What's Happening in Charleston - November 2021 (Events)

Posted By Alan Donald @ Nov 1st 2021 2:45pm In: Events

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November is going to be a busy month! Several local area municipalities have elections on the 2nd, clocks turn back an hour when Daylight saving time ends on the 7th, Veterans Day is on the 11th (although the parade in downtown Charleston will be on the 6th) and Thanksgiving will be celebrated on the 25th this year. The Charleston area also has a few annual fairs and festivals happening this month, like the 8th Annual Charleston Beer Week (1st-7th), the 2021 Coastal Carolina Fair (1st-7th), the 2021 Blues Festival (20th) and more!

There’s also a variety of sports, entertainment and other special events taking place as well as the continuation of several area farmers markets. Runners, lace up your sneakers because Charleston is offering the (6th), the 7th Annual Sweet Tea Half Marathon and 10k (13th), the 3rd Annual Huffin’ for the Stuffin’ 5k at Carnes Crossroads (25th), and the 44th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble 5K (25th) races this month. In preparation for the holidays, the Holiday Festival of Lights begins on the 11th at James Island County Park, the Holiday Lights Driving Tour starts on the 26th at Santee Cooper’s Headquarters in Moncks Corner, and A Christmas Celebration Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place in Summerville on the 30th, to name a few.

We’ve listed many weekly and individual events below and provided links so you can find out more. Take a look at what’s listed, have fun, and stay safe!

Weekly events throughout November:

Mondays-Saturdays: Blackbird Market, Blackbird Farms & Market, Johns Island

Tuesdays & Saturdays: Colleton Farmers Market, Market Pavilion, Walterboro

Tuesdays-Saturdays: Fields Farm Produce Market, Johns Island

Wednesdays: Holy City Farmers Market, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston

Wednesdays: Awendaw Green Barn Jams, Sewee Outpost, Awendaw

Thursdays (ends 11/18): Goose Creek History Lecture Series, Goose Creek Fire Station

Fridays: Food Truck Fridays, The Green Barn, Carnes Crossroads, Summerville

Saturdays: Goose Creek Farmers & Artisans Market, Goose Creek City Hall

Saturdays: Charleston Farmers Market, Marion Square, downtown Charleston

Saturdays: Sea Islands Farmers Market, Charleston Collegiate Campus, Johns Island

Saturdays (ends 11/20): Summerville Farmers Market, Summerville Town Hall

Saturdays: Firefly Yoga + Food Trucks + Live Music, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston

Sundays (not 11/28): Sunday Figure Drawing, Redux Contemporary Art Center

Sundays: Sunday Brunch Farmers Market, The Pour House, James Island

These area venues have too many one-off events and activities on their November calendars for us to list in full below, so please follow their links to see more: Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre, Charleston County Parks, Forte Jazz Lounge, and Redux Contemporary Art Center.

Individual events in November:

11/1-6: The Fall Tours & Master Series: Homes, History & Architecture, multiple venues, downtown Charleston

11/1-7: 2021 Coastal Carolina Fair, Exchange Park, Ladson

11/1-7: 8th Annual Charleston Beer Week, multiple area venues

11/1-12/11: Namsa Leuba: Crossed Looks, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, downtown Charleston

11/1-2/20/22: Light Effects: The French Impressionists, The Gibbes Museum of Art, downtown Charleston

11/2: Kevin Gates Khaza Tour, North Charleston Performing Arts Center

11/3: West Ashley Farmers Market (last of season), Ackerman Park

11/3, 11/7, 11/12-14, 11/26, 11/28: SC Stingrays home hockey games, North Charleston Coliseum

11/4: Live Under the Oaks Concert Series, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre

11/4: The Mavericks ‘En Español’ World Tour 2021, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston

11/4: “Irrational Order”: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Design of Drayton Hall, online webinar hosted by Drayton Hall, West Ashley

11/5: Gloria Gaynor, Charleston Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston

11/5: Pinwheel Gala for Children in Crisis, Low Country Conference Center, Summerville

11/5: Folly Pirates Over 40: Jimmy Buffett Tribute, The Windjammer, Isle of Palms

11/5: Friends of the Hunley’s 16th Annual Oyster Roast, Charleston Visitors Center Bus Shed, downtown Charleston

11/5: The Robert Burns Society of Charleston Tartan Gala, Laura Albert’s Tasteful Options, Daniel Island

11/5-6: Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering, Riverfront Park, North Charleston

11/5-6, 11/11-13, 11/18-20, 11/26-27: Groovy Kinda Love, Thirty-Four West Theatre Co., downtown Charleston

11/6: LOWVELO MUSC Bike Fundraiser, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, downtown Charleston

11/6: Chili 5K Trail Run/Walk, Laurel Hill County Park, Mount Pleasant

11/6: An Evening with Audra McDonald, Charleston Gaillard Center

11/6: Adeem the Artist, Palmetto Brewing Company, downtown Charleston

11/6: Holiday Market, Daniel Island Recreation Center

11/6: Drew Lynch, Charleston Music Hall

11/6: Fall Fest, The Timrod Library, Summerville

11/6: 2021 Charleston Veterans Day Parade, East Bay St., downtown Charleston

11/7: Crowder: The Milk & Honey Tour, Charleston Gaillard Center

11/7: Straight No Chaser, North Charleston Performing Arts Center

11/7: WaterFest, The Waterfront, Daniel Island

11/9: Shakey Graves, Charleston Music Hall

11/9: Chamber Music Charleston Ovation Concert Series, Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston

11/10: Galactic, Charleston Music Hall

11/10: Gojira and Knocked Loose, North Charleston Performing Arts Center

11/10, 11/27: The Sound of Charleston, Circular Congregational Church, downtown Charleston

11/11: Paws on the Patio, Burton’s Grill, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre

11/11: Drive-By Truckers, Charleston Music Hall

11/12: Last Podcast on the Left: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Tour, Charleston Gaillard Center

11/12: Yacht Club, The Windjammer

11/12: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Presents 662: Juke Joint Live, Charleston Music Hall

11/12: Illa Zilla, Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston

11/12-12/31: Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park

11/13: Rock the 90s, The Windjammer

11/13: The 8th Rockabillaque Festival, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston

11/13: Outdoor Movie Night, Village Green at Carnes Crossroads, Summerville

11/13: Yallfest, Charleston Music Hall

11/13: New Ghost Town, Palmetto Brewing Co.

11/13: 7th Annual Sweet Tea Half Marathon and 10K Run, downtown Summerville

11/13: 2021 Symphony Tour of Homes & Concert, multiple venues, Kiawah Island

11/13, 11/20: The Dinner Detective, Embassy Suites - Convention Center, North Charleston
11/13-14: Inaugural Black Food Truck Festival, Patriotts Point, Mount Pleasant

11/14: 2nd Sunday on King Street, downtown Charleston

11/14: The Robert Cray Band, Charleston Music Hall

11/14: Steeplechase of Charleston, The Stono Ferry Racetrack, Hollywood, SC

11/16: Keb’ Mo’ Band, Charleston Gaillard Center

11/17: Ledisi: The Wild Card Tour, Charleston Music Hall

11/17: James Taylor & His All-Star Band with special guest Jackson Browne, North Charleston Coliseum
11/17-19: Trident United Way's Days of Caring, multiple area venues

11/17-20: Charleston Style Exchange Women’s Consignment Popup Event, SC National Guard Armory, Mount Pleasant

11/18: Third Thursdays, Hutchinson Square, Summerville

11/18: Chris Thile, Charleston Music Hall

11/18: Black Freedom in the Age of Slavery with author John Marks, online Virtual Book Club online hosted by Drayton Hall, West Ashley

11/18-1/2/2022: Aquarium Aglow, SC Aquarium, downtown Charleston

11/19: Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Charleston Music Hall