Weekender: 22 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including a wine festival and live music
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Coquette in Uptown will be extending their special prix fixe menu until Feb. 7. Photo: Ashley Mahoney/Axios
If you're hungry for fun and great food this weekend, you're in luck — Queen's Feast is extended, and there are plenty of chances to vibe out to live music across a range of genres.
Editor's note: This list was compiled on Wednesday, Jan. 28; weather conditions may affect scheduled events.
Friday, January 30
🍝 Eat a prix-fixe multi-course meal at any of the 120 participating restaurants in the Charlotte area during Queen's Feast. | $30–$55 | Runs through Feb. 1 | Details
🎶 Vibe to Pecos and The Rooftops at Coyote Joe's. | $41+ | 11pm | Details
🎵 Hear artist Tracy Hamlin blend jazz and soulful R&B at Middle C Jazz. | $33+ | Times vary | Details
🧠 Challenge yourself to video game trivia at The Suffolk Punch for a chance to win a cash prize. | Free | 7-9pm | Details
🎧 Vibe to DJ sets with the traveling indie rock party Electric Feels at The Fillmore | $40+ | 9-11pm | Details
🎼 Listen to a classical concert featuring Ives' The Unanswered Question, Prokofiev's high-energy Piano Concerto No. 3, and Schumann's Symphony No. 2 at the Knight Theater. | Prices vary | Shows run through Sunday | Details
🎭 See a showing of Wink by Jen Silverman at Belk Theater. | $34.19 | Runs through Sunday | Details
🚴 Bike a 9-mile route with Charlotte Urbanists that leaves from First Ward Park. | Free | 7-8:30pm | Details
🎶 Stop by Lost Worlds Brewing for a neo-soul evening with spoken word and live music. | $17.85 | 9pm-1am | Details
Saturday, January 31
🍿 Visit Carolina Theatre for their Charlotte Jewish Film Festival with screenings of "Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause" and "Mazel Tov." | Prices vary | Times vary | Details
🏀 Cheer on the Charlotte Hornets as they take on the San Antonio Spurs at Spectrum Center. | $59+ | 3pm | Details
🤣 Laugh the night away with comedian Zainab Johnson at The Comedy Zone. | $70+ | 8:45pm | Details
🥅 Watch Charlotte Checkers play Providence Bruins at Bojangles Coliseum. | Prices vary | 4pm | Details
🏃Run in a frigid 5K or 10K trail race at Whitewater Center and then plunge into the Deep Water Solo pool. | $45-$60 | 8-11am | Details
🍷 Sip from wines at the Winey Grapes: Charlotte Wine Festival at Slate and stick around for raffles and light appetizers. | $68+ | 1:30- 4:30pm | Details
🎹 Enjoy music from Jarrod Lawson, a soul jazz vocalist and pianist at Middle C Jazz. | $19-$76 | 6pm | Details
Sunday, February 1
⛸️ Go ice skating at the Whitewater Center. | $25 | Runs through mid-February | Details
🏒 Cheer on Charlotte Checkers as they take on Providence Bruins at Bojangles Coliseum. | $38+ | 1pm | Details
🐄 Visit the Whitewater Center to enjoy coffee or cocoa, a house-baked pastry, a bag of cow treats and 15 minutes with the cows. | $40 | 9am–12pm | Details
🎤 Comedian Hannah Berner is bringing her None of My Business Tour to Ovens Auditorium. | $30+ | 7pm | Details
🍿 Catch a film premiere that celebrates the journey of a brown ballerina breaking barriers at Independent Picture House. | $8+ | 5:30pm | Details
☕️ Create a travel mug in a workshop at MakerSpace that you can take home. | $75 | 3-5pm | Details
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