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09/01/2026

THE MOVE 😎 – SEPTEMBER 2026 EDITION | THINGS TO DO IN CHARLOTTE, NC

September in Charlotte is STACKED. 🍂🏙️

Football is back, festival season is still going, patios are finally becoming enjoyable again 😂, and there’s no shortage of things happening around the city.

So as always, I put together some of the events, experiences, concerts, festivals, food spots and other moves worth having on your radar this month.

If you’re new here, I’m Michael, a born-and-raised Charlotte native sharing what’s happening around the Queen City and putting you onto places you might’ve missed.

🚨 FOLLOW Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do so you never have to ask “what’s the move?” again. 🚨

🔥 MY TOP PICKS THIS MONTH 🔥

9.2 - Brews & Bros: An intentional space for MEN to build community. Clt has a lot for women, but not for men, this seems like a cool event!

9.4 - Better Luck TMRW 🍀 PARTYNXTDOOR Party. If you enjoy artists such as Drake, PND, Tory Lanez, etc and you enjoy dancing amongst 25+ crowd, this party is for you!

📝 WHAT DID I MISS?

Drop any events, new restaurants, pop-ups, hidden gems or random Charlotte moves happening this month in the comments. Put me on and put everybody else on too.

📌 As always, verify dates, times and details directly with each event or business before making plans. This video moves fast, so press and hold to pause or screenshot anything you want to come back to.

And if you’re trying to get outside more this year, this page is for you.

I’m covering Charlotte events, restaurants, coffee shops, date-night ideas, new openings and experiences across Uptown, South End, NoDa, Plaza Midwood and everywhere in between.

If there’s something worth doing in Charlotte, I’m probably trying to find it.

☕ COFFEE SHOP OWNERS:
The HWTM Coffee Series is underway. If you’d like your shop featured, DM me or fill out the business inquiry form in my bio.

🏢 BUSINESS + EVENT OWNERS:
Want to be considered for October’s Charlotte Things To Do roundup? Fill out the form in my bio.

🚨 FOLLOW Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do for Charlotte events, food, hidden gems and things to do around the Queen City. 🚨

08/02/2026

HIDDEN GEM YEMENI RESTAURANT 25 MINUTES FROM CHARLOTTE 🇾🇪🔥

You don’t have to leave North Carolina to try authentic Yemeni food! I just found this hidden gem!

This hidden gem is in Indian Trail Town of Indian Trail, NC , about 25 minutes outside of Charlotte, serving Yemeni and Mediterranean dishes packed with flavor. We tried 13 different items, so here’s the full spread:

🍖 Haneeth meat
🍗 Mandi chicken
🔥 Grilled chicken
🐟 Yemeni salmon
🐟 Golden fish
🌯 Chicken shawarma sandwich
🥘 Fahsah
🫓 Yemeni bread
🥗 Tabbouli
🥗 Fattoush
🧆 Hummus
🥭 Remas cocktail
🍯 Arikah dessert

The portions are generous, the food is full of flavor and it’s a great spot for sharing with a group.

Stop ordering the same thing every weekend. Try something new and add Yemeni food to your list.

🚨 FOLLOW ME Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do a born and raised Charlotte native, for more food spots, hidden gems and overall things to do across Charlotte and all of North Carolina.

📍 The Valley Grill & Yemeni Kitchen The valley grill
6443 Old Monroe Rd, Indian Trail, NC

08/01/2026

THE MOVE 😎 – AUGUST 2026 EDITION | THINGS TO DO IN CHARLOTTE, NC

Happy August! ☀️Bday Month!

If you’re looking for the best things to do in Charlotte this month, you’re in the right place. 📍

I’m Michael, a born-and-raised Charlotte native sharing the best events, food, hidden gems, and everything happening around the Queen City.

🚨 FOLLOW Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do so you never miss a move. 🚨

🔥 MY TOP PICKS THIS MONTH 🔥

🎉 8.16 – NO CEILINGS Rooftop Party
I normally don’t do this 😅, but this one’s special. It’s my birthday celebration so I’m teaming up with Charlottes largest dance focused community Better Luck TMRW 🍀 and featuring one of the biggest DJs in the country, Jae Murphy , plus an incredible lineup on one of Charlotte’s best rooftops. If you’ve ever enjoyed one of my recommendations, or been wondering how to support me, I’d love to celebrate this event with y’all. It’d mean a lot!
🎟️ Tickets are linked in my bio.

🎤 8.29 – Rick Ross: Port of Miami Tour
Rick Ross is bringing the Port of Miami Tour to Charlotte alongside the Sainted Choir . If you’re a Ross fan, or simply a fan of music, this is one of the biggest concerts of the month that I would highly recommend.

📝 Comment below if I missed any events, restaurants, or hidden gems. Let’s put each other on.

📌 Always verify details on each event’s Instagram or website. Things change, and this video moves fast, so press and hold to pause or screenshot whenever you need.

In 2026, I’m continuing to spotlight the best events, restaurants, coffee shops, and experiences across Charlotte, from Uptown Charlotte and South End, Charlotte to NoDa, Plaza Midwood, and beyond. If it’s worth checking out, I’m probably talking about it.

☕ Coffee shop owners: I’m officially launching the HWTM Coffee Series. If you’d like your shop featured, send me a DM or fill out the business inquiry form in my bio.

🏢 Business owners: Want to be featured in September’s Charlotte Things To Do roundup? Fill out the form in my bio.

🚨 FOLLOW Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do for Charlotte events, food, hidden gems, and the best things to do in Charlotte, NC. 🚨

07/31/2026

TODAY Carolina Panthers Fan fest at 6:30pm

This is a family friendly event and tickets are only about $5 or so!

My suggestion, If budgeting (like myself) eat beforehand as food and drink is very expensive at the stadium!

Charlotte, are we excited about the Panthers? How many games will we win this season?

Who’s all pulling up tonight, say Hi? 👀

FOLLOW ME for more things to do in Charlotte NC

07/28/2026

CHARLOTTE WEEKEND RECAP 📍

|FOLLOW ME| A born and raised Charlotte native, for all things Charlotte

🍕 FRIDAY

Kept it real simple

SupperClub | Food, Drinks & Fun in LoSo has $5 pizzas on Fridays, which might be one of the best food deals in Charlotte, especially on a Friday. Grabbed one, and a drink, and called it a night.

🥭 SATURDAY

Started the day with a Food Lion run for some fruit.
Serious question, are mangoes the best fruit? 👀The more I get older the more I love them lol.

🎱 SATURDAY NIGHT

Linked with the guys and checked out this spot called Borderline. Free pool when you purchase a cocktail, and the spot looked super dope. All the reservations were taken for the evening though, so we drove five minutes over to NoDa and bar hopped instead. 🍸

- Jack Beagles
- Stu’s
- bargarita_noda
- The Blind Pig drinks was like $8-12 cheap!
- Noda 101 - arguably the number one Karaoke spot in Charlotte. Always super packed. Free entry
- ZÄMBIES - mandatory pizza stop to end night in Noda. Pizza is yummy. Long lines can begin around 1:30am or so so beat the let out!

The thing I like about Noda is that people socialize more there as opposed to the more “uppity areas” like uptown or southend lol. People just seem more cool and entry is FREE everywhere! Can’t beat free.

🌟 SUNDAY

Pulled up to 𝓢𝓣𝓐𝓣𝓢 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮 . They’re known as “Stats on Sunday” for a reason, typically a celebrity there.
Everybody knows STATS has Sundays locked in Charlotte. Val I love u and Babyface Ray were in the building too. 🔥

Charlotte always has something going on. You just have to know where to look.

Follow Michael Nwokocha | Charlotte Food | Fun Things To Do for events, food spots, nightlife, deals, and all things to do that’s happening in and around Charlotte. 📲

I’ll keep finding the moves, you just make sure you’re following and supporting fam! That’s it!

07/24/2026

🌳 A coffee shop with a tree in the middle? Yep… and it’s right here in Charlotte.

Here’s what I tried:
☕ Iced Dulce de Leche Coffee
🥪 Wasi Sandwich - 10/10 ⭐️ 🔥
🍫 Hot Chocolate
🍰 Chocolate Cake

They gave me the hot chocolate free bc someone had ordered the wrong thing, so I got lucky there 🤭

They also have fresh pastries, empanadas, desserts, matcha, coffee, and plenty more to choose from.

I finally checked out Sumaq Coffee and it definitely lived up to the hype.

If you’re looking for one of the best, most unique coffee shops in Charlotte, NC, Sumaq Coffee is worth adding to your list.

Have you been here yet? What’s your go-to order? ⬇️

📍 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐪 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞

🚨 Follow for the best coffee shops, restaurants, hidden gems, and things to do in Charlotte, NC. ☕✨

07/16/2026

🚨 IF YOU’RE GOING TO CHRIS BROWN & USHER TOMORROW… READ THIS. 👀

I partnered with Better Luck TMRW 🍀 and Legends Never Die R&B Party | BLT to throw 2 of Charlotte’s biggest R&B events before and after the concert. ❤️🎤

🎟️ Use code HWTM for 20% OFF GA tickets. (Valid on GA tickets only.)

Whether you’re heading to the concert, skipping it, or just looking for the move afterward, here’s the plan:

🎤 BEFORE THE CONCERT: R&B SOCIAL
🕕 6PM–11PM
📍 Blinders Sports Lounge Blinders Sports Lounge | Charlotte, NC

Think vibe dining meets an R&B day party.

🎶 Chris Brown & Usher classics all evening
🍸 Curated themed cocktails
🍔 Great food
🎤 Sing-alongs
🏆 Potential Cash prizes for lyric challenges
🎁 Giveaways for early arrivals

Perfect if you’re heading to the concert… or if you just want to be around people who know every word.

⬇️ THEN…

🌙 AFTER THE CONCERT: LEGENDS NEVER DIE Legends Never Die R&B Party | BLT
🕙 10PM–2AM
📍 RSVP South End RSVP South End
🎧: meech!e 🧚🏾‍♀️ | charlotte, nc • DJ • Jayy Hawk • DJ SLIM LITTY ✨

When the concert ends, the night doesn’t.

No rap.
No trap.
Just wall-to-wall Chris Brown, Usher, and R&B classics all night.

❤️‍🔥 All-women DJ lineup:
Bee Candy • Texas T • M I C K || CLT DJ

🎤 Hosted by Charlotte’s Female MC 🎤

Expect packed dance floors, nonstop sing-alongs, ho**ah, drinks flowing, and the kind of energy that keeps you out until closing.

Whether you hit one event or both, tomorrow is shaping up to be one of the biggest R&B nights Charlotte has seen this summer.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now through the link in Better Luck TMRW 🍀 bio, and don’t forget to use my code HWTM for 20% OFF GA tickets.

Tag your concert crew, save this for tomorrow, and I’ll see y’all there. 🤎

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