Weekender: 37 things to do in Charlotte including a brewers festival and Super Bowl watch parties
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The Queen City Brewers Festival will be at Tipsy Pickle this Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of Joseph Robba
It's a party in Charlotte this weekend, whether you're dancing at the grand opening of Groover's, sipping beers at the Brewers Festival, or catching a Super Bowl watch party.
Friday, February 6
🎭 Check out the "The Outsiders" at Belk Theatre. | Prices vary | Showings run through Sunday | Details
🍷 Enjoy the "In Pour Taste," a comedy wine tasting at Blume Studios. | Prices vary | Showings run through Feb. 15 | Details
🤼 Watch the WWE SmackDown at Spectrum Center. | $62+ | 7:30pm | Details
🎥 See the 1971 film "Shaft" at Carolina Theatre. | $16+ | 7pm | Details
🛥️ Visit the annual Mid-Atlantic Boat Show at Charlotte Convention Center to see hundreds of boats and watch demos. | Prices vary | Runs through Sunday | Details
🎤 See comedian Margaret Cho at The Fillmore. | $60+ | 7:30pm | Details
🏒 Cheer for the Charlotte Checkers as they take on the Grand Rapids Griffins. | $34+ | 7pm | Details
🎶 Listen to Stardew Valley's 35-piece orchestra at Ovens Auditorium. | $59+ | 8pm | Details
🩰 Watch a Burlesque-inspired aerial show at Hi-Wire Brewing and stick around for tiny tattoos and a bracelet bar. | $30 | 7:30-10pm | Details
🍰 Take a cake-decorating class to learn how to cover a chocolate cake in chocolate swiss meringue buttercream at Sweet Spot Studio. | $90 | 6:30pm | Details
🥃 Stop by The Ballantyne to taste whiskeys paired with dinner. | $110 | 6:30pm | Details
Saturday, February 7
🍻 Sip on local and regional beers at Queen City Brewers Festival at Tipsy Pickle. There's also a merch collab with Glory Days Apparel and Wooden Robot to raise money for the Dan Wade Memorial Scholarship. 50% of proceeds pay for continuing education in the Summer Short Course brewing program at App State. | $63 | 12-3pm | Details
🎬 See a screening of "Do the Right Thing" at Carolina Theater. | $16+ | 7pm | Details
🪩 Dance the night away to 2000s hits at The Underground. | $23.10 | 9pm | Details
💘 Take a free professional photo with your boo in front of the heart wall in South End. | Free | 11am-2pm | Details
📚 Check out the romance-only book fair at Triple C Brewing Company with 50 authors and vendors and stick around for adoptable pups from Billies Buddies. | $15 | 12-5pm | Details
🍷 Sip on wines and enjoy light bites at the Winey Grapes: Charlotte Wine Festival at Slate. | $68+ | 12:30-4:30pm | Details
😂 Enjoy a comedy stand-up showcase at Monarch Market in Uptown after you've grabbed a bite from the food hall. | Free | 7-9pm | Details
🏒 Learn about curling at Charlotte Curling Club's open house and stick around for food and drinks. | $10 | 11am-2pm | Details
💪 Celebrate the grand opening of QC Lagree with a workout with live DJs. | $20+ | Times vary | Details
🐩 Take your pup to the Whitewater Center for their Dog Days of Winter with a trail race, adoptions, vendors and clinics. | $25-$47 | 9-11am | Details
💞 Check out KIKI's Galentine's Day party in Camp North End and hang out for temporary tats and drinks. | Free | 12-5pm | Details
🥃 Head over to Hardy Boys Records for a night of whiskey samples and music. | $10 | 7-9pm | Details
🎊 Celebrate Black History Month with the Afro legacy fest at Harvey B Gantt Center for dances, performances and history. | Free | 12-5pm | Details
🥘 Taste gumbos in a Mardi Gras cook-off at Lenny Boy Brewing. | $33.85 | 1pm | Details
☕️ Vibe to the music at a Latin coffee party at Eighty Eights. | $33.84 | 11am-3pm | Details
Sunday, February 8
🏈 Celebrate the anniversary of Seoul Food at a Super Bowl tailgate with drink specials, games and a watch party. | Free | 12-11:30pm | Details
🐶 Pregame at The Chamber by Wooden Robot for adoptable puppies and pints. | Free | 12pm | Details
🛍️ Shop local Black-owned businesses at the Melanin Fest at Venue at 8470. | Free | 1-5pm | Details
🏟️ Watch the Super Bowl at The Crunkleton with a buffet and unlimited cocktails. | $100 | 6-10pm | Details
🙌 Make a new friend (ages 21+) at a match-making mixer at Urban District Market. | $9.98 | 3:30-5pm | Details
❄️ Take your kids to a "Frozen"-themed brunch with photo ops, buffet, and party favors at Urban District Market. | $36.30 | 9:30-11:30am | Details
🎨 Get a cup of coffee and learn how to create a watercolor painting at Summit Coffee on The Plaza. | $30 | 3-5pm | Details
🎤 Drink wine and listen to poets in an open mic at The Auto Pour. | $19.14 | 5:30pm | Details
☕️ Get crafty with your bestie at Indigo Coffee in Uptown by making bracelets and selecting bag charms. | $20 | 12-4pm | Details
😌 Reset and relax in o the work week with light bites, cocktails and soulful DJ set at Dupp&Swatt. | $59.20 | 7pm | Details
📺 Watch the Super Bowl at Blinders for drink specials, DJ and tailgate menu. | Free | Doors open at 1pm | Details
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