Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: 93 Years of the City in Music
The Charlotte Symphony has been the city’s soundtrack since 1932 — the largest and oldest performing arts organization in the Carolinas, performing for more than...
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Blumenthal Performing Arts: Uptown’s Stages of Light
Uptown’s cultural skyline is measured in marquees, and most of them belong to Blumenthal Performing Arts. The nonprofit stewards the grand Belk Theater (2,100 seats...
Free Family Fun in Charlotte: A Year-Round No-Cost Calendar
Charlotte’s best family secret is how much of the fun is free. The year-round backbone: Mecklenburg County’s spraygrounds and parks (hundreds of them), library storytimes...
Farmers Markets With Kids: Charlotte’s Tastiest Weekend Ritual
The best way to teach a Charlotte kid where food comes from is to let them taste their way through a farmers market. The Charlotte...
Jetton Park and Lake Norman: Charlotte’s Lakeside Family Escape
Charlotte’s lake is Norman — the state’s largest man-made lake, 520 miles of shoreline — and Jetton Park in Cornelius is its family front porch....
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden With Kids: Butterflies, Splash and Storybook Paths
Gardens can feel like “look, don’t run” territory — Daniel Stowe flips the script for families. Its Lost Hollow children’s garden is a storybook hollow...
Family Art Days Uptown: Mint, Bechtler and Gantt for Young Creators
Tryon Street might be the most art-filled few blocks in the Carolinas — and its museums love nothing more than small hands making big art....
Charlotte’s Best Playgrounds: Where the Locals Take Their Kids
Every Charlotte parent keeps a mental league table of playgrounds. At the top: Frazier Park in Third Ward, where big climbers and a skate park...
Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center: Charlotte’s East-Side Adventure
Reedy Creek Park is east Charlotte’s everything-park: 125 acres where a family day can hold a nature hike, a soccer game, a dog-park hour and...
McDowell Nature Preserve With Kids: Lake Wylie Trails and Campfire Nights
On Lake Wylie’s wooded shore in southwest Charlotte, McDowell Nature Preserve has been introducing city kids to the wild since the 1970s. Seven miles of...
