20 Charlotte Festivals in September – Charlotte Magazine

Charlotte: a city of craft beer, professional sports, nonsensical roads, networking events, trivia nights, finance jobs, Bojangles, unaffordable housing, plentiful green spaces—and a festival for every gosh-dang thing you can think of.

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Charlotte International Arts Festival

Sept. 13-29
Back for its third year, the Charlotte International Arts Festival is essentially a big festival … of smaller festivals. Among them:

UNC Charlotte International Festival
Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
UNC Charlotte. Free.

Lowcountry Culture Festival
Saturday, Sept. 14, 1-6 p.m.
Ballantyne’s Backyard. Tickets: $75.

Charlotte Brunch Festival
Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Levine Avenue. Tickets: Free entry, VIP add-ons available

Festival of India
Sept. 14-15
Various locations. Tickets: $5

El Grito Festival
Sunday, Sept. 15, Noon-6 p.m.
Route 29 Pavilion, Concord. Free.

Festival in the Park
Sept. 20-21
Freedom Park. Free.

Latin American Festival
Saturday, Sept. 21, Noon-10 p.m.
Ballantyne’s Backyard. Free.

University City WineFest
Saturday, Sept. 21, 3-7 p.m.
Shoppes at University Place. Tickets start at $35.

Queen City Zine Fest
Saturday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Knight Theater. Free.

Southern Guitar Festival
Sept. 28-29
Stage Door Theater. Tickets start at $34.50.

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Yiasou Greek Festival

Sept. 6-8 
The popular annual Greek culture festival.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Admission: $5, 

Bands, Brews, & BBQ Festival

Saturday, Sept. 14, 4-9 p.m.
Live music, craft beer, ’n’ Carolina barbecue.
Liberty Park, Mooresville. Free

Huntersville Fall Food + Brews Festival

Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Huntersville’s gathering of local beer vendors and food trucks.
Veterans Park, Huntersville. Free

Breakaway Music Festival

Sept. 27-28
The traveling festival of EDM, pop, and dance music. 
zMAX Dragway Grounds, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord. Tickets start at $35

Jollof Festival

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2-7 p.m.
A celebration of and competition for the West African dish.
Location: TBA. Tickets start at $10

’Tawba Walk Arts & Music Festival

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2-8 p.m.
A “multidimensional, eclectic art crawl” through downtown Cornelius.
Oak Street Mill, Cornelius. Free

Hispanic Heritage Festival of the Carolinas

Saturday, Sept. 28, 3 p.m.
The third annual culture festival, with live music and food.
Truist Field. Tickets start at $10

Charlotte Film Festival, Photo by Rusty Williams

Charlotte Film Festival

Sept. 24-29 
A regional showcase of independent cinema.
The Independent Picture House. Tickets start at $12

Charlotte Wine & Food Festival – SouthPark

Saturday, Sept. 28, Noon-6 p.m.
A food and wine festival with more than 100 regional, national, and international wines; beers; and spirits.
Symphony Park, SouthPark Mall. Tickets start at $39