CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — This weekend in Charlotte features festivals, concerts, Juneteenth celebrations, and Father’s Day events across the region.
Here’s a list of some of the major events 👇
Juneteenth Events
Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery in the United States, also known as Emancipation Day or Juneteenth National Independence Day. It marks the day that freedom for enslaved people in Texas was officially announced by Union troops, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Across the Charlotte area, festivals and community events are being held to celebrate Black history through art, music, and conversation.
- 29th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas
- Date: June 18-21
- Location: Plaza Midwood – visit website for full itinerary
- Price: FREE!
- Juneteenth in the Park
- Date: June 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: Ransom Hunter Park (325 W. Glendale Avenue, Mt. Holly)
- Price: FREE!
- Juneteenth at the Gantt
- Date: June 19 from Noon to 4 p.m.
- Location: The Harvey B. Gantt Center (551 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte)
- Price: FREE! Get tickets here.
- Juneteenth Celebration in Kannapolis
- Date: June 19 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Location: Veterans Park (119 N. Main Street, Kannapolis)
- Price: FREE!
- 3rd AnnualJuneteenth Art Fest in University City
- Date: June 19 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Location: 9048 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte
- Price: FREE! Register here.
- 8th Annual Gastonia EbonyFest Juneteenth Festival
- Date: June 19 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Location: Rotary Centennial Pavilion (107 N. South Street, Gastonia)
- Price: FREE! Get tickets here.
- Freedom Reimagined: A Juneteenth Celebration
- Date: June 19 at 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts (430 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte)
- Price: $34.19. Get tickets here.
- Juneteenth Community Celebration in Davidson
- Date: June 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Location: Ada Jenkins Center (212 Gamble Street, Davidson)
- Price: FREE!
- Juneteenth Celebration in Indian Trail
- Date: June 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Location: Crossing Paths Park (120 Blythe Drive, Indian Trail)
- Price: FREE!
- Juneteenth Celebration in Waxhaw
- Date: June 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Location: Downtown Park (301 Givens Street, Waxhaw)
- All My Friends Are Fly: Juneteenth Celebration
- Date: June 19 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Location: The Music Yard (2433 South Boulevard, Charlotte)
- Price: FREE!
- Lullabies & Life: A Poetic Juneteenth Celebration
- Date: June 19 at 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Carolina Theatre (230 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte)
- Price: Purchase tickets here.
- Rock Hill Juneteenth
- Date: June 19-21
- Location: Fountain Park (06/19), Clinton College (06/20) and Mt. Prospect Baptist Church (06/21) – Visit website for full itinerary
- Price: FREE!
- Juneteenth Celebration at the Historic Rosedale
- Date: June 20 from Noon to 3 p.m.
- Location: Historic Rosedale (3427 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte)
- Price: FREE! Reserve tickets here.
- For the Struggle’s 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration!
- Date: June 20 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Location: West Charlotte High School (2219 Senior Drive, Charlotte)
- Price: FREE!
- Belmont Juneteenth Celebration
- Date: June 20 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Location: Stowe Park (24 S. Main Street, Belmont)
- Price: FREE!
Other Events Across The Region
World Cup Watch Parties – USA v Australia
Bars and brewers across Charlotte will be showing the USMNT’s second match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The US won 4-1 over Paraguay in its first match. The USMNT will face off against Australia on Friday, June 19, in Seattle.
Here are some local bars and breweries to watch the World Cup match:
- Old Armor Beer Company – Kannapolis
- Belfast Mill – Uptown
- Resident Culture Brewing – Plaza Midwood
- Charlotte Beer Garden – South End
- Heist Brewery – NoDa
- Olde Mecklenburg Brewery – LoSo
- Dilworth Grille – Dilworth
- Angry Ale’s – Montford
- Blinders Sports Lounge – South End
- Jackalope Jacks – Plaza Midwood
- Platform Sports Bar – LoSo
- Suffolk Punch – South End
- Primal Brewery – Huntersville & Belmont
- Middle James Brewery – Pineville
Rock Hill Pride Festival
This week-long annual celebration of Pride in downtown Rock Hill continues this weekend with a youth prom, a 20s white party, and a pageant on June 19. The festivities run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. upstairs at The Mercantile and the Hide-A-Way Bar…