Summer 2026 Events in Charlotte You Won’t Want to Miss

Things are heating up in more ways than one. We’re here to provide you with reasons to get outside and touch some grass. Just make sure you stay hydrated.

LIVE MUSIC

Charlotte’s summer concerts range from classic rock and metal to hip‑hop and Symphony Pops, with big shows at amphitheaters, clubs and the Whitewater Center.

Truliant Amphitheater

July 8: Santana & The Doobie Brothers
July 12: Ne-Yo & Akon
July 14: Train
July 16: Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band
July 18: Chicago & Styx
July 21: Motionless in White
July 24: Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner
July 28: Toto w/ Christopher Cross, The Romantics
July 30: John Mellencamp
August 1: Hillary Duff
August 7: Tape B w/ Levity, Know Good
August 10: Muse
August 12: Kesha
August 14: Tim McGraw
August 15: 5 Seconds of Summer
August 16: Avenged Sevenfold w/ Good Charlotte
August 17: Mötley Crüe
August 22: Luke Bryan
August 23: Jack Johnson
August 24: Rob Zombie w/ Marilyn Manson, The Hu, Orgy
August 26: Josh Groban
September 1: Kehlani
September 5: $UICIDEBOY$
September 8: Hayley Williams
September 9: Empire of the Sun
September 10: Staind
September 12: Iron Maiden
September 13: James Taylor
September 15: BABYMETAL
September 16: John Fogerty w/ Steve Winwood
September 17: The Strokes
September 18: Wu-Tang Clan
September 19: Treaty Oak Revival
September 20: TLC w/ Salt-n-Pepa, En Vogue

Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

July 17: Turnpike Troubadours
July 18: Lindsey Stirling
July 27: Yeat
August 7: The Fray w/ Dashboard Confessional
August 16: Ella Mai
August 29: Blues Traveler w/ Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors
September 5: NEEDTOBREATHE
September 11: Billy Currington w/ Kip Moore
September 18: Rainbow Kitten Surprise

The Fillmore

June 21: ‘Sistas Who Kill’
June 26: smokedope2016
June 28: Idobi Radio School w/ Honey Revenge
July 9: Flyleaf w/ Lacey Sturm
July 14: Story of the Year w/ Silverstein
July 15: Freddie Gibbs
July 19: T.I.
July 22: Qveen Herby
July 24: BossMan Dlow
July 25: Fetty Wap
July 26: 42 Dugg w/ Babyface Ray
July 29: Kail Lowry
August 5: Chance Peña
August 18: Poppy
August 21: Bop to the Top
August 23: El Tri
September 3: Jack Harlow
September 6: Hulvey
September 16: Phantogram
September 19: Black Veil Brides

The Underground

June 23: Yung Bleu
June 24: Kenny Mason
June 26: Gasolina Reggaeton Party
June 27: Josiah & the Bonnevilles
June 28: TopOppGen
July 11: Hawt Mess
July 14: Buffalo Traffic Jam
July 17: Noise Complaints R&B Party
July 18: BabyChiefDoit
July 25: Who’s Bad: Michael Jackson Experience
July 31: Reprise
August 5: Nine Vicious
August 27: Clarent
August 29: Queen City Metalfest
August 30: Jutes
September 3: Rio Da Yung OG
September 4: The Aquabats!
September 5: Channel Tres
September 10: 3Quency
September 11: Lyfe Jennings
September 13: The Bouncing Souls
September 19: Jet

Ovens Auditorium

June 21: The Kevin Langue Show
June 27: Pablo Cruise w/ Atlanta Rhythm Section, Orleans
July 11: Blackberry Smoke
July 25: Toosii w/ Ann Marie
August 1: Hermanos Espinoza
August 2: The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening w/ Cary Elwes
August 8: John Mulaney
August 9: Bronco
August 11: Brit Floyd
August 12: Mon Laferte
August 14: Mariachazo
August 16: Los Tucanes De Tijuana
August 16: The Wiggles
August 20-21: Nikki Glaser
September 10: Juanes
September 11: Nurse John

TD Amp Ballantyne

July 10: moe. w/ Umphrey’s McGee
July 22: Rick Springfield
July 24: Buju Banton & Stephen Marley
July 31: Ballantyne Beats: Mo Money
August 7: Ballantyne Beats: Tell Me Lies
August 15: Jeff Foxworthy
September 11: Ballantyne Beats: The Broken Hearts

Bank of America Stadium

July 11: AC/DC
July 17-18: Usher w/ Chris Brown

Blumenthal Arts

June 27: Joe Jackson @ Knight Theater
August 1: Soul of Charlotte @ Stage Door Theater
August 29: Consuela Ivy Sings Natalie Cole @ Stage Door Theater
August 29: Rick Ross @ Belk Theater

Charlotte Symphony

June 21: Summer Pops: Hollywood Hits @ Symphony Park
June 25: CSO @ Pineville Lake Park
June 26: CSO @ McGuire Nuclear Station
June 27: CSO @ Village Park
June 28: Summer Pops: Celebrate America @ Symphony Park
July 4: Charlotte Stars & Stripes Spectacular @ Truist Field

U.S. National Whitewater Center River Jam

June 25: Deltaphonic
June 26: The Jesse Williams Band
June 27: Ajeva
July 2: Fo Daniels
July 3: Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers w/ Andy Thomas
July 4: Eddie 9V
July 9: Chill Paxton
July 10: Magenta Sunshine
July 11: Dalton Kiser & the Downwind
July 16: Kendall Street Company
July 18: The Fretliners
July 23: Tomorrow’s Problem
July 24: Brother Smith
July 25: The Woods
July 30: Hustle Souls
August 6: Wayne Baker Brooks
August 7: Scott T. Smith
August 8: The Steepwater Band
August 13: Selwyn Birchwood
August 15: Sydney Adams
August 20: Mountain Walrus
August 21: Flow Tribe
August 22: Sam Morrow
August 27: New Dawn Starkestra
August 28: Bedford
August 29: Parker Barrow
September 3: Miss Tess
September 5: Empire Strikes Brass
September 10: Parlor Greens
September 11: Grayson Jenkins
September 12: Joslyn & the Sweet Compression
September 17: The Mallett Brothers Band
September 18: Funk You

MECK Sounds

July 16: The Hitmen Party Band @ Pearl Street Park
August 20: Boz Biz Band @ Park Road Park

ARTS & CULTURE

Beyond live music, Charlotte’s summer arts and culture calendar includes theatre, comedy, brunch parties and free museum nights, giving you plenty to do indoors and out.

Theatre Charlotte

June 18-21: Seussical, Jr.
July 10-18: Big Fish
July 24-25: Matilda the Musical, Jr.

Three Bone Theatre

Aug. 21-Sept. 6: Sovereignty

Matthews Playhouse

July 10-26: Hairspray

Belk Theater

August 11-16: & Juliet
September 8-13: Hell’s Kitchen

Booth Playhouse

Through June 28: Charlotte Squawks 21: Hold My Beer!
July 7-Aug. 9: Dracula, A Comedy of Errors
August 28-29: The Cher Show
September 3-6: Late Nite Catechism

Stage Door Theater

June 21: We Love Dads Comedy Show
July 12: TJ & Dave
July 18: Sondheim on Sondheim

Crossroads Cinema

Thursdays • 8:30 p.m. • Camp North End • Free
Weekly outdoor movie series featuring iconic films every week.

June 25: Mamma Mia!
July 2: The Sandlot
July 9: Hamilton
July 16: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
July 23: Iron Man
July 30: The Lion King
August 6: The Wizard of Oz
August 13: Love & Basketball
August 20: The Neverending Story
August 27: The Emperor’s New Groove

Wednesday Night Live

Wednesdays • 5-9 p.m. • Locations vary • Free
Presented by Bank of America, Wednesday Night Live includes free admission to the Mint Museum, Bechtler Museum and Gantt Center every Wednesday as well as live entertainment or programming at one of the four Levine Center for the Arts institutions each week. Special programming ranges from dance performances to spoken-word artists to film screenings.

Boileryard Brunch

July 26 & Aug. 23 • noon-4 p.m. • Camp North End • Free
Named Best Day Party in Queen City Nerve’s 2025 Best in the Nest issue, Boileryard Brunch is in full swing for its third season. Expect a brunch-style cookout, live arts, cocktails, a Thrift Pony market, and spins from Dammit Wesley and other DJs.

SPORTS

The Charlotte summer sports schedule brings baseball, preseason football, soccer and racing: from Charlotte Knights home stands to Panthers preseason, Charlotte FC and the MLS All‑Star Game.

Charlotte Knights

June 23-28 vs. Rochester
July 7-12 vs. Nashville
July 21-26 vs. Norfolk
August 4-9 vs. Durham
August 25-30 vs. Memphis
Sept. 8-13 vs. Buffalo

Charlotte CROWN

July 30 vs. Greensboro Groove
August 1 vs. Savannah Steel
August 2 vs. Jacksonville Waves
August 5 vs. Savannah Steel
August 8-9 vs. Savannah Steel
August 13-15 vs. Jacksonville Waves
August 22-23 vs. Greensboro Groove

Carolina Panthers

Preseason
August 28 vs. Houston Texans

Keep Pounding High School Classic

Aug. 29 • 4 p.m. • Bank of America Stadium • $10
The Keep Pounding High School Classic brings together top regional high school teams for back-to-back matchups: Indian Land (Lancaster) vs. Northwestern (Rock Hill) at 4 p.m. followed by Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) vs. Hough (Cornelius) at 8 p.m.

Regular season
September 13 vs. Chicago Bears

Charlotte FC

July 22 vs. Atlanta United FC
August 4 vs. Pumas UNAM (Leagues Cup)
August 7 vs. Atlas FC (Leagues Cup)
August 11 vs. C.F. Pachuca (Leagues Cup)
August 15 vs. Columbus Crew
August 22 vs. DC United
September 5 vs. Houston Dynamo FC

MLS All-Star Game

July 29 • 8 p.m. • Bank of America Stadium • $60 and up
Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber came to town last summer to officially announce that Charlotte FC will host the 2026 MLS All-Star Game, marking the first-ever all-star game played at Bank of America Stadium. The match, which will see the MLS All-Star Team face off against the Liga MX All-Stars of Mexico, will be accompanied by a week-long celebration of soccer and culture with a full slate of fan events throughout the city, including community programming and fan entertainment such as the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge, the MLS NEXT All-Star Game, and MLS All-Star Soccer Celebration.

Charlotte Independence

June 24 vs. Greenville Triumph SC
July 1 vs. Corpus Christi FC
July 18 vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
July 25 vs. Richmond Kickers
August 1 vs. One Knoxville SC
August 8 vs. Greenville Triumph SC
August 15 vs. Sarasota Paradise
August 29 vs. AV Alta FC (Meck County Sportsplex)
September 12 vs. Westchester SC

Cook Out Summer Shootout

Watch racing’s future stars battle it out in Legend Cars and Bandoleros on the frontstretch quarter-mile at the Speedway, with each new week bringing a different theme.

June 23 vs. Speedway Sports Night
June 29 vs. Speedway Safari Night
June 30 vs. Red, White & Vroom
July 7 vs. Laps & Lassos
July 14 vs. Lug Nut’s Birthday Party: Mascot Go-Kart Race
July 21 vs. Christmas in July
July 28 vs. Champions Night