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
– Kassi Ashton, November 1 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. 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 2024
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
– Charleston Scottish Games, November 2 2024
Annual Scottish heritage festival, with athletic games, Scottish music and dancing, vendors, and more. More details
– A Sweet Shindig, November 2 2024
Annual event at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, with bluegrass music, wine, beer and bourbon tastings, desserts and light bites, and more. More details
– Charleston Vegan Festival, November 2 2024
Vegan festival at Palmetto Islands County Park, Mount Pleasant, with food trucks, bakers, local artisans and more. More details
– Weekend Wine-Down, November 2 2024
Weekly wine-tasting event at Deep Water Vineyard, with food truck and live music. More details
– Will Moseley + Colin Stough, November 2 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Och & Oy!: A Considered Cabaret, starring Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro, November 2 2024
Cabaret performance at the Gaillard Center. More details
– The Jeezy Playlist Tour, November 2 2024
Concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Jon Pardi – Mr Saturday Night Tour, November 2 2024
Concert at the Credit One Stadium. More details
– Zach Seabaugh, November 3 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Rat King, November 3 2024
Holiday dance performance at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Carolinas Together Hurricane Relief Concert, November 3 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Ropes, Daggers & Dumbasses, October 10 - November 9 2024
Performance at 34 West Theater. More details
– Better Lovers, November 4 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Erica Banks, November 6 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Sarah Silverman, November 7 2024
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– The Last Five Years, November 7-30 2024
Musical at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Whose Live Anyway?, November 8 2024
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Leela James, November 8 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Trash Panda, November 8 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Sanctuary Road, November 8-9 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2024
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
– Rockabillaque, November 9 2024
Big annual classic car and bike show in Park Circle, North Charleston. More details
– Holy Smokes: A Lowcountry Barbecue Festival, November 9 2024
Annual food festival in Riverfront Park, North Charleston, with 50+ pitmasters and chefs from across the country, barbecue samples, seafood and other foods, live music and more. More details
– Lung Force Walk/Run, November 9 2024
5K walk/run at Folly Beach County Park to benefit the American Lung Association. More details
– Nick Swardson: Toilet Head, November 9 2024
Comedy show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Funk at the Philharmonic, November 9 2024
Concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Struggle Jennings, November 9 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Bourbon & Bluegrass: A Celebration Under the Stars, November 9 2024
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Middleton Place Foundation, at Middleton Place, with oyster roast and small plates, live music, bourbon tasting and other drinks, and more. More details
– Meadival Festival, November 9 2024
Renaissance and Viking themed festival at Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island, with mead tastings and other drinks, live music, lawn games, vendors and more. Costumes welcome. More details
– Annie Jr, November 9-17 2024
Musical at the South of Broadway Theater, North Charleston. More details
– Blues Traveler, November 10 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– MAVI, November 10 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Kidz Pop Live, November 10 2024
Concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Starlight Yoga, November 11 2024
Outdoor evening yoga class at James Island County Park. More details
– The Last Five Years, November 7-30 2024
Musical at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Annie Jr, November 9-17 2024
Musical at the South of Broadway Theater, North Charleston. More details
– Tokyo Police Club, November 12 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Morgan Wade, November 12 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Local Natives, November 14 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, November 14-17 2024
Annual festival of Italian film at the Queen Street Playhouse. More details
– Black Violin, November 15 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Michael W Smith, November 15 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Yallfest, November 15-16 2025
Annual festival of young adult literature, with panels, signings and other events. More details
– Beethoven’s Serioso Quartet, November 15-16 2024
Concert at the Charleston Library Society. More details
– Holiday Festival of Lights, November 15 - December 31 2024
Big annual holiday lights display at James Island County Park, plus holiday sand sculptures, holiday shopping, Santa visits, and other activities. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2024
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
– Weekend Wine-Down, November 16 2024
Weekly wine-tasting event at Deep Water Vineyard, with food truck and live music. More details
– Kids are Cool Family Festival, November 16 2024
Family festival at Woodlands Nature Reserve, with children’s activities, participatory play, nature activities and more. More details
– Fall Family Day, November 16 2024
Special event at Middleton Place with historical interpreters, traditional skills demonstrations, colonial games and more. More details
– Godspeed You! Black Emperor, November 16 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Being Alive, November 16 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Charleston Punk Flea Market, November 16-17 2024
Alternative fashion and underground art market at the Omar Shrine Club, Mount Pleasant. More details
– The Marshall Tucker Band, November 17 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Martha: The Cookbook, November 17 2024
Cookbook author talk at the Gaillard Center. More details
– The Last Five Years, November 7-30 2024
Musical at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Holiday Festival of Lights, November 15 - December 31 2024
Big annual holiday lights display at James Island County Park, plus holiday sand sculptures, holiday shopping, Santa visits, and other activities. More details
– Bruce Cockburn, November 18 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, November 19 2024
Concert at the Gaillard Center. More details
– Sixpence None the Richer, November 19 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, November 19 2024
Holiday concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– Cold Case Live!, November 20 2024
True crime event at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Disney Junior Live On Tour, November 21 2024
Children’s performance at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– And That’s Why We Drink, November 21 2024
Comedy podcast live show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Le Youth, November 21 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Charleston Classic, November 21-24 2024
Annual college basketball tournament at the TD Arena. 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
– Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute, November 22 2024
Tribute concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Microwave, November 22 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Blues is Alright Tour, November 22 2024
Concert at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– A Four-Star Tour of the World with General David Petraeus, November 22 2024
Talk event at the Gaillard Center. More details
– La bohème, November 22-24 2024
Opera at the Sottile Theatre, College of Charleston. More details
– Charleston Farmers Market, Saturdays April through November 2024
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
– Weekend Wine-Down, November 23 2024
Weekly wine-tasting event at Deep Water Vineyard, with food truck and live music. More details
– Paul F Tompkins’ Varietopia, November 23 2024
Variety show at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Stop Light Observations, November 23 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Christmas Tree Festival, November 23-24 2024
Free annual holiday festival at Boone Hall Farms, Mount Pleasant, with holiday crafts, Ferris wheel, music, inflatables, Santa visits, tree and decoration sale, and more. More details
– Floyd Nation, November 24 2024
Tribute concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– Ky-Mani Marley, November 24 2024
Concert at the Music Farm. More details
– Desi Banks, November 24 2024
Comedy show at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center. More details
– The Last Five Years, November 7-30 2024
Musical at the Cannon Street Art Center. More details
– Holiday Festival of Lights, November 15 - December 31 2024
Big annual holiday lights display at James Island County Park, plus holiday sand sculptures, holiday shopping, Santa visits, and other activities. More details
– Largo’s Christmas at the Copa, November 21 - December 28 2024
Holiday musical at 34 West Theater. More details
– Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble 5K, November 28 2024
Annual Thanksgiving 5K run/walk at Marion Square. More details
– Black Friday Oyster Roast, November 29 2024
Oyster roast and live music at Holy City Brewing. More details
– Ocie Elliott, November 29 2024
Concert at the Charleston Music Hall. More details
– One Christmas Carol, November 29 - December 15 2024
One-man holiday performance at Threshold Repertory Theatre. More details
– Weekend Wine-Down, November 30 2024
Weekly wine-tasting event at Deep Water Vineyard, with food truck and live music. More details
– Fall Fest, November 30 2024
Annual fall festival at Holy City Brewing, with games, crafts, bike jousting, contests, silent auction, vendor market and more. More details
– Charlton Singleton’s Holiday Spectacular, November 30 2024
Holiday 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