Things To Do In Charlotte This Month: April 2025
April is for foodies in the Queen City
Take a bite out of this food- and drink-fueled lineup, with some non-culinary fun sprinkled in.
Charlotte StrEATs Uncorked
Friday, April 4
Learn about, sip, and celebrate some of North Carolina’s finest wines while you nosh on local cuisine. This event is part of Charlotte SHOUT!
6-9 p.m. Tickets required. Johnson & Wales University
Carolina BBQ Festival
April 4-5
Enjoy live music, shopping, exhibits, and beverages of all kinds as pitmasters prepare whole hogs, brisket, chicken, seafood, hash and rice, and more. Festival proceeds support Operation BBQ Relief, Hungry Heroes, and other charities. This event is part of Charlotte SHOUT!
Tickets required. Victoria Yards
Downtown Mooresville Festival of Food Trucks
Saturday, April 5
Every first Saturday from April through October (except in July), Mooresville hosts more than 15 food trucks and live music in its downtown social district.
5-8:30 p.m. Along Broad and Main streets
Modern Calligraphy for Beginners
Wednesday, April 9
Sip & Script hosts this dip-pen-and-ink lettering workshop at Edge City Brewery.
6:30-8 p.m. Tickets required. Edge City Brewery
Charlotte StrEATs Tasting Tour
Saturday, April 12
Taste your way through Charlotte’s neighborhoods with bites from local restaurants, cooking demonstrations, handcrafted cocktails, live music, and more. Come dressed in “spring chic” attire. This event is 21-plus and part of Charlotte SHOUT!
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets required. Gateway Village, 900 West Trade St.
Charlotte StrEATs Festival
Sunday, April 13
Celebrate Charlotte’s culinary scene with neighborhood cook-off battles, an artisan market, food trucks, cocktail demonstrations, and more. This free event is part of Charlotte SHOUT!
Noon-4 p.m. Registration encouraged. Gateway Village, 900 West Trade St.
Rolling Quartz Stand Up Tour in Charlotte
Friday, April 18
Korean all-girl rock band Rolling Quartz stops at Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts on its second tour.
7 p.m. Tickets required. Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts
The Cow’s Monthly Saturday Yoga with Kacy Pleasants
Saturdays, April 5 and 19
Instructor Kacy Pleasants hosts monthly all-level yoga classes in Armored Cow Brewing’s taproom. $10 at the door.
10:30 a.m. Armored Cow Brewing
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: Stretching Your Food Dollar
Tuesday, April 22
Truliant Federal Credit Union financial counselor Toya Patterson teaches attendees how to maximize their food budgets. This free event is part of the library’s “Money Smart Week.”
11 a.m.-noon. Registration required. University City Regional Library
Levine Museum Presents: Love & Whiskey Unfiltered Book Tour
Wednesday, April 23
Join New York Times bestselling author and Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey CEO Fawn Weaver for a discussion of her book Love & Whiskey. The evening will also include a whiskey tasting led by Victoria Eady Butler, four-time Master Blender and descendant of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the first-known Black distiller in the U.S., who taught his techniques to Jack Daniel.
6-9 p.m. Tickets required. PINE, 4100 Raleigh St.
Charlotte Wine + Food Week
April 23-27
This five-day wine and food experience spans the city and includes events from intimate vintner tastings in local homes and restaurants to a Grand Tasting gala. Event proceeds benefit Charlotte-area children’s charities.
Various times and locations
Five Blossoms Farm to Table Gourmet Dinner
Saturday, April 26
Chef Lynsey Comalander prepares a multicourse dinner with fresh ingredients grown by Five Blossoms and other local farms. Before dinner, guests can sip cocktails and cut their own bouquets in Five Blossoms’ garden.
6-8 p.m. Tickets required. Five Blossoms Farm, Clover, S.C.
Eat Like a Tanzanian: A Culinary Journey with Serengeti Kitchen; Courtesy, Amanda Loren Studios
Eat Like a Tanzanian: A Culinary Journey with Serengeti Kitchen
Monday, April 28
This immersive dining experience from chef Ammalu Saleh introduces guests to authentic Tanzanian flavors, traditional dining customs, and cultural storytelling.
6 p.m. Tickets required. The Market at 7th Street
Sliced! Live Cooking Competition
Monday, April 28
The Foodie School pits two Charlotte-area chefs against one another in a competition using a mystery basket of ingredients. Join the audience to judge each chef’s appetizer, entree, and dessert based on taste, plating, and creativity, and select a winner.
6-9 p.m. Tickets required. The Foodie School, Fort Mill, S.C.
Taste Carolina Food Tours
Fridays and Saturdays
Taste Carolina offers walking food tours in uptown and NoDa.
Tickets required. Various times and locations
Buff Faye’s Drag Shows
Various dates
Charlotte drag queen Buff Faye hosts her drag brunches and murder mystery dinners at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille and Midtown Tavern.
Tickets required. Various times and locations
Santhoshi’s Kitchen Indian Cooking Classes
Various dates
Santhoshi Radhakrishnan teaches you to make Indian dishes like masalas, samosas, roti, saags, and biryanis in these three-hour cooking classes.
Registration required. Santhoshi’s Kitchen, Tega Cay, S.C.
