From smooth jazz to kinky boots, trap karaoke, comedy and so much more, the month of May is full of things to do in the Queen City. Here’s a list of events to mark on your calendar for this month.

BACH & BEYOND WITH CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ Carolina Theatre, Friday, May 1; 7:30 pm

CHELSEA HANDLER: THE HIGH AND MIGHTY TOUR @ Ovens Auditorium, Friday, May 1; 8 pm

KINKY BOOTS @ Belk Theatre, May 1-3, 2026

TRAP KARAOKE @ The Filmore, Friday, May 1; 8 pm

TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS: LIVE AT NEWPORT 1966-67 @ The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Friday, May 1; 6 pm

WE WILL ROCK YOU @ Booth Playhouse, May 1 – 2, 2026

JULIAN VAUGHN @ Middle C Jazz, May 2 – 3

AN EVENING WITH OCTOBER LONDON & LALAH HATHAWAY @ Ovens Auditorium, Saturday, May 2; 8 pm

HERBIE HANCOCK @ Belk Theater, Wednesday, May 6; 7:30 pm

TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP @ Quail Hollow Club, May 6 -10

CHARLOTTE BALLET: ONE THOUSAND PIECES @ Knight Theater, May 7-10

KIM WATERS @ Middle C Jazz, May 8 -10

LAVELL CRAWFORD @ The Comedy Zone, May 8 -10

OPENING CELEBRATION – Beyond Boundaries: Black Abstraction in the Elliot and Kimberly Perry Art Collection @ The Harvey B. Gantt Center, Friday, May 8; 6-9 pm

WHEN A WOMAN’S FED UP @ Ovens Auditorium, Saturday, May 9; 3 pm

BRING YOUR OWN BOOK CLUB @ The Market at 7th Street, Monday, May 11; 6-7 pm

CHARLOTTE FC VS. NEW YORK CITY FC @ Bank of America Stadium, Wednesday, May 13; 7 pm

SLAM CHARLOTTE @ The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Wednesday, May 13; 5:30-8:30 pm

CHRISETTE MICHELLE GROUNDING ROOM ONLY TOUR @ The Underground, Thursday, May 14; 8 pm

KANDI BURRESS: I DO, I DID, I’M DONE @ The Filmore, Thursday, May 14; 8 pm

RIVER JAM TRAIL RACE @ Whitewater Center, Thursday, May 14; 6:30 pm

DONELL RAWLINGS @ The Comedy Zone, May 15 – 17

PSYCHOLOGY OF SERIAL KILLERS @ Carolina Theatre, Friday, May 15; 7:30 pm

JACOB WEBB & PHYLICIA RAE @ Middle C Jazz, Friday, May 15; 6 and 8:30 pm

CHARLOTTE FC VS. TORONTO FC @ Bank of America Stadium, Saturday, May 16; 7:30 pm

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND @ Truliant Amphitheater, Saturday, May 16; 7:30 pm

DOMANI @ The Underground, Sunday, May 17; 8 pm

JON LEGEND – AN EVENING OF SONGS & STORIES @ Ovens Auditorium, Sunday, May 17; 8 pm

MUSIC AND MUSEUM: BACH, BRUNNER, AND BEYOND @ The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Sunday, May 17; 12-2 pm

PIT BULL – I’M BACK WITH SPECIAL GUEST LIL JON @ Truliant Amphitheater, Wednesday, May 20; 8 pm

DON TOLIVER OCTANE TOUR @ Spectrum Center, Thursday, May 21, 7pm

GERALD ALBRIGHT @ Middle C Jazz, May 22 – 23

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION @ Whitewater Center, Saturday-Sunday, May 23-24

POUR MINDS PODCAST: STILL SIPPIN’ TOUR @ The Filmore, Sunday, May 24; 7 pm

PERSONA BELL, DANGEROUSLY IN JAZZ @ Middle C Jazz, Wednesday, May 27; 7 pm

TONY TATUM TRIBUTE TO NEW EDITION & BOBBY BROWN @ Middle C Jazz, Thursday, May 28; 7 pm

DREW SIDORA @ The Underground, Saturday, May 30; 8 pm

FRENCH MONTANA & MAX B @ The Filmore, Saturday, May 30; 8 pm

THE QUEENS – Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle & Stephanie Mill @ Spectrum Center, Saturday, May 30, 7pm