Events & Entertainment
January
Low Country Oyster Festival
Held in late January
Location: Boone Hall
Plantation
843-884-8517
Imagine…65,000 pounds of oysters! Two
tractor- trailer loads full of single select oysters roll into Boone Hall
Plantation for one of the World’s Largest Oyster Roasts sponsored by the Greater
Charleston Restaurant Association.
February
African American Cultural Heritage Days
Held Saturdays in February
and March
Location: Charles Pinckney
National Historic Site
843-881-5516
These programs
highlight Low country African American history and culture including traditional
stories, music, and demonstrations of sweet grass basket making and food arts.
March
Mount Pleasant Arts Festival with Towne
Centre
Held in
late March
Location:
Town Centre
843-849-2061
Admission Free
A joint festival with Towne Centre to
celebrate the arts in Mount Pleasant. Live entertainment, performing arts,
juried art exhibit, Mount Pleasant Artists Guild entries, roving entertainment,
games, fun for kids.
April
The Cooper
River Bridge Run
Held in early April
843-577-7400
A local tradition that
stretches back to 1978, this 10-K race draws more than 30,000 participants every
year. From lean elite runners to weight-watching weekend warriors to those who
just run once a year, this race attracts a diverse crowd from across the state
and beyond (Oprah Winfrey and Bill Murray have both been spotted).
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
Family Circle Cup
Held in mid April
Location: Daniel Island
800-677-2293
The Family Circle Cup is held 5 minutes from
Mount Pleasant on Daniel Island. The Family Circle Cup is the longest running
women's professional tennis event in the United States. As one of the oldest
all-women’s Tier 1 events in the world, the Family Circle Cup has provided fans
with over three decades of exciting action on the court. In 2004, fans saw a
Grand Slam player field including Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Jennifer
Capriati, and Venus Williams.
The Blessing
of the Fleet
Held in late April
Location: Charleston Harbor
Overlooking beautiful Charleston Harbor,
this seafood festival celebrates the historical Mount Pleasant shrimping
industry with the majesty of the ceremonial Blessing of the Fleet and a host of
other family activities.
May
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
June
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
July
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
Patriots Point
4th of July Celebration
Held on the fourth of July
Location: Charleston Harbor
Hot bands, a huge Kidz Zone,
some of the best restaurants and snacks in Charleston, and when the stars come
out… fabulous fireworks off the flight deck of the USS Yorktown.
Rice Planters Golf Tournament
Held in early July
Location: Snee Farm Country
Club
843-971-9352
One of the top 10 amateur golf
tournaments in the country.
August
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
September
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
Scottish Games and Highland
Playing
Held in mid September
Location: Boone Hall Plantation
843-529-1020
Boone Hall Plantation hosts this annual
Scottish Society of Charleston event. A family friendly weekend where you can
enjoy and learn more about Scottish heavy athletics, piping and drumming,
highland dancing, Scottish country dancing, Scottish fiddling, children’s games,
and Border Collie demonstrations.
October
Mount Pleasant
Children’s Day Festival
Held in mid October
Location: Park West Recreation Complex
843-849-2061
Old and new traditions meet at the Mount
Pleasant Children’s Day Festival as children have their pick between tethered
balloon rides, pony excursions, laser tag games, wall climbing and many other
activities. Other activities include giant slides in all shapes and forms, jump
castles, climbing walls, an obstacle course, roving clowns, mascots, a magician
and costume theme characters.
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Held April – mid October, every
Tuesday 4pm until dark
Location: Moultrie Middle
School on Coleman Blvd.
843-884-8517
The Mount Pleasant Farmers
Market offers vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, plants, baked goods, canned
goods, fresh cooked meals and snacks.
IOP Connector
Run & Walk for the Child
Held in early October
Location: Isle of Palms
843-884-3912
The IOP Race for the Child, a tradition
since the opening of the Clyde M. Dangerfield Isle of Palms Connector Bridge, is
getting bigger and better. Organized by the Exchange Clubs of Mount Pleasant and
the Isle of Palms, the City of Isle of Palms, the Town of Mount Pleasant and the
Charleston County Parent Teachers Association, the race continues to promote
child advocacy and local child abuse prevention in the low country.
Taste of
Charleston
Held in mid October
Location: Charleston
843-577-4030
An afternoon of food, fun, entertainment,
contests and music. Charleston's best restaurants offer their house specialties
in bite-size portions for you to sample.
November
Re-enactment
of the Battle of Secessionville
Held in mid November
Location: Boone Hall Plantation
843-884-4371
A Civil War reenactment at Boone Hall
Plantation where military history is reenacted right in front of your eyes by
skilled historians.
December
Holiday
Farmers Market and Craft Show
Held in early December
Location: Moultrie Middle School
843-849-2061
The Festival is a combination of locally
grown fresh produce, baked goods, hot food and homemade preserves. Hand crafted
gifts by more than 75 local artisans include Christmas ornaments, glass work,
lighthouses, whimsical holiday crafts, doll clothing, and original art by
locally recognized potters, painters and photographers. Live entertainment with
a holiday twist flow through the market. Children activities include face
painting, a jump castle and a visit with Santa Claus.
Mount Pleasant
Holiday Extravaganza
Held in mid December
Location: Downtown Mount Pleasant
843-849-2061
More than 100 floats march down Coleman
Boulevard as the Mount Pleasant Holiday Parade set sails to the delight of
thousands of residents and visitors. Immediately following the Fireworks and
Tree Lighting Ceremony held at Moultrie Middle School at 5:30 PM, the parade
begins at 5:45 PM at the intersection of Coleman and Pelzer Drive. It continues
past Shem Creek and the Moultrie Middle School to conclude at the Sea Island
Shopping Center around 7:15 PM.
Entertainment
The Village
Playhouse
730 Coleman Blvd.
Brookgreen Towncenter
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-856-1579
Call for performance schedule
Mount Pleasant’s only
professional repertoire company.
Palmetto Grand Theatre
1319 Theater Dr
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-216-8696
Call for current showings on
multiple screens
