Charleston October 2026 Events Guide: Festivals, Concerts, Fall Fun, Halloween + More

More than 100 events fill Charleston’s October calendar, from the last weekend of the MOJA Arts Festival to Halloween night. This guide lists them in date order with start times and areas, and it grows as new events are announced.

Times come from organizers’ listings and can change, so check the event page before you go. Last updated: October 1, 2026. Changes: first publish.

Top picks for October

The biggest concerts, festivals and game nights, in date order.

Date	Event	Where	Start
Fri, Oct. 2	Sugarland: Ride or Die Tour	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)	7 PM
Fri–Sat, Oct. 9–10	Riverfront Revival	Riverfront Park (North Charleston)	See event page
Fri, Oct. 9	MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons, Sam Wesley	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)	Evening
Fri, Oct. 16	Gabriel Iglesias	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)	8 PM
Sat, Oct. 17	Charleston Pride Festival	Building 64 (North Charleston)	11 AM
Sat, Oct. 17	The Red Clay Strays: Grateful Tour	Credit One Stadium (Daniel Island)	6:30 PM
Sat, Oct. 17	SC Stingrays Opening Night vs. Greenville	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)	6:05 PM
Fri, Oct. 23	Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds	Credit One Stadium (Daniel Island)	8 PM
Sat, Oct. 24	Charleston Beer Fest	Riverfront Park (North Charleston)	2 PM
Thu, Oct. 29 – Sun, Nov. 8	Coastal Carolina Fair	Exchange Park (Ladson)	See event page

Happening all month

MOJA Arts Festival · through Oct. 4 · venues across Charleston
Preservation Society Fall Tours of Homes, History & Architecture · Oct. 1–31 · Charleston
Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch · Fridays–Sundays, Oct. 2–Nov. 1 · Boone Hall Farms (Mount Pleasant)
Southern Screams: MACABRE Haunted House · select nights through Nov. 7 · Holy City Brewing (North Charleston)
Live Under The Oaks · Thursdays in October, 6 PM · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant) · free

Oct. 1–4

The month opens with a packed Saturday: festivals, Oktoberfests and a football night all land on Oct. 3.

Thursday, Oct. 1

2 PM · Cornhole & Connections · Bay Street Biergarten (Downtown)
5 PM · Rooftop Fall Vendor Market · Ritual Rooftop
6 PM · Live Under The Oaks: Richard and The Twins · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant) · free
7 PM · Ready, Set, Connect · Benny Rinaldi’s
7 PM · PechaKucha 50 · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
7:30 PM · Sofar Sounds: Southern Charm Sessions · Charleston
7:30 PM · Akram Khan Company: Thikra – Night of Remembering · Charleston Gaillard Center (Downtown)
7:30 PM · Ashley McBryde · The Refinery
8 PM · Andy Frasco · Charleston Pour House
9 PM · Booty Bounce Charleston · Music Farm (Downtown)

Friday, Oct. 2

All day · First Friday ArtWalk · downtown Charleston galleries (Downtown)
Oct. 2–4 · Moncks Corner Pro Rodeo · West Farm Maze (Moncks Corner)
2 PM · Matcha & Mental Health · Odd Duck
5 PM · Eyeland Vibes · Record Stop Loft
6 PM · Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration · Park Circle Community Building (North Charleston)
6 PM · Turnpike Troubadours · Firefly Distillery
7 PM · Sugarland: Ride or Die Tour · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
8 PM · Lalah Hathaway · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
8 PM · The Basement Yard Live! · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)
Akram Khan Company: Thikra has a second night · Charleston Gaillard Center (Downtown)

Saturday, Oct. 3

6 AM · IOP Connector Run · Palm Boulevard (Isle of Palms)
9 AM · NAMI Walks · Palmetto Islands County Park (Mount Pleasant)
10 AM · Mermaids & Mateys · Folly Beach
10 AM · Ari Foss Foundation Memorial Walk · Park Circle (North Charleston)
10 AM · Fall Festival 2026, with fair-style rides and about 15 food trucks · Daning Amphitheater (Goose Creek)
11 AM · 13th Annual Oktoberfest · Bay Street Biergarten (Downtown)
Noon · Charleston Zine Fest · Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (Downtown)
Noon · LHNG All You Can Eat Crabfest · Arabian Temple 139
Noon · Realm of Renaissance · New Realm Brewing
12:30 PM · Fall in Good Spirits: A Fall Cocktail Class · The Cocktail Club
1 PM · 2nd Annual Charleston Cocktail Festival · Hanahan Amphitheater (Hanahan) · VIP entry at 1 PM, general admission 2–6 PM
2 PM · Oktoberfest · Striped Pig Distillery
3 PM · Huger’s Margarita Festival · Cainhoy Road
6 PM · CSU Football vs. Gardner-Webb · Buccaneer Field (North Charleston)
6 PM · Paint & Sip · All My Exes
7:30 PM · The Fab Four · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Infinity Song · Music Farm (Downtown)
The Movement Social · The Refinery
Munich Days, Berlin Nights · The Refinery
Her Safety, Her Strength · The Waverly
An Afrobeats Affair · 9JA Flavor

Sunday, Oct. 4

10 AM · Celadon x Boulevard Bazaar · Navy Yard
10 AM · Pretty in Pink: Strength Edition · The Waverly
Noon · Latin American Festival · Wannamaker County Park
1 PM · Sunday Service ft. DJ Nor_Way · Record Stop Loft
2 PM · Flavor Fest · Bowens Island Sunset Dock (James Island)
3 PM · October Oyster Roast · Edmund’s Original
5 PM · Rumble: Charleston · Hanahan Recreation Center (Hanahan)
7 PM · Fred Armisen · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Oct. 5–11

Riverfront Revival, the Wassamasaw Pow Wow and the AfroSouth Film Festival all run Oct. 9–10, and Saturday brings the Battery, Citadel and CSU home games.

Monday, Oct. 5

Holes Fore Heroes Annual Charity Golf Tournament · Patriots Point (Mount Pleasant)

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Oct. 6–11 · Mrs. Doubtfire · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)
10 AM · Towne Centre Play Dayz, for kids 10 and under · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
6 PM · Miles for METAvivor · Viva Tacos & Tequila

Thursday, Oct. 8

6 PM · In Good Company: CIC Kickback · Aloft
6 PM · Live Under The Oaks: Tripping Billy Goats · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant) · free
6:30 PM · Patron Tequila & Tapas · Viva Tacos & Tequila
7:30 PM · Sofar Sounds: Grounds & Grooves · Mount Pleasant
8 PM · On the Border: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Riverfront Revival Pre-Jam · The Refinery

Friday, Oct. 9

Oct. 9–10 · Riverfront Revival · Riverfront Park (North Charleston)
Oct. 9–10 · Wassamasaw Pow Wow · Old Santee Canal Park
Oct. 9–10 · AfroSouth Film Festival · Charleston
9 AM · Charleston Harbor Fine Art & Maker Fair · Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park (Mount Pleasant)
6 PM · Tiny Lawn Music Series: Jeff Caldwell · The Darby Building, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
7 PM · Jordan Klepper · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
7:30 PM · Charleston Fashion & Design Runway Show · Gaillard Grand Ballroom (Downtown)
8 PM · Wes Parker w/ Mina Roth · Lo-Fi Brewing
MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons, Sam Wesley · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)

Saturday, Oct. 10

8 AM · She’s THAT Girl! Conference · College of Charleston (Downtown)
10 AM · West African Drum & Dance Class · Park Circle Community Building (North Charleston)
11 AM · Harvest Festival · New Realm Brewing
11 AM · Pink Promenade Catwalk + Cocktails, until 1 PM · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
11:30 AM · Sip Service: Matcha Making Class · Spark by Hilton Summerville (Summerville)
Noon · Un Dia En Familia · Brittlebank Park
Noon · ReFUNKtion Junction Art Yard · The Junction Kitchen
Noon · Savage Fall Festival · Savage Boxing Academy
1 PM · 14th Annual CCC Cornhole Tournament · The Windjammer (Isle of Palms)
2 PM · The Citadel Football vs. ETSU · Johnson Hagood Stadium (Downtown)
6 PM · CSU Football vs. SCSU · Buccaneer Field (North Charleston)
6 PM · Charleston Battery vs. Louisville City FC, Breast Cancer Awareness night · Patriots Point Soccer Stadium (Mount Pleasant)
7:30 PM · The Black Jacket Symphony Presents Def Leppard’s Hysteria · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Avondale 5K Run + Walk · West Ashley
Trap Music Yoga · Edmund’s Oast
Park Circle Art Walk · Park Circle (North Charleston)
10th Annual St. Matthew’s Oktoberfest · St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Lowcountry Smoke & Shuck · Freshfields Village (Johns Island)
BALTHVS · Music Farm (Downtown)

Sunday, Oct. 11

8 AM · Wellness in the Park · Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park (Mount Pleasant)
11 AM · Palmetto Park Jam with Idlewild Revival, until 4:30 PM · Palmetto Islands County Park (Mount Pleasant) · $20 per vehicle in advance, $30 on site
1 PM · Grounded Grooves · Mudhouse
2 PM · Anime Trivia Day · Reforged Gaming Lounge
2 PM · Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Rally · Hutchinson Square
8 PM · Thundercat ft. TiaCorine · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Second Sunday on King · King Street (Downtown)

Oct. 12–18

Weekday shows fill the Music Hall, then Saturday, Oct. 17 stacks Pride, Stingrays Opening Night and two big stadium and arena concerts.

Monday, Oct. 12

8 PM · Cannons · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Tuesday, Oct. 13

8 PM · All Them Witches · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Wednesday, Oct. 14

8 PM · Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Thursday, Oct. 15

Oct. 15–17 · IAAM Homecoming 2026 · International African American Museum (Downtown)
Oct. 15–16, 7:30–11:30 PM · Halloween in the Swamp · Cypress Gardens (Moncks Corner)
6 PM · Writing Fae Poetry Open Mic Night · Orange Spot Coffee
6 PM · Live Under The Oaks: The Novatones · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant) · free
6:30 PM · Patron Tequila & Tapas · Blue Tequila
7 PM · Mark Normand · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
7:30 PM · Black Violin: The Be Free Tour · Charleston Gaillard Center (Downtown)

Friday, Oct. 16

Oct. 16–18 · Burke Bulldogs Homecoming Weekend · Charleston
6 PM · Rum & Reggae · New Realm Brewing
8 PM · Eli Brown · Building 64 (North Charleston)
8 PM · Gabriel Iglesias · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
8 PM · The Marshall Tucker Band · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Trampled by Turtles · The Refinery

Saturday, Oct. 17

7 AM · Cast Off Fishing Tournament · Mount Pleasant Pier (Mount Pleasant)
11 AM · Charleston Pride Festival · Building 64 (North Charleston)
Noon · Margarita Wars · Cielo Mexican Kitchen
1 PM · Summerville Wine & Food Festival · Pickle Bar (Summerville)
3 PM · Glow in the Dark Halloween Paint Party · The Empty Canvas
5 PM · 007 GoldenEye Tournament · Reforged Gaming Lounge
5 PM · What a Wonderful World: Bruce Harris + Charleston Jazz Orchestra · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
5 PM · The Poho Night Market · Charleston Pour House
5:30 PM · Trick or Treat on the Yorktown, until 7 PM · Patriots Point (Mount Pleasant)
6 PM · Avery Anna · Daning Amphitheater (Goose Creek)
6:05 PM · SC Stingrays Opening Night vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
6:30 PM · The Red Clay Strays: Grateful Tour · Credit One Stadium (Daniel Island)
The Holistic Bash · Foxbank Amenities Center
Park Circle Cares Food Giveaway · North Charleston High (North Charleston)
Breast Cancer Health Fair · First Baptist Church of James Island (James Island)
Rocket Man: The Music of Elton · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)

Sunday, Oct. 18

10 AM · Charleston Horror-Fest, until 5 PM · Embassy Suites Airport (North Charleston)
Noon · Children’s Day Festival · Park West Recreation Complex (Mount Pleasant)
2 PM · TheAlley.IO ft. Waka Flocka Flame · Building 64 (North Charleston)
2 PM · Boots & Pearls · The Experience at Rivers
8 PM · The Living Tombstone · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Oct. 19–25

Halloween programming ramps up this week, with Disney On Ice at the Coliseum and Beer Fest on Saturday.

Monday, Oct. 19

7:30 PM · Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Undead · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Tuesday, Oct. 20

8 PM · Beats & Anime · Bar Weems

Wednesday, Oct. 21

6 PM · Gibbes Distinguished Lecture Series presents Danny McBride + Beeple · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
6:30 PM · Mix & Sip Class w/ The Cocktail Bandits · Holy City Brewing (North Charleston)

Thursday, Oct. 22

Oct. 22–25 · Disney On Ice: Magic of Family · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
Oct. 22–23 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)
BE Impactful Presents: R&B Bingo · The Cold Flame

Friday, Oct. 23

Oct. 23–24, 7:30–11:30 PM · Halloween in the Swamp · Cypress Gardens (Moncks Corner)
5:30 PM · Nighttime at the Museum: Halloween Edition, until 7 PM · The Charleston Museum (Downtown)
7 PM · The Hip Abduction · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
7 PM · Mario Party Jamboree Competition · Reforged Gaming Lounge
7 PM · 2026 Hunley Annual Oyster Roast · Charleston Visitor Center (Downtown)
8 PM · Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds (Sturgill Simpson) · Credit One Stadium (Daniel Island)
8 PM · Bookish Halloween Party · The Bindings Collective

Saturday, Oct. 24

9:30 AM · Bravo Fan Fest · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)
11 AM · 5th Anniversary: The Fiesta · Blue Tequila
Noon · Towne Centre Fall Festival · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
1 PM · Shop The Block · Lo-Fi Brewing
2 PM · Charleston Beer Fest, until 7 PM (VIP entry at 1 PM) · Riverfront Park (North Charleston)
2 PM · Halloween Wine Bottle Crafting · The Wine Cellar
2 PM · The Citadel Football vs. Tennessee Tech · Johnson Hagood Stadium (Downtown)
6 PM · Frightmare by the Sea, until 8 PM · Wild Dunes Resort (Isle of Palms)
6 PM · Charleston Battery vs. Indy Eleven, Fan Appreciation + Fireworks · Patriots Point Soccer Stadium (Mount Pleasant)
7 PM · Halloween Salsa Social · Charleston Elks Lodge
7 PM · Skinful Halloween ’26 · Building 64 (North Charleston)
7 PM · Rotarians Unplugged Comedy Show · North Charleston Marriott (North Charleston)
7 PM · Robby Hoffman: Live On Tour · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
Autumn on the Ashley 5K · Magnolia Plantation & Gardens (West Ashley)
Spooktacular Vendor Market · Commonhouse Aleworks

Sunday, Oct. 25

1 PM · 2nd Annual Smoke & Shell Oyster Roast · Bowens Island Sunset Dock (James Island)
7 PM · Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadowcast · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
8th Annual Park Circle Witches Ride · Park Circle (North Charleston)

Oct. 26–31

Halloween weekend brings the Coastal Carolina Fair, Dracula at the Music Hall and a full day of events on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Monday, Oct. 26

9:30 AM · Charleston Career Fair · North Charleston Marriott (North Charleston)
7 PM · John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)

Tuesday, Oct. 27

All day · Fee-free day at Charleston’s national parks, for Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday
6 PM · Spooktacular Bingo 2026 · North Charleston Sports Complex (North Charleston)
7 PM · The M.E.N.S.S. Cave · Kiki’s Chicken & Waffles
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)

Wednesday, Oct. 28

5:30 PM · 15th Annual Halloween Trunk or Treat Festival, until 8 PM · Main Street & Railroad Avenue (Moncks Corner)
6 PM · Melanated, Mix & Mingle · The Cold Flame
7 PM · CeCe Winans · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
Sonic Live in Concert · North Charleston PAC (North Charleston)

Thursday, Oct. 29

Oct. 29–31 · Heritage Haunt · Dorchester Heritage Center
Oct. 29–Nov. 8 · Coastal Carolina Fair · Exchange Park (Ladson)
Oct. 29–30, 7:30 PM · South Carolina Ballet: Dracula · Charleston Music Hall (Downtown)
6 PM · Taco Tequila Kombat · Holy City Brewing (North Charleston)
6:30 and 7 PM seatings · Spirits of the Lowcountry · Circa 1886 Restaurant (Downtown)
8 PM · Gothic Gibbes: A Halloween Masquerade · Gibbes Museum (Downtown)

Friday, Oct. 30

8 AM · Holy City Fall Art & Craft Festival · Charleston Convention Center (North Charleston)
7 PM · Ofrenda: A Day of the Dead Culinary Experience · Kooben Café
7:05 PM · SC Stingrays vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates · North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston)
9 PM · It’s a 2000s Halloween Party · Music Farm (Downtown)
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics · The Unitarian Church
Carolina Park Trunk or Treat · Carolina Park Soccer Complex (Mount Pleasant)
United We Sk8 Halloween Party · My Dreams Event Center
Open Air Halloween · The Refinery Rooftop

Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween)

10 AM · Breast Cancer Survivors Expo · MUSC Wellness Center
10 AM · Trick Treat and Trail Fun Run & Festival, until 1 PM · Wannamaker County Park
11 AM · Boos & Brews 5K Fun Run · Commonhouse Aleworks
2 PM · CSU Homecoming vs. Western Illinois · Buccaneer Field (North Charleston)
2 PM · 4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl · King Street (Downtown)
6 PM · Silent Costume Party · Jenkins on the Ashley
6 PM · The Grand Gullah-Geechee Hoodoo Ball · Our Place on 17
8 PM · Haunted Fest ft. Knock2 · Building 64 (North Charleston)
9 PM · Gasolina Halloween Party · Music Farm (Downtown)
Annual Trunk or Treat · Murray Hill Community Center

Halloween and family picks

These are the events listed above that are built for kids and families, in date order.

Oct. 2–Nov. 1, Fridays–Sundays · Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch · Boone Hall Farms (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 3, 10 AM · Goose Creek Fall Festival, with fair-style rides and about 15 food trucks · Daning Amphitheater (Goose Creek)
Oct. 6, 10 AM · Towne Centre Play Dayz, for kids 10 and under · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 17, 5:30–7 PM · Trick or Treat on the Yorktown · Patriots Point (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 18, noon · Children’s Day Festival · Park West Recreation Complex (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 23, 5:30–7 PM · Nighttime at the Museum: Halloween Edition · The Charleston Museum (Downtown)
Oct. 24, noon · Towne Centre Fall Festival · Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 24, 6–8 PM · Frightmare by the Sea, with trick-or-treating for all ages · Wild Dunes Resort (Isle of Palms)
Oct. 28, 5:30–8 PM · 15th Annual Halloween Trunk or Treat Festival · Main Street & Railroad Avenue (Moncks Corner)
Oct. 30 · Carolina Park Trunk or Treat · Carolina Park Soccer Complex (Mount Pleasant)
Oct. 31, 10 AM–1 PM · Trick Treat and Trail Fun Run & Festival · Wannamaker County Park
Oct. 31 · Annual Trunk or Treat · Murray Hill Community Center

Frequently asked questions

What are the biggest events in Charleston this October? Riverfront Revival (Oct. 9–10), Charleston Pride Festival (Oct. 17), Charleston Beer Fest (Oct. 24) and the Coastal Carolina Fair (Oct. 29–Nov. 8) lead the festival lineup. See the top picks table for the full list, including the big concerts.

Where are the Halloween events? Look in the Oct. 19–25 and Oct. 26–31 sections, or jump to the Halloween and family picks for kid-friendly options. Skinful Halloween ’26 (Oct. 24) and Haunted Fest ft. Knock2 (Oct. 31) are the large costume-party nights at Building 64.

Are there free things to do? Live Under The Oaks at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is a free concert series every Thursday in October at 6 PM. Charleston’s national parks also have a fee-free day on Oct. 27.

How often is this guide updated? We add new events as they are announced, and the Last updated line at the top shows the latest change.

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