Spring is finally approaching, what should I do?

Here are 10 things to do in or around Charlotte during the spring time, so get out there and do some if not all of them!

1. Annual Fundraiser Festival of Tables— great place to get table decorating ideas!

Date: Friday, April 1, 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Where: Sheraton Charlotte Hotel
Website: http://events.charlotteobserver.com/charlotte_nc/events/show/369654757-annual-fundraiser-festival-of-tables

2. Charlotte Tour to Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival at Blowing Rock—come enjoy the picturesque views!

Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Where: Departs from Midtown, Charlotte
Website: http://events.charlotteobserver.com/charlotte_nc/events/show/369291880-charlotte-tour-to-blue-ridge-wine-food-festival-at-blowing-rock

3. Free-More-West 5K on the Greenway— you better lace up those running shoes!

Date: Good Friday, April 18, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Where: The Greenway—The 5K begins at the park at Woodruff and Freedom and will wind around the greenway through Wesley Heights, Third Ward, Fourth Ward and back
Website: http://www.freemorewest.com/

4. Merlefest

Date: Thursday, April 24-27, 2014— a music festival for all ages!
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Where: Wilkesboro Community College
Website: http://www.merlefest.org/

5. Cherry Blossom Festival— a celebration of the spring and the blooming cherry trees!

Date: Friday, April 25, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Downtown Cherryville, NC
Website: http://www.cherryvillechamber.com/events.htm

6. Kings Drive Art Walk— 4^th annual festival in the park!

Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Where: Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Website: http://www.festivalinthepark.org/kingsdriveartwalk.asp

7. South Carolina Strawberry Festival— the best berries in the Carolinas!

Date: Friday, May 2, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Fort Mill, SC
Website: http://www.fortmillsc.org/strawberryfestival.aspx

8. Spring into Arts Festival— enjoy a fun-filled day with the entire family!

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Where: Concord Downtown
Website: http://www.concorddowntown.com/events/tabid/84/vw/3/itemid/29/d/20140503/Spring-Into-Arts-Festival.aspx#.UxYeJ9Eo7IU

9. Charlotte Symphony KnightSounds: Carnivale — celebrate Spring Carnivale style!

Date: Friday, May 9, 2014
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Where: Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts
Website: http://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/charlotte-symphony-knightsounds-carnivale

10. Fairy Festival- Spring has sprung and something is aflutter! There’s no better time to get close to the forest fairies. Don your fairy wings and join us for fairy and hobbit house building, dramatic story time and a live butterfly release in Butterfly Pavilion. Creature Features are supported The Guild of Discovery Place Inc. and Charlotte Nature Museum. Activities include crafts, puppet shows and storytelling.

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Charlotte Nature Museum
Website: http://events.charlotteobserver.com/charlotte_nc/events/show/369323946-fairy-festival