What's Happening in Charleston: October 2019 Edition

Posted By Alan Donald @ Oct 1st 2019 2:20pm In: Events

October has arrived and, after a close call with Hurricane Dorian last month, the fall weather is in our near future along with many outdoor activities such as Fall Festivals, Music Performances in the Park and Halloween on the 31st! Here is our October 2019 calendar of events:

9/26-10/6: MOJA Arts Festival, various locations
1: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am Film Screening, Charleston Music Hall, downtown Charleston
1-31: Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
2: Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors: Dragons Tour, Charleston Music Hall
3: Keepin' Jazz Alive, Charleston Music Hall
3, 10, 17, 24: Live Under the Oaks Concert Series, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
4: George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Good To Be Bad Tour: 45 Years of Rock, Charleston Music Hall
4: 23rd Annual Berkeley BBQ Cook-Off, Regional Recreation Complex, Moncks Corner
4: Gov't Mule Bring on the Music Fall Tour, North Charleston Performing Arts Center (PAC)
4: Charleston Gallery Association's Art Walk, various art galleries, downtown Charleston
4-11/2: Boone Hall Fright Nights, Boone Hall Plantation
5: Isle of Palms Connector Run, Palm Boulevard, Isle of Palms
5: Black Ink: The Charleston African-American Book Festival, Memminger Auditorium, downtown Charleston
5: Shovels & Rope, Charleston Music Hall
5: Cast Off Fishing Tournament, Mount Pleasant Pier
5: Goose Creek Fall Festival, Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center, Goose Creek
5: Toby Keith, Volvo Car Stadium, Daniel Island
5: Summerville Rotary Oktoberfest, Hutchinson Square, Summerville
5: Shaggin' on the Cooper, Cooper River Bridge, Mount Pleasant
6: Swim Around Charleston, start at Remleys Point, Mount Pleasant
6: C.S. Lewis Onstage - The Most Reluctant Convert, Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
6: Craig Ferguson: Hobo Fabulous Tour, Charleston Music Hall
7: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Film Screening, Charleston Music Hall
8: Dream Theater: The Distance Over Time Tour, North Charleston PAC
9: ZZ Top and Their 50th Anniversary Tour, Volvo Car Stadium
9, 23: Wine Down Wednesday, Old Towne Creek County Park, West Ashley
10: Bert Kreischer, North Charleston PAC
11: Buena Vista Legacy: A Tribute to Buena Vista Social Club, Charleston Music Hall
12: The Follypalooza Cancer Benefit, Center Street, Folly Beach
12: Music of the Movies, Gaillard Center
12: Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon & 5K, Johns Island County Park
12: Matastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Event, Charleston Music Hall
12: Granger Smith, North Charleston PAC
12: Oktoberfest, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, downtown Charleston
12-13: 12th Annual Arts and Crafts Fair, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, North Charleston
13: The Glory Road: Charleston's Hit Gospel Musical, Charleston Music Hall
13: Latin American Festival, North Charleston Wannamaker County park
13: 2nd Annual Taste of North Charleston, ExQuis Event & Conference Center, North Charleston
13, 16, 19: Charleston Battery home soccer matches, MUSC Health Stadium, Daniel Island
15: Xanadu: The Musical, Charleston Music Hall
15-16: RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, North Charleston PAC
16: 6th Annual Whiskey after Dark, The Cedar Room, downtown Charleston
16-11/3: Nevermore! Voyage into the Netherworld, Dock Street Theatre, downtown Charleston
17: Chris Botti: Live in Concert, Charleston Music Hall
17: Chris Stapleton: All American Road Show, North Charleston Coliseum
17: Chicago: Live in Concert, North Charleston PAC
18: An Evening with Andrea Gibson, Charleston Music Hall
18: Truck-or-Treat Halloween Bash and Movie, Gahagan Park, Summerville
19: Saxophone Legends: Ernie Watts Plays John Coltrane, Charlie Parker & More, Charleston Music Hall
19: Charleston Comic-Con, Hilton Garden Inn Airport, North Charleston
19: Gathering of the Fork Food and Music Festival, Omar Shrine Auditorium, Mount Pleasant
20: Children's Day Festival, Park West Recreation Complex, Mount Pleasant
20: Summerville Italian Feast, Hutchinson Square, Summerville
20: Preacher Lawson, Charleston Music Hall
20: HALOS 8th Annual Oyster Roast, Harborside East, Mount Pleasant
21: The Nightmare Before Christmas: Sing-A-Long Series, Charleston Music Hall
22: Alison Krauss on Tour, North Charleston PAC
23: The Allmann Betts Band, Charleston Music Hall
24: JohnnySwim Moonlight Acoustic, Charleston Music Hall
25: Learning to Fly: A Tom Petty Tribute, Charleston Music Hall
25: Film on the Field - Hocus Pocus, MUSC Health Stadium
25: Trunk or Treat and Movie in the Park, Hanahan Amphitheater
25-26: Pictures at an Exhibition, Gaillard Center
25-26: Love Life Women's Conference, North Charleston Coliseum
26: Girls Gotta Eat, Charleston Music Hall
26: Fall Festival, Mount Pleasant Towne Center
26: 2019 Daniel Island Pumpkin Walk, Smythe Park, Daniel Island
26: Sand Dollar Show Series, Mullet Hall Equestrian Center, Johns Island County Park
26: Halloween Carnival, Goose Creek Community Center
26: 21st Annual James Island Connector Run/Walk, starts at Cannon Park, downtown Charleston
27: Oktoberfest, MUSC Health Stadium
27: Trae Crowder Live!, Charleston Music Hall
27: Lowcountry Halloween Fest, Citadel Mall, West Ashley
28: Hocus Pocus, Charleston Music Hall
29: Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade, Gaillard Center
29: Dracula: Ballet with a Bite!, Charleston Music Hall
30: Cody Ko & Noel Miller: Tiny Meat Gang Live, Charleston Music Hall
30: Halloween Festival, East Main St., downtown Moncks Corner
31: Studio 300: Disco Halloween, The Alley, downtown Charleston
31: Hollywood Horror: A Halloween Music, Dance, & Film Phenom, Charleston Music Hall
31: Folly Beach Civic Club Halloween Carnival, Folly River Park, Folly Beach
31-11/10: Coastal Carolina Fair, Ladson Fairgrounds