What's Happening in Charleston - October 2020 Edition
It’s fall y’all! October and its outstanding weather are finally upon us, not to mention the start of oyster season, Columbus Day (12th) and Halloween (31st). More live events are planned for the month across the Charleston area, with safety protocols in place for COVID-19. So be sure to get out and enjoy the fresh air and offerings...safely! Here’s our October calendar of events:
Tuesdays: Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Moultrie Middle School
Wednesdays & Saturdays: Early Morning Bird Walks, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel
Thursdays: North Charleston Farmers Market, Felix C Davis Community Center, Park Circle
Thursdays: Live Under the Oaks Concert Series, Mount Pleasant Towne Center
Thursdays - Sundays: Boone Hall Fright Nights, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant
Fridays: Fall Flicks at Carolina Park, Mount Pleasant
Fridays - Sundays: Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch, Boone Hall Plantation
Saturdays: Charleston Essentials Market, Marion Square, downtown Charleston
Saturdays: West Ashley Farmers Market, Charleston Tennis Center, West Ashley
10/1: Gino Castillo & the Cuban Cowboys, Forte Jazz Lounge, downtown Charleston
10/1: Toast Under the Oaks, Johns Island County Park
10/1: Sunset Moonrise Beach Walk, Folly Beach County Park
10/1-10/2: Bird Fest (virtual event), Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner
10/1-10/24: Connections, Redux Contemporary Art Center, downtown Charleston
10/1-1/10: Building a Legacy: The Vibrant Vision Collection of Jonathan Green and Richard Weedman, The Gibbes Museum of Art, downtown Charleston
10/2: Summer Comfort: Songs of John Denver & Linda Ronstadt, The Village Repertory Company, downtown Charleston
10/2: Charleston Symphony Chamber Music Series' Live Chamber Music in the Garden, The Gibbes Museum of Art
10/3: White Water for Sea Kayakers, James Island County Park
10/3: Opera on the Waterfront, Memorial Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant
10/3: The Legacy of Motown with Charlton Singleton & Friends, The Bend, North Charleston
10/3: Astronomy Observing Event, Johns Island County Park
10/5: Swing for the Symphony 2020 Golf Tournament & Silent Auction, The Country Club of Charleston, James Island
10/6: Lowcountry Senior Series: Disc Golf, James Island County Park
10/7: Jr. Naturalist: Insect Safari, Mount Pleasant Pier
10/7: Lowcountry Listens (virtual event), Charleston Gaillard Center, downtown Charleston
10/7: Kael Jackson Livestream Concert, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
10/7, 10/10, 10/14, 10/21: Studio Hours with Jonathan Green, The Gibbes Museum of Art
10/8: Oasis Birding, Cooper River County Park, North Charleston
10/8: Nature Journaling: Drawing Birds, Caw Caw Interpretive Center
10/8 & 10/15: Yappy Hour, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston
10/8-11/7: Preservation Society of Charleston's The Fall Tours, multiple locations, downtown Charleston
10/9: Lighthouse Inlet Bird Walk, Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, Folly Beach
10/9: Berlin G Myers’ “Swinging For Success” Golf Tournament, Club of Summerville
10/9: Susto, The Bend, North Charleston
10/9-10/10: 2nd Annual Lowcountry Bottom Fishing Rodeo, James Island Yacht Club
10/9-10/24: Scarecrows on the Square, Hutchinson Square, Summerville
10/10: Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon & 5K, Johns Island County Park
10/10-10/11: 13th Annual Autumn on the Ashley Arts & Crafts Fair, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, West Ashley
10/10 & 10/24: Intro to Archery, Johns Island County Park
10/10 & 10/24: Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth, McLeod Plantation Historic Site, James Island
10/14: Wine Down Wednesday, Old Towne Creek County Park, West Ashley
10/15: Starlight Yoga, Wannamaker County Park
10/16: Concert Series, Crowfield Golf Course, Goose Creek
10/16: Wee Wild Ones: Nuts About Nature, Caw Caw Interpretive Center
10/16: Queen of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, The Bend
10/17: For Which It Stands: A Virtual Town Hall, The Gibbes Museum of Art
10/17: Run Like the Devil 5K and Fun Run, Kiawah River, Johns Island
10/17: Charleston Jazz Orchestra Sounds of the Lowcountry (virtual), Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
10/17: Charleston Native Plant Market, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, West Ashley
10/18: Five Year Anniversary Celebration for the Gaillard, Charleston Gaillard Center
10/18: Intro to Sport Lead Climbing, James Island County Park
10/23: Charleston Jazz Orchestra Sounds of the Lowcountry (live), Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
10/23: Movies Under The Stars, Moncks Corner Regional Recreation Complex
10/23-10/24: Shovels & Rope, The Bend
10/25: Intro to Climbing, James Island County Park
10/25: Marcus King Trio, The Bend
10/26-11/22: Gina Iacovelli's Mementos Entwined, The Gibbes Museum of Art
10/26-11/22: Andrea Hazel's "How It Was...Charleston in 1963", The Gibbes Museum of Art
10/28: Halloween Festival, Moncks Corner Regional Recreation Complex
10/29: Ghouls & Groms, SK8 Charleston, downtown Charleston
10/30: Wee Wild Ones: Pumpkins in the Park, Caw Caw Interpretive Center
10/30-10/31: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Bend
10/31: Sand Dollar Show Series, Mullet Hall Equestrian Center, Johns Island County Park
