{"id":2376559,"date":"2026-04-16T20:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376559"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:32:17","slug":"13-charlotte-weekend-events-music-festivals-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/13-charlotte-weekend-events-music-festivals-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Charlotte weekend events: music, festivals and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><u><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">SATURDAY, APRIL 18<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">FESTIVAL:<\/strong><\/span><span>  The 5th annual Carolina BBQ Festival brings 30+ pitmasters and chefs from across the Carolinas and beyond for whole hog BBQ tastings, live music, and vendors.  | Noon | Free | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/charlotteshout.com\/event\/the-carolina-bbq-festival-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">FOOD: <\/strong><\/span><span>Head to the final Great Westside Fish Fry at West Complex, with fish fry plates from local chefs, live DJs, a New Jack Swing tribute and more. | 1 p.m. | Free entry | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-great-westside-fish-fry-last-tickets-1987010175925?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnrHGCdEg2whqaCreitZLgL0kkSUIHmArSfvQbigKLP1fpf2fdygV9-Bcijqw_aem_cWYSzJCzd3Bo-K5qnMYqjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">FILM:<\/strong><\/span><span> Watch Sundance Award-winning documentary \u201cTheyDream,\u201d at the Independent Picture House, from N.C.-raised Puerto Rican filmmaker William D. Caballero\u2014 followed by a Q&amp;A with the director. Part of the Charlotte Latino Film Festival. | 7 p.m. | $15 | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/charlotte-latino-film-festival-theydream-tickets-1985228455752?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><u><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">SUNDAY, APRIL 19<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">WELLNESS\/ARTS: <\/strong><\/span><span>Not Just a Smile is hosting a wellness workshop, Clay &amp; Canvas, exploring pottery with somatic grounding. Guests will slow down, reconnect and create artwork. | Noon | Free | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/posh.vip\/e\/feel-in-the-gap-pottery-workshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">CULTURE: <\/strong><\/span><span>The 13th annual Charlotte African American Festival  at the Carole Hoefener Center is a celebration of culture, music, and community. | 10 a.m. | Free | Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">COMEDY: <\/strong><\/span><span>Viral tiktoker Calimar White (aka Agent Ratliff), brings his headlining tour to the Comedy Zone.  | 6 p.m.  | $30 | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltcomedyzone.com\/shows\/350333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">PARTY:<\/strong><\/span><span> Hoppin Charlotte is hosting a daytime R&amp;B experience featuring smooth classics and new school vibes, plus permanent jewelry, photobooth keepsakes and confessional activations. | 2 p.m. | $12 | <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/posh.vip\/e\/love-language-x-forever?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnP3QKRrFOpksN0jnQUptZvSdlxhmOpqP0XFrgLQSXI5Dwn8cOo2b-YCufAQs_aem_Do_wM2zsEcpLPR-wv52TXQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\"><span>Link<\/span><\/a><span\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.qcitymetro.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SATURDAY, APRIL 18 FESTIVAL: The 5th annual Carolina BBQ Festival brings 30+ pitmasters and chefs from across the Carolinas and beyond for whole hog BBQ tastings, live music, and vendors. | Noon | Free | Link FOOD: Head to the final Great Westside Fish Fry at West Complex, with fish fry plates from local chefs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2376039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2376559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13-events-to-explore-in-Charlotte-this-weekend-from-live.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376560,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376559\/revisions\/2376560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}