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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 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
The New York Times describes Samara Joy as a “silky-voiced rising jazz star” and the Boston Globe compliments her “warm, capacious vocal instrument and breathtaking technique.” The 22-year old burst onto the world stage when[...]
Apr 21 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
With a mission to revitalize jazz and swing music, this powerhouse ensemble has sold-out prestigious venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center. They have toured the world selling millions of records and have[...]
Apr 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
GRAMMY-winning artist Dianne Reeves has been named a “Jazz Master” by the National Endowment for the Arts – the highest honor for a jazz artist in the United States. Reeves also holds an honorary Doctor[...]
Apr 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Charleston Music Hall
“Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman Santana is among the few who can,” says Mike Zwerin of the International Herald Tribune. Blackman started her career as a busker[...]
Apr 23 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Firefly Distillery
American trumpeter, vocalist and former leader of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Charlton Singleton is a GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist along with his fellow Ranky Tanky band mates. Charleston Magazine says “watching Singleton at work is[...]
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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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[...]
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