Charleston, South Carolina – Annual Festivals and Events

South Carolina SC Tourism Annual Charleston Festivals & Events

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Upcoming Charleston SC Events

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

Annual Charleston SC Events

• Angel Walk - Mount Pleasant

• Battle of Charleston - Johns Island - reenactment
• Battle of Secessionville - Mt Pleasant - reenactment
• Blue Oyster Bash
• Bugstomp - dancing

• Carolina Day - remembering America's first military victory on June 28, 1776
• Carrotmob Charleston
• Castra Romana - Ridgeville
• Catch the Leprechaun 5K - Mount Pleasant
• Charleston Air Expo - next held June 2013
• Charleston Beach Music and Shag Festival
  
• Charleston Bluegrass Festival - Awendaw
• Charleston Brewvival - North Charleston
• Charleston Carifest
• Charleston Cup Steeplechase - Hollywood
• Charleston Dog Show
• Charleston Fashion Week
• Charleston Film Festival
• Charleston Food & Wine Festival
• Charleston Green Fair
• Charleston International Antiques Show
• Charleston International Film Festival
• Charleston Lindy Exchange
• Charleston Lowcountry Cajun Festival - James Island County Park
  
• Charleston Marathon
• Charleston Pub Crawl
• Charleston Race Week - sailboats
• Charleston Road Rally
• Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering - Mount Pleasant
  
• Charleston Twestival
• Charleston's Holiday Market - North Charleston
  
• Chef's Feast
• Children's Day Festival - Mount Pleasant
• The Chocolate Affair
• Cinco De Mayo
• Citadel Beautiful Bulldog Contest
• Coastal Carolina Fair - Ladson
• Cooper River Bridge Run
• Crowfield Plantation 5K Run / Walk - Goose Creek

• 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 Run/Walk - Folly Beach
• Fine Art Weekend
• Flowertown Festival - Summerville
• Folly Beach Wahine Classic - surfing
• 4th of July Festival - North Charleston

• Garden Club of Charleston Walking Tour of Private Houses and Gardens
  
• Green and Lean 5K Run/Walk
  
• Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week

• Harvest Fest - Johns Island
• HMY-Viking-MEGADOCK Billfishing Tournament
• Holiday Festival of Lights - James Island County Park

• Isle of Palms Connector Run / Walk

• James Island Connector Run

• Knology's Charity Golf Classic - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital
  
• Kulture Klash Arts Festival - North Charleston

• Latin American Festival - North Charleston
• Lowcountry Blues Bash
• Lowcountry Festa Italiana - Summerville
• Lowcountry Oyster Festival
• Lowcountry Shrimp Festival & Blessing of the Fleet - McClellanville
  
• Lowcountry Splash - 2.4 mile harbor swim

• Mardi-Crawl-On-Shem-Creek - Mount Pleasant
• Masters of the Building Arts Festival
• MOJA Arts Festival
• Mozart in the South
• Music & Oysters For Wildlife - Awendaw

• New Years Day Resolution 5K Run / Walk
• North Charleston Arts Festival
• North Charleston Christmas Festival

• Palette & Palate Stroll
• Park Day on Daniel Island
• Patriots Point 4th of July Celebration - Mount Pleasant
• Pet Fest - Mount Pleasant
• Piccolo Spoleto
• Polar Plunge - Sullivan's Island
• Putting for Parkinson's - Summerville

• Race for the Cure - Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
  
• Reindeer Run - 5K race and walk
• Relay For Life of Charleston County - West Ashley
• Resolution Run and Walk for Rides - 5K
• Rice Planters Amateur Golf Tournament - Mount Pleasant
• Run for the Yorktown - Mount Pleasant - 5K race and walk

• Sculpture in the South - Summerville
• Shucking for Seniors - Bowens Island
• Smoke at the Lodge - Summerville
• Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
• Spoleto Festival USA
• Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival - Mount Pleasant

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

• Undy 500 Motorcycle Charity Ride

• Water Ball
• World Grits Festival - St George