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Charlotte

Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas. Wikivoyage

Population 874,579 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States
Tourist office · 340 m Visitor Information Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. CIAA Basketball Tournament

    March

    Will come to Charlotte in early March for the next several years.

    Official site

  2. Black Gay Pride Festival

    July

    Black Gay Pride Festival has made inroads as an annual festival in July

  3. Fourth of July Fireworks Display

    July

    Fourth of July Fireworks Display has shifted locations several times lately, but is always somewhere in Uptown.

  4. Charlotte Pride

    August

    Charlotte Pride is a more general gay-pride festival in August. It has moved to the Gateway Village area on the edge of Uptown. It has grown significantly since its inception

  5. September

    September

    September is one of the best times to visit the city. The city's Labor Day Parade along Tryon St is modest, but a well-established annual event.

  6. EclecFest

    November

    Is a fledgling November festival in NoDa, started by the owner of a local bookstore. A combination flea market and cultural festival, this event is a good way to get introduced to the stores and locals of NoDa.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Charlotte); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Uptown Farmers' Market

    Our mission is to engage our neighbors around locally grown, fresh foods to support local farmers, educate on healthy eating, and address food insecurity in our Charlotte community.

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–12:30
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–12:30

    660 m from the centre

  • Common Market

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 08:00–20:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–22:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–22:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–22:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–23:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–23:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–20:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–20:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–22:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–22:00
    Thursday
    08:00–22:00
    Friday
    08:00–23:00
    Saturday
    08:00–23:00
    Sunday
    08:00–20:00
    2.6 km from the centre

  • Kings Drive Farmers Market

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 69 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Charlotte 2.5 km

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