The first day of classes is right around the corner with students returning to Berkeley and Dorchester County schools on the 19th and to Charleston County schools on the 21st. So be sure to grab some more days of fun before the kiddos go back to school and don't forget to inform them about "cooties"! Click here for the medical guide for cooties to share with your cuties. Enjoy some of the events listed below and celebrate any number of fun and silly national holidays that everyone can enjoy such as National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (2nd), National Friendship and Sisters Day (4th), National Women's Day (9th), National Son and Daughter Day (11th) and National Financial Awareness Day (14th), among many others identified here!
With so much to see and do in Charleston, no wonder Travel & Leisure magazine readers ranked it No. 1 in the U.S. for the 7th year in a row! And now, here is your August 2019 calendar of events:
1: Brent Cobb, Windjammer, Isle of Palms
1-6, 12-14, 20-25, 30-31: Charleston RiverDogs home baseball games, Joe Riley Stadium, downtown Charleston
2: Jennifer Holliday, Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
2: Reggae Nights Concert, James Island County Park
2-4: SC Sales Tax Free Weekend, statewide
3,17: Charleston Battery home soccer games, MUSC Health Stadium, Daniel Island
4: Swim Across America Charleston – Kiawah Island Open Water Swim, Night Heron Park, Kiawah Island
4: Charleston Music Hall's 3rd Annual Poster Sale, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston
4: Tedeschi Trucks Band: Wheels of Soul 2019, Volvo Car Stadium, Daniel Island
5: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Charleston Music Hall
8: 20 Ride: A Tribute to Zac Brown Band, Charleston Music Hall
8: Kiss: End of the Road World Tour, North Charleston Coliseum
9: Movies in the Park - Peter Rabbit, Gahagan Park, Summerville
9: Bachelors and Bowties Date Auction for Cystic Fibrosis, The Alley, downtown Charleston
9-25: Matilda the Musical, Midtown Theatre, North Charleston
10: Fix My Eyes: Documentary Film Premiere, Charleston Music Hall
10: Seafood Festival of Charleston, Omar Shrine Temple, Mount Pleasant
10: Shaggin' on the Cooper, Mount Pleasant Pier
10: Kids Fest, City of Goose Creek Community Center
11: Playfest, U-Plex Indoor Soccer, Summerville
11: Charleston Sprint Triathlon, James Island County Park
12: Mean Girls, Charleston Music Hall
13: Ratatouille, Charleston Music Hall
14: Summer Entertainment Series - Insect Insanity, James Island County Park
15: Gavin Degraw, Charleston Music Hall
15: Palmetto Community Care's Gay Bingo: Mad Hatter's Ball, North Charleston Convention Center
16: Moonlight Mixer, Folly Beach Pier
16: Reza - Edge of Illusion, Charleston Music Hall
16: Folly Beach Full Moon Drum Circle, Folly Beach County Park
17: Hootie's Homegrown Roundup Back To School Basics, Burke High School, downtown Charleston
17: 5th Annual Chics of the Sea, Harborside East, Mount Pleasant
17: Special Needs Prom, R. L. Jones Recreation Center, Mount Pleasant
17: Charleston Summer Wine Festival, Memminger Auditorium, downtown Charleston
17: 17th Annual Ballpark Festival of Beers, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, downtown Charleston
17: 21st Annual Half Rubber Tournament, Isle of Palms Recreation Department
17-18: Summer Slam in the Creek Pickleball Tournament, Goose Creek Community Center
18: City of Charleston Annual First Day Festival, SC Aquarium, downtown Charleston
18: Reel Rock 13, Charleston Music Hall
19: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Charleston Music Hall
20: Why Don't We: 8 Letters Tour, Volvo Car Stadium
21: The Art of Jazz: Arshak Sirunyan Quartet, Gibbs Museum, downtown Charleston
21: Cammie's Back to School Block Party, Cammie’s International Food & Grocery, North Charleston
22: Richard Marx - A Solo Acoustic Evening, Charleston Music Hall
23: Rocket Man: A Tribute to Sir Elton John, Charleston Music Hall
23: Alan Jackson, North Charleston Coliseum
24: Charleston Royal Princess Ball, Brittlebank Park, downtown Charleston
25: Free Admission Day at Fort Moultrie, Fort Moultrie Visitor Center, Sullivan's Island
25: Homeless to Hope Benefit Concert, Gaillard Center
25: South Carolina's Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival & Exhibition, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, West Ashley
26: A League of Their Own, Charleston Music Hall
28-9/22: Footloose, Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston
29: Andy Grammer, Music Farm, downtown Charleston
30-9/1: Lowcountry Jazz Festival, Gaillard Center
31: Cast Off Fishing Tournament, Folly Beach Pier
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