Holiday movie night in Optimist Hall. Photo: Symphony Webber/Axios
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Metropolis | Daily from 10 am to 7 pm until December 22 | Free | Details
Reason for recommendation: Purchase selected handmade and vintage items from more than 90 local and regional suppliers.
McCartenville | From now until December 26; 5:30-10pm | Free | Details
Recommended reason: drive or walk along the 1.3-mile route and read the local vendors and restaurants in town while watching the light show.
Charlotte Motor Speedway | Now until January 2; 6-10pm. | 30 USD or more | Details
Recommended reason: When you drive the car to the track, you can see four million lights illuminate the four-mile track. Looking forward to hundreds of creative lighting displays synchronized with Christmas theme music, you can listen to these music through the car radio.
Online (SkillPop) | 7-8:30 PM | $24 | Details
Recommended reason: The embroidery artist Valerie Evans of Plaid Love Threads will show you how to make your own personalized holiday souvenirs and put them on your Christmas tree.
Birdsong Brewing Co. | 4pm | $5 | Details
Recommended reason: Use paint, beads and ribbons to decorate your "tree biscuit" decorations. All supplies will be provided.
QC pouring | 6-8pm | Free | Details
Reason for recommendation: Bring lightly used coats and toys and donate them to the Charlotte Rescue Team.
Recommended reason: Use the succulents and decorations provided by PlantHouse staff to build a unique glass container. Drink a glass of wine, local beer or non-alcoholic beverage at the on-site bar before class.
Lower left Brewing Company | 6:30 PM | $120 | Details
Recommended reason: Join Lower Left Brewing and enjoy an eight-course feast of Nordic flavors. Each dish will be paired with beer in the lower left corner, including two new beers released exclusively for this event.
Recommended reason: Virtually join the Gantt Center and have a conversation with artists Carla Aaron-Lopez and Dimeji Onafuwa.
Daniel Stowe Gardens | 5-9pm | Adults $14.95, seniors over 60 years old $12.95, children 2-12 years old $7.95, children under 2 years old are free | Details
Recommended reason: Walk along the trail, admire the dazzling light display, and then stop in front of one of the food trucks for a bite or a hot drink.
Recommended reason: watch dazzling light shows and live performances, or carry out hands-on activities such as cookie decoration. Winterfest is a fun and immersive holiday celebration that the whole family can enjoy.
Jambox (707 East Hebron St.) | 6:30-10pm | Free | Details
Why go: Perform on stage and connect with other local musicians. Registration starts at 6 pm, and the performance starts at 6:30 pm.
Red Clay Cider Factory | 6:30-8pm | $35 | Details
Reason for recommendation: We will provide a variety of scented oils for you to mix by hand and pour into your own candles.
Reason for recommendation: This annual community celebration starts with a parade spanning two blocks and ends with the lights of the Christmas tree at 6pm.
Integrity field | 5-10 pm | $5 | Details
Recommended reason: Go to the baseball stadium to see how it turned into a European-style Christmas market, where there are handmade gifts and specialty foods such as Austrian pies, sausages and sauerkraut.
Skiptown | 6-8pm | Free | Details
Recommended reason: Go to Skiptown (Skiptown) to find another single mixed race, where you can meet people who love dogs as much as you. Take your puppy and become your (wing) person's best friend.
Booth Theater | 7pm | $20-$45 | Details
Recommended reason: Appreciate the new holiday classics imagined by the local aerial dance company Caroline Calouche & Co.
CPCC Holden Theater | 7:30 PM | $14-$28 | Details
Recommended reason: This show takes the audience to the streets of London to experience the classic story of the ruthless Ebenezer Scrooge.
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center | Until December 26; 7:30pm | $25-$114 | Details
Why you should go: The Belk Theatre is still one of the city's best festival traditions. The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra accompanies the Charlotte Ballet with a selection of music composed by Tchaikovsky, such as the famous "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy".
Recommended reason: Test your trivia knowledge with The Queens of The Vanity House, and enjoy cross-dressing performances between game rounds.
Camp North End (Ford Building) | 8pm | $15 | Details
Recommended reason: This rap battle inspired by Van Gogh will allow the audience to interact and choose the winner.
Why go: Sing Mariah Carey’s Christmas tunes and dance with the heroine for a good cause. Ticket income will be donated to Levin Children's Hospital.
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten | December 17-19; time varies from day to day | Free | Details
Recommended reason: if you have not been there, please go to the fourth and last weekend of OMB German Christmas Village. More than 40 vendors will be set up in the beer garden to enjoy seasonal drinks such as festive music, lights, spiced wine and hot cocoa, and of course delicious German cuisine.
Optimism Hall | 5:30-10pm | Free | Details
Recommended reason: Guests can buy tickets at the counter and visit the food and beverage stations that serve Pani Puri, Kebabs, Butter Chicken, Saag Paneer, Hot Chai, Mango Lassi and other delicacies. There will also be a henna tattoo artist who will provide traditional henna tattoos on site.
Awakening Space (360 Crompton St.) | 7-9pm | US$20, or donated items | Details
Recommended reason: relax your night through the holiday version of Glow and Voice Yoga.
Online (SkillPop) | 7-8:30 PM | $24 | Details
Reason for recommendation: Just when you think the doughnuts are too delicious, your coach Emily Trotochaud will show you how to make raised brioche doughnuts with frosting (such as classic and chocolate glaze).
Cavalier Theater | 7:30-8:30 PM | $19 and up | Details
Recommended reason: artist Tony DeSare (Tony DeSare) returns to Charlotte to spread holiday joy through classic festival performances and even a special interpretation of "Charlotte Christmas".
Free range brewing | 8-11 pm | Free | Details
Recommended reason: take your friends and family out to watch the special holiday screening of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Benny Pennello's will provide free popcorn and pizza for you to enjoy.
Recommended reason: This annual holiday-themed drag show is full of comedies, Christmas classics and spoofs.
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