AUGUST 2023 EVENTS
The fall school semester is right around the corner, so be sure to take advantage of the SC Tax Free Weekend starting on Friday the 4th and purchase everything you need to prepare for the school year. Plus, there’s still time to take advantage of the many fun events going on across the Charleston area! Looking for something to do with your family? Goose Creek hosts Kids Fest on the 5th, with plenty of activities and food for everyone. Want to boost your spirits? On the 19th you can join the Grape Stomp Festival at Deep Water Vineyard in Wadmalaw or head over to downtown Charleston on the 27th for the SC Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival. For more things to celebrate, check out this page for something to look forward to each day of August. We’ve also listed lots of weekly and individual events below (with links) so you can start planning how to make the most of the remaining days of summer!
WEEKLY EVENTS IN AUGUST:
Tuesdays - Sundays*: Live Jazz, Forte Jazz Lounge, downtown Charleston
Wednesdays*: Laughway to the Weekend, Theatre 99, downtown Charleston
Wednesdays: Awendaw Green Barn Jams, Sewee Outpost, Awendaw
Wednesdays & Saturdays: Early Morning Bird Walks, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel
Wednesdays & Saturdays: Summer Light: Art by Night, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet
Thursdays - Saturdays: Tour & Flight Demonstration, The Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw
Fridays: Fossil Friday, The Charleston Museum, downtown Charleston
Fridays: Daniel Island Food Truck Fridays, Edgefield Park Pool and Crow’s Nest
Fridays: Music on the Green, Freshfields Village
Fridays: Waterfront Music & Movies, Memorial Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant
Fridays: Homegrown at the Point, Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, downtown Charleston
Fridays & Saturdays: Live Music, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston
Fridays & Saturdays*: Take the Funny & Run, Theatre 99
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays (starting 8/18): POTUS, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
Saturdays (not 8/19): Weekend Wine-Down, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
Sundays: Live Music, Common House Ale Works, North Charleston
FARMERS MARKETS:
Mondays: Freshfields Village Farmers Market, Kiawah Island
Tuesdays: Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Moultrie Middle School
Tuesdays & Saturdays: Colleton Farmers Market, Market Pavilion, Walterboro
Wednesdays: West Ashley Farmers Market, Ackerman Park
Wednesdays: St. Johns Farmers Market, St. Johns Grove, John’s Island
Wednesdays: Arts & Crafts Market, Bay Creek Park, Edisto Island
Thursdays: Moncks Corner Farmers Market, Regional Recreation Complex, Moncks Corner
Thursdays*: North Charleston Farmers Market, Exchange Park
Saturdays: Charleston Farmers Market, Marion Square, downtown Charleston
Saturdays: Sea Islands Farmers Market, Charleston Collegiate Campus, Johns Island
Saturdays: McClellanville Land & Sea Market, off of 1369 North Pinckney Street
Saturdays: Summerville Farmers Market, behind Summerville Town Hall
Saturdays: Goose Creek Farmers & Artisans Market, Goose Creek City Hall
Sundays: Sunday Brunch Farmers Market, The Charleston Pour House, James Island
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS IN AUGUST:
Several area venues have too many one-off events and activities on their August calendars for us to list in full below, so please follow these links to see more: Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre, Brookgreen Gardens, Charleston County Parks, Charleston Library Society, Forte Jazz Lounge, Music Farm, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Theatre 99, The Gibbes Museum of Art, and The Windjammer.
8/1: Play Dayz, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
8/1: 40th Annual National Night Out, Riverfront Park, North Charleston
8/1: Nexton’s National Night Out Fundraiser, Midtown Club, Summerville
8/1: The Goose Creek Police Department’s National Night Out, Goose Creek City Hall
8/1-6, 8/15-20, 8/29-31: Charleston RiverDogs home games, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, downtown Charleston
8/2: Counting Crows, Credit One Stadium, Daniel Island
8/2-3: Summer Entertainment Series - The Break Circuit, James Island County Park & Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston
8/3: LIVE at Firefly: Shakey Graves and Trampled by Turtles, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
8/3: Slightly Stoopid, North Charleston Coliseum
8/4: Jason Aldean, Credit One Stadium
8/4: Reggae Nights Summer Concert, James Island County Park
8/4: First Friday Artwalk, multiple galleries, downtown Charleston
8/4: Town Market, James Island Town Hall
8/4-6: Moon Taxi, The Windjammer, Isle of Palms
8/4, 8/26: Charleston Battery home soccer games, Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
8/5: KidFest at Belk, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
8/5: Kids Fest, Central Creek Park, Goose Creek
8/5, 8/19: Ravenel Depot Farmers Market, Ravenel Train Depot
8/6: Sunday Night Speakeasy: A Night with Miss Knight, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
8/8: Turn Down the Valium, Vol. 1, 34 West Theater Co., downtown Charleston
8/9: Movies in the Park, Bay Creek Park, Edisto Island
8/9: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston
8/9, 8/23: Seabrook Island Chow Town Food Truck Rodeo, Seabrook Island Town Hall
8/10: Best of Charleston’ Comedy Show, New Realm Brewing Co, Daniel Island
8/11: Lighthouse Inlet Bird Walk, Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, Folly Beach
8/11: Gavin Degraw, Charleston Music Hall
8/11: Ruthless! The Musical, James F. Dean Community Theatre, Summerville
8/11: Pattie LaBelle, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
8/11: LIVE at Firefly: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Firefly Distillery
8/11: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Charleston Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
8/12: Brothers Osborne, The Riviera Theater, downtown Charleston
8/12: Yoga in Waterfront Park, Daniel Island
8/12: Back to School Splash at the GCFD, Goose Creek Fire Department Headquarters Station
8/12: Inclusive Prom, R. L. Jones Recreation Center, Mount Pleasant
8/12: Annual Half Rubber Tournament, Isle of Palms Recreation Department
8/13: Arts in the Park, Bay Creek Park, Edisto Island
8/13: Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, James Island County Park
8/13: 2nd Sunday on King Street, downtown Charleston
8/15: History and People of Laurel Hill, Laurel Hill County Park, Mount Pleasant
8/16: Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles, Charleston Gaillard Center
8/17: IOP Farmers Market, front lawn of Recreation Center, Isle of Palms
8/17: Third Thursdays, Historic Downtown Summerville
8/18: Touch-A-Truck, Gahagan Park, Summerville
8/18: Beer From Here, The South Carolina Aquarium, downtown Charleston
8/19: Grape Stomp Festival, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
8/19: Outdoor Movie Night, Carnes Crossroads, Goose Creek
8/19: Dancing on the Cooper, Mount Pleasant Pier
8/19: Tyler Childers, Credit One Stadium, Daniel Island
8/22: From SNL: please don’t destroy, The Riviera Theater
8/23: Riley Green, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
8/23-9/17: The Prom, Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston
8/24: Yappy Hour, James Island County Park
8/24, 8/31: DI Acoustic Guitar Series, Waterfront Park, Daniel Island
8/25: Matt Mathews, Charleston Gaillard Center
8/26: Cast Off Fishing Tournament, Folly Beach Pier
8/26: Sunrise Yoga, Mount Pleasant Pier
8/26: LIVE at Firefly: The Brenda James Trio, Firefly Distillery
8/26: 24th Annual McElveen Race For The ARK, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Summerville
8/26: 7th Annual Charity Surfboard Raffle & Auction for the Warrior Surf Foundation, Bohemian Bull, James Island
8/26: Vienna Light Orchestra's Magical Movie Scores, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
8/27: 9th Annual SC Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival, Brittlebank Park, downtown Charleston
8/29: The Ivy, The Riviera Theater
* Event occurs on most, but not all, dates during this period.
Do you have or know of a public event planned for next month? Please share the details with us by writing to newsletter@alandonald.com. Thanks!
