Ray’s Splash Planet: Charlotte’s Indoor Water Park Day, Rain or Shine
When the forecast frowns, Charlotte families head for the sunniest room in the county. Ray’s Splash Planet, Mecklenburg County’s one-of-a-kind indoor water park in Uptown,...
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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...
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...
Charlotte SHOUT!: The Uptown Festival of Art, Ideas and Food
Every spring, Uptown Charlotte takes off its tie. Charlotte SHOUT! — the city’s flagship festival of art, music, ideas and food — sprawls across downtown...
Knight Theater and the Levine Center for the Arts: Uptown’s Cultural Block
One city block holds Charlotte’s cultural crown jewels. The Levine Center for the Arts, on South Tryon Street, clusters the Knight Theater with the Mint...
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....
Discovery Place Science With Kids: Charlotte’s Happiest Laboratory
Every Charlotte parent knows the look: a kid, soaked from the water table, declaring they want to be a scientist. Discovery Place Science in Uptown...
