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Belmont BooFest Oct. 24

Belmont’s Halloween celebration, BooFest, will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Stowe Park, 24 S. Main Street, Belmont. It’s free to attend. The event includes:at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Tricks and Treats on 7th Street Oct. 31

The Market at 7th Street, at 224 E 7th Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, is presenting Tricks and Treats on 7th Street on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the whole family for trick-or-treating. Kids can collect…at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Matthews Fall Festival Oct. 31

First Baptist Matthews is hosting Matthews Fall Festival on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Stumptown Park, 120 S Trade Street, Matthews, North Carolina. This is a free event for the whole community. It includes:at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Plaza Midwood Fall Crawl Festival Oct 24

Plaza Midwood’s Fall Crawl and Costume Parade will take place Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Midwood Park, 2100 Wilhelmina Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. Read on for the schedule. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for updates. The…at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Thrown Together Potters Fall Sale Oct. 24

Thrown Togethers Potters’ 20th Anniversary Fall Sale takes place Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 1225 Dade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina. Discover distinct artistic points of view in one inspiring event. Explore…at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Fall Fest at Charlotte Aquatics Oct. 17

Charlotte Aquatics, 7835 Little Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina, is hosting a Fall Festival in its parking lot on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. It’s free to attend. This event is also a celebration of Charlotte…at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Queen City Creative Arts Festival

Queen City Creative Arts Festival takes place from October 23 to 25, 2026, at Tate Hall in the Overcash Building, Central Piedmont Community College, 1206 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. It features staged readings, workshops,…at Charlotte On The Cheap

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Charlotte’s Best 100

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  1. 1 CounterCharlotte Eat score, 92
  2. 2 AlbertineCharlotte Eat score, 83
  3. 3 Omakase Experience by PrimeFishCharlotte · Sushi Eat score, 80
  4. 3 Restaurant ConstanceCharlotte Eat score, 80
  5. 5 L'OstricaCharlotte Eat score, 79
  6. 6 BiblioCharlotte Eat score, 77
  7. 6 BotiwalllaCharlotte Eat score, 77
  8. 6 HaberdishCharlotte · Southern Eat score, 77
  9. 6 Lang VanCharlotte · Vietnamese Eat score, 77
  10. 10 Fig TreeCharlotte · French Eat score, 76

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  • The good stuff within a walk, and within a drive
  • The weather and the air, right at that spot
  • How life goes in the country, and where it ranks

We score the map point and keep no record of who asked. The report names the neighborhood, never the street.

Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. The places are 60% of it: the best of what's within reach, weighed by distance. The setting is the other 40%: how life goes in that country (how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are) and what it's like right there (the air, and the weather). If the score looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.