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What to do in Charlotte in October 2026

133 events from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 13. Busiest venues: Mint Museum, The Fillmore Charlotte, The Evening Muse.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Visual arts
until Mar 22

"Across the Nation": Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Interventions: Weaving Joy, Woven Resistance

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 25

Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Foundation

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 9

Collection, Reframed: Jiha Moon

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Mending the Wild

Discovery Place Science · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Repossessions

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Grace Stott: The Artifacts of Being Human

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Sown Together: New Voices in Contemporary Textile Art

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Sown Together: New Voices in Contemporary Textile Art

McColl Center · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 22

Yashua Klos: Cornerstones

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Corey Pemberton: Living Well

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 1

Making an Impression: Pioneering Latin American Printmakers

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Uptown
- Visual arts
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Dance
until Oct 24

Charlotte Ballet: Black Box Series

Blumenthal Performing Arts · Uptown
- Dance
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 6

Clue: Murder on the Menu

Blumenthal Performing Arts · Uptown
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Apr 30

American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition

Charlotte Museum of History · Shamrock
- Visual arts
Music
1:15 PM

Yoga at the Mint

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
6:45 PM

Sound Bath Series

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano

Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa
- Music
Sold out Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Neoni

Amos' Southend · South End
- Music
$23–$28 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band

The Fillmore Charlotte · NoDa
- Music
Music
8 PM

MADDIE ZAHM - Everything All The Time Tour with MOLLY GRACE

Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
- Music
$25–$30 Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
5 PM

Drop In Art at Mint Museum Randolph

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
5 PM

Free Wednesday Evenings

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
5 PM

Lewis Family Gallery

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
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Music
5 PM

Wine on Wednesdays

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
6 PM

Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder: Wrath Across North America 2026

The Fillmore Charlotte · NoDa
- Music
Music
6 PM

Let the Music Play: Steinway Residency Series

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
Literature
6 PM

The Art of Reading: “You Dreamed of Empires”

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Literature
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

PeelingFlesh

The Fillmore Charlotte · NoDa
- Music
Music
7 PM

Mindful Looking | <i>Corey Pemberton: Living Well</i>

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
Cinema
7:15 PM

Soul Power

Independent Picture House · NoDa
- Cinema
$9.75 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Abbie Gamboa: Have You Ever Looked Around Tour

Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa
- Music
Sold out Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Poetica - Poetry Open Mic

The Evening Muse · NoDa
- Literature
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Texas is the Reason

Amos' Southend · South End
- Music
$23–$28 Tickets
Music
8 PM

RATBOYS - When the Sun Explodes Tour 2026 with SMIDLEY

Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
- Music
$25–$30 Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
12 PM

ArtBreak

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
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Other
6 PM

Charlotte History through Horror

Charlotte Museum of History · Shamrock
Visual arts
6 PM

Exhibition Reception: Another Other

Rowe Arts Building and Galleries, UNC Charlotte · University City
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
6 PM

Exhibition Reception: Shameful Company

Rowe Arts Building and Galleries, UNC Charlotte · University City
- Visual arts
Free
Cinema
7 PM

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

Independent Picture House · NoDa
- Cinema
$13.50 Tickets
Other
7 PM

Rock House Ghost Tours

Charlotte Museum of History · Shamrock
Music
7 PM

Steve Lacy

Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Adam Paddock with Willingdon and Lauryn Hobbins

The Evening Muse · NoDa
- Music
Tickets
Dance
7:30 PM

Fall Dance Concert: SHIFT

Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, UNC Charlotte · University City
- Dance
Tickets
Cinema
7:30 PM

Ken Russell's The Devils

Independent Picture House · NoDa
- Cinema
$13.50 Tickets
Music
8 PM

ALANA SPRINGSTEEN I Hope This Helps Tour with KYLE SCHUESLER

Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
- Music
$20–$25 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Scene Queen: METALICIOUS

The Fillmore Charlotte · NoDa
- Music
Visual arts
Time not announced

Collect Well

McColl Center · Uptown
- Visual arts

Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
11 AM

Lewis Family Gallery

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
11 AM

Members-Only Preview of <i>Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith Leiber</i>

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Music
2 PM

Curator Conversation | <i>Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith Leiber</i>

Mint Museum · Uptown
- Music
Free Tickets
Visual arts
6 PM

Open Hours

Goodyear Arts · Camp North End
- Visual arts
Comedy
7 PM

Charlotte Craft Beer Week presents Pints & Punchlines

Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts · NoDa
- Comedy
Music
7 PM

LEVEL UP

Blackbox
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

LIVE MUSIC - Watts McCormick

Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts · NoDa
- Music
Dance
7:30 PM

Fall Dance Concert: SHIFT

Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, UNC Charlotte · University City
- Dance
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Fo Daniels with Gavin Kelly

The Evening Muse · NoDa
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Schubert's Symphony No. 9

Charlotte Symphony · Uptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

BAD PROM

Amos' Southend · South End
- Music
$55 Tickets
Music
8 PM

JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour

The Fillmore Charlotte · NoDa
- Music
- Experimental
- Hip-hop

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