Year-round events keep the Charleston area buzzing. Music and tempting aromas fill the air. Witness world-renown performances at Spoleto, get a taste of our heritage at a small town oyster roast or discover the find of a lifetime at an antique show. With so many events taking place, you'd better mark your calendar now.
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November 2009
Charleston's Holiday Market 10/30/2009 - 11/01/2009 Charleston's Holiday Market offers arts and crafts, specialty foods and fashions, gifts that glitter, music and magic - everything to make your holidays bright.
HFOL Gingerbread House Competition 11/01/2009 - 11/13/2009 This annual competition is held in conjunction with the Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park. The contest is free and open to both youth and adults.
Charleston Chamber Opera Presents “Mothers, Sisters and Adversaries” 11/01/2009 The beautiful Gibbes rotunda will be the setting for Soprano Patrice Tiedemann and Mezzo Soprano Lara Wilson as they explore a vast array of female relationships in some of opera’s most beloved stories, including Madama Butterfly, Carmen, and Suor Angelic
Corrigan Gallery LLC BLUE.Group Show 11/04/2009 - 00/00/0000 Corrigan Gallery is pleased to present BLUE. as its Charleston Fine Art Dealers’ Association Charleston Fine Art Annual show.
Harvest Festival Trail Ride 11/06/2009 - 11/08/2009 Bring your horse, camping gear, and supplies to Mullet Hall Equestrian Center November 6-8 for two nights of camping and three days of trail riding on 20 miles of beautiful, wooded trails.
The Siren Call of the Sea and Shore 11/06/2009 - 11/27/2009 Come together at Helena Fox Fine Art, for an exhibition showcasing paintings and sculpture influenced by the allure of the sea, the vessels that navigate her waters and the shores that contain her seduction.
The Pirates of Penzance 11/06/2009 - 11/22/2009 Enjoy hilarious pirates, damsels in distress and exceptional cuisine in the Lowcountry's newest venue with a special dinner theatre presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's world famous comic operetta, The Pirates of Penzance.
Women's Fall Tennis League Weekend 11/07/2009 - 11/09/2009 Bring your friends and team members for a weekend full of fun, leisure time and, of course instruction with our amazing Tennis staff!
Harvest Festival 2009 11/07/2009 In agricultural communities, families often gather together in the fall to celebrate the beginning of harvest season and to give thanks for the plentiful crops.
Tops In Blue Performers 2009 National Tour "To Dream" 11/08/2009 This year, Tops In Blue continues its long-standing tradition of “family entertaining family” by showing us what has made Tops In Blue a “must-see” event every year for the last 56 years.
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity “Thanks for Giving” 11/08/2009 The exclusive River Course Clubhouse and lawn will be transformed to showcase the autumn harvest season as we enjoy dinner, music and a live and silent auction to celebrate “Thanks for Giving.”
“Tre Bicchieri” Wine Dinner at High Cotton 11/11/2009 When it comes to Italian wines, there is no higher honor than to receive a Gambero Rosso “Tre Bicchieri”(three glasses) Award - an annual recognition of the best wines from Italy.
Battle of Secessionville at Boone Hall Plantation 11/14/2009 - 11/15/2009 Each November, The Re-enactment of The Battle of Secessionville is the featured centerpiece of Living History Weekend at Boone Hall Plantation.
Plantation Days at Middleton Place 11/14/2009
11/15/2009 Visit Middleton Place while Craftworkers demonstrate the skills practiced by slaves as they prepared the antebellum plantation for harvest time.
Under the Tuscan Sun at Woodlands Inn 11/17/2009 Our visit to Tuscany will help you navigate through its many world-famed wines and find your own secret treasure, basking happily in the Tuscan sun.
Holiday Craft Workshop 11/19/2009 Children ages 15 and under are invited to make and decorate holiday ornaments and winter crafts.
YMCA to Host 4th Annual Oyster Shindig 11/20/2009 The Oyster Shindig is a family-oriented fundraiser started by the staff of the YMCA four years ago. This year’s event will focus on celebrating the end of the YMCA’s annual support drive, the Strong Kids Campaign.
Towne Centre Christmas Tree Lighting 11/21/2009 Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is hosting the annual tree lighting ceremony for the kick-off to the holiday season!
21st Annual Candlelight Memorial Ceremony 11/22/2009 As in past years, the lighting of hundreds of memorial luminaries placed around the lake will be followed by a brief ceremony of music and readings offering a message of hope and remembrance!
Turkey Trot at Kiawah Island Golf Resort 11/26/2009 Rise and shine for our annual fun run/walk on the beach! Get your wokout before the turkey eating and football watching!
Fall Festival at Kiawah Island Golf Resort 11/26/2009 Fall festival with entertainment in Night Heron Park! A bluegrass band will be pick'in away so stomp your feet and head on out to the park for a kick'in good time!
The Turkey Day Run 11/26/2009 Get up early on Thanksgiving morning, run or walk the beautiful 5K course through historic Charleston and enjoy a post-race party with food, refreshments and live music.
Charleston Farmers Market 04/11/2009 - 12/19/2009 offer Charleston residents and visitors fresh locally grown produce and locally processed food products as well as distinctive hand wrought arts and crafts and will continue every Saturday until Dec. 19.
The Citadel Bulldogs 2009 Football Schedule 09/05/2009 - 11/21/2009 The 2009 Citadel Football Season kicks off on September 4th against the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill.
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens presents The Scarecrow Festival 09/27/2009 - 11/01/2009 This year Boone Hall's signature title for our fall festival debuts as The Scarecrow Festival. It promises to be the most entertaining and diverse fall festival ever at Boone Hall.
Scary’um Aquarium! 10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009 October means fish, fun and… frights at the Scary’um Aquarium!
Go Buck Wild at the West Farm Corn Maze 10/02/2009 - 11/01/2009 Experience good old-fashioned fun at the West Family's 6-acre corn maze. The maze features over 3 miles of trails.
Brian Rutenberg: Tidesong at The Gibbes Museum of Art 10/23/2009 - 01/10/2010
This exhibition showcases recent paintings and works on paper by South Carolina native and nationally-recognized artist Brian Rutenberg.
Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan - The Footlight Players 10/23/2009 - 11/08/2009 A briskly entertaining play by Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland and The Queen ), Frost/Nixon embarks upon the landmark 1977 television interviews between former U.S. President Richard Nixon and British talk show host David Frost.
Mauritius - The Village Playhouse 10/23/2009 - 11/14/2009 The stakes are high when half-sisters inherit a book of rare stames that may include the "crown jewel" of the stamp collecting world.
Lesesne Tours Presents The Holiday Pub Crawl 11/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 Nothing represents the holiday season better than the idea of friends, family, warm cider & spirits, and tables topped with plates of different hor's doerves and cookies to enjoy!
The Gibbes Museum of Art Launches Women in Art Lecture Series 11/04/2009
11/11/2009
11/18/2009 The Gibbes Museum of Art will celebrate the many contributions of women in art with a three-part lecture series slated for Wednesday evenings in November.
Holiday Festival of Lights 11/13/2009 - 01/03/2010 Find your magic in the millions of sparkling lights and hundreds of displays at the Holiday Festival of Lights.
Office of Cultural Affairs Spotlights Collaborative Artists at City Gallery 11/20/2009 - 01/03/2010 Michael Krajewski and Justice Littlejohn have joined together to create pieces that work together synergistically and in harmony, doing more than just “meeting in the middle” to create their collaborative pieces.
Shipwrecked-An Entertainment - The Village Playhouse 11/27/2009 - 12/19/2009 A show for the entire family. A fantastical romp of good old-fashioned storytelling. Set in the late 19th century, we sail off to the far side of the world with Louis and relive his amazing adventures.