The 2nd Annual Sip & Stroll lands at Ballantyne Country Club on Thursday, May 28, a relaxed evening of live music, curated local vendors, and the kind of unforced conversation a one-block neighborhood walk produces. Last year was the inaugural. Word is the format scales.
Publishers Ashley and Nathan Grimm framed the event in this month's Stroll Ballantyne publishers' note as deliberately low-pressure: come for ten minutes or stay the full evening; mix, mingle, and discover a new favorite local. The vendor lineup leans toward Ballantyne and Matthews-area businesses, the same set of shops, studios, and restaurants that fill the magazine's Preferred Partners pages all year.
If you missed any of our May Stroll Ballantyne coverage adapted for the digital site, here are some of the local businesses Stroll has profiled this month, exactly the kind of community fabric Sip & Stroll is built around:
- Tifa Chocolate and Gelato, Cheri and Russ Sibner's Ballantyne Village dessert shop
- Bondeno bespoke Italian shoes, at-home fittings throughout the Charlotte area
- Aquarius Facial Spa, Katie Piper Weant's new Matthews studio
The details.
- What: 2nd Annual Sip & Stroll
- When: Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Where: Ballantyne Country Club
- Format: Live music + curated local vendors + open mingling. Walk-up at any pace.
- RSVP: Via the QR code in the May 2026 issue of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club, or contact the Stroll team directly at ballantyne@strollmag.com.
This preview is adapted from the publishers' note in the May 2026 issue of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club, where Ashley and Nathan Grimm preview the event in full.
Update, May 28, 2026: Sip & Stroll is tonight, our preview of the doors-open evening here.