HERstory — Women’s History Month Celebration with Levine Museum at VAPA Center38+ indoor play areas for kids around Charlotte100 screen-free activities for cooped-up kidsEaster Bunny Pictures for Your Dog21 Trending Deals on Amazon today, including Amazon Fire tablet, metal detector, Roomba, more…Grand Opening of Bubbly Paws in South End -- half price some servicesFree and cheap things to do in Charlotte this weekendFree tickets to Best of Charlotte Bridal Show March 19 — also, nominate someone to win a free weddingHoli Festival at Hindu Center of Charlotte rescheduled to March 19Noble Smoke at Optimist Hall: Buy one pork sandwich get one free March 14Easter Egg Hunts and Free Easter Bunny pictures in Charlotte – 2023Dewberry Farm opening for tulip picking March 13Free Easter Bunny pictures in 2023 at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’sEaster Brunch in Charlotte NC — both dining out and eating at homeSpring/Easter Mini Session with LaLa Photography for $29 — reservations requiredPaws in the Park in Pineville April 1Free Spring Concert by Piedmont Prime Time Community Band: European Folk Songs March 1230+ St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Charlotte 2023Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnuts for St. Patrick’s Day7th Anniversary Party, more, at Cabarrus Brewing Company, and moreCelebrate Pi Day 2023 in Charlotte with these deals 3/14Paddy Fest at Rí Ra – live Irish music and dancing, and more…Closing Reception for ColorWave at Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius March 24Celebrate Chili’s 48th birthday with $3.13 Presidente Margaritas March 13Free film “Chinese in the Segregated South: Blurring the Color Line” and free dinner at Charlotte Museum of HistoryEaster Jam with Northlake Assembly of GodHarp Recital with Amber Joy Koeppen April 15Registration opens March 13 for TreesCharlotte’s End of Season Citywide TreeAdoptionReservations Open March 10 for Breakfast with Easter Bunny and Duck in Huntersville April 1Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen March 20Free ice at Rita’s for first day of spring — March 20Zetas of Charlotte 13th Annual Easter Egg HuntJust-a-Buck closing — everything 75¢Earth Day Celebrations in Charlotte for 2023Greater Charlotte Book Crawl — visit 15 indie bookstores in April for a chance at a prize
Levine Museum of the New South is celebrating Women’s History Month with a free event. HERstory will take place March 12th, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m., at VAPA Center, 700 N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC. Learn about more Women’s History Month events in Charlotte. This free family day will include: Arts and craftsMusic...Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Photo: DepositphotosWhen the weather keeps you indoors but your kids need to burn off some energy, this list of indoor playgrounds and play areas of different kinds around Charlotte will come in handy. We’ve included trampoline parks, arcades, children’s museums, skating rinks, bowling alleys, climbing gyms, go karting, laser tag... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Looking for new ideas to keep kids busy at home? We have ideas! To start with, here are some fun, educational websites for kids. But, eventually, it might be in everyone’s best interest for kids to take part in some non-screen activities, and that’s where this list comes in. None of these activities require hard-to-find... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Whether you’re shopping for a gift, for a specific need, or just browsing, take a look at this list of trending deals at Amazon today. All of these items have steep markdowns in price at the time of this post, although deals can end suddenly and prices can change frequently. Sale
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Looking for things to do in Charlotte this weekend? You came to the right place! This list contains free and cheap things to do from Friday to Sunday (or Monday if it’s a holiday weekend.) You’ll find festivals, live music and dance, kids’ activities, organized hikes, seasonal activities, learning opportunities and so much... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Best of Charlotte Bridal Show is taking place on March 19th, 2023, from 12 to 5 p.m., at Camp North End, 300 Camp Road, Charlotte, NC. Tickets are $10, but if you use the promo code charlotteonthecheap tickets are FREE. The Best of Charlotte Bridal Show is headed to Camp North End for their most EPIC event yet! A one-of-a-kind wedding... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
The Hindu Center of Charlotte, at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, is hosting its Holi Festival on Saturday, March 19th, 2023, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Please note that this date is a rescheduled date, due to the expected inclement weather on March 12th. This is a free event for the whole community. The event is weather-dependent. Please... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Noble Smoke – Noble Food Pursuit – The Plaid Penguin – LunahZon PhotographyNoble Smoke is celebrating its first birthday at Optimist Hall, 115 N Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC, on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, with a special deal. All day, buy one pork sandwich and get one free. Noble Smoke’s hours on Tuesday are 11 a.m.... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Photo: DepositphotosIf you’re looking for fun celebrations for Easter in 2023 in Charlotte, you came to the right place. We are putting together together a huge list of Easter egg hunts and free and cheap Easter Bunny picture opportunities. (We skip the expensive mall pictures!) We are adding events as they’re added. ... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Photo courtesy of Dewberry FarmA farm in the Triad, near Winston Salem and Greensboro, plants 100,000 tulip bulbs every year, as well as other spring flowers, in anticipation of visitors from all over North Carolina. Dewberry Farm is at 2585 Dewberry Farm Lane, Kernersville. It’s around an hour and a half drive from the center of... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Courtesy of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’sThe Easter Bunny is coming to Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops in 2023, and we’ve got the details! Find more Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny pictures in the Charlotte area. The Easter Bunny will be at both Bass Pro Shops at Concord Mills and Cabela’s in Fort Mill. Hours: ...Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Photo: DepositphotosLooking to celebrate Easter the easy way? That is, without the cooking? Check out our list of Charlotte area restaurants and grocery stores where you can order an Easter brunch or dinner to enjoy at home. We’re limiting our list to places where you can get an Easter meal for around $40 or under, per person. In... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • LaLa Photography is offering a great deal on a Spring/Easter Mini Event. LaLa Photography’s studio is at 4205 Stuart Andrew Blvd, Suite G, Charlotte, NC. This is a fantastic, low-priced way to get a picture to celebrate Easter or Spring. Spring/Easter Photoshoot
On weekends starting February 25th, 2023, and select weekdays,... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Paws in the Park is a free event Saturday, April 1st, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Pineville Lake Park, 1000 Johnston Drive, Pineville. This is a free, family-friendly event, and will be held rain or shine. The event is brought to you by Charlotte Black Dogs, and highlights dogs up for adoption, especially black dogs, which are less likely... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Photo: DepositphotosPiedmont Prime Time Community Band is an adult concert band in the Charlotte area, serving Cabarrus, North Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Iredell Counties, as well as the Lake Norman region. The Piedmont Prime Time Community Band is a performance oriented, non-profit 501c(3) organization comprised of volunteer musicians. The... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Image: DepositphotosSt. Patrick’s Day is back in Charlotte in 2023 in a big way, with the return of the Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival (formerly known as Charlotte Goes Green Festival.) There’s also a parade in Fort Mill, the U.S. National Whitewater Center’s Green River Revival, Old Town St.... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Do you love Krispy Kreme Doughnuts? Do you love a good deal? You’re in the right place. We keep track of the best Krispy Kreme deals, right here. Also, keep reading for a list of Charlotte area Krispy Kreme locations. We have a big day-by-day list of food, drink and restaurant deals in the Charlotte area, so if you’re feeling... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Cabarrus Brewing Company, 329 McGill Ave NW in Concord, is Concord’s first full-scale production brewery. It’s open seven days a week. It also hosts live music (and more) to go along with the craft beer, usually on Fridays and Saturdays. Find all events on their Facebook page or their website calendar. Check out a huge calendar... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, (3/14) is Pi Day. Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The number starts with 3.14, but it goes on for infinity. I can consistently remember just 3 digits of Pi, which obviously is nothing to brag about. However, my friend, art director and designer Lyndsay Cooper, is famous in certain... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Image: DepositphotosRí Ra Charlotte, at 208 North Tryon Street, is hosting Paddy Fest, a week-long St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including Irish music and dance, rugby watch parties, live music and food. Check out our big list of St. Patrick’s Day events around Charlotte! Here’s the schedule for Paddy Fest: March... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Cain Center for the Arts, at 21348 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, is hosts live music and dance, offers art classes, and has an art gallery. You might be interested in a list of Charlotte art museums, galleries and events. ColorWave is an exhibition of the work of Jake Pfeifer, owner of Hot Glass Alley, a glassblowing studio in Charlotte. ... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Chili’s is celebrating its 48th birthday! Chili’s opened in 1975 in a converted postal station in Dallas. It now has 1,500 locations worldwide. Photo: Chili’sTo mark the milestone, Chili’s is offering its signature Presidente Margarita for just $3.13 on March 13th, 2023, at participating locations. The signature... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
The Charlotte Museum of History, at 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC, is hosting a screening of the film, “Chinese in the Segregated South: Blurring the Color Line,” on Saturday, March 18th, 2023, at 6 p.m. The event will also feature a panel discussion with director Crystal Kwok, and a free catered meal. The event is free, but ... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Northlake Assembly of God is presenting Easter Jam, a free community kids’ event, at their Sunset Road Campus, 2632 Sunset Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The free event takes place Saturday, April 1st, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., on their back lawn. Find more Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny pictures in the Charlotte area. ... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Charlotte Harps, the Charlotte chapter of the American Harp Society, is a non-profit organization made up of professional and semi-professional harpists, harp instructors, students and just people who love the harp. The organization presents concerts, masterclasses, guest artist recitals and more. On Saturday, April 15th, 2023, Charlotte... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
TreesCharlotte, an organization dedicated to increasing Charlotte’s tree canopy, holds several free TreeStores every year. At these events, Charlotte residents can receive free trees, as well as training on how to care for them. In general, each household can receive up to two free trees per event. When you register you’ll get to... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation is presenting Breakfast with a Bunny and Duck on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at Veterans Park, at Main and Maxwell, in Huntersville. There will be three time slots: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m. There are only 30 tables available, and registration is required. Reservations are $20 per table. A table... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Dairy Queen is celebrating the first day of spring with its annual Free Cone Day! On Monday, March 20th, 2023, DQ is giving every customer a FREE small vanilla cone at participating locations. (Mall locations do not participate.) We have a big day-by-day list of food, drink and restaurant deals in the Charlotte area, so if you’re feeling... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Rita’s Italian Ice is celebrating the beginning of spring with a free ice! They’ve been doing this for 30 years!
All customers who visit a participating Rita’s location on March 20th, 2023, will receive a FREE Italian Ice in the flavor of their choice to celebrate the First Day of Spring, including a new flavor that will be... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Zetas of Charlotte are holding their 13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Find more Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny pictures in the Charlotte area. Rain date is April 1st, 2023. This event is FREE and open to the community. It takes place at Zeta House, 4248 Beatties Ford Road. Enjoy: ...Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
Just a Buck-Charlotte is a locally owned dollar store at 6510 Albemarle Road, Charlotte, is closing. Everything is marked down to 75 cents. As of March 9th, 2023, there are still a lot of great finds. Look for updates on their Facebook and Instagram pages. Double-Check Before You Head Out!We make every effort to make sure that...Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend •
This year, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. Read on for a list of major events, followed by some ways to celebrate Earth Day at home, and then a day by day list of all Earth Day events on Charlotte on the Cheap’s calendar. If you’re not doing this already, you can subscribe to Charlotte on the Cheap’s daily... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • Greater Charlotte Crawl, which takes place from April 1st to 29th, 2023, challenges you to visit some of the excellent indie bookstores in the Charlotte region. The list of bookstores includes both used bookstores and new bookstores, all over the Charlotte region, including Cornelius, Davidson, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Pineville,... Read the whole entry» • Email to a friend • | 