LABOR DAY CLOSURES
Monday, September 1
City Offices, Libraries, and Recreation Centers Closed
TRIPLE P POSITIVE PARENTING: CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD
Tuesday, September 2
1-2:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
HICKORY CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 2 & 16
6 p.m.
Hickory City Hall Council Chambers
RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS WHEN HOME NO LONGER MEETS YOUR PARENTS' NEEDS
Thursday, September 4
10–11 a.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES: PSYCHEDELIC SURF COUNTRY
Friday, September 5
7 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic
HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK PROJECT & PLANT SWAP
Saturday, September 6
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION “SWALLOWTAIL” SCULPTURE DEDICATION
Saturday, September 6
1 p.m.
Sally Fox Park
STEAM STORY HOUR - DOT DAY
Saturday, September 6
3–4 p.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
NC BIKEWALK TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT
September 7-9
Registration Required
Hickory Metro Convention Center
FLAVOR LAB: PUPUSAS
Monday, September 8
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Ridgeview Branch Library
TRIPLE P POSITIVE PARENTING: CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD
Tuesday, September 9
1–2:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
HONORING YOUR MILITARY HEROES THROUGH TIME
Wednesday, September 10
6–7 p.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
PATRIOT DAY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
Thursday, September 11
10 a.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PEP RALLY
Friday, September 12
6:15 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.LRBears.com
SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES: JACOOZY
Friday, September 12
7 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic
NCDOT FALL LITTER SWEEP
September 13-27
KIDFEST
Saturday, September 13
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Kiwanis Park
FRIDA KAHLO INSPIRED HEADBANDS
Monday, September 15
2–3:30 p.m.
Registration Required
The Learning Lab, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY: CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Tuesday, September 16
2–4 p.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY: CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Tuesday, September 16
5-7 p.m.
Ridgeview Branch Library
K-POP STAN-NANZA
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
5–7 p.m.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
SIDE/SHOW + DOWNTOWN HICKORY ART CRAWL
Thursday, September 18
5-8 p.m.
Downtown Hickory
www.WPSymphony.org
www.DowntownHickory.com
FOOTCANDLE FILM FESTIVAL
September 19-28
www.FootcandleFilmFestival.com
UNIVERSITY CITY COMMISSION LITTER QUITTER CLEAN-UP EVENT
Saturday, September 20
3-5 p.m.
Ridgeview Community
BOOKS TO BROADWAY: PINOCCHIO
Saturday, September 20
3–4 p.m.
Ridgeview Branch Library
BUILDING UP YOUR PANTRY WITH FOOD THAT WORKS FOR YOU
Saturday, September 20
3–4 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
FESTIVAL ON THE FIELD & SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD
Saturday, September 20
Festival Starts at 5 p.m.
Concert at 6 p.m.
Samuel William Davis Sr. Multipurpose Field
www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic
TODOS SOMOS AMÉRICA
Sunday, September 21
3-8 p.m.
Downtown Hickory
www.CentroLatinoHickory.org
DIAMOND PAINTING: VAN GOGH'S STARRY NIGHT
Thursday, September 25
6–7 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE
Thursday, September 25
7:30-8:30 p.m.
The Sails on the Square, Downtown Hickory
TEACHER WORKDAY CAMP
Friday, September 26
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Registration Required
Highland Recreation Center
SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES: NEW TRANSLATIONS
Friday, September 26
7 p.m.
Union Square, Downtown Hickory
www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic
FAMILY & FRIENDS FUN DAY
Saturday, September 27
12-6 p.m.
Samuel William Davis Sr. Multipurpose Field
RUFF, RUFF, RUN 5K & DOG FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 27
Festival: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
5K Race: 11 a.m.
Winkler Park
www.RunSignUp.com
EMPOWERED POSTPARTUM PLANNING
Monday, September 29
6–7:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
BRICKS AND BOOKS: BUILDING RIVENDELL
Tuesday, September 30
6–7 p.m.
Registration Required
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
