Springtime in Charlotte is really about three things : festival eating , craft beer imbibition , and escapade seeking . Lucky for us here in the Queen City , we have a surplus of events that offer up all of these to kick off the tender atmospheric condition . So here are the secure things happening this coming season to aid you get in on the fun .

Kick off spring with the Dropkick Murphys

Make some art with the family

Join in OMB’s seven-year anniversary celebration

Earn your beer at the Know Your Craft 5k

Become a beer connoisseur at the Beer Me BrewFest

Get in the groove at the Charlotte Jazz Festival

Take on the competition at Tuck Fest

Soak up the bands and booze at North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival

Combine all your favorite things at the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival

Cheer on the Charlotte Roller Girls

Jam out with Dave Matthews Band

USNWC, Charlotte Spring events

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Dropkick Murphys

Flickr/Lee_Byway

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

Triple C Brewing Company

Triple C Brewing Company

South End Gallery Crawl, The Gallery Charlotte

Courtesy of Courtney Matinata

shots, shots on a bar, Holgate Brewhouse

Flickr/Sascha Wenninger

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

USNWC, mountain biking

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North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival

Courtesy of Brian Twitty Photography

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ

Charlotte Roller Girls

Charlotte Roller Girls

Dave Matthews Band

Flickr/Matthew Straubmuller