Charleston has several annual and monthly events in the run up to Thanksgiving. After the Thanksgiving weekend, the holiday season gets going, with various Christmas- and holiday-themed activities and events that continue through December.
Interested in a specific type of event? See Charleston’s calendars of upcoming:
– Concerts
– Comedy shows
– Musicals
– Food festivals
– Farmers markets
See also:
– Charleston events in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, December
– November weather in Charleston
– Visiting in fall and ideal activities for the season
– Attractions and other things to do in Charleston
– Free things to do in 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.
– The Fall Tours, October 9 - November 2 2024
Annual fall architecture, history and garden tours to benefit the Preservation Society of Charleston, visiting private homes and gardens and other buildings not ordinarily open to the public. More details
– Ropes, Daggers & Dumbasses, October 10 - November 9 2024
Performance at 34 West Theater. More details
– ArtWalk, November 1 2024
Monthly first Friday art walks in downtown Charleston galleries. More details
– Charleston Literary Festival, November 1-10 2024
Annual book festival featuring author talks at various downtown Charleston locations. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2023
Very popular weekly farmers market in Marion Square, with produce, prepared foods and other goods from local vendors, arts and crafts, and live performances. More details
– Harvest Festival, November 2 2024
Annual fall festival at Johns Island County Park, with live bluegrass music, pumpkin decorating, crafts market, hayrides, barbecue and festival food, and more. More details
– Chili 5K Run/Walk, November 2 2024
<5K run/walk and children’s quarter mile run at Laurel Hill County Park, Mount Pleasant. More details
– LOWVELO, November 2 2024
Series of cycle rides from 10 to 80 miles in length in the Charleston area, to benefit MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. More details
– Ropes, Daggers & Dumbasses, October 10 - November 9 2024
Performance at 34 West Theater. More details
– Whose Live Anyway?, November 8 2024
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Sanctuary Road, November 8-9 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2023
Very popular weekly farmers market in Marion Square, with produce, prepared foods and other goods from local vendors, arts and crafts, and live performances. More details
– Colonial Trades and Harvest Day, November 9 2024
Special living history event at Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, with costumed interpreters, demonstrations, colonial games and more. More details
– Tokyo Police Club, November 12 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, November 14-17 2024
Annual festival of Italian film at the Queen Street Playhouse. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2023
Very popular weekly farmers market in Marion Square, with produce, prepared foods and other goods from local vendors, arts and crafts, and live performances. More details
– American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, November 19 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Largo’s Christmas at the Copa, November 21 - December 28 2024
Holiday musical at 34 West Theater. More details
– Mark Normand: Ya Don’t Say Tour, November 22 2024
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2023
Very popular weekly farmers market in Marion Square, with produce, prepared foods and other goods from local vendors, arts and crafts, and live performances. More details
– Paul F Tompkins’ Varietopia, November 23 2024
Variety show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Largo’s Christmas at the Copa, November 21 - December 28 2024
Holiday musical at 34 West Theater. More details
– Ocie Elliott, November 29 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– A Christmas Carol, November 30 - December 22 2024
Holiday play at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. More details
– Wine Under the Oaks, December 1 2024
Annual holiday wine event at Boone Hall Plantation, with wine tastings, desserts and oysters, demonstrations, live entertainment and more. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2023
Very popular weekly farmers market in Marion Square, with produce, prepared foods and other goods from local vendors, arts and crafts, and live performances. More details