Charlotte, NC
Find date night ideas in Charlotte, including live music, arts, food and drink events, shows, and low-key plans.
Listings last updated Aug 3, 2026
Decide whether you want a seated show, hands-on class, live music, tasting, or casual market. Then compare start time, total cost, and how much conversation time the plan leaves.
Allow time for parking, check-in, and a nearby drink or meal. A little buffer matters most for reserved seats, timed entry, and busy Uptown or neighborhood events.
Guest Services: 8am – 8:30pm Pass Activities: 9:30am – 6pm Food & Beverage Hours: 10am – 6:30pm
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A public park stop for a lake-adjacent walk or fishing plan; Park & Rec lists Park Road Park among county fishing locations.
Brick Masters Studio features over 100 sculptures built with over 2 million LEGO® pieces.
An annual summer exhibition series that invites contemporary artists to engage with the Museum’s permanent collection, creating new dialogues between past and present.
Spanning three decades, David McGee: The Griot and the Nightingale brings together over 100 paintings and drawings that trace the artist’s career from the 1990s to the present.
The first exhibition in North Carolina in a century to shine a light on how Caravaggio's radical realism transformed not only painting, but the very language of modern film, photography, and popular culture.
Exploring the quiet and continual process of change—through light, growth, perspective, and renewal.
Charlotte-based artist Kirk Fanelly offers 21st century surrealism: recognizable settings where something is awry.
Beyond Boundaries foregrounds the centrality of Black abstraction within the Elliot and Kimberly Perry Art Collection.
A diverse exhibition of artists exploring the psychological effects of miniature and monumental artworks on participants.
Interventions places contemporary works amongst permanent collection installations at the Mint to spark dialogue between past and present.
An evocative solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Canadian-born, Austin-based artist Katherine Boxall.