Festivals
02/15/2013 - 02/17/2013
Conservationist, camels, and 40,000 attendees all “go wild” at this three-day celebration of art, animal demonstrations, environmental education, and culinary events featuring wild game.
04/05/2013 - 04/07/2013
A fantasia of blooming azaleas envelop more than 200 artisans and vendors that exhibit painting, pottery, glass working, woodworking, needlework, ironwork, and textiles at this three day event.
02/28/2013 - 03/03/2013
The annual BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival®, February 28th - March 3rd, 2013, is a celebration of excellence in food, wine and Charleston’s renowned culture for the benefit of local charities.
03/19/2013 - 03/23/2013
Showcasing emerging designer and model talent across the East Coast, Charleston Fashion Week® has fast become one of the premier fashion weeks in North America since its founding in 2007.
05/03/2013 - 05/11/2013
Nine days of performances, exhibition, and activities geared for family fun culminate with an outdoor concert and fireworks display over the Cooper River.
05/24/2013 - 06/09/2013
Considered America’s premier international performing arts festival, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, SC’s historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with over 140 performances.
05/24/2013 - 06/09/2013
Produced by the City of Charleston's Office of Cultural Affairs, this companion festival offers hundreds of events.
11/09/2012 - 12/31/2012
Celebrate a Lowcountry tradition at Charleston’s most beloved nighttime holiday event - the Holiday Festival of Lights!
Exhibits
05/24/2013 - 06/08/2013
The Charleston Library Society is proud to showcase one of South Carolina’s finest artists – Christian Thee – whose iconic poster design captured the spirit of the first Spoleto Festival USA in 1977.
12/08/2012 - 12/31/2012
This year’s theme is “Lowcountry Christmas”.
01/18/2013 - 02/16/2013
Charles Ailstock’s first solo show at Corrigan Gallery llc will open with a reception on Friday, January 18, 2013.
03/21/2013 - 04/20/2013
The annual tour is a one-of-a-king opportunity to take a welcomed peek behind the garden gates and piazza doors of the peninsula’s most vaunted private residences, museum-quality dwellings rarely viewed by the public
03/21/2013 - 04/21/2013
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra League’s 36th Annual Designer Showhouse will take place at 4 South Adgers Wharf.
11/23/2012 - 01/06/2013
From the Federal to Antebellum era, learn how the families and enslaved African Americans at the Nathaniel Russell (1808) and Aiken-Rhett (c. 1820) Houses celebrated the holidays.
01/12/2013 - 04/21/2013
The Charleston Museum presents an original exhibition, Hunt & Habit.
09/21/2012 - 12/30/2012
Sound and Vision presents an extraordinary look at the intersection between popular music and great photography.
09/21/2012 - 12/30/2012
As Charleston’s premier sculptor of the twentieth century, this exhibition will examine the body of work Willard Hirsch.
04/27/2013 - 09/02/2013
The Charleston Museum presents an original exhibition, Indigo: Natural Blue Dye in the Lowcountry in its Historic Textiles Gallery.
01/26/2013 - 06/09/2013
The collections of the Charleston Museum will look at clothing additions that really did complete the image for fashionable men and women in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
05/03/2013 - 09/15/2013
The Gibbes Museum of Art presents People’s Choice: A Community Curated Exhibition.
02/16/2013 - 08/11/2013
The Charleston Museum will present "Uniformly Dressed" in its Historic Textiles Gallery. This original exhibition explores the uniform in its many manifestations.
05/05/2012 - 12/09/2012
Pieced (or patchwork) quilts consist of geometric shapes sewn together to form a pattern.
06/06/2013 - 03/10/2014
Continuing its commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Charleston Museum presents "Our Duty was Quite Arduous": The Union Encampment on Little Folly Island, 1863- 1865.
04/01/2012 - 04/01/2013
The South Carolina Aquarium is home to four ring-tailed lemurs in the new Madagascar Journey exhibit.
02/10/2011 - 12/31/2015
This includes the most comprehensive list of events commemorating the Civil War.
01/01/2011 - 12/31/2015
Special changing exhibits will mark sesquicentennial anniversaries of the American Civil War on a year-by-year basis and follow the lives of the Alston family and their slaves.
01/01/2011 - 12/31/2015
Includes special changing exhibits commemorating American Civil War sesquicentennial anniversaries on a year-by-year basis and follow the lives of the Middleton family, friends and slaves.
Events from 12/01/2012 to 12/31/2013
12/01/2012
The Charleston Farmers Market is available each Saturday from 8am-2pm in the beautiful Marion Square.
12/01/2012
Mannheim Steamroller and PANDORA Jewelry, the tour sponsor, will present the best the holiday has to offer this season.
12/04/2012
Inspiration for holiday entertaining can be found at the Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House with special 18th century Dining & Entertaining focus tours.
12/06/2012
Celebrate the holiday season by decorating the little Heyward-Washington House in Kidstory.
12/07/2012
Reliving the Eve of Civil War, celebrate the holiday season with a special performance by candlelight tours at the Edmondston-Alston House.
12/07/2012
People spill onto the sidewalks and stroll through the dozens of art galleries that participate in this popular series of evening open houses.
12/08/2012
The Charleston Farmers Market is available each Saturday from 8am-2pm in the beautiful Marion Square.
12/08/2012
The annual Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Show combines all the goodies from our traditional food market such as locally grown fresh produce, baked goods, hot food, and homemade preserves with handcrafted gifts created by local artisans.
12/09/2012
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
12/11/2012
Students will sign an indenture and learn about the historical trades of colonial times.
12/11/2012
Inspiration for holiday entertaining can be found at the Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House with special 18th century Dining & Entertaining focus tours.
12/12/2012
These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum.
12/15/2012
The Charleston Farmers Market is available each Saturday from 8am-2pm in the beautiful Marion Square.
12/21/2012
Children will enjoy play time in the Museum, fun activities and crafts and curriculum based on educational activities that stimulate their senses!
01/13/2013
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
01/31/2013
You are invited to Modern Trousseau Charleston's Annual Bridal Accessory Trunk Show.
02/01/2013
You are invited to Modern Trousseau Charleston's Annual Bridal Accessory Trunk Show.
02/10/2013
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
02/10/2013
The Museum opens early every 2nd Sunday excluding holidays) and provides free admission for children with special needs and their families.
02/17/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
02/18/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
02/18/2013
Children are cordially invited to share tea and treats with the princess of their choice for an hour-long tea party.
02/21/2013
Join the Preservation Society of Charleston as they co-host an exhibit opening, with the International African American Museum. The traveling exhibit features six panels on the modern Civil Rights era in Charleston.
02/22/2013
Patriots Point invites the public to attend a special symposium entitled, “Jenkins, Jazz and Jammin’ in Times of War and Peace”.
02/23/2013
Combine your visit to the Charleston Museum with an authentic telling of Gullah stories by local storyteller, Sharon Murray.
02/23/2013
Pedal through historic Rockville and get a rare glimpse of this small South Carolina village on Wadmalaw Island.
02/24/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
03/01/2013
People spill onto the sidewalks and stroll through the dozens of art galleries that participate in this popular series of evening open houses.
03/08/2013
This inaugural festival brings together the best national, regional and local tellers against the backdrop of moss-draped oaks in Charleston’s Wragg Square.
03/09/2013
This inaugural festival brings together the best national, regional and local tellers against the backdrop of moss-draped oaks in Charleston’s Wragg Square.
03/09/2013
Founded in 1849, Magnolia Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Charleston and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
03/10/2013
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
03/20/2013
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra League will kick off its 36th Annual Designer Showhouse with a Preview Party.
04/04/2013
The Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House will offer special Spring garden tours on Thursday afternoons during the month of April 2013.
04/05/2013
Includes a five house tour, light refreshments throughout the afternoon at one of the homes, and an admission pass to the Gibbes.
04/06/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back Sharon Cooper-Murray, aka the Gullah Lady, for a lecture and hands-on workshop about the folk art tradition of rag quilting.
04/07/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/11/2013
The Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House will offer special Spring garden tours on Thursday afternoons during the month of April 2013.
04/13/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/13/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back instructor Kim McPeake for a workshop reproducing the museum's Water Lily appliqué.
04/14/2013
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
04/14/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/14/2013
The nation’s oldest aircraft carrier museum, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) is turning 70 and Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is inviting everyone to join in on the celebration.
04/18/2013
The Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House will offer special Spring garden tours on Thursday afternoons during the month of April 2013.
04/20/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/20/2013
The Powder Magazine museum will celebrate its 300th Anniversary as South Carolina’s oldest public building.
04/20/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back instructor Kim McPeake for a workshop reproducing the museum's Water Lily appliqué.
04/21/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/25/2013
The Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House will offer special Spring garden tours on Thursday afternoons during the month of April 2013.
04/27/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
04/27/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back instructor Kim McPeake for a workshop reproducing the museum's Water Lily appliqué.
04/28/2013
The American College of the Building Arts will be hosting historical and architectural tours of The Old City Jail.
05/02/2013
Enjoy culinary delights from Charleston’s top chefs, an open bar, and dancing in the middle of Meeting Street at the fourth annual Street Party!
05/03/2013
People spill onto the sidewalks and stroll through the dozens of art galleries that participate in this popular series of evening open houses.
05/10/2013
Learn to make a sweetgrass basket, an iconic art form of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with the Charleston Museum and traditional basket maker Sarah Edwards-Hammond.
05/11/2013
Flock to the Center for Birds of Prey for International Migratory Bird Day
05/11/2013
Middleton Place will provide visitors with a very wooly experience when the resident sheep receive their annual shearing.
05/11/2013
Learn to make a sweetgrass basket, an iconic art form of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with the Charleston Museum and traditional basket maker Sarah Edwards-Hammond.
05/12/2013
Enjoy shopping and dining and surprises on King Street in Downtown Charleston.
05/12/2013
The Children's Museum is open before hours from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm the 2nd Sunday of every month for children with special needs and their families to visit the Museum for free.
05/17/2013
Charleston Waterkeeper will host the fourth annual Water Ball. This year's event will feature dishes from a dozen of the
area’s most sustainably focused chefs.
05/18/2013
Learn how to protect our environment by doing fun experiments with the staff from Mad Science.
05/20/2013
Join author Susan Sully on a journey through the simple and charming architecture of the south based on her new book, Houses with Charm, Simple Southern Style.
05/23/2013
Enjoy local sustainable seafood while you learn how your seafood choices today can ensure healthy fish for the future.
05/25/2013
Visit the South Carolina Aquarium May 25th for a full day of activities to kick-off summer!
05/30/2013
The Art of Healing is a program series highlighting the interconnectiveness of art and health.
05/31/2013
Come celebrate the opening of the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry's new exhibit. Enjoy crafts and hands-on activities all day long.
06/01/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back professional calligrapher Natasha Lawrence for two calligraphy workshops for adults, Introduction to Calligraphy and Wedding Calligraphy.
06/07/2013
Celebrate the end of the school year with your family at the annual Nighttime at the Museum and find out how history comes to life!
06/09/2013
The Children's Museum is open before hours from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm the 2nd Sunday of every month for children with special needs and their families to visit the Museum for free.
06/15/2013
The Charleston Museum welcomes back Sharon Cooper-Murray, aka the Gullah Lady, for a lecture and hands-on workshop about the folk art tradition of rag quilting.
07/04/2013
Fireworks launched from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and a shore side party with a beach music band.
07/14/2013
The Children's Museum is open before hours from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm the 2nd Sunday of every month for children with special needs and their families to visit the Museum for free.
08/11/2013
The Children's Museum is open before hours from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm the 2nd Sunday of every month for children with special needs and their families to visit the Museum for free.
11/29/2013
The Garden Market & Nursery and Museum Shop kick-off the shopping season with an open-air market.
11/30/2013
The Garden Market & Nursery and Museum Shop kick-off the shopping season with an open-air market.
12/06/2013
Celebrate the holiday season with special performances by candlelight at the Edmondston-Alston House.
12/13/2013
Celebrate the holiday season with special performances by candlelight at the Edmondston-Alston House.
12/19/2013
Step back to Christmas, 1782, when Arthur Middleton finally was able to come back home after years of incarceration as a prisoner-of-war during the American Revolution.
12/20/2013
Step back to Christmas, 1782, when Arthur Middleton finally was able to come back home after years of incarceration as a prisoner-of-war during the American Revolution.
02/22/2013 - 02/23/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
12/26/2012 - 12/28/2012
Children will enjoy play time in the Museum, fun activities and crafts and curriculum based on educational activities that stimulate their senses!
01/02/2013 - 01/04/2013
Children will enjoy play time in the Museum, fun activities and crafts and curriculum based on educational activities that stimulate their senses!
01/25/2013 - 01/27/2013
Now in its tenth year, the Charleston Home + Design Show promises to be the biggest and best yet, showcasing thousands of the newest and finest custom home products by many of Charleston's most recognized and respected local companies.
02/14/2013 - 02/16/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
03/01/2013 - 03/03/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
03/08/2013 - 03/10/2013
Tour the HGTV® Dream Home on beautiful Kiawah Island, just 21 miles from Charleston, SC! All proceeds benefit Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area!
03/22/2013 - 03/24/2013
CIAS’s exhibition includes a wide range of period furnishings and decorative arts, vintage jewelry, porcelains, ceramics, silver and architectural garden accents from the late 17th to the early 20th century.
05/28/2013 - 05/31/2013
Is your child a budding culinary star? While exploring the excellent restaurants in Charleston, give your little ones a chance to learn.
07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Learn how to protect our environment by doing fun experiments with the staff from Mad Science.
08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Learn how to protect our environment by doing fun experiments with the staff from Mad Science.
05/03/2013 - 05/11/2013
The exhibition is presented as a component of the annual North Charleston Arts Festival, to be held May 3-11.
01/25/2013 - 02/03/2013
Enjoy works by local artists!
12/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Historic homes swagged in garland, candlelight spirituals concerts and merry plantation tours rekindle visions of holidays past.
12/01/2012 - 01/10/2013
The 4th annual Holiday Pub Crawl is back by popular demand!
01/11/2013 - 04/21/2013
Acclaimed artist Jonathan Green and his partner and studio director, Richard Weedman, have amassed an astonishing collection of works by African American, Caribbean, Latin American, and American artists that reflect the cultural diversity that has shaped
05/24/2013 - 09/15/2013
This exhibition highlights the extraordinary body of work created in Charleston by nationally-recognized artists Stephen Mueller and Carl Palazzolo.
01/11/2013 - 05/12/2013
Engaged as a photo-journalist for Look magazine, acclaimed photographer James Karales witnessed and documented many historic events during the Civil Rights movement and created some of the era’s most iconic images.
