Homecoming in Fayetteville, Aggie football in Greensboro, Teddy Swims in Charlotte and the State Fair rolling in Raleigh. Here’s your Carolina weekend, Friday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 18. Events marked (FREE) cost nothing to get in. Times and prices change, so check the venue before you head out.
Charlotte
Concerts
- Teddy Swims: The Ugly Tour – Sunday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Spectrum Center. St. Paul & The Broken Bones and MarcLo open. Tickets started at $34.05 per WBTV.
- Made’s Playlist: An Ode To Rap – Saturday night, Oct. 17, DUPP&SWAT. A night built around Charlotte’s rap scene.
- Anthony Brown & group therAPy – Saturday, Oct. 17, The Park Church.
- Arcángel: La 8va Maravilla World Tour – Friday, Oct. 16, Ovens Auditorium.
- Ed Sheeran: Loop Tour – Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m., Bank of America Stadium. Tickets started at $62.25 per WBTV.
Sports
- Charlotte Checkers vs. Hartford Wolf Pack – Friday and Saturday, Bojangles Coliseum.
Festivals and Free Stuff
- Charlotte Chalk Art Festival (FREE) – Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., NoDa Brewing North End. Live music, vendors and food.
- Pineville Fall Fest (FREE) – Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Jack D. Hughes Park. 70-plus vendors, a chili cook-off and more.
- Mint Hill Madness (FREE) – Friday 4 to 10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mint Hill Veterans Park. Rides, live music and fireworks.
- Gastonia Fall Festival (FREE) – Saturday, 3 to 7 p.m., Rotary Pavilion, downtown Gastonia.
- Charlotte Craft Beer Week – Kicks off Friday at 60-plus breweries across the city.
Raleigh, Durham and the Triangle
Sports
- SAS Championship and HBCU Invitational – Saturday and Sunday, Prestonwood Country Club, Cary. The PGA Tour Champions event runs Friday through Sunday, with the HBCU Invitational on the weekend.
- NC Courage vs. San Diego Wave FC – Saturday, 7 p.m., WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary.
Festivals
- N.C. State Fair – Runs through Oct. 25 at the State Fairgrounds, Raleigh. Gates open 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $13 for adults, $7 for ages 6 to 12, $5 for seniors, and free for kids 5 and under. Sunday morning (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) is Sensory Day.
- Bull City BOOs Fest – Saturday, 4 to 11 p.m., Durham Central Park. A live DJ, food trucks, fire performers and costume contests.
- Raleigh International Wine & Beer Festival – Saturday, noon to 8 p.m., City Plaza. Free to get in; tastings cost extra.
Free Events
- Jazz’d Up Sundays: Kobie Watkins (FREE) – Sunday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Downtown Cary Park.
- CaryLIVE! Harvey Street (FREE) – Saturday, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Downtown Cary Park.
- Carrboro Songwriters Festival (FREE) – Friday 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 8 p.m., across three Carrboro venues.
- Trick or Treat on Hillsborough Street (FREE) – Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m., Raleigh. Rain or shine.
- Harvest Festival at Sarah P. Duke Gardens (FREE) – Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., Durham. Parking fees apply.
Greensboro
- NC A&T vs. Chicago State – Saturday, noon, Truist Stadium. Ag Day for the Aggies, streaming on FloSports. Homecoming (GHOE) is Oct. 31 against Elon.
- Greensboro Gargoyles vs. Reading Royals – Saturday, 7 p.m., First Horizon Coliseum. Opening weekend for the Gargoyles.
- NC State vs. Mississippi State men’s basketball exhibition – Sunday, 4 p.m., First Horizon Coliseum.
- IMPORTEXPO car show – Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m., Greensboro Coliseum Complex. All ages.
Fayetteville
- Fayetteville State Homecoming: Broncos vs. Elizabeth City State – Saturday, 1:30 p.m., at home in Fayetteville. The biggest Saturday of the year on Murchison Road.
- The Fall Showcase: Veteran & Family Event – Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m., Segra Stadium.
- Fall Family Fest (FREE) – Saturday, 3 to 5 p.m., The Fayetteville Church, 1700 Elliot Farm Road. Hayrides, trunk-or-treat and food trucks.
- Hallowe’en Revels: Haints and Diversions – Friday and Saturday, 6 to 10 p.m., Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. $10.
- Jeepers Creepers Trunk & Treat – Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m., Paddy’s Irish Public House on Raeford Road.
Sources
- WBTV: 9 things to do in Charlotte this weekend
- WSOC: Your704 Weekender
- JamBase: Charlotte R&B and soul concerts
- This Is Raleigh: Things to do this weekend
- Bull City & Beyond: Durham and Triangle weekend guide
- NC Football News: NC A&T schedule
- NC A&T Athletics: Aggies get new Oct. 17 opponent
- AllEvents: Greensboro this weekend
- Fayetteville State Athletics: 2026 football schedule
- My Kiss Radio: Things to do in Fayetteville this weekend
