From Nikki Glaser and Summer Jazz on the Ashley to farmers markets, brunches, a crab feast, live music, nightlife, family events and Silver Dollar’s final celebration, Charleston has a packed weekend ahead.

If somebody in the group chat asks “What we doing this weekend?” — send them this.

What’s Going On In Charleston found 60+ things happening around the Lowcountry from Friday, August 21 through Sunday, August 23, with events stretching from downtown Charleston and North Charleston to Summerville, Mount Pleasant, James Island, Daniel Island and Ridgeville.

There’s comedy. There’s live music. There are farmers markets, fitness events, brunches, car meets, wrestling, gaming, salsa, margaritas, family activities and plenty of late-night options.

And this weekend also marks the end of an era on King Street.

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🔥 WEEKEND QUICK PICKS

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😂 Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour

Saturday + Sunday, August 22–23
📍 North Charleston Performing Arts Center

Comedian Nikki Glaser brings The Stunning Tour to North Charleston for a two-night weekend run.

If comedy is your move, this is one of the weekend’s biggest ticketed events.

🦀 Southeast Crab Feast

Saturday, August 22 | 1 PM + 4 PM
📍 Wannamaker Park

Bring the appetite.

The Southeast Crab Feast lands at Wannamaker Park Saturday with two afternoon sessions built around blue crabs, food, music and an outdoor family-friendly atmosphere.

🍹 Margarita Competition Crawl

Saturday, August 22 | Begins at 3 PM
📍 King Street

Charleston bars go head-to-head Saturday afternoon as the Margarita Competition Crawl takes over King Street.

Participants can make their way through participating locations, sample specialty margaritas and help crown a winner.

🎷 Summer Jazz on the Ashley

Saturday, August 22 | Gates 4 PM | Music 5 PM
📍 Jenkins on the Ashley

After being rescheduled, Summer Jazz on the Ashley returns Saturday.

Bring a chair or blanket and settle in along the Ashley River for an evening of live jazz.

🍻 The Silver Dollar Final Celebration

Sunday, August 23 | 4 PM
📍 King Street

After more than 26 years, Silver Dollar is preparing to close its doors.

Sunday’s Final Celebration gives Charleston one last opportunity to gather at the longtime King Street nightlife staple before the end of an era.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Friday starts in Summerville before Charleston’s nightlife calendar takes over.

🌾 Summerville Artisan & Harvest Festival

10 AM
📍 102 S. Main Street, Summerville

Start the weekend in downtown Summerville with the Summerville Artisan & Harvest Festival, featuring local makers, vendors and more.

🔫 Brewery Blast Laser Tag

5 PM
📍 Holy City Brewing

Laser tag at the brewery?

Yep.

Brewery Blast returns to Holy City Brewing Friday afternoon and appears again on the weekend calendar Saturday and Sunday.

🎷 Friday Night Jazz

7 PM
📍 Taste of the Islands

Live jazz and food kick off Friday evening at Taste of the Islands.

🎶 Music Vibes Friday

7 PM
📍 Luxe Cigar Lounge

Ease into Friday night with music and lounge vibes.

🎧 Feel Good Fridays ft. DJ Heartless

7 PM
📍 Good Vibes Only

Good Vibes Only starts the weekend with DJ Heartless.

🌙 FRIDAY NIGHT

Slim SOUL

8 PM
📍 Rebel Taqueria

The Precise Band

8 PM
📍 The Cold Flame

Charleston Indie Night

8 PM
📍 Music Farm

Local and regional indie sounds take over Music Farm Friday night.

First Class Friday ft. DJ Tantrum

8 PM
📍 First & 15th

Free Fridays on the Ave

8 PM
📍 Bar on the Ave

Feel Good Friday

8 PM
📍 Wine Bar 52

Next Stop Comedy

8 PM
📍 Frothy Beard

Friday gets a comedy option with Next Stop Comedy at Frothy Beard.

Big Boss Player Birthday Bash

8 PM
📍 Playground

Tropical Friday

9 PM
📍 Club Miami

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

Saturday is the monster day this weekend.

You can start at a farmers market at 8 AM and still be outside at 2 AM if your heart desires.

Choose wisely.

☀️ SATURDAY MORNING

Charleston Farmers Market

8 AM
📍 Marion Square

Shop local vendors, food and more in downtown Charleston.

Summerville Farmers Market

8 AM
📍 South Main Street

Summerville has its own Saturday morning market for folks farther up the metro.

🎣 2026 Back to School Fishing Tournament

Registration: 8 AM | Fishing: 9 AM
📍 Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park

Families can spend Saturday morning fishing along the Cooper River during the annual Back to School Fishing Tournament.

Important: registration begins at 8 AM, with fishing beginning at 9 AM.

🧘🏾 Yoga Under The Oaks

9 AM
📍 Full Circle Farm

Start Saturday outdoors with a morning yoga session.

🥾 CHS Fit League Hike & Trails

10 AM
📍 Summerville

If hiking is more your speed, CHS Fit League hits the trails Saturday morning.

🎨 Charleston Art Hunt

10 AM
📍 Downtown Charleston

Turn downtown Charleston into a Saturday morning art adventure with the Charleston Art Hunt.

🏒 SC Stingrays Fan Fest

10 AM
📍 North Charleston Coliseum

Hockey season is getting closer.

The South Carolina Stingrays welcome fans back to the Coliseum for Fan Fest as the team begins gearing up for the upcoming season.

🍳 Saturday Brunch Buffet

11 AM
📍 Cannon Distillery

Prefer pancakes over cardio?

Cannon Distillery has you covered.

🥂 SATURDAY BRUNCH + DAY MOVES

Main Character Mornings: Co-Ed Edition

11 AM
📍 All My Exes

Grooves Brunch

11 AM
📍 Gullah & Grooves

💦 Duck Duck Splash

11 AM
📍 Full Circle Farm

A family-friendly daytime option joins Saturday’s calendar at Full Circle Farm.

🎧 San Pacho

12 PM
📍 Palma Day Club

House music meets Charleston day-club energy as San Pacho takes over Palma.

💅🏾 Megan Thee Stallion vs. Cardi B Drag Brunch

1 PM
📍 First & 15th

Need a little chaos with brunch?

There you go.

🦀 Southeast Crab Feast

1 PM + 4 PM
📍 Wannamaker Park

Two sessions give crab lovers multiple chances to get in on Saturday’s feast.

🤼 Riptide Riot Wrestling

2 PM
📍 The Coastal Center

Professional wrestling joins one of the most diverse Saturday calendars we’ve seen in a while.

🔫 Brewery Blast Laser Tag

3 PM
📍 Holy City Brewing

Round two of the weekend’s brewery laser-tag action.

🧸 Gullah Dollmaking Class

3 PM
📍 Magnolia Plantation & Gardens — Magnolia Workshop

Learn about Gullah cultural traditions while creating your own doll during this hands-on workshop at Magnolia.

🌇 SATURDAY AFTERNOON

🎶 The Lowcountry Juke

3 PM
📍 1317 Cooke Road

🎤 Female Cypher Pt. 2 Auditions

3 PM
📍 Playground

Local artists get their opportunity to step up during Female Cypher auditions.

🍹 Margarita Competition Crawl

3 PM
📍 King Street

Sample margaritas across participating King Street bars and help decide who has the best one.

🎷 Summer Jazz on the Ashley

4 PM gates | 5 PM music
📍 Jenkins on the Ashley

A strong sunset option for anyone looking for live music without heading straight into nightlife.

🎮 Mario Kart World Tourney

5 PM
📍 Reforged Gaming Lounge

Gamers, your Saturday competition is ready.

🌙 SATURDAY EVENING

💃 Salsa Under The Stars

6 PM
📍 Moxy Charleston

Dance outside as Salsa Under The Stars takes over Moxy Charleston.

🎸 Live at Return To Zero: Sxvxnt & Rooks & Raven

6 PM
📍 James Island

🎶 Southern Soul Saturday

6 PM
📍 Taste of the Islands

👢 Line Dancing with Zena

6 PM
📍 Wine Bar 52

🌃 SATURDAY NIGHT

Saturday Night Smoke Session

7 PM
📍 Luxe Cigar Lounge

Grown Folk Saturday

8 PM
📍 Wine Bar 52

Social Saturdays

8 PM
📍 Good Vibes Only

Seductive Saturdaze

8 PM
📍 First & 15th

🎤 Domani

8 PM
📍 Music Farm

Domani brings The Forever Lasting Tour to Charleston Saturday night.

Benny Cigs

9 PM
📍 Rebel Taqueria

Soulout Saturday: Leo vs. Virgo

9 PM
📍 Playground

Saturday Night Live

9 PM
📍 Bar on the Ave

Mamacitas Night

10 PM
📍 Club Miami

Miami vs. Charleston

10 PM
📍 Villa Cantina

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

Charleston clearly refuses to let Sunday be boring.

The day starts with farmers markets and brunch and ends with nightlife.

☀️ SUNDAY MORNING

Ridgeville Farmers Market

10 AM
📍 154 Church Street, Ridgeville

Start Sunday morning shopping local in Ridgeville.

Sunday Brunch Farmers Market

11 AM
📍 Charleston Pour House

Shopping, food and Sunday vibes come together at the Pour House.

🎮 Brunchyroll: Brunch & Anime

11 AM
📍 Reforged Gaming Lounge

Brunch.

Anime.

Gaming.

You already know whether this is your move.

🙌🏾 Gospel Brunch

11 AM
📍 Taste of the Islands

🥂 We Brunch All Day

11 AM
📍 The Pregame

🎤 Brunch & Karaoke ft. DJ Eddie Wain

11 AM
📍 Good Vibes Only

Brunch meets karaoke Sunday morning.

🚘 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Ale & Octane

12 PM
📍 New Realm Brewing

Cars and craft beer come together Sunday afternoon at New Realm.

📚 Bedazzle A Book

1 PM
📍 Love Spell Books

Looking for something completely different?

Turn a book into your latest craft project Sunday afternoon.

🔫 Brewery Blast Laser Tag

3 PM
📍 Holy City Brewing

The weekend’s final Brewery Blast session begins Sunday afternoon.

🍻 THE SILVER DOLLAR FINAL CELEBRATION

4 PM
📍 King Street

This one hits differently.

After more than two decades on King Street, Silver Dollar is preparing to close.

Sunday’s Final Celebration gives longtime patrons one final opportunity to gather, reminisce and say goodbye to a Charleston nightlife institution.

If Silver Dollar was ever part of your Charleston story, Sunday is the day.

Last Call Sundays ft. DJ Heartless

5 PM
📍 Good Vibes Only

🚗 Fast & Furious Movie Re-Release Event

5 PM
📍 Hooters

Car culture meets movie nostalgia Sunday evening.

🚘 The Sunday Sauce Car Meet

6 PM
📍 Coosaw Creek Crab Shack

Another Sunday car meet closes out the afternoon.

🌙 SUNDAY NIGHT

Playground After Dark

9 PM
📍 Playground

Sunday Service

9 PM
📍 Babylon

Still outside?

We’re not judging.

👀 SO…WHAT’S THE MOVE?

This weekend could look completely different depending on what you’re into.

You could:

Start Saturday at a farmers market.

Catch the Stingrays Fan Fest.

Eat all the crab you can handle.

Walk King Street looking for Charleston’s best margarita.

Catch jazz along the Ashley River.

Go dancing under the stars.

See Domani at Music Farm.

Wake up Sunday for brunch.

Check out a car meet.

And finish the weekend saying goodbye to Silver Dollar.

Or build an entirely different itinerary from the dozens of other events happening across the Lowcountry.

That’s why What’s The Move!? exists.

We dig through Charleston’s calendar so you don’t have to.

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