# Events & Things To Do In Gastonia This Weekend | September 4-6, 2026| AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Gastonia is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Gastonia this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers
  - **Date**: Fri, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm – Sun, 06 Sep at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/gastonia-ghost-peppers-vs-high-point-rockers/2300027694200342
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
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## About

Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in Gastonia this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in Gastonia.

## Weekend Events in Gastonia

- **Event Name**: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game
  - **Description**: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers GameAbout this EventJoin The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for an exciting night with the Gastonia Ghost Peppers on Satur
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-gastonia-area-ghost-peppers-game/100001995065527699
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/gastonia-ghost-peppers-vs-high-point-rockers/2300027694200342
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: TEEN TAKEOVER SUNDAYS — LABOR DAY EDITION
  - **Description**: Labor Day Weekend is for the teens! With NO SCHOOL MONDAY, we’re giving ages 14–18 a safe, fun place to turn up Sunday evening.About this EventINDULCHE presents TEEN T
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 06 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun Sep 06 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/teen-takeover-sundays-labor-day-edition/100001999418152517
  - **Venue**: Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: LABOR DAY WEEKEND U-PICK EUCALYPTUS EVENT
  - **Description**: Come spend Labor Day Weekend with us at the farm and enjoy the fresh, wonderful fragrance of organically grown eucalyptus!About this Event✨ U-PICK FRESH EUCALYPTUS — JUST $1 PER STEM! ✨Pick your own beautiful, frag
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:00 am – Mon Sep 07 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/labor-day-weekend-u-pick-eucalyptus-event/100001998676935517
  - **Venue**: 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA
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  - **Price**: USD 25
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: PostCHAOS "On Silver Wings" Album Launch
  - **Description**: Charlotte-based PostCHAOS is dropping a new album "On Silver Wings" and we are helping them celebrate with an Album Launch Party with support from some amazing NC-based bands:

PostCHAOS (Charlotte, NC)

Nobody Blink (Charlotte, NC)

We Rise To Fall (Ashe
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/postchaos-on-silver-wings-album-launch/200030301490011
  - **Venue**: 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, parties, music
- **Event Name**: Cars & Coffee in the Park
  - **Description**: All makes and models are welcome, show off your ride and join other enthusiasts on a Saturday morning!
Please be respectful of others and the property. Careless and reckless behavior is not welcome, no burnouts, no constant revving of engines or loud musi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 60
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/cars-and-coffee-in-the-park/200030603419733
  - **Venue**: Martha Rivers Park - 1515 Neal Hawkins Rd - Gastonia, NC
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- **Event Name**: INDULCHE FREE ALL NIGHT GUESTLIST | RSVP ENTRY
  - **Description**: Step into the experience at INDULCHE — where energy, luxury, and nightlife collide.
Enjoy FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT when you RSVPAbout this EventStep into the experience at INDULCHE — where energy, luxury, and nigh
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/indulche-free-all-night-guestlist-rsvp-entry/100001988047543720
  - **Venue**: Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Parties
- **Event Name**: College Tailgate Party
  - **Description**: Join us for a morning filled with fun outside games, enter to win prizes, and score predictions! Call us today to reserve your call ahead seating!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/college-tailgate-party/200030534695407
  - **Venue**: 3287 E. Franklin Blvd.
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  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: LIVE MUSIC @ PITA WHEEL GASTONIA
  - **Description**: Join us Sunday for LIVE MUSIC at Pita Wheel Gastonia! Garrett Huffman | Sunday | 1-3pm
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gastonia/live-music-pita-wheel-gastonia/200030603754214
  - **Venue**: 110 S York St, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052
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  - **Categories**: music, live-music, entertainment

## Trending Events in Gastonia

- **Event Name**: Finesse Live in Downtown Gastonia | September 12
  - **Description**: Get ready for smooth vocals, classic hits, and a full-stage R&B performance that keeps the party going from start to finish!

Finesse is bringing the groove, energy, and showmanship to the Rotary Pavilion for a late-summer Saturday night in Downtown G
  - **Venue**: Rotary Centennial Pavilion
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- **Event Name**: Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. Lexington Legends
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
- **Event Name**: Officer Eudy Live Comedy Show
  - **Description**: Officer Eudy is coming home to North CarolinaAbout this EventJoin Officer Eudy, Franklin Blvd Media, Gaston Homegrown, and VKC Productions as we come together for a special fundraiser benefiting Hope United Survivor Netwo
  - **Venue**: The Rooster
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- **Event Name**: 8th Annual Jeep Show and Shine
  - **Description**: Thank you for joining our Event Page!!
This page will be your go-to regarding all information about this year's 8th Annual Jeep Show & Shine benefiting The Love Like Lauren Foundation. 

The foundation was started in honor of Lauren Turner after she l
  - **Venue**: 2316 Union Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054-6016, United States
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- **Event Name**: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game
  - **Description**: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers GameAbout this EventJoin The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for an exciting night with the Gastonia Ghost Peppers on Satur
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
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- **Event Name**: 14th Annual BLK DIMNDS Classic: The Black Party
  - **Description**: 14 years. One legendary night.  Join us for the final BLK DIMNDS Black Party- an elevated night of class, style, culture & celebration.About this EventFor 14 years,
  - **Venue**: Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge
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- **Event Name**: Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers
  - **Venue**: CaroMont Health Park
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- **Event Name**: Bigfoot in the Park
  - **Description**: Your adventure begins at Base Camp, where Bigfoot hunters will check in, gather their gear, and attend a pre-hunt briefing to prepare for their expedition. 

Once briefed and ready, hunters will depart Base Camp and head into the park on a self-guided hun
  - **Venue**: George Poston Park
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- **Event Name**: Gastonia Fall Festival
  - **Description**: Come out to downtown Gastonia on Saturday, October 17 from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM! There will be food trucks, live music, vendors, entertainment, a free KidsZone with mechanical rides, inflatables, and carnival games with prizes.

*Please bring your own lawn c
  - **Venue**: Rotary Centennial Pavilion
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), TEEN TAKEOVER SUNDAYS — LABOR DAY EDITION (Sun Sep 06 2026 at 06:00 pm at Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge), LABOR DAY WEEKEND U-PICK EUCALYPTUS EVENT (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:00 am at 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA), PostCHAOS "On Silver Wings" Album Launch (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052).
- **Q**: What are the top free Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), INDULCHE FREE ALL NIGHT GUESTLIST | RSVP ENTRY (Sat Sep 05 2026 at Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gastonia today September 05, 2026?
  - **A:** Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), LABOR DAY WEEKEND U-PICK EUCALYPTUS EVENT (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:00 am at 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA), PostCHAOS "On Silver Wings" Album Launch (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052), Cars & Coffee in the Park (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 08:00 am at Martha Rivers Park - 1515 Neal Hawkins Rd - Gastonia, NC).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gastonia this weekend September 4–6, 2026?
  - **A:** Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), TEEN TAKEOVER SUNDAYS — LABOR DAY EDITION (Sun Sep 06 2026 at 06:00 pm at Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge), LABOR DAY WEEKEND U-PICK EUCALYPTUS EVENT (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:00 am at 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA), PostCHAOS "On Silver Wings" Album Launch (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gastonia in September 2026?
  - **A:** Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gastonia Area Ghost Peppers Game (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at CaroMont Health Park), TEEN TAKEOVER SUNDAYS — LABOR DAY EDITION (Sun Sep 06 2026 at 06:00 pm at Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge), LABOR DAY WEEKEND U-PICK EUCALYPTUS EVENT (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:00 am at 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA), PostCHAOS "On Silver Wings" Album Launch (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC, United States, North Carolina 28052).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Gastonia on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Gastonia include CaroMont Health Park, Indulche Sports Bar and Lounge, 188 Meek Rd, Gastonia, NC, USA.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Prices for Weekend events in Gastonia range from USD 13 to USD 25. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Gastonia include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ticket Network Events, Brand DuWurK Group LLC.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Gastonia?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Gastonia.

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