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Tip: Free admission. Festival coins buy samples from booths and can be purchased on site or via the festival app.

Location

Address: S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

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CLT Black Restaurant Week ★ 4.2

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CLT Black Restaurant Week is the annual two-week citywide promotion of Charlotte's Black-owned restaurants, with prix-fixe menus at Leah and Louise, Bossy.

Tip: 2025 ran Oct 20-Nov 2; the 2026 calendar dates have not been announced.

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CLT Black Restaurant Week ★ 4.2

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Festival in the Park ★ 4.0

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