Visual Art / Installation

Play More Charlotte

Intersection Artist

Play More Charlotte hosts events designed to help adults in Charlotte find safety, joy, and community through play, silliness, and nostalgia. The flagship event, Grown-Up Play Day, is a large-scale gathering featuring a gorgeous array of diverse community partners and local vendors, offering between 15 and 20 playful activations exclusively for adults. 

The organization also hosts smaller recurring events, such as the popular Sticker Club for Grown-Ass Adults, and frequently appears at other creative events with parachute games, a ball pit, a bubble bar, or a kandi bracelet bar. The Play More Charlotte community has grown rapidly and is diverse across generations, racial backgrounds, ability levels, and gender expressions. 

In its first year and a half, Play More Charlotte has collaborated with organizations including Blumenthal, TAOH Outdoor Gallery, Activation Studios, HOMEplxce Retreats, T4T, Makers & Mics, Craft Fest, Charlotte Shout, Edgefest, Charlotte Is Creative, Black Gamer League, and many other community groups that share a vision for a joyful, inclusive Charlotte. 

The organization is committed to addressing difficult realities through community-minded action and creative problem-solving.

BOOM 2026 Performances

Ball Pit Meet Cute
May 02
12:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Visual Art / Installation

Will you meet your new bestie, your arch rival, or the love of your life?! 

Join Play More Charlotte at Boom for the Ball Pit Meet Cute experience. Two ball pits, two strangers, and a tin-can telephone. You’ll pull a question from your pit to ask the person on the other end of the line, and vice versa. Bask in the nostalgia while you make a new connection!

12:00 PM
Afternoon
May 02

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