EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

An outdoor food market at night showing two food stalls, one with coffee and the other with baked goods, with three people sitting at a table enjoying drinks and snacks, illuminated by string lights overhead.

Outdoor craft fair with vendor tents, showcasing handmade items including toys, flowers, and decorative crafts, with a woman browsing and a parking lot in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Spark Saturday Bites

Saturdays 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Come with your family and friends to enjoy the best nightlife: delicious food, lights, music, and good vibes. Every Saturday, we ignite the night at Spark Centro!

Spark Centro
8801 E WT Harris Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28227

Galentine’s Day Market

Saturday, February 14 from 12pm - 5pm

Join us for a special themed market featuring local vendors, activities and more at Spark Centro!

Spark Centro
8801 E WT Harris Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28227

PAST EVENTS

Finding your Customers Online

February 18th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Online: Zoom

register at www.stanly.edu

Setting Up E-Commerce

February 19th from 10:30am - 11:45am

Online: Zoom

register at www.stanly.edu

Web Builders 101: How to Create Your Own Professional Website

February 19th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Online: Zoom

register at www.stanly.edu

Truck or Treat

Saturday, November 1 from
12pm - 6pm.

Join us for a special Truck or Treat Family Event!

Spark Centro
8801 E WT Harris Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28227

A row of outdoor market stalls with colorful tables displaying handmade crafts and toys, under tents on a sunny day with a partly cloudy sky and parked cars in the background.

Market x The Comunidad

Sunday, November 2 from 12pm - 6pm.

Join us for a special Dia de los Muertos themed market featuring local vendors, activities and more at Spark Centro!

Spark Centro
8801 E WT Harris Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28227

Aerial view of Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center, a modern multi-story building with glass windows, a brown and white exterior, a landscaped front yard with small trees and plants, and a parking lot with cars and a blue sculpture of three trees outside.

Promotional flyer for a financial management workshop titled "Two Wallets One Goal," featuring speaker Matthew Winston, Vice President of Truist. The event is on January 13th, 2026, from 6 to 7 PM online via Zoom. The flyer includes logos of Stanly Community College, NC Community Colleges, and Spark Center, and has a portrait of Matthew Winston in a blue checkered blazer.

Pink outline of a smiling tote bag with flowers and leaves inside it, used as a mascot for the event. Text details about a community market event on January 17th from 12 to 5 pm, including food vendors, bounce house for kids, and 25+ vendors at Spark Centro in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Flyer for workshop on finding grants for for-profits, featuring Althea Lewis, President of Lewis Grant Writing Services, LLC. Event details: Thursday, January 27th, 2026, 5:30-7 PM, online via Zoom. Register at www.stanly.edu. Logos of Small Business Center, Stanley Community College, SparkCentro, and NC Community Colleges.

Flyer for a Facebook and Instagram workshop for small businesses featuring Kristen Taber, founder of Tabletop Media Group. The event is online via Zoom on January 29th, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:45 AM. The flyer includes logos of Stanly Community College, NC Community Colleges, SPARK Center, and SBC Small Business Center.

Activation Charrette

Wednesday, November 19

Open to the Community! Join us for a special informative meeting about the progress of Spark Centro, learn more about what resources Spark will bring, and the amenities. Also a chance for the community to feedback.

Ella Scarborough Center
30 Stitt Rd,
Charlotte, NC 28213

Two Wallets One Goal:

Tuesday, January 13th from 6pm-7pm

Managing Business and Personal Money with Trust.

Online: Zoom

Register at www.stanly.edu

Better Together Market

Saturday January 17th from 12pm - 5pm

Food Vendors, Bounce House, 25+ Verndors

Spark Centro
8801 E WT Harris Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28227

How and Where to Find Grants

Thursday, January 27th from 5:30pm - 7pm

Online: Zoom

register at www.stanly.edu

Facebook & Instagram for Small Businesses

Thursday, January 29th from 10:30am - 11:45am

Online: Zoom

register at www.stanly.edu