Weekend Events In Charleston On Friday, August 9th
Firkin Friday with Flight – Firkin Friday is on its way again and we will be pouring a Mango and Peach Cone of Uncertainty – Hazy Milkshake IPA! Flight will be serving up our favorite fried chicken sandwiches, veggie sandwiches, Mac and cheese, fries, and salted caramel brownies at 5PM.
Where: Two Blokes Brewing, Mt. Pleasant
When: Friday, 2 – 10 p.m.
Striped Pig Distillery Tours and Tastings – Join us for tours & product tastings, Thursday & Friday 3-7 and Saturday 12-5. The last tours begin at 6 P.M. on Thursdays and Fridays and 4 P.M. on Saturdays. We also carry merchandise, and of course, all of our spirits are available for purchase at the distillery as well as in liquor stores and at bars and restaurants in South Carolina.
Where: Striped Pig Distillery, N. Charleston
When: Friday, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Pre-Happy Hour @ Edmund’s Oast -Daily Pre-Happy Hour — from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Enjoy 12-ounce house beers for $3 each and a featured wine by the glass for $3 per half pour and $6 per full pour. Stop by any day of the week to enjoy this!
Where: Edmund’s Oast, downtown Charleston
When: Friday, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
BSB Tailgate Takeover – Join BSB for the inaugural Tailgate Takeover, the ultimate tailgate competition in Charleston, SC. The competition aspect is open to Charleston breweries, restaurants, and food trucks. The event is free for attendees. The categories for judging are Professional Judge Winner, People’s Choice Winner, and Overall Best Tailgate Design Winner.
Where: Bay Street Biergarten, downtown Charleston
When: Friday, 5 – 11 p.m.
4th Annual Bachelors and Bowties Date Auction – will be held at The Alley in downtown Charleston. The Bachelor date auction will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (via the organization’s Charleston’s Finest program). During the event, you can mingle with – and then bid on – several of Charleston’s most eligible bachelors!
Where: The Alley, downtown Charleston
When: Friday, 6 p.m.
Music on The Green -The free, family friendly concerts featuring a variety of music from regional bands including Carolina Beach music, Motown, Top 40, Country and more! Tonight’s band is HiCALIBER (formerly Port Authority Band). Vendors will be set up with food and beverages for purchase. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs.
Where: Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island
When: Friday, 6- 9 p.m.
Charleston City Night Market – The Charleston City Night Market is an exciting showcase of more than 100 talented artists and craftspeople that occurs every Friday and Saturday evening from April – December. The Night Market runs from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m and is a free event that is open to the public.
Where: Charleston City Market
When: Friday, 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Nightly Spirits Pub Tour – Nightly Spirits, the nation’s largest haunted pub tour company providing tours in 14 cities across the nation, is bringing its spooky ghost tales and lively tour guides to Charleston. Tour that includes some pub time to drown the darkness, locals and tourists ages 21-and-up will gain access to exclusive off-limits areas throughout Charleston’s most “spectered” saloons.
Where: Downtown Charleston
When: Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Sol Driven Train @ The Windjammer – The versatile 6-piece band, based in Charleston, SC, features rotating lead vocalists, and multi-instrumental talent spread across horns, strings, keyboards, and percussion. Combining rich varieties of American pop and folk music into their own brass-kickin’ roots rock sound, Sol Driven Train has carved out a unique musical identity within the Jam and Americana music scene.
Where: The Windjammer, Isle of Palms
When: Friday, 10 p.m.
Weekend Events In Charleston On Saturday, August 10th
S.C. Women’s Open & Pro-Am – Seabrook Island Club and Seabrook Island Real Estate are excited to host the S.C. Women’s Open and Pro-Am for the second year in a row. Both the championship and the pro-am will be played on Seabrook Island Club’s Ocean Winds Course, a 6,765-yard par 72 Willard Byrd design.
Where: Seabrook Island Club
When: Saturday, 8 a.m.
Charleston Farmer’s Market – Join us every Saturday in beautiful Marion Square and peruse the aisles, where you will enjoy a wide variety of 100+ Local Vendors, including; Farmers & Growers, Sweet & Savory Food Concessions.
Where: Marion Square, downtown Charleston
When: Saturday, 8 am. – 2 p.m.
Lowcountry Farmers Market – Every week the market will feature fresh produce from local farmers and growers, handmade arts, crafts, food trucks, vendors, music, entertainment and more.
Where: Tanger Outlets, N. Charleston
When: Saturday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Johns Island Homegrown Farmers Market – The aim of Homegrown is to be a point of sustainable connection for the Lowcountry community. Homegrown also holds a mission of bringing interactive ways to educate your community on the health and environmental benefits of making sustainable choices. Homegrown offers classes, demos, and interactive opportunities for locals to be active in making sustainable choices in their lives.
Where: 3546 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island
When: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
2nd Annual Back 2 School Bash – This community event includes: A Giveaway: 1,000 book bags filled with school supplies, four gift certificates from clothing retailer DTLR, Free haircuts. Exclusive book signing for Every 1 Voice Matters’ new children’s book Herbie’s New Home, Activities, Pony rides, jump castles, game trucks, and face painting, Food Trucks, Vendors, Popcorn, snowball, and cotton candy machines and Entertainment.
Where: Park Circle, North Charleston
When: Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
2nd Anniversary Pary @ Edmund’s Oast – Edmund’s Oast Exchange will host their two-year anniversary celebration. They will offer all day happy hour pricing on beer and wine, and they will offer 50% off all crowler and growler fills of house beer.
Where: Edmund’s Oast, downtown Charleston
When: Saturday, 12 – 3 p.m.
Omar Shrine Seafood Festival – Online tickets $35 each; at the Door $45 each. Each ticket is good for seafood dish tastings from participating vendors, and three free drink tickets.
Where: Omar Shrine Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant
When: Saturday, 12 – 5 p.m.
Magnetic Music Festival – Magnetic Music Festival is a one day, two stage electronic dance music event featuring some of the best artists from the Southeast region and beyond! This is a gathering stocked with multi-genre and eclectic EDM artists, uplifting special musical guests, live art, fire spinning, delicious food, drink specials, community building, a splash zone to escape the heat and more!
Where: The Purple Buffalo, North Charleston
When: Saturday, 2 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Shaggin’ On The Cooper – All Shaggin’ on the Cooper events are held at the foot of the 1250-foot-long pier next to Memorial Waterfront Park, the perfect spot to catch the cool breezes and the views of Charleston Harbor and the Ravenel Bridge. Beverages are available for purchase on site and food is available for sale at the Mount Pleasant Pier’s River Watch Café.
Where: Mt. Pleasant Pier
When: Saturday, 8 p.m.
Weekend Events In Charleston On Sunday, August 11th
Bendy Brewski Yoga – Accessible and fun Yoga inside the brewery for 45 minutes followed by a flight or pint of craft beer! We always some mats to borrow and your teacher Michele is kind, fun and knowledgeable!
Where: Holy City Brewing, N. Charleston
When: Sunday, 10 a.m.
Post & Courier Farmers Market – A weekly farmers and crafters market located in downtown Charleston at the Post and Courier. A market dedicated to bringing farm fresh foods, handmade goods, and the best local food trucks to Downtown Charleston every Sunday.
Where: Post & Courier, downtown Charleston
When: Sunday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Summer Sundays @The Alley – “Beat the heat at The Alley this summer as we bring you the coolest Sunday Funday in town. We got you covered with a half-price extravaganza featuring refreshing drink and food specials that can’t be beat anywhere in Charleston.
Where: The Alley, downtown Charleston
When: Sunday, 11 a.m. – 11:50 p.m.
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market – This is an opportunity specifically for small producers and new and beginning businesses who source locally to sell amongst their peers and to develop their market base. There will be live music and tons of local vendors. Please come out and support us!
Where: The Charleston Pour House
When: Sunday, 11 a.m.
Second Sunday on King Street – Charleston’s most exciting shopping and dining district is King Street, the most unique Main Street in the world. Now on the Second Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, King Street will be closed to vehicle traffic to celebrate Southern Sunday afternoons by welcoming everyone to stroll, shop, dine and enjoy Charleston at its finest.
Where: King Street, downtown Charleston
When: Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.
Sunday Funday Oyster Roast – Join the Container Bar every Sunday from 2-5pm for the Sunday Funday Oyster Roast. They will be roasting $15 all you can eat oysters and serving up $5 Bloody Marys. See you there!
Where: Container Bar, downtown Charleston
When: Sunday, 2 – 5 p.m.
Pig N’ Party – Come Join the tavern on the deck for Monthly Second Sunday All You Can Eat Pig Roast with plenty of fix-ins. Beer Specials from our friends at Miller Brewing Company. Specialty Cocktail included in the admission price of $19.99.
Where: The Mill Street Tavern, Mt. Pleasant
When: Sunday, 3 – 7 p.m.
2nd Sunday Sunset Sail – Board the three-masted Tall Ship, Schooner Pride, for a relaxing evening sail in Charleston Harbor and enjoy tasting several unique wines from Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits plus delightful hors d’oeuvres.
Where: Aquarium Wharf, downtown Charleston
When: Sunday, 4- 6 p.m.
