Weekender: 32 things to do in Charlotte this Juneteenth weekend
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University City's Juneteenth Festival is back June 19 with vendors, performances and more. Photo: Alexis Clinton/Axios
Charlotte is celebrating Father's Day and Juneteenth with a list of events all weekend long, from concerts to Black Boat Weekend.
Friday, June 19
🎤 Celebrate Juneteenth at The Carolina Theatre with a night of poetry and music. | $22+ | 7:30pm | Details
🎉 Attend University City's Juneteenth Festival with vendors, live performances, food, family activities and more. | Free | 4-8pm | Details
🎶 Vibe to Reuben Vincent at The Underground. | $30.80 | 8pm | Details
🎊 Check out Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas in Plaza Midwood for live entertainment, vendors, speakers, performers, food and more. | Free | Runs through Sunday | Details
🎵 Bring in Father's Day early with musical bingo at The Suffolk Punch and maybe win a prize. | Free | 7-9pm | Details
🤣 See comedian Godfrey at The Comedy Zone. | Prices vary | Times vary | Details
🖼️ View "Caravaggio | Revolution," a new exhibition at Mint Museum Uptown. | $0–$25 | Runs through October | Details
🛍️ Shop from Thrift Pony's after-dark market in Camp North End. | Free | 7-10pm | Details
🥃 Enjoy four whiskeys in a tasting at The Crunkleton. | $70.65 | 2pm | Details
🫱🏽🫲🏼 Celebrate Juneteenth at The Gantt Center for vendors, discussions, live painting, music and more. | Free | 12-4pm | Details
🎊 Attend the annual Juneteenth celebration at West Charlotte High School for live entertainment, giveaways, kids' activities, food and more. | Free | 2-6pm | Details
🍾 Party into Juneteenth weekend with drinks and music from a live DJ at Pinhouse. | $0-$12 | 3-9pm | Details
🪩 Vibe to music from a live DJ at Souled Out Dates's Juneteenth jam celebrating Black culture at the Premier Event center. | Free | 10pm-2am | Details
🎉 Visit Victoria Yards for a Juneteenth block party with DJs, live performances, food trucks, vendors, games and more. | $22+ | 3-9pm | Details
Saturday, June 20
🤣 Laugh the night away to jokes at Charlotte Comedy Theater and stick around for more shows. | $15 | 6pm | Details
🎤 See Chris Stapleton live in concert at Bank of America Stadium. | $80+ | 6pm | Details
🛍️ Pull up to a Pride pop-up market at Seoul Food Meat Co. | Free | 12-5pm | Details
🎊 Pull up to a pre-concert experience at Carolina Blue Zone Tailgate for live music, drinks and more. | Price varies | 4-7pm | Details
🍿 Catch a screening of "Footloose" at Fourth Ward Park in Uptown. | Free | 7pm | Details
🏃♂️ Spend time with dad at the Whitewater Center's Brew Dash 6K, 12K and Half Marathon, or check out some of the other activities | Race sign-up is $50+ and parking is $13 | 7:30am | Details
👑 Enjoy a drag show performance over brunch at Catalú. | $24.86 | 12-2pm | Details
🍻 Drink your way through a Charlotte Pride Bar Crawl for themed cocktails and specials. | $12+ | 4-10pm | Details
🥂 Pull up to a Blackchella-themed day party with music from a local DJ at Platform. | Free | 4pm-midnight | Details
👯♀️ Dance the night away with 704 Party as they collab with Rivet, the new dating app, and maybe meet your love match. | $12.29+ | 8pm-midnight | Details
🍽️ Make friends with other lesbians and queer women over dinner at Sixty Vines. | $11.99 | 7pm | Details
🛥️ Spend the day with friends on Lake Norman with Black Boat Weekend and check out a list of after-parties. | Free | Runs through Sunday | Details
🚘 Take a day trip to downtown Raleigh for a parade celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup win. | Free | 11am | Details
Sunday, June 21
🎶 Take your dad to vibe to a mariachi band over brunch and drinks at Mal Pan. | Free | 11:30am | Details
🍽️ Treat your dad to a multicourse Sunday supper at L'Ostrica. | $85 | 8pm | Details
📚 Bring your book and pull up a chair to That's Novel Books' silent book club brunch. | Free | 9:30-11am | Details
🥟 Learn how to make dumplings in a hands-on, chef-led class at Burial Beer. | $65 | 2-4pm | Details
🥂 Stop by Salud Cerveria for a singles brunch with the new dating app Rivet. | Free | 11am-2pm | Details
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