December 2022 Events
It’s December… and the holiday season is upon us, with Chanukah (12/18 - 12/26), 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. You can even pick from a number of interpretations of The Nutcracker. New this year are Spiegeltent (12/1-30) at The Gaillard Center in downtown Charleston and Skate the Stadium (most Thursdays - Sundays) at the CapitalOne Stadium on Daniel Island. Summerville also celebrates its 175th Birthday Celebration on the 17th. 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! Be merry!
WEEKLY EVENTS IN DECEMBER:
Mondays - Saturdays: Blackbird Market, Blackbird Farms & Market, Johns Island
Tuesdays: Colleton Farmers Market, Market Pavilion, Walterboro
Tuesdays - Saturdays: Fields Farm Produce Market, Johns Island
Tuesdays - Sundays*: Live Jazz, Forte Jazz Lounge, downtown Charleston
Wednesdays: Creative Flow Yoga, Redux Contemporary Art Center, downtown Charleston
Wednesdays: Laughway to the Weekend, Theatre 99, downtown Charleston
Wednesdays: Awendaw Green Barn Jams, Sewee Outpost, Awendaw
Wednesdays & Saturdays (not 12/24): Early Morning Bird Walks, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel
Thursdays - Saturdays: Tour & Flight Demonstration, The Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw
Thursdays - Sundays (not 12/1, 12/24-25 or 12/30): Skate the Stadium, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
Fridays (thru 12/16): Fossil Friday, The Charleston Museum, downtown Charleston
Fridays (not 12/23): The Sound of Charleston, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
Fridays & Saturdays (thru 12/17): Holiday Fairs, Moncks Corner Regional Recreation Complex
Saturdays (not 12/24 or 12/31): Food Trucks and Live Music, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
Saturdays (not 12/24 or 12/31): Weekend Wine-Down, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
Saturdays: Sea Islands Farmers Market, Charleston Collegiate Campus, Johns Island
Saturdays & Sundays (thru 12/17): Holiday Market in Marion Square, downtown Charleston
Saturdays & Sundays (thru 12/18): Strolling Holiday Performers, Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island
Saturdays & Sundays (thru 12/18): Holiday Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
Sundays (not 12/25): Figure Drawing Sessions, Redux Contemporary Art Center
Sundays: Sunday Brunch Farmers Market, The Charleston Pour House, James Island
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, Charleston County Parks, Forte Jazz Lounge, Music Farm, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Theatre 99, and The Windjammer.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS IN DECEMBER:
12/1: Love Actually, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston
12/1: How to Invest, Charleston Library Society, downtown Charleston
12/1: Charleston Symphony’s Holy City Messiah, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, downtown Charleston
12/1-2: Christmas on the Battery: Carols, Candlelight & Gullah Christmas Stories, Edmondston-Alston House, downtown Charleston
12/1-2: The Riviera’s Rockin’ Holiday Special, The Riviera Theater, downtown Charleston
12/1-4: Chintz: A Quilted History, The Charleston Museum, downtown Charleston
12/1-10: Kirsten Stolle: Only You Can Prevent a Forest, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
12/1-13*: Dragon Boat the Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park
12/1, 12/15: Christmas Time is Here! with Erin Parker, Forte Jazz Lounge, downtown Charleston
12/1-18: Charleston in Sports: A Photographic History, The Charleston Museum
12/1-23: Holiday “Sleigh” Ride, Old South Carriage Tours, downtown Charleston
12/1-24: Photos with Santa Claus, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/1-30: Holiday Lights Driving Tour, 1 Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner
12/1-30: Spiegeltent, Charleston Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
12/1-31*: Aquarium Aglow, SC Aquarium, downtown Charleston
12/1-31: Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park
12/1-31: Charleston’s Holiday Headquarters, Charleston Place, downtown Charleston
12/1-31*: Moonshine, 34 West Theatre, downtown Charleston
12/1-31: Sippin’ Santa Tiki Bar, Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms
12/1-1/1: Visions of Brookgreen, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet
12/1-1/1*: Nights of a Thousand Candles, Brookgreen Gardens
12/1-1/2: Treasured Holiday Memories, Brookgreen Gardens
12/1-1/15: Bo Bartlett: Earthly Matters, The Gibbes Museum of Art, downtown Charleston
12/1-2/4: Ice Skating on the Point, Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, Mount Pleasant
12/1-3/5: From Chaos to Order: Greek Geometric Art, The Gibbes Museum of Art
12/2: First Friday Christmas Market, The Town Market on James Island
12/2: Light the Lake, Colonial Lake, downtown Charleston
12/2: Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Event, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/2: First Friday Artwalks, multiple galleries, downtown Charleston
12/2: Uncorked - The Ultimate Christmas Holiday Event, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
12/2: Open Mike Night, Redux Contemporary Art Center, downtown Charleston
12/2: Hanahan Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Vendor Market, Hanahan Amphitheater
12/2: Summerville Arbor Day, Fire Station #5, Summerville
12/2: Christmas in the Creek Tree Lighting, Goose Creek Municipal Center
12/2: On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/2: It’s a Wonderful Life, Charleston Music Hall
12/2: Charleston Symphony’s Holy City Messiah, St. Andrew’s Church, Mount Pleasant
12/2: Lindsey Stirling, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/2-3: ChristKindlMarkt, River Oaks, Awendaw
12/2-4: 29th Annual Christmas Made in the South!, Exchange Park, Ladson
12/2-4: Mt. Pleasant Performing Arts Presents The Nutcracker, Sottile Theatre, downtown Charleston
12/2-18: A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special, Queen Street Playhouse, downtown Charleston
12/2-21*: A Christmas Carol, The Historic Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston
12/2-3, 12/9-10, 12/17: Candlelight Tours, Drayton Hall, West Ashley
12/2-3, 12/9, 12/17-18, 12/28, 12/31: SC Stingrays home hockey games, North Charleston Coliseum
12/2, 12/9-10, 12/23: Storytelling with Mrs. Claus, James Island County Park
12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/22, 12/26, 12/30: The Sound of Charleston, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
12/2-30: Garden Club of Charleston Holiday Decorations, Joseph Manigault House, downtown Charleston
12/2-30*: Take the Funny and Run, Theatre 99, downtown Charleston
12/3: Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop, The Charleston Museum, downtown Charleston
12/3: PJs with Santa, Hutchinson Square, Summerville
12/3: Ugly Sweater 5K Dash, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Summerville
12/3: BIG Lowcountry Boil, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston
12/3: Holiday Candle-Making Workshop, Redux Contemporary Art Center
12/3: Holiday Market, Risen Hope Church, Summerville
12/3: Marion Square Tree Lighting, downtown Charleston
12/3: Holiday Street Festival, Front Beach, Isle of Palms
12/3: Christmas Festival and Parade, Park Circle, North Charleston
12/3: Holiday Pickers Hullabaloo Flea Market, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
12/3: Meet the Author: Don Best Signing The Third Promise, Main Street Reads, Summerville
12/3: Holiday Market at Redux!, Redux Contemporary Art Center
12/3: 2nd Annual Flippers & Fur Fest, Regatta Inn, Folly Beach
12/3: Carnes Holiday Market & Santa Pictures, The Green Barn, Carnes Crossroads, Summerville
12/3: Christmas Traditions Among the Enslaved, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston
12/3: Majors Family Band, James Island County Park
12/3: Sugar in the Stacks, Charleston Library Society
12/3: Waterfront Park and Marsh Sweep, Waterfront Park Pier, downtown Charleston
12/3: Margo Price, Music Farm, downtown Charleston
12/3: Dirty Dancing in Concert, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/3: Lowcountry Stargazers Astronomy Observing Event, Johns Island County Park
12/3: Holiday Swing: A Charleston Jazz Tradition, Charleston Music Hall
12/4: Drayton Hall Oyster Roast!, Drayton Hall
12/4: Birds of Prey Photography Days, The Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw
12/4: Oh Happy Day, Circular Congregational Church
12/4: Charleston Holiday Parade, Broad and Meeting Streets, downtown Charleston
12/4: Lights & Love, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/4: Sweets with Santa, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/4: Inclusive Visit with Santa, James Island County Park
12/4: The Charleston Caroling Company, James Island County Park
12/4: Wine Under the Oaks, Boone Hall Plantation
12/4: Charlton Singleton’s Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Music Hall
12/4-1/1: Christmas at Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
12/5: Cookies & Cocoa with Santa, The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation, North Charleston
12/5: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Charleston Music Hall
12/5-23: Holy City Christmas, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston
12/5-1/1: A Traditional Christmas, Boone Hall Plantation
12/6: Play Dayz, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/6: Another JOHNNYSWIM Christmas Tour, Charleston Music Hall
12/6: Chris Tomlin x MercyMe, North Charleston Coliseum
12/6: Charleston SOA Symphony & Choir Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/6-7: CLS Holiday Shopping Bazaar in the Stacks, Charleston Library Society
12/6-7, 12/10, 12/13-14, 12/17: Story Time in the Rabbit Hole - Holiday Stories, Charleston Library Society
12/7: Children’s Holiday Workshop, The Charleston Museum
12/7: Annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, Edisto Beach Baptist Church Sanctuary
12/7: Steve-O Bucket List Tour, Charleston Music Hall
12/7: Senior Christmas Dinner, Goose Creek Municipal Center
12/8: Needle Felted Wool Victorian-Style Christmas Tree, The Inn at Middleton Place Lake House, West Ashley
12/8: Holiday Hoedown, Wannamaker County Park
12/8: Soulful Holiday Pop-Up, IBA Event Venue, North Charleston
12/8: Awendaw Farmers and Artisans Market, Middleton and Maker Village BBQ, Awendaw
12/8: Movie Under the Stars: The Polar Express, Smythe Lawn, Daniel Island
12/8: Laughzilla with Cam Bertrand, Music Farm
12/8: Takénobu Music at the Library, Charleston Library Society
12/8: Owls by Moonlight, Center for Birds of Prey
12/8: Ladies Night/Bubbles on Ice, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/8: Living Christmas Story, Bethany United Methodist Church, Summerville
12/8: One Christmas Night in Memphis, Charleston Music Hall
12/8-9: Holiday Carolers, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/8, 12/12: Ask a Naturalist, James Island County Park
12/8-18*: Who’s Holiday, Queen Street Playhouse
12/9: Lighthouse Inlet Bird Walk, Folly Beach
12/9: Holiday Market & Mingle and Tree Lighting, Bay Creek Park, Edisto Beach
12/9: Caribbean Christmas, Hutchinson Square, Summerville
12/9: Baubles and Bulbs, The Charleston Museum
12/9: Free Family Friday, Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, downtown Charleston
12/9: Holiday Movies in the Park, Bay Creek Park, Edisto Island
12/9: Elf, Charleston Music Hall
12/9: The Joe Clarke Trio Christmas Sing Along, Forte Jazz Lounge
12/9: Dueling Nutcrackers, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/9: Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/10: 31st Annual Charleston Reindeer Run, downtown Charleston
12/10: Holiday Parade of Boats, Charleston Harbour
12/10: 90’s Glow Night Skate, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/10: Holiday Candle Making Workshop, The Charleston Museum
12/10: Christmas in the Creek Holiday Parade, Saint James Avenue, Goose Creek
12/10: Oysters on the Point, Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, Mount Pleasant
12/10: Howliday at the Park, Mixson Dog Park, North Charleston
12/10: 6th Annual Christmas on King Bar Crawl, Upper King Street, downtown Charleston
12/10: Debbie Gibson’s Winterlicious: An Evening of Holiday and Hits, The Riviera Theater
12/10: Merry & Bright: A Special Holiday Concert, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/10: Edisto Christmas Parade, Palmetto Boulevard, Edisto Island
12/10: Yoga at Waterfront Park, Daniel Island
12/10: Christmas Parade, Center Street, Folly Beach
12/10: Sunset Music and BBQ Cruise, Charleston Maritime Center and Harbour, downtown Charleston
12/10: The Spot Light Awards, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/10: The Front Bottoms, Charleston Music Hall
12/10-11: Dance Conservatory of Charleston: The Nutcracker, Sottile Theatre
12/10, 12/17: Home for the Holidays, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, West Ashley
12/10, 12/17: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Historic Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston
12/11: Summerville Christmas Parade, downtown Summerville
12/11: Holiday Magic on Ann Street, downtown Charleston
12/11: Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration, Hollywood Town Hall
12/11: 27th Annual Christmas Light Parade, Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant
12/11: Charleston Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert, St. Philips Church, downtown Charleston
12/11: 2nd Sunday on King Street, downtown Charleston
12/11: Come to Bethlehem Concert, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/11: Holiday Market at the Creek, Lowcountry Local First, Summerville
12/11: African American Spirituals with Ann Caldwell and The Magnolia Singers, Drayton Hall
12/11: Holiday Magic on Ann Block Party, Charleston Music Hall
12/11-13: Annual Holidays at Riverfront Park, North Charleston
12/11, 12/18: Lowcountry Power Brass Band, James Island County Park
12/12: Beach Sweep with Santa, Isle of Palms
12/12: American Red Cross Blood Drive, Firefly Distillery
12/13: Unwined with Watercolor, Redux Contemporary Art Center
12/13: “Afternoons with Harper Lee” in the Evening with Wayne Flynt, Charleston Library Society
12/13: Charleston Green Drinks - Trees, Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston
12/13: Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular, North Charleston Coliseum
12/13: An Evening with Peggy Lewis, Queen Street Playhouse
12/13: CSO Holiday Show, The Riviera Theater
12/13: An Evening of Music & Comedy with Sandra Bernhard, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/13, 12/15: Ashley Hall Choir Carolers, Hotel Bennett, downtown Charleston
12/14: Stained Glass Holiday Workshop - Copper Foil, Redux Contemporary Art Center
12/14: Holiday Dreams: A Spectacular Holiday Cirque, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/14: Sound Bath in the Gallery, Redux Contemporary Art Center
12/14: A Gullah Christmas Concert, Boone Hall Plantation
12/15: Early Birding, Stono River County Park, Johns Island
12/15: Jazz Night & Bourbon Tasting Skate, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/15: Holiday Gift Drive with ECCO, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
12/15: An Evening with She Returns From War, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/15: Phil Vassar & Deana Carter, The Riviera Theater
12/15-17: Grand Illumination and Dinner, The Inn at Middleton Place, West Ashley
12/15-18: Vienna Light Orchestra: Christmas, Charleston Library Society
12/15-18: Palmetto City Ballet: Nutcracker, Sottile Theatre
12/15-22: The Charleston Christmas Special, Charleston Music Hall
12/16: “Snow” Place Like Charleston - Charlton Singleton and the Beehive Orchestra, The Riviera Theater
12/16: The Break Circuit, James Island County Park
12/16-17: Central Creek Park Grand Opening Celebration, Goose Creek
12/16-17: Chamber Music with CSO: Holiday Strings, Charleston Library Society
12/17: Summerville’s 175th Birthday Celebration, Gahagan Park, Summerville
12/17: Kiawah Island Sweep, 876 Kiawah Island Parkway
12/17: America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving and Educating - Part I, The Charleston Museum
12/17: Christmas Wine and Chocolate Pairing, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
12/17: Cocoa Cup 5K, Brown Family Park, Summerville
12/17: 3rd Annual Annual Holiday Adopt & Shop Market, Firefly Distillery
12/17: Cars and Coffee, Freshfields Village
12/17: Strings for the Season, Public Works Arts Center, Summerville
12/17: Meet & Greet with The Snow Sisters, James Island County Park
12/17: Sidewalk Saturday, Freshfields Village
12/17: 8th Annual Holy City Holiday Market, multiple venues, Park Circle, North Charleston
12/17: Chris DiStefano: Right Intention, Wrong Move, The Riviera Theater
12/17: Holiday Cocktail Making Class, Firefly Distillery
12/17: A Christmas Carol, read by James Dyne, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
12/17, 12/23: The Have Nots! Holiday Show, Theatre 99
12/18: Chanukah in the Square, Marion Square
12/18: Visit with Santa, CreditOne Stadium, Daniel Island
12/18: Celtic Woman: A Christmas Symphony, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/19: Holy City Hotfoot, James Island County Park
12/19: Classical Kids Concert: Night Before Christmas, Sottile Theatre
12/19-20: Holiday Camp in the Stacks, Charleston Library Society
12/21: Winter Solstice Walk on the Labyrinth, Brookgreen Gardens
12/21-23: CSO Holiday Pops!, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/22: 9th Annual Chanukah Celebration and Menorah Lighting, Pierce Park Pavilion, Daniel Island
12/22: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/22: Holiday Improv Comedy, Theatre 99
12/22, 12/29: Celebrate the Season with Eva Leach, Forte Jazz Lounge
12/23: Golden Gals Live! A Christmas Musical, Charleston Music Hall
12/23: A Drag Queen Christmas, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
12/24: Christmas Eve Party, FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen, Freshfields Village
12/29: Blue Dogs 10th Annual Homecoming, Charleston Music Hall
12/30: An Evening with Jump, Little Children & Friends, Charleston Music Hall
12/30: Homegrown and Nationally Known, Charleston Gaillard Center
12/31: Noon Year’s Eve, Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
12/31: Futurebirds, Charleston Music Hall
12/31: New Year’s Eve at Aquarium Aglow, SC Aquarium
12/31: 2023: “The Best Is Yet To Come, Queen Street Playhouse
12/31: New Year’s Eve Fireworks, James Island County Park
12/31: New Year’s Eve Dinner, FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen, Freshfields Village
12/31: 9th Annual Charleston Wonderland New Year’s Eve, Festival Hall, downtown Charleston
12/31: New Year’s Eve Gala, Forte Jazz Lounge
12/31: Crawl Til the Ball Falls, multiple venues, downtown Charleston
12/31: New Year’s Eve FurBall, New Realm Brewing, Daniel Island
12/31: New Year’s Eve Flip-Flop Drop and Fireworks, Center Street, Folly Beach
* 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!