Some Fall Events Happening in Charleston, SC
Welcome to September…you can (almost) convince yourself that there’s a cool breeze in your future. Labor Day starts the month. It was reluctantly signed into law by Grover Cleveland over 100 years ago to celebrate the workers of America. Now it pretty much marks the end of the summer.
September is Native American, Hispanic Heritage, Save the Tiger (listen up Clemson fans) and National Honey Month. The 7th honors Grandparents and is Grandma Moses birthday. 9/11 will always be observed with a special reverence.
The 13th celebrates the birthday of the founder of Hershey Chocolate and of the author Roald Dahl, who wrote Willie Wonka. The 22nd ushers in the first day of fall. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for a safe hurricane season.
To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a lecture on the 9th entitled “Where It Happened Downtown” on the effects of the war on Charleston.
Rice was an integral part of life in Charleston and this month is Harvest Time at Middleton Plantation. Watch as you learn how Carolina Gold was harvested and processed from the field to the table on the 13th, 16th and 25th.
It’s the end of the season at IOP and what better way to mark it than a party. The community party will be on the 13th at 6 pm at the Rec Center.
This is something different. The Berkeley Museum Antique Tractor and Engine Show will crank up for two days beginning on the 13th. Blacksmithing, basket weaving, caning, grist milling, sawmilling, caning and furniture making will be demonstrated also.
The tartans will be swirling as the Highland Games once again come to Charleston on the 20th. Boone Hall will host the athletics, fiddling, dancing and Border collie demonstrations. The Charleston Scottish Dancers will hold a free dance social on the 19th and a Country Dancers Ball on the 20th.
The 12th Annual Lions Club BBQ Cook-off will be held at the Berkeley Museum on the 26th. There’ll be plenty of good food and bluegrass. If that’s not enough head over to Old Santee Canal Park for their 9th Annual Pickin’ in the Park…that’s bluegrass, not pig.
If Chamber Music is more to your taste, don’t feel left out this month. The Calhoun Mansion hosts a soiree on the 12th. Then Chamber Music Charleston presents a weekend of Classic Concerts on the 19th and 20th. You’ll also enjoy The Signature House Concert series held in homes on the Battery on the 28th and 29th.
The MOJA Arts Festival scheduled September 25th -Oct. 5 at many venues downtown has often been one of the SE Tourism Society’s Top 20 events. The celebration of African-American and Caribbean arts is in its 25th year and highlights include classical, jazz, dance, gospel and R&B plus poetry, visual arts and storytelling.
The Town of Kiawah will present the American Music Celebration on the afternoon of Oct 5th at Freshfields Village Green. The same weekend, the 20th Anniversary of the French Quarter will be marked by what organizers are saying will become Charleston’s most comprehensive visual arts festival.
There’s not much better in Charleston than our gardens. No one knows this better than our gardeners. The Charleston Horticultural Society’s eighth annual “Gardens for Gardeners Fall Tour” will present an opportunity on the 5th of October to visit gardens in West Ashley and James Island on a self guided walking/ driving tour. So mark your calendar. It’s Rain or Shine.
Quilts are in Bloom at the Charleston Museum. The exhibit spans 150 years of Charleston quilting and each offers a unique interpretation of a floral theme.
What becomes a garden best? How about the 32nd Annual Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens Sept 25-Oct 26th. Sponsored by the Preservation Society, this five week event is always a winner.
The secret is out. The national geographic has named us one of the “50 next great adventure towns.” One of five southern cities, the magazine refers to us as the “jock in the Southern Belle set” and compliments the metro area on the many ways to enjoy the outdoors here. Others in the South making the cut were Chattanooga,
Charleston’s Green Fair will kick off with a “green tie” gala at the Aquarium on the 25th featuring local urban developer, Vince Graham, discussing Urbanism: Past and Present. Marion Square will be the site of the Green Fair showcasing many green technologies, green building roundtables, making your own cleaning products, eating locally and of sustainable products. It’s all happening on Sunday afternoon, the 28th.
The SC Swamp Sweep will be only one of the many events taking place across the state’s rivers, creeks and beaches on the 20th. Help keep our state beautiful.
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