From sports to shows: 11 January events to kick off the new year in Charlotte

🏀 Jan. 7: Hornets vs Raptors at Spectrum Center. | 7pm

🏃🏽‍♀️ Jan. 10: Rocky Road Half Marathon, 10K and 5K at the Whitewater Center. | Pick up is from 5-7pm on Jan. 9, as well as starting at 7:30am on Jan. 10; race times vary

🏈 Jan. 10: Panthers vs. Los Angeles Rams playoff game at Bank of America Stadium. | 4:30pm

🏒 Jan 14: Checkers vs. Springfield Thunderbirds ($2 draught beer night). | 7pm

✊🏾 Jan. 17: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade in Uptown. | 9:30am

😂 Jan. 17: Bert Kreischer: "Permission to Party" World Tour at Spectrum Center. | 8pm

👑 Jan. 20-25: Monty Python's "Spamalot" at Belk Theater. | Times vary

😂 Jan. 23: Seth Meyers at Oven's Auditorium, | 7:30pm

🎶 Jan. 23: Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton at Spectrum Center. | 8pm

🍝 Jan. 23-Feb. 1: Queen's Feast Winter Edition. | Times and restaurants vary

🤘 Jan. 25: GHOST: Skeletor World Tour 2026 at Spectrum Center. | 8pm