Derek Hough Dance For The HolidaysNov 29 at Ovens AuditoriumThanksgiving in Charlotte 2026
Our picks
Derek Hough Dance For The HolidaysNov 29 at Ovens Auditorium
Drinksgiving: Thanksgiving Eve PartyNov 25 at Pinhouse
2026 Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve ParadeNov 25 at Retro Bar
Perreo Giving Featuring SebaxxssNov 25 at QC Social LoungeThanksgiving Eve nights out
Pierre Bourne8 PM The FillmoreDrinksgiving: Thanksgiving Eve Party9 PM Pinhouse
Perreo Giving Featuring Sebaxxss10 PM QC Social Lounge
Dope Vibez Thanksgiving Eve Party8 PM Blinders Sports Lounge
Pi'erre Bourne8 PM The Underground
Charlotte Official Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl 20268 PM The Local
Evan West9 PM TrioSuit Night8:30 PM Snug HarborWage War6:30 PM The Fillmore
Wednesday Karaoke with Klay Tastic7 PM Petra's
Perreo Rodeo – Thanksgiving Eve10 PM World
Thanksgiving Eve with Bottle of SmokeTime TBA McHale's Pub
Smokey Joe's Cafe 42nd Anniversary Party5 PM Smokey Joes CafeDeante' Hitchcock8 PM Neighborhood Theatre
Karaoke Fun Night9 PM Chasers
Stylus Host Selectors8 PM Stylus Soundlounge
Thanksgiving Eve Open Mic Night7 PM GWR Distillery NoDaParty Night with Farber & Friends7 PM Middle C JazzDJ Night at PARA8 PM PARAWhy Not Wednesdays9:30 PM Varsity LoungeFree Comedy Nite8 PM Crown Station
Jazz Vocalist Showcase8 PM Eighty EightsOut Loud: The Open Mic Experience6 PM King Tut Lounge
Uptown Dueling Pianos8 PM Old Armor Beer Company, Concord
Blue Christmas Holiday Pop-UpTime TBA Blue Door
Lyrics & Love Wednesdays9 PM PinhouseDrinksgiving and Puzzle Race Tournament Final7 PM Middle James Brewing Company
Ales & Trails Weekly Ride6:30 PM Carolina Beer TempleElectric Church6 PM JackBeagle's NoDaTurkey trots and races
Parades
Friendsgiving and dinners
Black Friday weekend shows and markets
Black Friday Show – Convalescent, Secret Idol & Bridgeburner8 PM Snug Harbor
Black Friday Live Music5 PM Marquee
Black Trucks & Baddies: Black Friday Edition10 PM Circa
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery's Christmas MarketAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 Olde Mecklenburg Brewery LoSo
Dreamhouse Black Friday Rave10 PM DescentOMB Christmas MarketAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 OMB Ballantyne
OMB Christmas Markets: LoSo and BallantyneAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 OMB LoSo and OMB BallantyneChristmas ExtravaganzaAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord
Black Friday Live Music5 PM MarqueeBlack Trucks & Baddies: Black Friday Edition10 PM CircaOlde Mecklenburg Brewery's Christmas MarketAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 Olde Mecklenburg Brewery LoSoDreamhouse Black Friday Rave10 PM DescentOMB Christmas MarketAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 OMB BallantyneOMB Christmas Markets: LoSo and BallantyneAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 OMB LoSo and OMB BallantyneChristmas ExtravaganzaAlso Nov 28, Nov 29 Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, ConcordSmall Business Saturday Vendor Market12 PM Legion Brewing
Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite8 PM Carolina TheatreSip & Shelf Care: A Grown-Up Book Fair1 PM Carolina Beer Temple
Charlotte Vintage Market11 AM Optimist Hall
South End Shop Small Saturday11 AM Camden Road
Manifest Market12 PM NoDa Brewing Company
Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite8 PM Carolina TheatreSip & Shelf Care: A Grown-Up Book Fair1 PM Carolina Beer TempleCharlotte Vintage Market11 AM Optimist HallSouth End Shop Small Saturday11 AM Camden RoadManifest Market12 PM NoDa Brewing Company
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Questions
What is there to do in Charlotte for Thanksgiving 2026?
Pulse's picks: Pierre Bourne (Nov 25, The Fillmore); Derek Hough Dance For The Holidays (Nov 29, Ovens Auditorium); Drinksgiving: Thanksgiving Eve Party (Nov 25, Pinhouse); 2026 Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve Parade (Nov 25, Retro Bar); Perreo Giving Featuring Sebaxxss (Nov 25, QC Social Lounge).