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The Gent's Agenda: All of September, One List

Four weeks of the city's calendar, collapsed into a single schedule. Everything that made the cut, nothing that didn't, one scan instead of four.

Charlotte, North Carolina

The whole month, one list. Four weeks of The Gent's Agenda, collapsed into a single schedule — for a man who'd rather scan once than check back four times.

Tue, Sept 1

Brandi Carlile: The Human Tour

Spectrum Center · $82+

Fri, Sept 4

South End First Friday Gallery Crawl

Historic South End · Free

Sat, Sept 5

Charlotte Soul Fest

First Ward Park · Free

Sun, Sept 6

Belmont Bookshop Literary Festival

Stowe Park, Belmont · Free

Sun, Sept 6

Around the Crown 10K

Romare Bearden Park, Uptown · $32+

Sept 8–13

Hell's Kitchen

Belk Theater · $$$+

Fri, Sept 11

Mozart's Requiem: 9/11 Memorial Concert

Knight Theater · $47+

Sept 11–13

Yiasou Greek Festival

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral · $5+

Sept 11–13 & 18–20

Mecktoberfest

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, LoSo

Two weekends.

Sat, Sept 12

Charlotte Coffee Festival

Lenny Boy Brewing · $25+

Sun, Sept 13

Panthers vs. Bears

Bank of America Stadium · $200+

Home opener.

Fri, Sept 18

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

Truliant Amphitheater · $26+

Sat, Sept 19

Thee Phantom Hip Hop Orchestra

Knight Theater · $43+

Sun, Sept 20

It's Iconic: TLC & Salt-N-Pepa

Truliant Amphitheater · $26+

Thu, Sept 18

Crossroads Cinema: Monsters Inc.

Camp North End · Free

Free outdoor screening.

Not everything on a month like this needs a full night built around it. Some of it is just worth knowing is happening.

Sept 22–27

Charlotte Film Festival

Independent Picture House

18th year.

Sept 25–27

Festival in the Park

Freedom Park · Free

62nd annual, 150-plus artists.

Sat, Sept 26

Wine & Food Festival

Ballantyne's Backyard

Sat, Sept 26

Potters Market at the Mint

Mint Museum Randolph · $25

20th year.

Sat, Sept 26

Pillows & Poetry

Pauline Tea Bar · $18

Thu, Sept 25

Crossroads Cinema: Talladega Nights

Camp North End · Free

Free outdoor screening.

Standing, every Wed

Wednesday Night Live

Bechtler · Mint · Gantt Center · Free

Free 5–9pm, all year — not just September.

Where to go after any of it: Rosemont, Firebirds, Que Onda, CO Sushi, Catalu, Caswells, Catalina, and Eddie V's all run a weekday happy hour worth building a habit around — the full breakdown is in each week's own entry below.