Trail Annual Herbal Festival is happening in Laurel Gray, Dobbins Creek, Shadow Springs and Windsor Run this weekend. The experience includes two wine tastings paired with two thyme food pairings and your own vase of thyme to take home and enjoy.
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