Charlotte Events

Annual Events

Address: Uptown Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28075 Category: Sports Event - Motorsports Dates: May 21 - May 23, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! This event takes place in May, and it's all about NASCAR. The activities surrounding the races include parades, concerts by big name acts like Kellie Pickler and Travis Tritt, and racing fans from all over the country. Plan ahead for this event!

Address: Lowe's Motor Speedway • 5555 Concord Pkwy S, Charlotte, NC 28027 Category: Sports Event - Motorsports Dates: May 24, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held over Memorial Day weekend, this race is longest one in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the largest oval-track auto race in the world. The 600 revs up at 5:30pm and usually doesn't see the checkered flag until 10pm or so. In the 2006 race, Casey Mears finished first, and Kasey Kahne won the 2005 crown.

Address: Lowe's Motor Speedway • 5555 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027 Category: Sports Event - Motorsports Dates: October 17, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The last race at Lowe's for the year and the only Saturday night race in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship, the Bank of America 500 draws big crowds and plenty of viewers despite taking place in the middle of college football season.

Address: Tryon St at 3rd St, Charlotte, NC Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: March 13, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Uptown turns green (and not with envy!) each March when folks with things Irish on their minds gather to participate in the Queen City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival. The events cluster on and around Tryon Street, and those attending can expect to see Celtic bands, traditional Irish dancing, pipers and...

Address: Field Ln, Rural Hill Farm – Center of Scottish Heritage, Huntersville, NC 28070 Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: April 16 - April 18, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held in April, this festival celebrates Scottish Highland traditions. Spectators from across the country come to reconnect with their heritage or simply to have great fun. Although there are plenty of kilts, there are an equal number of jeans and khakis. The music is festive and the camaraderie delightful. Great fun...