Lovin’ Life after parties: 50+ clubs, bars and nightlife to check out in Charlotte
It will be a party in uptown this weekend as tens of thousands of people pack the streets for the inaugural Lovin’ Life Music Fest.
The new three-day music festival kicks off Friday at 1 p.m. with dozens of rap, pop and rock artists across three stages. Though the fun will only last until gates close at 11 p.m., there are plenty of other places around the city to dance the night away after the festival.
Organizers teamed up with a few spots in South End and uptown to serve as official after party spots during festival weekend for fans:
Friday, May 3
The Rose Honky Tonk Bar, 200 E Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Novelty House Rooftop Bar, 123 E 5th St Suite 500, Charlotte, NC 28202
Saturday, May 4
Sunday, May 5
If you’re looking more spots to bar hop to around the city, here’s a full guide of some of the most popular bars, clubs and other nightlife spots in Charlotte that’ll be open after festival gates close:
Bars, clubs and nightlife spots around Charlotte
Bar Argon
Location: 4544 South Blvd H, Charlotte, NC 28209
Hours: Friday-Saturday 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 4-8 p.m.
Bassment Charlotte
Location: 911 E Morehead St, Charlotte, NC, inside Dilworth Neighborhood Grille.
Hours: Friday-Saturday 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Closed on Sundays
The Brickyard
Location: 1411 S. Tryon St. Ste B, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Broken Promises
Location: 214 W Tremont Ave STE 101, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
Brooklyn Lounge
Location: 225 N Caldwell St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
Charlotte Beer Garden
Location: 1300 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
Chasers
Location: 3217 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m.
Cloud
Location: 1510 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Club Nile
Location: 5741 N Graham St, Charlotte, NC 28269
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Connolly’s Irish Pub
Location: 115 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Coyote Joe’s
Location: 4621 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m.-2 a.m; Closed on Sunday
Dandelion Market
Location: 118 W 5th St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
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Eden
Location: 1212 Pecan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-11 p.m.
Elsewhere
Location: 101 W Worthington Ave STE 140, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m.; Closed on Sundays
Encore Nightclub
Location: 314 N College St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
The Gin Mill
Location: 1423 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 4 p.m.- 2 a.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.- 12 a.m.
Goldie’s
Location: 3601 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.- 2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Harold’s Chicken & Ice Bar
Location: 440 E McCullough Dr Ste A-100, Charlotte, NC 28262
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-12 a.m.
Hattie’s Tap & Tavern
Location: 2918 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday 4 p.m.--2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-2 a.m.
Hive Nightclub
Location: 300 N College St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m.- 2 a.m.; Closed on Sunday
Idlewild
Location: 424 E.36th St. Unit 2, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m.-1 a.m.
Jackbeagle’s NoDa
Location: 3213 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 7 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-12 a.m.
Jeff’s Bucket Shop
Location: 1601 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209
Hours: 7 p.m.-2 a.m.
Lost & Found
Location: 332 W Bland St E, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Lulabelle’s Restaurant
Location: 9335 Center Lake Dr #100, Charlotte, NC 28216
Hours: Friday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 12-4 p.m., 6 p.m.-2 a.m;; Sunday, 12-4 p.m., 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
Members Only
Location: 2413 Central Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.-12 a.m.
Moosehead Grill
Location: 1807 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
NoDa 101
Location: 3205 N Davidson St UNIT 101, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: 6 p.m.-2 a.m.
Novelty House Rooftop
Location: 123 E 5th St. Suite 500, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m; Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12-10 p.m.
The Palace
Location: 309 W 4th St, Charlotte NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, noon-2 a.m.; Sunday, noon-2 a.m.
Pins Mechanical Company
Location: 307 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 12 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Prohibition
Location: 200 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 a.m.-2 a.m.
QC Social Lounge
Location: 300 N College St UNIT 105, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Closed on Sundays
Queen Park Social
Location: 4125 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217
Hours: Friday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Rí Rá Irish Pub
Location: 208 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 11 a.m.- 2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-12 a.m.
The Rose Honky Tonk Bar
Location: 200 E Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 3:30 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Royal Tot
Location: 933 Louise Ave Suite 350, Charlotte, NC 28204
Hours: Friday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.
Slate
Location: 200 E Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 5 p.m.-12 a.m.
SIP
Location: 200 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Slingshot
Location: 332 W Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-12 a.m.; Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
Snug Harbor
Location: 1228 Gordon St, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.
Stats
Location: 3425 David Cox Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.
Super Abari Game Bar
Location: 1015 Seigle Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Tattoos & Booz
Location: 505 E 6th St. Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Tequila House
Location: 116 W 5th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Closed on Sunday
Thirsty Beaver Saloon
Location: 1225 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Hours: Friday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Tilt on Trade
Location: 127 W Trade St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
Trio
Location: 1513 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Closed on Sunday
Two Buck Saloon
Location: 1113 Hawthorne Ln, Charlotte, NC 28205
Location: 10102 Albemarle Rd Charlotte, NC 28227
Location: 329 Main St., Pineville, NC 28134
Hours: Friday-Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Union
Location: 222 E. Bland St. #200, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
Vinyl
Location: 1440 S Tryon St. #105, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: Friday, 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
Westend Tavern
Location: 2817 Rozzelles Ferry Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Hours: Friday, 5 p.m.– 12 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Whiskey Warehouse
Location: 1221 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
World
Location: 900 North Carolina Music Factory Blvd b6, Charlotte, NC 28206
Hours: 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
The Workman’s Friend
Location: 1531 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Hours: Friday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
Did we miss your favorite nightlife spot? Let us know at charlottefive@charlottefive.com.
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