Take a look around the new Rally pickleball entertainment complex
Rally, Charlotte’s new massive pickleball and entertainment complex, will open June 28 in Lower South End.
Charlotte is the flagship location for Rally, which combines the love of pickleball (four indoor courts and four outdoors) with a foodie experience that includes a restaurant serving globally inspired street food, two cocktail bars and a coffee bar. Let’s take a look around — check out the video ⬆️ and the gallery ⬇️:
By the numbers — here’s what you can expect on your visit:
27,650 square feet of space
- 4 indoor pickleball courts
- 4 outdoor pickleball courts
- 2 buildings
- 2 cocktail bars, serving specialty drinks like Cheerwine Negronis as well as nonalcoholic spirits.
- 1 full-service restaurant with a Marra Forni pizza oven for Neapolitan-style pizza.
- 1 specialty coffee bar
Here’s who is behind Rally:
Rally Entertainment founders Meg Charity and Barrett Worthington
Executive Chef Cory Chunn
Mixologist Jackson Cannon
Night Swim Coffee is the local roastery supplying coffee to the coffee bar.
Redline Design was the architect, and Lumber & Light did the interior design.
Pickleball for millennials
Think pickleball is for an older crowd? Not so much — Charity and Worthington created Rally as a country club experience for a younger, more inclusive crowd. “We always envisioned Rally as a place where active millennials like us could play pickleball in a vibrant, elevated social environment, all while enjoying premium cocktails and cuisine,” said Charity, who is also a professional pickleball player.
What else to know
Rally will offer leagues, classes, lessons, private events, and daily 90-minute court bookings.
Court, league, and class reservations for Rally open on June 22 via www.rallypickleball.com.
Reservations are not needed at the restaurant, cocktail or coffee bars.
Rally hours:
The Main House and Courts:
Sunday-Thursday: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 7 a.m. – 12am
The Annex:
Monday-Thursday: 4 p.m.–10 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Rally
Location: 101 Southside Dr, Charlotte, NC 28217
Instagram: @rallypickleball
This story was originally published June 22, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
