What’s The Move? Charleston Events & Things To Do: Oct. 8–14, 2026
Charleston has one of those weekends where you could build three completely different itineraries and still feel like you missed something.
This week brings AfroSouth Film Festival, Riverfront Revival, SC State vs. Charleston Southern, Thundercat with TiaCorine, R&B brunches, nightlife, community festivals, live music, football, art, wellness events and more across the Lowcountry.
Here’s What’s The Move!? for Oct. 8–14.
Weekend Highlights
AfroSouth Film Festival
AfroSouth returns with programming centered on film, creativity, fashion and Black storytelling.
Friday includes the Youth Kreative Kitchen Workshop for middle and high school students, followed by Reel Style featuring celebrity designer Sergio Hudson.
Saturday’s Salute to Cinema includes screenings, an actors competition, a Southern female filmmakers spotlight and an animation masterclass featuring graphic novelist and Marvel artist Sanford Greene.
The festival closes Sunday morning with a filmmakers networking brunch in North Charleston.
Friday, Oct. 9
- 9 AM–3 PM — Youth Kreative Kitchen Workshop
- 7 PM — Reel Style ft. Sergio Hudson
Saturday, Oct. 10
- 12–5 PM — Salute to Cinema
Sunday, Oct. 11
- 9–11 AM — Filmmakers Networking Brunch
Riverfront Revival
Darius Rucker’s Riverfront Revival returns to North Charleston for two days of music at Riverfront Park.
Friday’s lineup includes BigXthaPlug, Gavin Adcock and Charles Wesley Godwin, while Saturday brings Darius Rucker, Nelly, Old Dominion, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and more.
📅 Friday–Saturday, Oct. 9–10
📍 Riverfront Park, North Charleston
SC State Comes to Charleston
One of Saturday’s biggest local sports matchups brings South Carolina State to Buccaneer Field to face Charleston Southern.
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10
⏰ 6 PM
📍 Buccaneer Field
And the game isn’t necessarily the end of the night.
The weekend includes a SCSU vs. CSU After Party at Playground Lounge beginning at 9 PM.
Thundercat + TiaCorine
Sunday closes with one of the weekend’s strongest concert pairings.
Thundercat brings his tour to Charleston Music Hall with North Carolina rapper TiaCorine opening.
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11
⏰ 8 PM
📍 Charleston Music Hall
Thursday, Oct. 8
3–7 PM — North Charleston Farmers Market
📍 Park Circle Pavilion
6 PM — In Good Company: CIC Kickback
📍 Aloft
6–9 PM — Reggae Thursdays ft. Palmetto Dub Posse
📍 Taste of the Islands
6:30 PM — Patrón Tequila & Tapas
📍 Viva Tacos & Tequila
7 PM — Riverfront Revival Pre-Jam
📍 The Refinery
7:30 PM — Sofar Sounds: Grounds & Grooves
📍 Mount Pleasant
7:30 PM — Southern Screams Haunted House: MACABRE
📍 Holy City Brewing
8 PM — Russian Circles w/ Pelican
📍 Music Farm
8 PM — On the Border: Ultimate Eagles Tribute
📍 Charleston Music Hall
Friday, Oct. 9
9 AM — Wassamasaw Native American Education Day
📍 Old Santee Canal Park
9 AM–3 PM — AfroSouth Youth Kreative Kitchen Workshop
📍 Charleston Visitor Center
3 PM Gates — Riverfront Revival — Day 1
📍 Riverfront Park
6 PM — Illuminated Minds Act 2
📍 The Garden at Charles Towne Fermentory
6 PM — CofC Volleyball vs. Hampton
📍 TD Arena
7 PM — Precise Band
📍 The Cold Flame
7 PM — Brims, Heels & Cigars ft. The Salt n Pepper Gang
📍 Luxe Cigar Lounge
7 PM — AfroSouth: Reel Style ft. Sergio Hudson
📍 Charleston Visitor Center
7 PM — Jordan Klepper
📍 Charleston Music Hall
7 PM — MercyMe + Jeremy Camp + Tim Timmons + Sam Wesley
📍 North Charleston Coliseum
7–10 PM — Live R&B & Jazz
📍 Taste of the Islands
7:30 PM — Charleston Fashion & Design Runway Show
📍 Gaillard Grand Ballroom
7:30 PM — Southern Screams Haunted House: MACABRE
📍 Holy City Brewing
8 PM — Timberland High School Homecoming After Party
📍 Premier Lounge
8 PM — Ladies Night
📍 Club Miami
8 PM — Wes Parker w/ Mina Roth
📍 Lo-Fi Brewing
8 PM — Karaoke Possum
📍 Starlight Motor Inn
8 PM — Feel Good Fridays ft. DJ Vince D
📍 Wine Bar 52
8 PM — High June w/ Cadalay
📍 Music Farm
9 PM — 1st Down Fridays
📍 Pregame Bar & Lounge
9 PM — Libra Bash ft. DJ Kub
📍 Playground Lounge
Saturday, Oct. 10
Saturday is the monster day this week.
8 AM — Avondale 5K Run + Walk
📍 West Ashley
8 AM — Mindful Miles Walk Club
📍 Waterfront Park, Daniel Island
8 AM — She’s THAT Girl! Conference
📍 College of Charleston
9 AM — Drame Machines Open Auto Show
📍 201 Sigma Drive
10 AM — Trap Music Yoga
📍 Edmund’s Oast
10 AM — West African Drum & Dance Class
📍 Park Circle Community Building
10 AM–5 PM — Wassamasaw Annual Pow Wow
📍 Old Santee Canal Park
11 AM — College Football Tailgate Party ft. Tiger Style BBQ
📍 Rebel Taqueria
11 AM — Harvest Festival
📍 New Realm Brewing
11 AM–4 PM — Park Circle Art Walk
📍 Park Circle
11 AM–6 PM — 10th Annual St. Matthew’s Oktoberfest
📍 St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
11:30 AM — Sip Service: Matcha Making Class
📍 Spark by Hilton Summerville
12 PM — THS Homecoming R&B Brunch
📍 Premier Lounge
12 PM — Florida vs. USC Watch Party
📍 Ireland’s Own
12 PM — Un Día En Familia
📍 Brittlebank Park
12 PM — ReFUNKtion Junction Art Yard
📍 The Junction Kitchen
12 PM — Savage Fall Festival
📍 Savage Boxing Academy
12–5 PM — AfroSouth: Salute to Cinema
📍 Simons Center for the Arts
1 PM — 14th Annual CCC Cornhole Tournament
📍 The Windjammer
1:30 PM Gates — Riverfront Revival — Day 2
📍 Riverfront Park
2 PM — The Citadel vs. ETSU
📍 Johnson Hagood Stadium
2 PM — CofC Volleyball vs. Hampton
📍 TD Arena
3 PM — Lowcountry Smoke & Shuck
📍 Freshfields Village
3 PM — Gameday on the Green
📍 Nowell Creek Village
4 PM — Pretty Black’s Birthday Celebration ft. DJ Major Boi
📍 Kru 52
6 PM — Charleston Southern vs. SC State
📍 Buccaneer Field
6 PM — Charleston Battery vs. Louisville City FC
📍 Patriots Point
6–9 PM — Southern Soul Saturday
📍 Taste of the Islands
7 PM — LSU vs. Kentucky Watch Party
📍 Holy City Brewing
7:30 PM — Black Jacket Symphony: Def Leppard’s Hysteria
📍 Charleston Music Hall
7:30 PM — Southern Screams Haunted House: MACABRE
📍 Holy City Brewing
8 PM — BALTHVS
📍 Music Farm
8 PM — Blue Hour Charleston
📍 Lo-Fi Brewing
8 PM — Grown & Sexy Chocolate Affair
📍 Wine Bar 52
9 PM — The Libra Lituation
📍 Bar on the Ave
9 PM — SCSU vs. CSU After Party
📍 Playground Lounge
9 PM — Cainhoy Homecoming After Party
📍 Pregame Bar & Lounge
10 PM — House of Perreo
📍 Club Miami
Sunday, Oct. 11
Sunday starts with brunch, wellness and community events before shifting into live music.
8 AM — Wellness in the Park
📍 Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
9–11 AM — AfroSouth Filmmakers Networking Brunch
📍 Embassy Suites, North Charleston
11 AM — Welcome to ATL Brunch
📍 Good Vibes Only
11 AM–4:30 PM — Palmetto Park Jam
📍 Palmetto Islands County Park
11:30 AM — Smokey Sundays
📍 New Realm Brewing
12 PM — Blood Drive
📍 Low Tide Brewing
12 PM — Ladies Puffn’ Pretty Brunch
📍 Playground Lounge
12–2 PM — Ancestral Fire Cider Workshop
📍 Sacred Rootz, Summerville
12–3 PM — Gospel Brunch w/ Live Music
📍 Taste of the Islands
12–5 PM — Second Sunday on King Street
📍 King Street
1 PM — Grounded Grooves
📍 Mudhouse
2 PM — Anime Trivia Day
📍 Reforged Gaming Lounge
2 PM — Pumpkins & Pours: Pumpkin Paint & Sip
📍 Seene House
2 PM — Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Rally
📍 Hutchinson Square
5 PM — Hops & Horsepower
📍 Tideland Brewing
6 PM — Sunday Sauce: Gaming Edition
📍 Coosaw Creek Crab Shack
7:30 PM — Southern Screams Haunted House: MACABRE
📍 Holy City Brewing
8 PM — Thundercat ft. TiaCorine
📍 Charleston Music Hall
8 PM — OCT w/ Lewky
📍 Music Farm
Monday, Oct. 12
8 PM — Cannons w/ Caroline Kingsbury
📍 Charleston Music Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 13
8 PM — All Them Witches w/ Emma Ruth Rundle
📍 Charleston Music Hall
Wednesday, Oct. 14
7:30 PM — Southern Screams Haunted House: MACABRE
📍 Holy City Brewing
8 PM — Nevertel w/ Rivals + Ocean Sleeper
📍 Music Farm
8 PM — Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
📍 Charleston Music Hall
Plan Ahead
Oct. 15 — Summerville Third Thursday
📍 Hutchinson Square
Oct. 17 — Stingrays Home Opener vs. Greenville
📍 North Charleston Coliseum
Oct. 17 — LUNG FORCE Run
📍 Folly Beach
Oct. 17 — James Island Connector Run
Oct. 17 — Ville to Ville Relay
Oct. 18 — Children’s Day Festival
📍 Mount Pleasant
Oct. 24 — Charleston Beerfest
📍 Riverfront Park
Oct. 24 — BRAVO Fan Fest
