Festival in the Park: Freedom Park’s Autumn Art Tradition Since 1964
Some Charlotte traditions are measured in generations, and Festival in the Park is one of them. Since 1964, this beloved autumn weekend has turned the...
Category : Arts & Culture
Charlotte International Arts Festival: When Uptown Becomes an Open-Air Stage
Each fall, Blumenthal Arts throws open the doors of the city itself. The Charlotte International Arts Festival fills Uptown’s theaters, plazas and sidewalks with artists...
Charlotte Pride: A Festival of Culture, Color and Belonging
Each August, Uptown Charlotte dresses in every color at once. Charlotte Pride — founded in 2001 and now the largest LGBTQ+ festival and parade in...
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame: Kannapolis Keeps the State’s Songs
Few states can out-sing North Carolina, and its trophy case sits in Kannapolis, 30 minutes from Charlotte. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame honors...
Talking Walls: Charlotte’s Mural Festival and the City as Canvas
Charlotte’s walls have learned to talk. Talking Walls, the city’s annual mural festival launched in 2018, invites local and international muralists to take over walls...
Charlotte’s Gallery Scene: Elder, SOCO and the Art of the Crawl
Beyond the museum walls, Charlotte’s visual art lives in its galleries. Elder Gallery in South End sets the contemporary pace — museum-caliber exhibitions of painting,...
Charlotte’s Public Art: Firebirds, Sculptures and Stories in Bronze
Charlotte tells its story in bronze and mirror mosaic. Start at the Firebird — Niki de Saint Phalle’s glittering “disco chicken,” as locals affectionately call...
Independent Picture House and the Charlotte Film Festival: Cinema With a Local Accent
Charlotte’s film lovers finally have their clubhouse. The Independent Picture House, on the city’s east side, is a nonprofit arthouse cinema — three screens of...
Charlotte’s Jazz Scene: Small Rooms, Deep Grooves
Charlotte’s jazz grows the way jazz should: in rooms small enough to hear a brushed snare sigh. Middle C Jazz in Uptown has become the...
Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte: Bold Plays, Brave Audiences
Every theatre town needs its provocateur, and in Charlotte that’s the Actor’s Theatre. Since 1989, ATC has specialized in the plays other stages hesitate over...
