Weekender: 32 things to do in Charlotte this Father's Day weekend

There are tons of ways to spend time with the family as you celebrate a dad this weekend, from a visiting a vendor market for last minute gifts to catching an outdoor movie.
Friday, June 13
🦀 Eat a low country boil with all the fixins with frozen cocktails at State of Confusion. | Free | 6pm | Details
🏒 Cheer on the Charlotte Checkers against the Abbotsford Canucks in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals at Bojangles Coliseum. | $34+ | 7pm | Details
🥋 Watch over 600 athletes compete in the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge at Charlotte Convention Center. | $37.50-$125 | Runs through Sunday | Details
🍻 Try your hand with a beer pong tournament at Resident Culture Brewing.| Free | 7-11pm | Details
🧠 Test your knowledge of sitcoms with trivia at Suffolk Punch Brewing for a chance to win a cash prize. | Free | 7-9pm | Details
🎷 Listen to contemporary saxophonist Steve Cole at Middle C Jazz. | $41.45-$50.65 | 6:30-8pm | Details
🍿 Catch an outdoor movie screening of "Mrs. Doubtfire" at First Ward Park. | Free | 8-10:30pm | Details
🙌🏽 Checkout the Juneteenth Festival of The Carolinas in Plaza Midwood with a list of events happening this weekend. | Free | Runs through Sunday | Details
♟️ Play in an annual chess tournament at Hilton Charlotte University Place to win a cash prize. | Prices vary | Runs through Sunday | Details
🍽️ Grab a bite to eat from a food truck Friday event at Hi-Wire Brewing. | Free | 6-10pm | Details
🍿 Watch an outdoor screening of "Daddy Daycare" at Seoul Food Meat Company Mill District. | Free | 7:30-9:30pm | Details
🎉 Vibe to an R&B block party with special performances at Victoria Yards in Uptown. | $23.18+ | 5-11pm | Details
Saturday, June 14
🦪 Sip on orange wines and shuck oysters at Frenchy's Sip and Shop | Free | 12pm | Details
🍫 Learn how to turn the viral Dubai chocolate into a macaron at Sweet Spot Studio. | $80 | 10:30am | Details
🏓 Learn how to play pickleball with friends at Rally in LoSo. | $5 | 3pm | Details
💃 Pull up to a Havana Night with dancing, cocktails, live music, live performances and mojitos at Boileryard in Camp North End. | Free | 5pm | Details
👯 Vibe to music from live DJs at a Queer icon dance party at Room Service. | $10-$20 | 9pm-12am | Details
🍳 Enjoy a Broadway-theme d buffet brunch with live performances and complimentary mimosas or beer. | $30-$59 | 11am-1:30pm | Details
🎊 Make friends with CLT Social Club's day party at Resident Culture. | Free | 2-6pm | Details
🎶 See "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" at Belk Theater. | $40.23+ | Showtimes vary | Details
🏳️‍🌈 Take your pup to a Pride paw-rade and drag show at Skiptown. | 1-9pm | $15 for non-members. | Details
🌈 See a Diva Royale drag queen show at Scorpio. | 7pm | $35+ | Details
⚽️ Cheer on Charlotte Independence as they take on Greenville Triumph SC at American Legion Memorial Stadium. | $13-$66 | 7pm | Details
Sunday, June 15
🍷 Taste and learn about 12 South African wines at Frenchy's Sip and Shop. | $33.85 | 1pm | Details
🥅 Take your father to see the Calder Cup Finals Game 2 at Bojangles Coliseum. If you go as a family and buy three tickets, then dad will get in for free. | $34+ | 4pm | Details
📚 Bring your chair and a friend to read at a silent book club at Camp North End. | Free | 9:30-11am | Details
🍽️ Treat your father to all they can eat tapas at Catalú in South End. | $29-$68 | 10am-9pm | Details
👨 Spend the day with dad at Wildwood in the Whitewater Center with activities like themed crafts, bingo and a scavenger hunt. | Free. Parking is $12 | 2-4pm | Details
🧘‍♀️ Unwind with stand up paddle board yoga at Whitewater Center. | $39 | Times vary | Details
🎻 Listen to the Charlotte Symphony perform songs from some of Broadway's most popular shows at Symphony Park. | $0-$20 | 8:15pm | Details
😋 Eat a brunch with strangers for an easy way to make friends in Charlotte. | $7.66-$13.35 | 11am-1pm | Details

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