Family Hike, Chili Cook-Off: This Weekend In Huntersville

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — It's the first weekend of 2019 and there's plenty going on around Huntersville that will help get the new year off to a great start, from a pet adoption event and dance party to a chili cook-off and family wildlife hike at Latta Plantation. And for those couples who got engaged over the holiday, there’s also a wedding show in Cornelius.

Here are our picks of the top five things to check out in Davidson and Cornelius this weekend:

• Social Dance Party — Friday, Jan. 4, 8 p.m. - 11 p.m., Dynamic Ballroom, 19625 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius.
• Pet Adoption Event with Big Hearts Big Barks — Saturday, Jan. 5, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., PetPeople, 20623 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius.
• 9th Annual Chili Cook-off — Sunday, Jan. 6, 1 p.m., The Kilted Buffalo, 8625 Townley Road, Huntersville.
• Perfect Wedding Guide Wedding Show — Sunday, Jan. 6, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., Sweet Magnolia Estate, 10101 Bailey Road, Cornelius.
• Winter Family Wildlife Hike — Sunday, Jan. 6, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Latta Plantation Nature Center, 6211 Sample Road, Huntersville.

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