What's Happening in Charleston - December 2019 Edition

Posted By Alan Donald @ Dec 2nd 2019 1:00pm In: Events

The holiday season is finally upon us! There is something to do for everyone on your list, whether it’s taking the kids to see Santa, attending any number of performances, New Year’s Eve celebrations with your special someone, and so much more! It is the season of giving so give your loved ones a month to remember and check out as many activities and shows as you can! Here is your December 2019 calendar of events:

1: Christmas Tree Lighting, Marion Square, Downtown Charleston
1: City of Charleston Christmas Parade, Downtown Charleston
1: Annual Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, Market Pavillion in Moncks Corner
1-23: Miss South Carolina USA & Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2020, North Charleston Performing Arts Center (PAC)
1-27: We Three Thieves, Black Fedora Mystery Theatre, Downtown Charleston
1-30: The Sound of Charleston - Special Holiday Edition, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston
1-31: Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park
1-3/15: Lights of Magnolia, Magnolia Plantation, North Charleston
2: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Charleston Music Hall, Downtown Charleston
3: Town of Summerville Tree Lighting, in front on Summervile Town Hall, Downtown Summerville
3: Robert Earl Keen: Countdown to Christmas, Charleston Music Hall
3: The Charleston School of the Arts Symphony and Singers Present Holiday Spectacular, Gaillard Center, Downtown Charleston
4: Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gaillard Center
4: Time For Tots, Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner
4-15: Disney's The Lion King, North Charleston PAC
4-22: Elf the Musical, Dock Street Theatre, Downtown Charleston
5: Charlton Singleton's Holiday Spectacular, Charleston Music Hall
5: Curator-led Tour of "Over There and Here is Me and Me" and "Linked", Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, downtown Charleston
5: Holiday Hoedown, Cypress Hall at Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston
5: Daniel Island Night Market Christmas Tree Lighting, Daniel Island
5-6: Christmas on the Battery, Edmondston-Alston House, Downtown Charleston
5-22: Holiday Spectacular, Cultural Arts Center Charleston, West Ashley
6: Uncorked, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
6: City of North Charleston Tree Lighting, Felix C. Davis Community Center, North Charleston
6: Christmas Tree Lighting, Hanahan Amphitheater
6: Artwalk, various art galleries in Downtown Charleston
6: Light the Lake presented by Publix, Colonial Lake, Downtown Charleston
6-7: Phish Fest, Rusty Bull Brewing Co, North Charleston
6-8: Phish Fall Tour, North Charleston PAC
7: Holiday Extravaganza, Children's Museum of the Lowcountry, Downtown Charleston
7: The Nutcracker, Charleston Music Hall
7: Daniel Island Holiday Festival, Volvo Car Stadium, Daniel Island
7: Tinsel and Tales with Santa at the S.C. Historical Society Museum, Fireproof Building, Downtown Charleston
7: Deck the Hall Oyster Roast at Drayton Hall, Drayton Hall, North Charleston
7: Lowcountry Hoedown, Waterfront Cruise Port Authority, Downtown Charleston
7: Sea Life by Starlight, South Carolina Aquarium, downtown Charleston
7: Bohicket Parade of Boats, Bohicket Marina, Johns Island
7: Family Yuletide in the Stableyards, Middleton Place
7: A Charleston Christmas Celtic and Classical, Circular Congregational Church, Downtown Charleston
7: North Charleston Christmas Festival and Parade, Felix C. Davis Community Center, North Charleston
7: Isle of Palms Holiday Street Festival 2019, Front Beach, Isle of Palms
7 & 14: Breakfast with Santa, Spirit of Carolina Cruise departing from Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
7: 29th Annual Reindeer Run, East Bay St, Downtown Charleston
7: 20th Annual Holiday Market and Craft Show, Mount Pleasant Farmer's Market Pavilion
7: Charleston Holiday Market, Marion Square, Downtown Charleston
7-8, 14-15, 21-22: Children's Holiday Village, Magnolia Plantation, North Charleston
8: Wine Under the Oaks, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
8: "It's A Wonderful Life Spectacular", Forte Jazz Lounge, Downtown Charleston
8: 24th Annual Christmas Light Parade, Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant
10, 14, 15, 20, 28: Stingray Hockey home games, North Charleston PAC
11: Once On This Island, the Musical, Gaillard Center
11: A Christmas Carol, Gibbes Museum, Downtown Charleston
12-14: Grand Illumination and Dinner, Middleton Place, West Ashley
13: 5th Annual Christmas with the Charlestones, St John's Lutheran Church, Charleston
13-22: The Charleston Christmas Special 2019, Charleston Music Hall
14: 42nd Annual Kiawah Island Marathon, Kiawah Island
14: The Ten Tenors, Gaillard Center
14: Folly Beach Christmas Parade, Folly Beach
14: Holiday Parade of Boats, Charleston Harbor
14: Nutcracker Tea, Tides Folly Beach
14: Summerville Holiday Farmers Market, Main St in Summerville
14-15: Annual Holiday Spirituals Concerts at Drayton Hall, Drayton Hall, North Charleston
14 & 21: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Dock Street Theatre
15: Salon Series: A Classical Christmas, South Carolina Society Hall, downtown Charleston
16: Elf, Charleston Music Hall
18: A Christmas Carol, Gaillard Center
20: Caroling in the Creek, St James United Methodist Church, Goose Creek
20-21: Holiday Pops, Gaillard Center
21: Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker, North Charleston PAC
22: Chanukah in the Square, Marion Square, Downtown Charleston
23: It's a Wonderful Life, Charleston Music Hall
24: Tomasso’s Feast of the Seven Fishes, Tomasso at Turtle Point, Kiawah Island
27: An Evening with Jump, Little Children, Charleston Music Hall
28: Holiday Canoe Trip, Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner
29: Blue Dogs, Charleston Music Hall
31: Ball in the Hall: A New Years Eve Extravaganza, Charleston Music Hall
31: Yorktown Countdown to NYE 2020, Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
31: New Year's Eve Fun Run, Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms
31: Snyder Grand Ball NYE 2020, South Carolina Aquarium, downtown Charleston
31: New Year's Eve at the Alley, the Alley, Downtown Charleston
31: Midnight at the Rice Mill, Historic Rice Mill, Downtown Charleston
31: New Year's Eve Flip Flop Drop 2019, Center Street, Folly Beach
31: New Year's Eve Gold Party, Society Hall, Downtown Charleston
31: New Year's Eve in Marion Square, downtown Charleston
31: Charleston NYE Biggest New Years party in Charleston, Exquis Event Center, North Charleston
31: New Year's Eve 2019, Candlelite Pavillion, Summerville Country Club