Shaggin’ On the Cooper Live music will fill the air with local bands performing throughout the season at the Mount Pleasant Pier. All ages are invited to let loose and dance while enjoying the ocean breeze.  Gates open at 7pm, with music starting at 8pm and food and beverages are available for purchase.  This year’s… Continued

Sound of Charleston, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street Hailed as “the best night out in Charleston,” the Sound of Charleston celebrates the Holy City’s rich and diverse musical heritage “from Gospel to Gershwin.”  All concerts are performed in the Circular Congregational Church downtown, one of the oldest churches in the city and a National Historic Landmark.… Continued

Visitors are invited to take part in the centuries-old tradition of rice cultivation in the Low Country April 22 & 23, 10am-12pm & 1-3pm (subject to change due to weather conditions) as Middleton Place plants the demonstration rice field. Costumed interpreters will instruct guests in traditional methods of planting, discuss the history of the famed… Continued

Enjoy a boat parade, savory seafood samples, live music, arts & crafts and more at the 30th  Annual Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival.  The event began in 1987 to honor and support local shrimpers, and has evolved into one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for seafood lovers.  Held at… Continued

Since the first Spoleto Festival in 1978, excitement builds in the city each spring as world class artists fill Charleston with inspiring, uplifting performances. For 17 days and nights, Spoleto Festival USA draws people from around the world to experience the light and beauty of the arts, with renowned artists and emerging performers in disciplines… Continued

Focusing primarily on artists of the Southeast region, Piccolo Spoleto is the perfect complement to the international scope of Spoleto Festival USA, its parent festival, and its 500 events in 17 days transforms Charleston into an exhilarating celebration of performing, literary and visual arts. Piccolo Spoleto’s traditional program offerings include visual arts exhibits, classical music,… Continued

Join some of South Carolina’s premier artists in the 38th year of The Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit, a free open air venue in downtown Charleston. More than 80 South Carolina artists set up their “art camp” for 17 days of the Spoleto/Piccolo Spoleto arts festival in Marion Square, located at the intersection of King,… Continued

The City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department proudly presents the 2017 North Charleston Arts Fest. This annual event highlights national, regional, and local artists and performers in the areas of dance, theatre, music and visual & literary arts. For more than 30 years the festival has made quality arts programming affordable and accessible to… Continued

Spend the day learning about our nation’s history! Legare Farms on Johns Island will once again be hosting The Battle of Charleston, a timeline re-enactment of American Wars on April 8-9, 2017. Living history demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend. On Saturday morning at 10:30 am there will be a Ladies Social and on Sunday morning at… Continued

Charleston Tea Rooms offer a glimpse into how this mannerly city fetes the public through church tea rooms. Many of the receipts, or recipes to those who are from off, have been handed down and improved upon from one generation to the next. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Tea Room, one of the oldest, will be… Continued