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Festivals

Your guide to Charlotte SHOUT!

Celebrate the Queen City’s art, music, food, and more for the annual Charlotte SHOUT! Festival.

April 01, 2026 02:57 PM

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Children playing the violin and reading sheet music.

Education

Summer camp to bring arts to the forefront

Nonprofit Arts+ will provide weekly camps with focuses on music and art.

May 24, 2024

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Events

BOOM goes Charlotte’s art scene

Immerse yourself in the arts + walkability of BOOM Charlotte at Camp North End.

April 25, 2024

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Travel and Outdoors

Bird watchers needed for The Great Backyard Bird Count

The annual Great Backyard Bird Count attracts more than one million people nationwide to help record the bird population.

February 4, 2026

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Wellness

The Ivey launches program to support people living with Parkinson’s Disease

The SouthPark brain health center is adding a new program designed to help people living with Parkinson’s stay active, steady, and supported.

February 2, 2026

Maria Adnado

A group of people sit on a patio of a covered restaurant watching a football game on a monitor.

Sports

Super Bowl watch parties in Charlotte

It’s almost time for the biggest game of the year. We’re helping you plan it out.

January 30, 2026

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Food

Mooresville-based Casa Azteca to open restaurant in Uptown

The modern Mexican-inspired restaurant promises to deliver fresh flavors to Center City when it opens in early 2026.

January 29, 2026

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A rendering of an aerial view of a new museum and renovated church site in a busy, tree0lined suburb.

Development

Levine Museum of the New South to open in South End

The longstanding museum closed its temporary Uptown location in 2025 and will soon open a new two-building destination in South End.

January 28, 2026

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A Golden Lion of Lunar New Year folklore appears in front of the camera.

Events

Lunar New Year celebrations in Charlotte

While the Lunar New Year is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, there are plenty of ways to celebrate early in Charlotte.

January 28, 2026

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An aerial shot of homes under construction with trees and hills in the background.

Development

The River District brings new homes and trails to West Charlotte

From a completed neighborhood to announced retailers, the upcoming River District in West Charlotte is taking shape fast.

January 27, 2026

Maria Adnado

A two-photo collage of a wine bar with shelves of wine on the left and a close-up of a plate of sushi on the right.

Food

Uchibā to host one-night-only pop-up at Emmy Lou’s

The highly-anticipated sushi restaurant coming to Plaza Midwood is partnering with Dilworth’s newest wine bar for an exclusive sampling.

January 27, 2026

Maria Adnado

A little boy in a blue jacket waving at a recycling truck.

City

Mecklenburg County now accepting plastic bags at recycling centers

From plastic bags and glass to cardboard boxes and food containers, we’ve got the 411 on recycling in Mecklenburg County.

January 22, 2026

Maria Adnado

A dusting of snow covers the roads and hills adjacent to the Uptown Charlotte skyline.

Weather

The history of snow in Charlotte

Bundle up for a story on the biggest snow storms to chill the Queen City.

January 22, 2026

Jack VanderToll