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This weekend
See everythingKulture Klash 11
Charleston Pride · 6:00 PM
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PURE Theatre · Through Nov 14
CofC Stages: HAIR (musical)
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · Through Nov 18
Kulture Klash 11
Charleston Pride · 6:00 PM
Bar Polari's 1st Annual Soirée
Charleston Pride · 9:00 PM
Sunday Soirée Series: Music of Merrie England
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Brad Williams
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Building Buddies
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 6:00 AM
Art Room Surprise (3+)
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 8:00 AM
Coffee & Colors
John L. Dart · 11:00 AM
Self-Care Week at Dart
John L. Dart - Community Room · 3:30 PM
Storytime Adventures
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 6:00 AM
Tech Tuesday
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 8:00 AM
Baby Storytime at Dart Library (ages 0-24 months)
John L. Dart - Community Room · 10:00 AM
Self-Care Week at Dart
Charleston County Public Library: John L. Dart Branch · 3:30 PM
Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Celebrating Native Stories
Charleston Library Society · 3:30 PM
Your Hidden Genius // What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI
Charleston Library Society · 6:00 PM
Early Connections (birth-3)
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 5:00 AM
Check-Out Challenge
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 8:00 AM
Tiny Tales In The Rabbit Hole
Charleston Library Society · 10:30 AM
Cumulative Trivia
Bay Street Biergarten · 7:00 PM
A Tribute to Martha Rivers Ingram
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Full STEAM Ahead (5-8)
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry · 8:00 AM
Transgiving and TDOR with LIT and WAF
Charleston Pride · 5:00 PM
Tales from the Swiss Guard
Charleston Library Society · 6:00 PM
Trans Day of Remembrance with The Unitarian Church
Charleston Pride · 7:30 PM
An Evening With: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Night 1
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Holiday Candlelight Tours at the Nathaniel Russell House
Historic Charleston Foundation (Aiken-Rhett and Nathaniel Russell houses) · 5:30 PM
CSO Masterworks 3 Fri: Concerto for Orchestra
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Charleston Farmers Market at Marion Square
Charleston Farmers Market (Marion Square) · 8:00 AM
Park Circle Cares - Happy Thanksgiving
Charleston Pride · 8:30 AM
Feminist Magic Market - Holiday Kickoff
Chateau and Empire Avenue · 11:00 AM
Charleston Symphony Youth Ensembles Fall Concert
Gaillard Center · 1:00 PM
Pantheon: 90s and 2000s Dance Party
Charleston Pride · 5:00 PM
Family Day!
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
West Ashley Thanksgiving Market and Pumpkin Smash
Ackerman Park · 12:00 PM
Rat King: The Untold and Twisted Tail of a Nutcracker Christmas
Charleston Music Hall · 6:30 PM
An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:00 PM
Sunday Soirée: CofC Music Department Student Showcase
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Sunday Brunch: The Foodways of the Western Sephardic Diaspora
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Hunxho
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Tuesdays
John L. Dart - Community Room · 3:00 PM
The Marquis
Charleston Library Society · 6:00 PM
Slaughter To Prevail
Charleston Music Hall · 8:30 PM
An Evening With Band of Horses (Night 1)
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Teen Thursday
John L. Dart - Community Room · 3:30 PM
Charlton Singleton's Holiday Spectacular
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
A Christmas Carol
Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre · Through Dec 20
CofC Orchestra Winter Concert
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
South Carolina Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Lunch & Learn: Gift Wrapping Workshop
South Carolina Historical Society · 11:30 AM
AN EVENING WITH CHUCK LEAVELL: STORIES BEHIND THE MUSIC
The Grand · 8:00 PM
Bingo!
John L. Dart · 11:00 AM
Holiday Shopping Bazaar in the Stacks
Charleston Library Society · Through Dec 4
Spiegelfête: Opening Night Fundraiser
Spiegeltent on Terrace Lawn · 6:00 PM
Handel's Messiah: Downtown
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist · 7:30 PM
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Elf Training Day
John L. Dart · 3:30 PM
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Holiday Candlelight Tours at the Aiken-Rhett House
Historic Charleston Foundation (Aiken-Rhett and Nathaniel Russell houses) · 5:30 PM
Spiegeltent: Cabaret Royale by Underbelly
Spiegeltent on Terrace Lawn · 6:00 PM
Handel's Messiah: Daniel Island
Saint Clare of Assisi Catholic Church · 7:30 PM
Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
World AIDS Day Celebration - Brunch and Workshop
Charleston Pride · 10:00 AM
Sugar in the Stacks
Charleston Library Society · 10:30 AM
Candlelight Christmas with CofC Concert Choir
Cathedral Church of St. Luke · 7:00 PM
2026 Holiday Swing
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Shakey Graves
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Sip & Sparkle
South Carolina Historical Society · 2:00 PM
Handel's Messiah: Summerville
St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church · 4:00 PM
Chanukah in the Square 2026
Marion Square · 7:00 PM
DIY 3D Snowflakes
John L. Dart · 5:30 PM
Chapter Chats
Charleston Library Society · 10:30 AM
A Christmas Carol with the Travelling Literary Theater
Charleston Library Society · 6:00 PM
The Charleston School of the Arts Symphony and Singers Present Holiday Spectacular 2026
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:00 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage!
Charleston Gaillard Center · 6:30 PM
Candlelight Tours
Preservation Society of Charleston · 7:00 PM
Workshop // Keepsake Box Making
Charleston Library Society · 9:30 AM
Holiday Strings with CSO
Charleston Library Society · 7:00 PM
The Charleston Christmas Special
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Chamber Music 2: Holiday Strings
Charleston Library Society · 7:00 PM
Allman Betts Family Revival
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
STAR Therapy Dogs
John L. Dart - Community Room · 10:30 AM
Craft Cafe
John L. Dart · 1:00 PM
Annual Book Sale
Charleston Library Society · Through Dec 16
A Christmas Salon (2 pm)
Chamber Music Charleston · 2:00 PM
Charleston Men's Chorus Presents Gloria! A Christmas Celebration
Charleston Pride · 4:00 PM
Jazz Jam
Charleston Jazz · 5:00 PM
Aoife O'Donovan and Chris Thile
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:00 PM
Board Game Drop-In
John L. Dart · 4:30 PM
Christmas Movie Trivia
Bay Street Biergarten · 7:00 PM
CSO Pops 2 Thurs: HOLIDAY POPS!
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Drop In Winter Party
John L. Dart · 3:30 PM
Closet Case HoliGay Market
Charleston Pride · 12:00 PM
13th Annual Christkindlmarkt
Bay Street Biergarten · 4:00 PM
Spiegeltent: Marshgrass Mamas
Spiegeltent on Terrace Lawn · 6:30 PM
Leslie Odom, Jr. The Christmas Tour 2026
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:00 PM
Holiday Trivia
John L. Dart · 5:30 PM
Blue Dogs
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Futurebirds with Arts Fishing Club
Charleston Music Hall · 9:00 PM
R&B ONLY LIVE
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Courtnay Nicole The Poet: An Evening of Poetry, Music and Unfiltered Truth
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
CSO Masterworks 4 Fri: Beethoven's Eroica Symphony
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
CSO Family Concert: Beethoven the Hero
Charleston Gaillard Center · 11:00 AM
Rumours ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Faure & Dvorak
Chamber Music Charleston · 3:00 PM
Cozy Craft Night In: Cross-Stitch Magnets
John L. Dart · 5:30 PM
Cotton: A Song Cycle by Damien Geter
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents Michael Jackson's Thriller
Charleston Music Hall · 7:30 PM
Young Beethoven: The Spirited, Impassioned Virtuoso Daniel Adam Maltz, Fortepiano
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Sons of Cream
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Sixties Show
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Cottage
Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre · Through Feb 7
Leo Kottke
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
CSO Pops 3: ICON: The Voices that Changed Music
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Jonathan Van Ness
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Lost Lear by Dan Colley
Sottile Theatre · 7:30 PM
A Tribute to Taylor Simon King: 3 American Troubadours
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Chris Fleming
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Sunday Soirée: "A Woman's Heart"
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Tech & Job Application Drop-In
John L. Dart · 5:00 PM
The Pirates of Penzance
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Watch What Crappens
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Here There Are Blueberries
PURE Theatre · Through Feb 20
Legends Live in Concert
Charleston Music Hall · 7:00 PM
CofC Stages: Passage (play)
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · Through Feb 2
Zarna Garg
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Hannibal Buress
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
To What Shall I Liken the World?: Songs for Voice and Piano
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Alan Walker with TELYKAST
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Chelsea Cutler with special guest Lamb
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
International Piano Series: Angela Hewitt
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
CSO Masterworks 5 Fri: Olga Kern Plays Rach 2
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Druid's Macbeth
Sottile Theatre · 7:30 PM
Firefall and Atlanta Rhythm Section
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Getz & Jobim at 100: BeBop Meets Bossa Nova | The Charleston Jazz Orchestra
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
RuPaul's Drag Race
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Clarinet and Piano Duo: Graeme Steele Johnson & Min Young Kang
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Lyle Lovett and Hayes Carll
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Robert Cray Band
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Healing Arts
Robert Scott Small Building · 7:00 PM
Cigarettes @ Sunset
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
CofC Stages: Cendrillon (Opera)
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · Through Feb 21
Three Dog Night with special guest Jay Psaros
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Pete the Cat
Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre · 7:00 PM
WCKN Presents Corey Kent with Tyler Nance
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
MICO
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Isabel Wilkerson
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:00 PM
Michelle Branch
Charleston Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
A Taste of the Lowcountry
Charleston Wine + Food · 2:00 PM
Like Flies: A Rage Play
PURE Theatre · Through Mar 27
Hadestown
Charleston Gaillard Center · 8:00 PM
'90s Prom with Yacht Club @ Pinky & Clyde's
Charleston Wine + Food · 9:00 PM
Bar Snack + Rougarou @ The Royal American
Charleston Wine + Food · 4:00 PM
39 Rue de Jean Wine Lunch
Charleston Wine + Food · 12:00 PM
An Evening with Audra McDonald
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
CSO Masterworks 6 Fri: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Charleston Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
The Show Must Go On: A Recital for Viola and Piano
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
International Piano Series: Tom Hicks
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
CofC Stages: Threshold (Dance Concert)
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · Through Mar 24
Chamber Music 3 with Zuill Bailey
Charleston Library Society · 7:00 PM
JOSH JOHNSONS COMEDY BAND CAMP
Charleston Gaillard Center · 5:00 PM
Strings and Piano: Students of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
Ranky Tanky
Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Beethoven: From Classical to Romantic
College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey) · 7:00 PM
How to Win a Nobel Prize
Charleston Library Society · 6:00 PM
Les Misérables
Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre · Through Apr 25
Pictures at an Exhibition
Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
Charleston Jazz Festival | Luther S. Allison Quartet
Forte Jazz Lounge · 6:00 PM
Charleston Jazz Festival | Joan Osborne and Christian McBride Present Relish: Reimagined
Charleston Music Hall · 7:30 PM
African Skies: Richard Bona with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
Charleston Jazz Festival | Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
Bat City
PURE Theatre · Through May 8
Mahler's Third Symphony
Gaillard Center · 7:30 PM
It's Always Sonny: The Music of Sonny Rollins
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
RESPECT: Quiana Parler Sings Aretha Franklin
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
Soulful Strut: Vincent Herring with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
Holiday Swing: A Charleston Jazz Tradition
Charleston Music Hall · 5:00 PM
Coming up at Charleston Music Hall
Brad Williams
An Evening With: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Night 1
Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights
Rat King: The Untold and Twisted Tail of a Nutcracker Christmas
Hunxho
Slaughter To Prevail
An Evening With Band of Horses (Night 1)
Charlton Singleton's Holiday Spectacular
South Carolina Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP
Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli
2026 Holiday Swing
Close by, in James Island, King Street, Charleston
The Fretliners
Charleston Pour House
DJ Mow at Prohibition
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Let the Good Times Roll! - The Music of Ray Charles
Forte Jazz Lounge
A Cup of History at Drayton Hall: The Way of Tea
Drayton Hall
Pecos & The Rooftops
Music Farm
Tauk + Les Tauk
Charleston Pour House
Motown Throwdown
Charleston Pour House
Carolina Reefer, Royal Tide, Tales of an Old Soul
Lo-Fi Brewing
Deer Tick
Charleston Pour House
Sunday Live DJs with High 5
Prohibition
The Headstrings Collective - Monday Muse
Charleston Pour House
Neon Nines Putting Leagues
Charleston Pour HousePlaces in Downtown Charleston
- Charleston Gaillard CenterPerforming arts center · 60 coming up
- Charleston Music HallMusic venue · 59 coming up
- Charleston County Public Library: John L. Dart BranchLibrary · 29 coming up
- College of Charleston School of the Arts (Sottile, Simons Center, Halsey)University arts · 21 coming up
- Charleston JazzJazz presenter · 18 coming up
- Charleston Library SocietyLibrary and cultural center · 16 coming up
- Charleston PrideCommunity organization · 10 coming up
- Charleston SymphonyOrchestra · 9 coming up
- Children's Museum of the LowcountryChildren's museum · 9 coming up
- Charleston Farmers Market (Marion Square)Farmers market · 7 coming up
- Charleston Stage at the Dock Street TheatreTheater · 7 coming up
- Charleston Wine + FoodFood and wine festival · 4 coming up
- Historic Charleston Foundation (Aiken-Rhett and Nathaniel Russell houses)History organization · 4 coming up
- Bay Street BiergartenBeer hall · 3 coming up
- Chamber Music CharlestonChamber music presenter · 3 coming up
- PURE TheatreTheater · 3 coming up
- South Carolina Historical SocietyHistory museum and archive · 2 coming up
- Preservation Society of CharlestonPreservation nonprofit · 1 coming up
- Spoleto Festival USAArts festival
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