Festivals in Charleston

Check out happening festivals events all around Charleston, SC

Charleston Animal Society's Paws in the Park | presented by Fetch Pet Insurance

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Brittlebank Park

Lowcountry Jazz Festival

 Sat, 05 Sep Performance Hall At Gaillard Center

Lowcountry Jazz Festival 2026: Day Two

 Sun, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm 95 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29401

High Tide Festival 2026

 Fri, 05 Jun at 02:00 pm Riverfront Park

13th Annual Charleston Bluegrass Festival

 Fri, 20 Mar at 10:00 am Woodlands Nature Reserve (North Entrance) Free

55th Annual Charleston Greek Festival

 Fri, 08 May at 04:00 pm Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity USD 0 to 7

BoomBox & Polish Ambassador at the Charleston Pour House

 Fri, 10 Apr at 09:00 pm Charleston Pour House

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at the Charleston Pour House

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:30 pm Charleston Pour House

BBQ & BOOTS FEST - Charleston, SC

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

Credit One Charleston Open: Session 14

 Sun, 05 Apr at 12:30 pm Credit One Stadium

Charleston Jazz Festival | Dinner + a Show Featuring Ann Caldwell & LooseFitt Jazz Ensemble

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:00 pm 28 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401-3058, United States

Lowcountry Cajun Festival!

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm James Island County Park

Charleston Cocktail Week

Mon, 20 Apr at 11:00 am Charleston

Global Connections: Danilo Pérez + The Charleston Jazz Orchestra

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Charleston Music Hall

MLW & NJPW Present: CMLL Fantastica Mania USA fueled by Don Gato Tequila

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm Festival Hall USD 13 to 86

King Street's $15k Adult Easter Egg Hunt

 Sat, 04 Apr at 12:00 pm Uptown Social USD 28 to 49

Outside Streetball Festival ft. Nappy Roots

 Sat, 04 Apr at 12:00 pm The Refinery

Record Store Day 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 am 946 Orleans Rd, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29407

Spoleto Festival USA Chorus and Orchestra: Mozart Mass In C Minor

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Sottile Theater

Charleston Jazz Festival | Herlin Riley Quartet + Gullah Collective

 Sun, 19 Apr at 05:00 pm Charleston Music Hall

Charleston Jazz Festival | Alfredo Rodriguez Trio

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Simons Center Recital Hall

Charleston, SC Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Élevé Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge USD 7 to 31

Dancing on the Cooper - May 15, 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Mount Pleasant Pier

League of Sound Disciples w/ SCHEMA & Krispee Biscuits at the Charleston Pour House

 Fri, 27 Mar at 09:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Sicard Hollow at the Charleston Pour House

 Fri, 01 May at 09:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra at Charleston Gaillard Center

 Sun, 24 May at 07:30 pm Charleston Gaillard Center

Chucktown Brewdown VII: Homebrew Festival

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Fam's Brewing Co.

All Queers Eve - Wear White Party

 Sun, 31 May at 06:30 pm 375 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29403-6238, United States

Martha Graham Dance Company

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Memminger Auditorium at Festival Hall

Psychedelic Rabbit Festival

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm New Realm Brewing Co., Island Park Drive, Charleston, SC, USA Free

Polyrhythmics w/ Cris Jacobs at the Charleston Pour House

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Bridge Run After Party Stein Hoisting Competition

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Bay Street Biergarten USD 23

Big Something w/ Wax Monkey at the Charleston Pour House

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:30 am Charleston Pour House

Charleston Glow Run

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Charleston South Carolina

Spafford at the Charleston Pour House

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Hot Like Mars at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Bearly Dead at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

Solar Circuit at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

LowDown Brass Band at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

NIKO MOON

 Sat, 23 May at 04:00 pm The Refinery USD 146 to 211

Big Shrimp at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

DANCEFESTOPIA : YBR TOUR (CHARLESTON) f/ BLACK CARL!

 Fri, 20 Mar at 09:00 pm Station Studios - 1780 Elm Rd, Charleston, SC 29414

CHS FiT Fest

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am The Refinery Free

Glizzy Fest

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm 880 Island Park Dr Free

This Is My Era - Throwback Festival! 80's ~ 90's ~ 00's

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm The Rickhouse at Cannon Distillery USD 29 to 82

Steeln' Peaches - An Allman Brothers Revue at the Charleston Pour House

 Thu, 07 May at 09:00 pm 1977 Maybank Hwy, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29412

James Island Wellness Festival 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:00 am 1734 Signal Point Rd USD 43

Magoo at Charleston Pour House

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

65 North Pickers

 Fri, 17 Apr at 05:00 pm Home Team BBQ-Downtown, 126 Williman Street, Charleston, SC

Annual Go Topless Day *PUBLIC EVENT*

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 am Mount Pleasant Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

Cristina Vane at the Charleston Pour House (Deck)

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Charleston Pour House

#Race4Wanza Doughnut Dash 5k 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 am 61 Windermere Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407-7411, United States

CHASEFEST

 Fri, 29 May at 12:00 pm Omar Shrine

Credit One Charleston Open: Session 3

 Mon, 30 Mar at 11:00 am Credit One Stadium

Hill City Howlers at Charleston RiverDogs

 Tue, 18 Aug Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

Charleston Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 04 Apr at 12:00 pm Charleston South Carolina

Spoleto Tango 2026

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Ballroom Dance Charleston USD 66 to 322

SE Rare Plant Market- Festival of Plants 🌿

 Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm New Realm Brewing Co. - Charleston

Gooseberry w/ Recess Party, Dog Named Squid

 Mon, 20 Apr at 08:00 pm Tin Roof USD 13

6th Annual Tour de Earth Day

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:30 pm Hampton Park Free

The New South Festival Singers Piccolo Spoleto Concert

 Mon, 25 May at 03:00 pm Circular Congregational Church Free

SOUL FLY CHS

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm The Refinery USD 57 to 172

19th Annual WVU Low Country Mountaineers BBQ Bash & Pepperoni Roll Bake-Off

 Sat, 20 Jun at 01:00 pm 69 Hagood Avenue USD 0 to 35

Through Time & Space: Layers of History Revealed from the Ground Beneath Us to the Stars Above

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Festival Hall

Charleston Jazz Festival | The College of Charleston Faculty Jazz Ensemble

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:30 pm 54 St Philip St, Charleston, SC 29424-1413, United States

Spring Fling

Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am 849 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29412

May Day “96”

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am 1314 Secessionville Rd, Charleston, SC

SOUTHERN ROCK FESTIVAL

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:30 pm Tin Roof

Parking Hickory Crawdads at Charleston RiverDogs

 Wed, 10 Jun Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

Beautifully British Interiors: Emma Sims-Hilditch in Conversation with Bories & Shearron

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:30 pm Festival Hall

Hoodoo in the Park

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm Hampton Park Free

Charleston Showcase

 Mon, 23 Mar at 09:00 pm LO-Fi Brewing

Dead as a Dodo

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Memminger Auditorium at Festival Hall

Practical Empathy: Tools for Empaths and Highly Sensitive People (HSP)

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Evolve Academy of Conscious Learning USD 25 to 49

All The Devils Are Here - How Shakespeare Invented The Villain

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Memminger Auditorium at Festival Hall

Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:30 am Festival Hall

Legends of the Luau - Tiki Drink Competition

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm The Rickhouse at Cannon Distillery USD 34 to 55

BLUE DOGS SUMMER SHINDIG

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm The Refinery

Parking Columbia Fireflies at Charleston RiverDogs

 Thu, 16 Apr Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

All The Devils are Here at Festival Hall - SC

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:30 pm Festival Hall - SC

Fete 2026

 Thu, 09 Apr at 04:00 pm 138 LOGAN ST, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29401

It’s Greek to Me!

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:30 am 514 Robert Daniel Dr, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29492

Charleston Fundraising and EAS Environmental Golf Classic

 Mon, 30 Mar at 10:00 am Daniel Island Club USD 400

Charleston Music Festival

 Fri, 17 Apr at 12:00 pm Charleston County School of the Arts