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Includes events in Charleston, Awendaw, Daniel Island, Edisto, Folly Beach, Harleyville, Hollywood, Isle of Palms, James Island, Johns Island, Kiawah, McClellanville, Mt Pleasant, North Charleston, Ridgeville, Summerville, St George and all of Charleston County

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Upcoming Charleston SC Events

• Calendars of upcoming Charleston events - Performances, lectures, sports, and much more!

Annual Charleston SC Events

• Air Expo - Charleston Air Force Base
• Angel Walk - Mount Pleasant
• Awendaw Blue Crab Fesitval

• Battle of Charleston - Johns Island - reenactment
• Battle of Secessionville - Mt Pleasant - reenactment
• BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival - Mount Pleasant
• Blessing of the Fleet - Mount Pleasant
• Bugstomp - dancing

• Carolina Day - remembering America's first military victory on June 28, 1776
• Carrotmob Charleston
• Castra Romana - Ridgeville
• Charleston Air Expo
• Charleston Art & Antiques Forum
• Charleston Boat Show
• Charleston Brewvival - North Charleston
• Charleston Carifest
• Charleston Christmas Parade
• Charleston Comedy Festival
• Charleston Fashion Week
• Charleston Food & Wine Festival
• Charleston Garden Festival
• Charleston Harbor Fest
• Charleston In-Water Boat Show
• Charleston International Antiques Show
• Charleston International Film Festival
• Charleston Lindy Exchange
• Charleston Lowcountry Cajun Festival - James Island County Park
  
• Charleston Museum Oyster Roast
• Charleston Race Week - sailboats
• Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering - Mount Pleasant
  
• Charleston's Holiday Market - North Charleston
  
• Chef's Feast
• Cinco De Mayo
• Cooper River Bridge Run

• Dining with Friends - Lowcountry AIDS Services fundraiser
• Dragon Boat Charleston Festival

• East Coast Canoe & Kayak Fest - James Island County Park
  
• Edisto Island Land Open Trust events

• Fall Garden Tour
• Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens
• Family Circle Cup - Daniel Island
• Family Circle Tennis Center Triathlon - Daniel Island
• Festival of Houses and Gardens
• FestiVELO de Charleston
• Fight for Air Asthma Run/Walk - Folly Beach
• Fine Art Weekend
• Flowertown Festival - Summerville
• Folly Beach Wahine Classic - surfing

• Garden Club of Charleston Walking Tour of Private Houses and Gardens
  
• Golden Age of Summerville Festival - site doesn't work well in FireFox

• Happy New Year Charleston!
• Harvest Fest - Johns Island
• HMY-Viking-MEGADOCK Billfishing Tournament
• Holiday Festival of Lights - James Island County Park
• Holiday Parade of Boats
• H.O.P.E. Run/Walk for ALS Research - Isle of Palms

• Island Heritage Festival - James Island
• Isle of Palms Connector Run / Walk

• James Island Connector Run

• Kids Chance of SC 5K Race/Walk - North Charleston
• Knology's Charity Golf Classic - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital
  
• Kulture Klash Arts Festival - North Charleston

• Latin American Festival - North Charleston
• Low Country Grits Festival - Bowens Island
• Low Country Jazz Festival
• Lowcountry Blues Bash
• Lowcountry Oyster Festival
• Lowcountry Shrimp Festival & Blessing of the Fleet - McClellanville
  
• Lowcountry Splash - 2.4 mile harbor swim

• Masters of the Building Arts Festival
• Messa 8K for H2O - Folly Beach - 8K Run & 5K Walk
• MOJA Arts Festival
• Mount Pleasant Arts Festival
• Mount Pleasant Holiday Extravaganza
• Mozart in the South
• Music & Oysters For Wildlife - Awendaw

• New Years Day Resolution 5K Run / Walk
• North Charleston Half Marathon

• Original Charleston Beach Music and Shag Festival
• Oxygen Ball - benefits American Lung Association

• Palette & Palate Stroll
• Park Day on Daniel Island
• Patriots Point 4th of July Celebration - Mount Pleasant
• Pet Fest - Mount Pleasant
• Piccolo Spoleto

• Race for the ARK - Summerville
• Race for the Cure - Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  
• Red, White, & Blue on the Green - Summerville
• Reindeer Run - 5K race and walk
• Rice Planters Amateur Golf Tournament - Mount Pleasant
• Riverfront Race Festival - half marathon, 10K, 5K

• Scrumptious Summerville Kitchen Tour
• Sculpture in the South - Summerville
• Sea and Sand Festival - Folly Beach
• ShineFest
• Shopping with Friends
• South Carolina International Trade Conference
• Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
• Spoleto Festival USA
• Smoke at the Lodge - Summerville
• Stiletto Stampede - Mount Pleasant
• Surfers Healing Folly Beach 5K Fun Run & Splash Down
• Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival - Mount Pleasant

• Taste of Charleston - Mount Pleasant
• Taste of the Town - Summerville
• Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble

• Undy 500 Motorcycle Charity Ride
• United Artists for Hope Music & Arts Festival - North Charleston

• Waves and Wishes - Folly Beach
• World Grits Festival - St George