Guides & Events
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A Guide to 2025 Fall Arts Events in Charlotte
That chill in the air and the color in the trees tells us its time for autumn, the perfect time to reawaken your sense of creativity. Check out over 100 events happening in Charlotte this fall to experience as much local art as possible. THE INSTITUTIONS Harvey B. Gantt Center…
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Pride Guide 2025: Charlotte Pride Performers
This content is free for everyone in an effort toward community engagement and inclusivity. While Pride Month has come and gone for much of the country, in Charlotte, festivities are still to come. Charlotte Pride 2025 will take place on Aug. 16-17 in a new location as it celebrates its…
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Pride Guide 2025: How To Find All the Fun That’s Going on for Pride Week
This content is free for everyone in an effort toward community engagement and inclusivity. As usual, there will be plenty of Pride parties and events happening throughout August, most of which are independent of the Charlotte Pride organization. We’ve compiled a number of those events below to help you make…
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The Weird and Wild Story of Morris Costumes Founder Philip Morris
Bigfoot stalks the Pacific Northwest. A rampaging gorilla climbs a billboard in Uptown Charlotte. A beautiful woman transforms into a rotted zombie. A mad doctor takes over late-night TV. Ghost hunters track a showbiz spirit to its lair. All these mystifying moments have one thing in common: They all involve…
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Charlotte Summer Events: Summer Guide 2025
Things are heating up in more ways than one. We’re here to provide you with the enjoyable examples. LIVE MUSIC PNC Music Pavilion 707 Pavilion Blvd. June 21: Kidz Bop Live July 8: Styx, Kevin Cronin, Don Felder July 15: Counting Crows, The Gaslight Anthem July 16: Big Time Rush…
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11 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in the Charlotte Area
The best way to kick off your summer early is with any of these Juneteenth celebrations spread throughout the greater Charlotte area. House of Africa’s Annual Juneteenth Festival June 12-15 | Times vary | House of Africa, 1215 Thomas Avenue | Free Launched in 1998, House of Africa owner Pape…
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A Guide to 2025 Spring Events in Charlotte
The 2024 Charlotte Spring Guide is sponsored by Charlotte SHOUT! April 4-20, 2025 SHOUT! is an annual celebration of the city’s art, culture, and community. Built on the pillars of art, music, food and ideas, Charlotte SHOUT! is an inclusive and inspirational sensory feast for all ages, with more than…
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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas in Charlotte
Valentine’s Day is Friday, and we know it can be the sneakiest holiday of the year. Restaurant reservation availability has all but dried up by now, but as of Wednesday evening there were still 72 local restaurants with some slots open (just don’t expect to be eating at 6 p.m.)…
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Last-Minute Ideas for New Year’s Eve Events in Charlotte
The countdown to midnight has already begun, so where are you going to ring in 2025? We’ve compiled a quick list of the most creative New Year’s Eve events in Charlotte that still have tickets available. So what if it’s a last-minute plan when the last minute of the night…
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The Best in Charlotte: Best in the Nest 2024
Support our work by becoming a Nerve Member Winners: Download your award graphics here Six years in business. I guess we’re really doing this thing. When Justin LaFrancois and I took a leap of faith in late 2018, announcing we would be launching a new alt-weekly by Charlotte’s 250th birthday in December…
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Eat, Gay, Love 2024: 6 Years of Spreading Love in the Community
Thursday, November 28 | 2-5 p.m. | Resident Culture – South End | Free Our sixth annual inclusive Thanksgiving dinner keeps the same mission: Spread love and food to our underserved members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Queen City Nerve and Brian DuBois have partnered with Resident Culture Brewing to host…
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The Charlotte Fall Arts Guide 2024: No False Fall
The 2024 Charlotte Fall Arts Guide is sponsored by the Charlotte International Arts Festival. CIAF is an annual celebration of imaginative visual and performing arts from the most creative international and local minds. Seventeen days of 150 art installations and 170 free events from Sept. 13-29. Check out our…
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What to Do at The 2024 Charlotte International Arts Festival
The 2024 Charlotte Fall Arts Guide is sponsored by the Charlotte International Arts Festival. CIAF is an annual celebration of imaginative visual and performing arts from the most creative international and local minds. Seventeen days of 150 art installations and 170 free events from Sept. 13-29. The third annual Charlotte International…
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Queen City Nerve’s Guide to Tennis and Pickleball in Charlotte
Yes, we know, you’re sick of hearing about pickleball. But did you know that, coming out of the Olympics and for years before that, the old-school game of tennis has also been on the rise? The Williams sisters started a surge in popularity among women of color, helping to diversify…
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What to Do and Who to See at Charlotte Pride 2024
While Pride Month has come and gone for much of the country, in Charlotte, festivities are just about to get started for Charlotte Pride 2024, which is observed from Aug. 9-16 this year, wrapped up with two days of festivities and a parade on Aug. 17-18. Those last two days…
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The Nerve’s 2024 Summer Guide to Charlotte Events
Memorial Day has come and gone, and we are speeding into summer with reckless abandon. Here’s how to make sure the hot season doesn’t pass you by. LIVE MUSIC PNC Music Pavilion 707 Pavilion Blvd. June 22: Outlaw Fest: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss June 26:…
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