Here’s What’s Happening in July in Charleston
Happy Independence Day to us all! When we look around the globe at the conditions in so many countries, we realize what a special holiday this is. There are as many ways to celebrate the day as there are small towns across our state. Here’s a preview.
The City of North Charleston will host a free celebration at Riverfront Park on the Old Navy Base. 3-10 pm
Patriots Point will have their annual free 4th of July Blast beginning at 4pm. The fireworks will launch from the Yorktown.
Red White and Blue on the Green in Flowertown. The old fashioned family celebration will be held 4-7 pm with fireworks beginning at 9 pm at the Gahagan Sports complex.
Fabulous fourth on the Creek will be held at the Marguerite Brown Municipal Center in Goose Creek 7-9 pm.
The SC Aquarium will celebrate with a BBQ dinner and music. Watch the Patriots Point fireworks display. 7:30-10 pm
Folly Beach will celebrate at the County Park on the west end of the island. Isle of Palms will shoot fireworks on the front beach at 9:15 pm.
I’on will start the day with a parade at 9:30 am with refreshments afterwards, then a concert 6-9 at the amphitheater.
Kiawah Island will host an all day event with parades a buffet, lawn games and fireworks.
No matter where you celebrate, Have a safe Fourth of July.
Where better way to celebrate than to join in the festivities at Middleton Place, home of Arthur Middleton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. July 4-6 the plantation will be host to reenactors and many special programs and events.
If the history of the Civil War and especially the 54th Massachusetts Regiment (remember the movie “Glory”?) is more to your interest, there will be a Memorial Service of the Assault on Battery Wagner on the 18th at 3:45 on Morris Island. Boats will depart the Maritime Center at 3 pm. Bring your own lawn chair.
The Charleston Community Band will present a patriotic concert at the Pierce Park Pool and Pavilion on Daniel Island on the 3rd. The 60 piece volunteer band has been entertaining the Lowcountry for over thirty years.
Broadway Showstoppers! Brings us 2 hours of unforgettable memories of the Broadway state from Ziegfield Follies through today’s hits. July 10-13 at the Charleston Music Hall. Then the small screen gives way to the stage on the 14th, when Emmy award-winning Leslie Jordan, the 4′11″ funny man from Will and Grace, Ugly Betty, Reba and Boston Legal just to name a few, will present his southern humor show, “My trip Down the Pink Carpet” at the same venue.
Anyone not get their fill of music during Spoleto? You’re in luck! Chamber Music Charleston performs at the Old Exchange on the 15th.
If opera is your choice, head down to the Charleston Library on Calhoun Street. On the 18th they will show “La Traviata” with Beverly Sills filmed at Wolf Trap in 1976. On the 22nd, “Don Carlo” will be shown, recorded live at La Scala.
The Dave Matthews Band will be at “the Joe” on the 4th at 7 pm with the Old Crow Medicine Show. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band take the stage at eh N. Chas. Coliseum on the 5th at 8 pm.
If you’re holdign out for some more outdoor fun, James Island County Park will be jamming with the latest installment of the Reggae Nights Summer Concert Serieson the 19th.
The Flip Flop Ball is back. This is one fundraiser that you won’t need to dress to impress. It’s all fun, dancing and pigging out on great BBQ and enjoying the liquid refreshments for a good cause on Gold Bug Island 7-11 pm.
Speaking of BBQ (and Men’s Vogue June 6 issue was recently), Charleston native Jimmy Hagood was pulling his Blackjack BBQ rig into NYC for the 6th Annual Snapple Big Apple BBQ Block party in Madison Square Park. 1 pit masters from around the country served up plates of their specialties for an appreciative crowd. This is just a teaser for the Southern National BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival to be held the end of August at Boone Hall.
Looking for a little romance? Try the Wednesday Wine Strolls each week at Middleton Place. If you’re looking for a little more, try the full moon harbor cruise on the Schooner Pride on the 18th.
Don’t let the kids even breathe the word “bored” this month? There’s Family Fiesta Night at Freshfields near Kiawah on the 10th and 24th, Mining for gems at the Charleston Museum on the 17th, weekly Island Adventure camp at the Family Circle Tennis Center where kids can learn about tennis, soccer or nature. The Charleston Museum will have a History Girl Partyon the 12th to coincide with the movie release of “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”
The Charleston County Parks have so many activities besides water parks it will wear you out just thinking about it. There are magic shows shagging on the pier on the 11th, climbing classes, family canoeing and kayaking classes and trips, and also whitewater and sea kayaking classes. Explore the sky with portable digital planetarium or take a sunset/moonlight canoe trip at Caw Caw. Learn surf seining at the Folly Beach County Park or stroll on the beach on Island of Palms with a naturalist. There’s plenty to see at the Birds of Prey show at James Island or Wannamaker Park. Regular early morning bird walks are held at Caw Caw. Feel like fishing? The monthly fishing tournament on the pier at Folly will be on the 26th or you can learn to make Long Leaf Pine needle baskets at Caw Caw if fishing isn’t for you. Or you could just relax with a good book in the library’s summer reading contest.
We’re seeing more and more folks cycling these days. bike on over to Marion Square on the 6th for the Community Bike Workshop to share knowledge, tools and bike parts. Bring a project!
With the price of fuel skyrocketing along with everything else, a major summer trip may be out of the question. Here are some day trips around the state that may give you some ideas.
7/1-5 The Miss South Carolina and Miss Teen S.C. Pageants in Spartanburg
7/4 The firecracker 5000 Road Race and Fun Walk on Hilton Head Island
7/4 The Lexington County Peach Festival in Gilbert
7/4 The Murrell’s Inlet Boat Parade and Fireworks
7/9-12 HMY-Viking-MEGADOCK Billfish Tournament in Charleston
7/10-12 S.C. Festival of Discovery in Greenwood
7/11-12 S.C. Genealogical Society Annual Workshop in Columbia
7/11-20 Beaufort Water Festival
7/12 Jammin’ in July outdoor festival at Camden’s Revolutionary War site
7/12-13 Reenactment of the Battle of Huck’s Defeat at Brattonsville (York Co.)
7/14-19 S.C. Fire-Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach
7/15-20 Jr SOS Shag Dancing in North Myrtle Beach
7/17-19 Father and Son Team Classic Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach
7/18-20 Pageland’s Watermelon Festival
7/26 The Isle of Palms Beach Run 4 mile run/walk with youth fun runs
7/26-8/2 Big League World Series in Easley for players 16-18 years old
The Rice Planters Amateur Golf Tournament, one of the Top Ten amateur events in the country, is slated for July 1-5 at Snee Farm in Mt. Pleasant. The four day invitational is celebrating its 33rd anniversary. James Island County Park will be the site for a July 6th, July 27th and August 10th Charleston Sprint Triathlon. The 7:15 am star will see competitors win 0.3 miles in freshwater lake, bike the 13 mile course followed by a 5K run. Wow! The dog park will be closed until 10 am on these days to accommodate the series.
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