What's Happening in Charleston, SC - October, 2018 Edition

October has arrived and, after a close call with Hurricane Florence last month, the fall weather is looking very nice for all kinds of activities in the Charleston area. Here is our October calendar of events:

1-7: 35^th Annual MOJA Arts Festival, multiple Charleston area venues

1-31: Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch & 103.5 WEZL Corn Maze, Highway 17N, Mount Pleasant

3: Garden Concert Series: Amythyst Kiah and the Marshgrass Mamas, The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston

3-7: 35^th Annual Alan Fleming Senior Open Clay State Championship Tennis Tournament, Seabrook Island

4-28: Preservation Society of Charleston's The Fall Tours: Homes, History & Architecture, multiple Charleston area venues

5-11/30: Charleston Arts Festival, multiple Charleston area venues

6: An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth, Gaillard Center, Charleston

6: 6^th Annual Chucktown Showdown, Brittlebank Park, Charleston

6: Swanky Southern Soirée, Country Club of Charleston

7: Idlewood Revival: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

7: NeedtoBreathe: Forever on Your Side Tour, Volvo Car Stadium, Daniel Island

7: Scrumptious Summerville Kitchen Tour, President Circle, Summerville

7: Inaugural Taste of North Charleston, ExQuis Event & Conference Center, North Charleston

7: Family Farm Fest, Joseph Fields Farm, Johns Island

7: 15^th Annual Charleston Oktoberfest, MUSC Health Stadium, Daniel Island

7: Enchanting Princess Storytime, 34 West Theater Company, Charleston

9: Eddie Izzard: Believe Me Tour, Gaillard Center, Charleston

9: Jonny Lang, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

11: Steven Wright, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

11-13: 2^nd Annual James Sawers Jr. Speaker Series, Synagogue Emanuel, Charleston

12-13: Hot Air Balloon Festival & The Victory Cup Polo Match, Hyde Park Farm and Polo Club, Ravenel

13: Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon and 5K, Johns Island County Park

13: Oktoberfest, St Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Charleston

13: The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones with the CJO, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

13: 2018 Edisto & Beyond Tour of Historic Plantations, Churches & Graveyards, Edisto Island area

13: 3^rd Annual East Cooper Speakeasy – Prohibition for a Cause, Sweetgrass Event Center, Mount Pleasant

13: Fall Reggae Jam, Music Farm, Charleston

13-14: Autumn on the Ashley Arts and Craft Fair, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston

14: 4^th Annual Tale of the Fish Dinner, Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms

14: 7^th Annual HALOS Oyster Roast, Harborside East, Mount Pleasant

14: 27^th Annual Latin American Festival, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston

15: SCORE Charleston 8^th Annual Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament, Charleston National Golf Club, Mount Pleasant

16-21: Les Misérables, North Charleston Performing Arts Center

17: Blues Traveler: Accelerated Nation Tour, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

17: 5^th Annual Whiskey After Dark, The Cedar Room, Charleston

17-24: Free Verse Poetry Festival, multiple Charleston area venues

17-4: Of Mice and Men, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

18: Kathleen Madigan: Boxed Wine and Bigfoot, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

19: Opening Reception - Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston

19: Lodges of Hope 4^th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Legend Oaks, Summerville

19: Trixie Mattel: Super Bowlcut, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

19-28: Alice in Wonderland, South of Broadway Theatre, North Charleston

19-28: The Crucible, Flowertown Players, Summerville

20: 2018 Outdoor Project Block Party Festival, Tradesman Brewing Company, Charleston

20: Follypalooza 2018, Center Street, Folly Beach

20: 3^rd Annual Rum Rootz: Taste of The Caribbean, The Schoolhouse, Charleston

20: Blessings: An Evening with René Marie, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

21: An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

21: Children's Day Festival, Park West Recreation Complex, Mount Pleasant

21: Meet Nicholas Sparks! Every Breath Book Tour, Gaillard Center, Charleston

21: Festival of Mountain Music, East Beach Conference Center, Kiawah Island

23: Emanuel Ax, Gaillard Center, Charleston

23: End Child Trafficking Documentary Premiere, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

24-28: 2018 Colour of Music Festival, multiple Charleston area venues

25: Light and Dark: A Little History of the Negative / Lecture by Geoffrey Batchen, CofC School of Science and Mathematics, Charleston

25-4: Coastal Carolina Fair, Exchange Club Park, Ladson

27: Dogtober Fest, Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island

27: The Tenors: Fan Favorites Tour, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

27: James Island Connector Run & Festival, Cannon Park, Charleston

27: Fall Festival, Towne Centre, Mount Pleasant

28: 5^th Annual Coffee Cup, Memminger Auditorium, Charleston

28: An Evening with Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Gaillard Center, Charleston

28: King Lear (a national Theatre of London broadcast), 34 West Theater Company, Charleston

29: Adam Devine: Weird Life Tour 2018, Charleston Music Hall, Charleston

30: Charleston 7in7, Sottile Theatre, Charleston

31: Waka-Ween, Omar Shrine, Mount Pleasant

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