DECEMBER 2023 EVENTS
It’s December… and the holiday season is upon us, with Hanukkah (12/7 - 12/15), Christmas (12/25), Kwanzaa (12/26 - 1/1) and New Year’s Eve (12/31), plus some other holidays listed here! There’s a great mix of traditional and new events happening across the Lowcountry to help us celebrate, including holiday craft workshops, markets, parades, performances, tree lightings and visits with Santa. Some exciting events to note include Park Circle Santacon (12/9), Charleston Holiday Parade of Boats in Charleston Harbor (12/9), Chanukah in the Square (12/10) and Skate the Stadium (12/1-12/30*). We’ve listed many weekly and individual events below for you to enjoy yourselves and we are providing a link to the City of Charleston’s free parking voucher that’s valid for select garages in downtown Charleston for the entire month of December! Happy Holidays!
WEEKLY EVENTS IN DECEMBER:
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
Thursdays - Sundays (not 12/24-25 or 12/31): Skate the Stadium, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
Fridays & Saturdays*: Live Music & Food Trucks, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
Fridays & Saturdays: Live Music, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston
Fridays & Saturdays*: Take the Funny & Run, Theatre 99
Saturdays*: Weekend Wine-Down, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
Saturday & Sundays (Through 12/17): Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
Saturdays & Sundays: Live Music, Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston
FARMERS MARKETS:
Saturdays: Sea Islands Farmers Market, Charleston Collegiate Campus, Johns Island
Saturdays: McClellanville Land & Sea Market, off of 1369 North Pinckney Street
Saturdays: Goose Creek Farmers & Artisans Market, Goose Creek City Hall
Sundays: Sunday Brunch Farmers Market, The Charleston Pour House, James Island
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS IN DECEMBER:
Several area venues have too many one-off events and activities on their December 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.
12/1: Christmas in the Creek Tree Lighting, Goose Creek Municipal Center
12/1: Charlton Singleton’s Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston
12/1: First Friday Artwalk, multiple galleries, downtown Charleston
12/1: Christmas Tree Lighting & Town Market, James Island Town Hall
12/1: Easton Corbin, The Riviera Theater, downtown Charleston
12/1: Spiegeltent: 10th Anniversary Rockabillaque Swingin’ Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
12/1: Hanahan Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Vendor Market, Hanahan Amphitheater
12/1: North Charleston Christmas Tree Lighting, Park Circle Community Building grounds
12/1: Moncks Corner Christmas Tree Lighting, Moncks Corner Regional Recreation Complex
12/1: Uncorked - The Ultimate Christmas Holiday Event, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
12/1-2: Illumination Charleston, Various Locations, downtown Charleston
12/1-3: 30th Annual Christmas Made in the South, Exchange Park, Ladson
12/1-3: Pretty Woman the Musical, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/1-22: A Christmas Carol, The Historic Dock Street Theatre
12/1-24: Photos with Santa, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/1-30: Aglow, South Carolina Aquarium, downtown Charleston
12/1-30: Holiday Lights Driving Tour, 1 Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner
12/1-30*: Time of My Life, 34 West Theater Co., downtown Charleston
12/1-31: Nights of a Thousand Candles, Brookgreen Gardens
12/1-31: Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park
12/1,12/3,12/15,12/23,12/27,12/30: SC Stingrays Home Games, North Charleston Coliseum
12/2: 6th Annual Ugly Sweater 5K Dash, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Summerville
12/2: Christmas Festival & Parade, Park Circle Community Building grounds
12/2: Holiday Swing: Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Charleston Music Hall
12/2: Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/2: Winter Pickers Hullabaloo Flea Market, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
12/2: IOP Holiday Street Festival, Front Beach on the Isle of Palms
12/2: Nexton Square Christmas Tree Lighting, Summerville
12/2: Monck Corner Nighttime Christmas Parade, Main Street, downtown Moncks Corner
12/2-3: Christmas in Ridgeville, multiple venues, downtown Ridgeville
12/2-16: Holiday Market in Marion Square, downtown Charleston
12/2-23: The Charleston Santa, The Best Friend Train Museum, downtown Charleston
12/3: Lights & Love, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/3: Sara Evans, The Riviera Theater
12/3: Holiday Brunch & Market, Firefly Distillery
12/3: Wine Under the Oak, Boone Hall Plantation
12/3: Charleston's Oh Happy Day Christmas Performance, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
12/3: Oyster Roast at Historic Drayton Hall, West Ashley
12/5: Play Dayz, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/6: Ginger Minj’s Winter Wonderland! A Christmas Musical And Drag Spectacular, Charleston Music Hall
12/6: Holiday Hoedown, Cypress Hall at North Charleston Wannamaker County Park
12/6: Nurse Black: Shock Advised Tour, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/6: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/6: Gibbes Holiday Market, The Gibbes Museum of Art, downtown Charleston
12/6, 12/13: Holiday Movie Night at the American Theatre, downtown Charleston
12/7: Charleston Symphony’s Holy City Messiah, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, downtown Charleston
12/7: Holiday Magic on King Street, King & Ann Streets, downtown Charleston
12/7: Summerville Bed & Breakfast Association Holiday Stroll, multiple venues, Summerville
12/7: Holiday Movie Night Under the Stars, Smythe Park, Daniel Island
12/7: Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic Tour, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/7-22*: Spiegeltent: Cabaret Royale By Underbelly, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/7,12/14,12/20: Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” and More, The Unitarian Church, downtown Charleston
12/8-9: Edisto Beach Christmas Weekend, various venues, Edisto Beach
12/8-22*: A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
12/9: A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage!, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/9: Park Circle Santacon, Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston
12/9: 10th DI Chanukah Celebration & Menorah Lighting, Daniel Island Recreation Center
12/9: Yoga at Waterfront Park, Daniel Island
12/9: Holiday POPS, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/9: Christmas in the Creek Holiday Parade, Saint James Avenue, Goose Creek
12/9: 24th Annual Holiday Market & Craft Show, Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
12/9: Holiday Starlight Cinema Series: The Polar Express, Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island
12/9: 33rd Folly Beach Christmas Parade, Folly River Park, Folly Beach
12/9: Charleston Holiday Parade of Boats, Charleston Harbor
12/9: Sea Life by Starlight 2023, South Carolina Aquarium, downtown Charleston
12/9-22*: Who’s Holiday, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
12/10: 3rd Annual Holidays at Riverfront Park, North Charleston
12/10: Chanukah in the Square 2023, Marion Square, downtown Charleston
12/10: 28th Annual Christmas Light Parade, Starting at Coleman Blvd, Mount Pleasant
12/10: A Christmas Concert of Lessons and Carols, Daniel Island Recreation Center
12/10: Big Band Holidays, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/10: 2023 Summerville Christmas Parade, downtown Summerville
12/10: A Family Christmas with We The Kingdom and Matt Maher, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/10: 2nd Sunday on King Street, multiple venues, downtown Charleston
12/12-13: The Charleston School Of The Arts Symphony And Singers Present Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/13: Senior Christmas Dinner, Goose Creek Community Center
12/13: A Gullah Christmas Concert, Boone Hall Plantation
12/14: The Illusionists Magic Of The Holidays, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/14: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas, The Riviera Theater
12/14: Paws and Claus, Guggenheim Terrace, Daniel Island
12/14: Ashley Hall Carolers, Gabrielle Plaza, downtown Charleston
12/14-28: The Charleston Christmas Special 2023, Charleston Music Hall
12/15: ELF in Concert, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/15: The Riviera Holiday Soirée with The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, The Riviera Theater
12/15: Rip City: Holiday Showtacular, Music Farm, downtown Charleston
12/16: 9th Annual Holy City Holiday Market, Firefly Distillery
12/16: Holiday Starlight Cinema Series: The Santa Clause, Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island
12/16: Charleston's Winter Wonderland Movie Night, Charleston District Greenway, downtown Charleston
12/17: Dorrance Dance: The Nutcracker Suite, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/17: Sunday Oyster Roast Series, Firefly Distillery
12/18: Nutcracker Dance Workshop with the Dance Conservatory, The Riviera Theater
12/19: Holiday Speakeasy: A Very Manny Christmas, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
12/21 Summerville Dream Third Thursdays, downtown Summerville
12/21-23: CSO Pops 2 Thurs: Holiday Pops!, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/22: Christmas Show!, Forte Jazz Lounge, downtown Charleston
12/26: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/30: Noon Year’s Eve, Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, downtown Charleston
12/31: Brew Years Eve Masquerade, New Realm Brewing Co, Daniel Island
12/31: Disco Dance Party, 34 West Theater Co.
12/31: Folly Beach Flip Flop Drop, Downtown Folly
12/31: New Year’s Eve Fireworks, James Island County Park
* 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!
