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Events & Festivals in Charleston SC

Charleston is a city that loves throwing fantastic events & festivals. If you’re looking for things to do in Charleston, check out what Charleston SC events are taking place today, tomorrow or this weekend by viewing our robust calendar of events below. If you’re not looking for events checkout our Charleston Attractions & Tours page

Featured Events

Apr 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
René Marie is a very rare artist. A modern vocal icon, her unique artistry has been recognized with multiple domestic and international awards, including two Grammy Award nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album. A lyricist,[...]
Apr 19 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists on the scene today. Born in Berkeley, California, he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. In 1991,[...]
Apr 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 20 @ 4:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
Apr 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
Nowhere is the idea of New Orleans and its mingling of cultures from around the world more vividly embodied than the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft[...]
Apr 20 @ 6:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
Apr 20 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
Arturo O’Farrill is a Latin jazz pianist, composer, and educator that was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. His professional career began with the Carla Bley Band, and he continued as[...]
Apr 20 @ 8:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
Apr 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 21 @ 2:00 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 21 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Firefly Distillery
** IMPORTANT** This is an outdoor event. Bring your own chairs or blankets to sit on. Please leave all dogs and outside food and beverage at home. 4:00PM: The Abdiel Iriarte Experiment:
Experience an electrifying performance[...]
Apr 22 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 23 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 24 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 24 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 25 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 25 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 26 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 26 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 27 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 27 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Exchange Park Fairgrounds
The Black Food Truck Festival returns this spring celebrating Black businesses and culture with food, music, family friendly activities, and entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for the two-day festival on April 26-28 at the[...]
Apr 27 @ 7:30 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 28 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 28 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Exchange Park Fairgrounds
The Black Food Truck Festival returns this spring celebrating Black businesses and culture with food, music, family friendly activities, and entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for the two-day festival on April 26-28 at the[...]
Apr 28 @ 2:00 pm The Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED AND NEED SOME LOVIN’ CARE This Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning musical follows the whirlwind career of the legendary Carole King. From her early years writing songs as a Brooklyn[...]
Apr 29 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
Apr 30 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 1 all-day
A multi-venue, multi-disciplinary arts festival for every resident & visitor of North Charleston The North Charleston Arts Fest features five days of events highlighting regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre,[...]
May 1 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 2 – May 5 all-day Crown Plaza
Charleston Smoke Out Lineup May 2nd 4pm Registration 6pm Starts Meet & Greet May 3rd 12pm Friday (SMOKE CHELLA) After Party Announce on site. “Must purchase a Cooler Ticket to bring outside drinks” …. If[...]
May 2 all-day
A multi-venue, multi-disciplinary arts festival for every resident & visitor of North Charleston The North Charleston Arts Fest features five days of events highlighting regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre,[...]
May 2 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 3 all-day
A multi-venue, multi-disciplinary arts festival for every resident & visitor of North Charleston The North Charleston Arts Fest features five days of events highlighting regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre,[...]
May 3 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 4 all-day
A multi-venue, multi-disciplinary arts festival for every resident & visitor of North Charleston The North Charleston Arts Fest features five days of events highlighting regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre,[...]
May 4 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 5 all-day
A multi-venue, multi-disciplinary arts festival for every resident & visitor of North Charleston The North Charleston Arts Fest features five days of events highlighting regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre,[...]
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Radical Exhale
Many people yearn to express themselves more authentically, but their inner critic holds them back. This critique-free 3-hour creativity workshop allows you to play with paint in a safe, accepting way that’s fun and impossible[...]
May 5 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 6 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 7 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 8 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 9 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 10 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 11 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 12 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 13 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 14 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 15 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 16 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 17 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Striped Pig Distillery
Join us for a fun-filled journey at the Local Author Showcase Book Fair, sponsored by Skirt. magazine and Win’s Books Publishing, where our community’s creativity and passion for literature will come alive! This event is[...]
May 18 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Redux Contemporary Art Center
Brave New World is the most recent series of Geter’s large scale charcoal drawings, and accompanying found art sculptures, focusing on families and mostly children and the inherited burden of the climate crisis. Geter’s work[...]
May 18 @ 4:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
May 18 @ 6:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
May 18 @ 8:00 pm Circular Congregational Church
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more. World renowned theatrical orchestra & vocalists, over 2,000 candles under a glowing moon & one of Charleston’s most elegant and historic[...]
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