January is one of the quieter months in Charleston, when there are fewer visitors in town and bigger events are thinner on the ground.
This month’s main event is the annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival, billed as the largest oyster festival in the world. January being one of the best times of year to enjoy the region’s oyster harvest, there are other oyster-related events on during the month if you can’t make it for this event.
Other food events in January include Charleston’s winter Restaurant Week and the Taste of Folly at Folly Beach.
Interested in a specific type of event? See Charleston’s calendars of upcoming:
– Concerts
– Comedy shows
– Musicals
– Food festivals
– Farmers markets
See also:
– January weather in Charleston
– Free things to do in Charleston
– Attractions and other things to do in Charleston
– Festivals in Charleston
– Things to do near Charleston
!Event dates, venue and other details can change at short notice. Please check all information at the official website before making plans to attend an event.
– Polar Bear Plunge, January 1 2025
Annual New Year’s Day cold water swim and costume contest at Folly Beach. More details
– Mamma Mia!, January 2-5 2025
Musical at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Save the Light Oyster Roast, January 5 2025
Annual oyster roast to benefit the preservation of the Morris Island Lighthouse. More details
– Snow Queen, January 5 2025
Ballet performance at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Restaurant Week South Carolina, January 9-19 2025
Annual event featuring special prix fixe menus at selected restaurants. More details
– Symphonie Fantastique, January 10-11 2025
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– PBR: Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour, January 10-11 2025
Bull-riding event at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Off-Road Duathlon, January 11 2025
Running and cycling event at Laurel Hill County, with two 2-mile runs and a 7-mile cycle. More details
– Electric Avenue, January 11 2025
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Restaurant Week South Carolina, January 9-19 2025
Annual event featuring special prix fixe menus at selected restaurants. More details
– Nile x Six Feet Under, January 13 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Dear Evan Hansen, January 15-16 2025
Musical at the Gaillard Center. More details
– The Shark is Broken, January 16 - February 8 2025
Play at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Fairy House Day, January 18 2025
Family event at Palmetto Islands County Park, Mount Pleasant, at which children can build tiny houses out of natural materials. More details
– Latin Fusion, January 18 2025
Concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Andrew Santino, January 18 2025
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour, January 19 2025
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– The Shark is Broken, January 16 - February 8 2025
Play at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Vitamin String Quartet, January 21 2025
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Michigander, January 21 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Donny Benét, January 22 2025
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– The 39 Steps, January 22 - February 9 2025
Play at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. More details
– Maria Bamford, January 23 2025
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Rip City CHS, January 23 2025
Comedy and variety show at the Music Farm. More details
– Music of the Movies: Totally 80s, January 24 2025
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– The Black Jacket Symphony presents The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’, January 24 2025
Tribute concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– The Sloppy Boys with Dear Blanca, January 24 2025
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Charleston Boat Show, January 24-26 2025
Annual boating trade show at the Charleston Area Convention Center. More details
– PNC Bank Charleston Half Marathon, January 25 2025
Annual half marathon, 5K and youth races through downtown Charleston. More details
– Patton Oswalt, January 25 2025
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Todd Barry, January 25 2025
Comedy show at the Music Farm. More details
– Dave Attell, January 26 2025
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– The Shark is Broken, January 16 - February 8 2025
Play at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– The 39 Steps, January 22 - February 9 2025
Play at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. More details
– Slothrust, January 28 2025
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Carbon Lead, January 29 2025
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– HMS Pinafore, January 30 2025
Musical at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Hot Tuna, January 30 2025
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Indecision & The Archetypes, January 31 2025
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Gutenberg! The Musical!, January 31 - February 16 2025
Musical at the Queen Street Playhouse. More details
– Tom Segura: Come Together, February 1 2025
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Last Stop on Market Street, February 1, 8 2025
Children’s musical at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. More details
– Lowcountry Oyster Festival, February 2 2025
Very popular annual food festival at Boone Hall Planatation, with steamed oysters by the bucket plus other foods and drinks, eating and shucking contests, live music, children’s activities and more. More details
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