Atlanta/GA – Underground – Aquarium – ZOO – CNN – Coke.

Train from Charlotte to Raleigh to visit NC capitol buildings.

Ashville, NC – visit the Biltmore House.

Winston-Salem, NC – visit Historic Old Salem.

Bowling at 10Lanes or Strike City in Uptown!.

Charlotte United – Professional soccer game.

Bowling at George Pappas Lanes on Montford.

Ethiopian Food: Red Sea (on Charlottetown Ave.).

South 21 – a drive in restaurant on South Blvd.

Lang Van – Vietnamese food – Shamrock Rd.

Some scholarships are available for summer camps (those will be online this spring) and museum members get a 25 percent discount on classes and those camps. Free admission and workshops with artists and designers go to high school teens ages 14-18 who join the NexGen Mint’ s teen program (register online). Mint Museum : Both the uptown and Randolph Road locations offer free admission every Wednesday 5-9 p.m. Seniors (60 or older) get $2 off at Discovery Place Science (that’s the uptown location), and members of AAA get $1 off admission to any of the museums for up to four people. CT also offers scholarships for its Creative Drama program, School of Theatre Training Classes and summer camps.ĭiscovery Place : Families with EBT or WIC cards or vouchers get $1 admission per person, for up to six family members, to any of Discovery Place’s museums.

Families apply online and, if approved, have a two-year window for ticket purchasing.

Two free learning opportunities: Project Harmony is an intensive after-school youth program in some Charlotte communities, and Symphony 101 is a series led by Davidson College Symphony Orchestra Music Director Tara Keith and held at WDAV in Davidson.Ĭhildren’s Theatre of Charlotte : Families with EBT cards can purchase tickets for $2 each (first-come first-served), and can request up to six tickets per production (all must be for immediate family members in the same household). Student rush tickets cost $15 for some concerts, and free summer concerts and programs are offered in neighboring towns. *Note: Stop in the Charlotte Visitor Info Center for more ideas and lots of FREE coupons,īrochures and maps to use around the city!Ĭharlotte Symphony : “ Music for All” allows community members with EBT cards (federal assistance) to go to any concert for $1, with the tickets sold beginning one hour before any performance, for best-available seating. Suggested Activities/Ideas for things to do in CHARLOTTE, NC

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