Things to do with kids in Charlotte, NC

Week of Jul 29 – Aug 5, 2026

Here's what's actually worth your family's time this week — each one checked against its source, with the registration windows and ages we could verify. We left out anything we couldn't stand behind.

Last checked Mon, Jul 27

• Saturday Morning Freedom Park Family Nature Walk

  Sat, Aug 1 · 9:00 AM · Freedom Park Charlotte

  • Free
  • Ages 2–12
• Discovery Place Science Open Exploration

  Sat, Aug 1 · 9:30 AM · Discovery Place Science

  • $$
• Academy Rec Center Family Open Gym Basketball

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · Academy Recreation Center Concord

  • Free
  • Ages 4–14
• Stanly County Library Summer Reading Celebration

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · Stanly County Public Library – Albemarle Main Branch

  • Free
  • Ages 1–12
• Building Buddies Summer Interactive Exhibit

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

  • Free
  • Ages 2–8
• Sea Life Aquarium Shark & Stingray Feeding Tour

  Sat, Aug 1 · 11:00 AM · Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium

  • $$
  • Ages 3–14
• Eastway Rec Center Family Open Swim & Water Slides

  Sat, Aug 1 · 12:00 PM · Eastway Regional Recreation Center

  • $
• Express Train Rides & Splash Pad Saturdays

  Sun, Aug 2 · 10:00 AM · Village Park & Splash Pad

  • $
  • Ages 1–10
• Live Physics & Chemistry Explosions Show

  Sun, Aug 2 · 1:00 PM · Discovery Place Science

  • $$
  • Ages 5–14
• Northern Regional Rec Center Splash Pad & Indoor Pool Party

  Sun, Aug 2 · 1:00 PM · Northern Regional Recreation Center

  • $
• Schiele Museum Planetarium Star Show & Astronomy

  Sun, Aug 2 · 2:00 PM · Schiele Museum of Natural History

  • $
  • Ages 4–14
• Eastway Indoor Aquatic Park Family Swim

  Mon, Aug 3 · 12:00 PM · Eastway Regional Recreation Center

  • $
  • Register by Sun, Aug 2
• Hampton B. Allen Library Children's Craft Workshop

  Mon, Aug 3 · 2:00 PM · Hampton B. Allen Library (Sandhill Regional Library System – Anson County)

  • Free
  • Ages 4–10
• Mindful Slow Flow Yoga

  Tue, Aug 4 · 9:00 AM · Comporium Amphitheater at Dairy Barn Entrance

  • $
• Belmont Branch Toddler Rhyme & Music Time

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:00 AM · Gaston County Public Library – Belmont Branch

  • Free
  • Ages 1–4
• Storybook Village Creative Dramatic Play

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:00 AM · Main Street Children's Museum

  • $
  • Ages 1–6
  • Register by Mon, Aug 3
• Troutman Library Storytime & Craft Hour

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:30 AM · J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Branch Library (Iredell County Public Library)

  • Free
  • Ages 1–5
• Family Storytime at ImaginOn

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:30 AM · ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

  • Free
  • Ages 1–5
• Stanley Branch Toddler Story & Play

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:30 AM · Gaston County Public Library – Stanley Branch

  • Free
  • Ages 1–4
• Evening Power Yoga

  Tue, Aug 4 · 6:00 PM · Comporium Amphitheater at Dairy Barn Entrance

  • $
• Charlotte Knights Minor League Baseball & Kids Run Bases

  Tue, Aug 4 · 6:35 PM · Truist Field - Charlotte Knights Baseball

  • $$
  • Register by Mon, Aug 3