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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
• Awendaw Blue Crab Fesitval

• Battle of Charleston - Johns Island - reenactment
• Battle of Secessionville - Mt Pleasant - reenactment
• 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 Art & Antiques Forum
• Charleston Boat Show
• 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
  
• Chazz Fest - Charleston Music & Heritage Fest
• 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 & Beyond Tour - historic churches, plantations
• 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
• 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

• Halloween Asthma 5K Run/Walk
• 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

• Kitchen Tour - Summerville
• Knology's Charity Golf Classic - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital
  
• Kulture Klash - North Charleston

• Latin American Festival - North Charleston
• Low Country Grits Festival - Bowens Island
• 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
• Mount Pleasant Arts Festival
• Mount Pleasant Holiday Extravaganza
• MOJA Arts Festival
• Music & Oysters For Wildlife - Awendaw

• New Years Day Resolution 5K Run / Walk

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

• Palette & Palate Stroll
• 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

• Sculpture in the South - Summerville
• Sea and Sand Festival - Folly Beach
• ShineFest
• Shrimpin' & Shaggin' Festival
• 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

• United Artists for Hope Music & Arts Festival - North Charleston

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