Fun in Charlotte! A wine festival, a beer festival and more
‘A Sordid Affair’
McGlohon Theater, 345 N. College St.
Saturday, 7 p.m.: Writer and producer Del Shores and actors Caroline Rhea and Leslie Jordan from “Sordid Lives” will raise money for Different Roads Home Inc. in Charlotte with comedy. Tickets $25-$132.09. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Uncorked Wine Festival
U.S. National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy.
Saturday, 1-6 p.m.: Sample wines from local, regional and national wineries, and enjoy live music throughout the evening. Sample cards $10, includes four 2-ounce samples. www.usnwc.org.
Innovate 301
Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St.
Saturday, noon-5 p.m.: Participants will create masks from recycled materials, textiles, mini-electronics and more. Free. www.discoveryplace.org.
The Great Pumpkin Fest
Carowinds, 14523 Carowinds Blvd.
Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Carowinds’ kid-friendly daytime festival features a circus, a hay bale maze, a petting zoo, a 12-foot-tall giant and the chance to sing and dance with Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. $44.99 and up. www.carowinds.com/fall-festival.
Mecktoberfest
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, 4150 Yancey Road.
Sunday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.: Celebrate the best of German-style food, culture and beer at the final day of the three-day Mecktoberfest. Live music includes West Bolz noon-3:30 p.m. Sunday. www.oldemeckbrew.com.
This story was originally published September 25, 2015 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Fun in Charlotte! A wine festival, a beer festival and more."