Pickle Palooza, Sweet Tea Festival, Charleston Jazz, James Taylor, markets, football, brunch, nightlife and more fill another packed Lowcountry weekend

Charleston has no shortage of options this weekend.

From Pickle Palooza 3 stretching across all three days to the Sweet Tea Festival in Summerville, live music from James Taylor, North Mississippi Allstars and Charleston Jazz Orchestra, football watch parties, markets, brunches, nightlife and community events, the Charleston area is packed from Friday afternoon through late Sunday night.

Whether you’re looking for something family-friendly, a concert, a daytime festival, a sports crowd or somewhere to stay out late, here’s what’s happening around the Lowcountry from Sept. 18–20.

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Weekend-long highlight: Pickle Palooza 3

One of the weekend’s biggest recurring events is taking over Cannon Distillery for three days.

Pickle Palooza 3 begins Friday with a kickoff party from 6–10 PM, continues Saturday with the main festival from 2–6 PM, and wraps Sunday with a brunch and market from 11:30 AM–3:30 PM.

If pickles are your thing — or you just appreciate a themed festival that fully commits to the bit — you’ve got three chances to stop by.

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Friday, Sept. 18

Friday starts with cocktails, live music and community events before turning into a full slate of concerts, parties and nightlife.

4–9 PM — Chris Boone + Music Bingo
📍 Firefly Distillery
Live music runs from 4–7 PM, followed by music bingo from 7–9 PM.

5 PM — Fall Cocktail Menu Launch Party
📍 Cocktail Club

5 PM — Goose Creek Parking Day
📍 Button Hall Ave.

6 PM — Restless Natives
📍 Charleston Pour House

6–10 PM — Pickle Palooza Kickoff Party
📍 Cannon Distillery

7 PM — Underground Mic: Charleston Nights
📍 Lo-Fi Brewing

7 PM — Macrame Plant Hanger Class
📍 Island Vibes

7 PM — Ronda Niel Music
📍 Wine & Tapas Summerville

7–10 PM — Movies in the Park
📍 Gahagan Park

7 PM — Music Vibes Friday
📍 Luxe Cigar Lounge

7 PM — Friday Night Jazz
📍 Taste of the Islands

7 PM — Feel Good Fridays ft. DJ Heartless
📍 Good Vibes Only

7:30 PM — Disco Inferno
📍 Charleston Music Hall

7:30 PM — Elise Testone
📍 The Commodore

8 PM — R&B & Steak Night
📍 Live Wire Lounge

8 PM — Ship Wrek
📍 Building 64

8 PM — Live Music Friday: Nu Look Band
📍 The Cold Flame

8 PM — Freaky Friday
📍 Pregame Sports Bar

8 PM — Ladies Love R&B ft. Smoke Screen
📍 Wine Bar 52

8 PM — Virgo Weekend Finale
📍 Playground Lounge

9 PM — Friday Night Vibes
📍 Premier Lounge

9 PM — Pretty Please Ladies Night ft. DJ Ish
📍 Babylon

9 PM — No Bull Dance Party
📍 No Bull Burger Bar

9:30 PM — PoHo Family Jam
📍 Charleston Pour House

10 PM — Mexican Independence Party
📍 Club Miami

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Saturday, Sept. 19

Saturday is the biggest day of the weekend, with everything from farmers markets and wellness events to festivals, college football, live music and late-night parties.

Saturday morning

7 AM — She Tris Triathlon
📍 Carnes Crossroads

8 AM — Charleston Farmers Market
📍 Marion Square

8 AM — Summerville Farmers Market
📍 South Main Street

9 AM — Share House x Barre South
📍 Share House

9 AM — Classic, Muscle & Exotic Car Showcase
📍 Chick-fil-A Long Point Rd.

9 AM — The Wellness Edit: Ignite
📍 IBX Performance Training

10 AM — Inaugural Lowcountry 4-H Convention
📍 Citadel Mall

10 AM — Walk to End Lupus Now
📍 Wannamaker Park

10 AM — Camping World Car Show
📍 Camping World

10 AM–4 PM — Sweet Tea Festival
📍 Hutchinson Square, Summerville

Saturday midday

11 AM — Saturday Brunch Buffet
📍 Cannon Distillery

11 AM — Grooves Brunch
📍 Gullah & Grooves

11 AM — The PoHo Pop-Up Market
📍 Charleston Pour House

11 AM — Main Character Mornings
📍 All My Exes

12 PM — Penn State Watch Party
📍 Crafthouse North

12 PM — Oktoberfest
📍 New Realm Brewing

12 PM — Football Live!
📍 Crowne Plaza Charleston Tiki Bar & Porch

12 PM — The Ohm Radio Block Party
📍 The Refinery

12 PM — Charleston Vinyl Show
📍 Firefly Distillery

12 PM — Low Tide Oktoberfest
📍 Low Tide Brewing

12–5 PM — PrEP in the Park
📍 Doty Park

1 PM — Art of the Soul
📍 The Still Collective

1 PM — Tacos & Tires Vol. 2
📍 Villa Cantina

2–6 PM — Pickle Palooza Main Festival
📍 Cannon Distillery

Saturday afternoon and evening

3 PM — Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Party
📍 Seanachai Whiskey + Cocktail Bar

3 PM — Black People Love House Music
📍 Lo-Fi Brewing

3 PM — The Juke: Summer Finale ft. Starr Queen
📍 1317 Cooke Rd.

3 PM — Passport to Tulum
📍 Ritual Rooftop

4 PM — More Champagne: Jersey Party
📍 Cachita’s Kitchen

5 PM & 8 PM — Piano Legends: Charleston Jazz Orchestra
📍 Charleston Music Hall

6 PM — Southern Soul Saturday
📍 Taste of the Islands

6 PM — Line Dancing with Zena
📍 Wine Bar 52

6 PM — Restless Natives
📍 Charleston Pour House

6 PM — Charleston Southern vs. Point University
📍 Buccaneer Field

6 PM — Florida vs. Auburn Official Watch Party
📍 Ireland’s Own

7 PM — Saturday Night Plug In
📍 Live Wire Lounge

7 PM — Boy Band Review
📍 Joseph S. Daning Amphitheater

7 PM — Charleston Battery vs. Monterey Bay
📍 Patriots Point

7 PM — LSU vs. Ole Miss Watch Party
📍 Holy City Brewing

7 PM — Saturday Night Smoke Session
📍 Luxe Cigar Lounge

Saturday night

8 PM — Social Saturdays
📍 Good Vibes Only

8 PM — Rockstar Day
📍 Pregame Sports Bar

8 PM — We Love R&B: 3rd Saturdays
📍 Playground Lounge

8 PM — Grown Folks Saturdays ft. DJ Vince D
📍 Wine Bar 52

8:30 PM — North Mississippi Allstars
📍 Charleston Pour House

9:30 PM — Mala Noche
📍 Babylon

10 PM — Hispanic Heritage Month Party
📍 Club Miami

10 PM — CTRL Room ft. Christian Denise
📍 The Commodore

10 PM — Rocky Luciano Live
📍 Purple Buffalo

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Sunday, Sept. 20

Sunday starts with markets and brunch before moving into community events, live music and the weekend’s biggest concert.

Sunday morning and brunch

10 AM — Ridgeville Farmers Market
📍 154 Church St.

11 AM — Sunday Brunch Farmers Market
📍 Charleston Pour House

11 AM — Brunchyroll Brunch & Anime
📍 Reforged Gaming Lounge

11 AM — Gospel Brunch
📍 Taste of the Islands

11 AM — CHS Vegan Collective Market
📍 Wannamaker Park

11 AM — Bows & Bubbly: A Bride-to-Be Brunch
📍 Poogan’s Courtyard

11 AM — All Around the World Brunch
📍 Pregame Sports Bar

11 AM — Brunch & Karaoke
📍 Good Vibes Only

11 AM–4 PM — Charleston Vintage Market
📍 The Refinery

11:30 AM–3:30 PM — Pickle Palooza Brunch & Market
📍 Cannon Distillery

Sunday afternoon

1 PM — The Hello Charleston Festival
📍 Joseph S. Daning Amphitheater

1 PM — Inaugural Choose Brave Community Event
📍 Over the Horizon Brewing

1 PM — Painting Workshop
📍 Hawk’s Nest Rec Building

1 PM — Bedazzle a Book
📍 Love Spell Books

1:30 PM — Motown Throwdown
📍 Charleston Pour House

4 PM — Tailgate Sundayz
📍 Playground Lounge

4 PM — James Taylor Pre-Party
📍 New Realm Brewing

5 PM — Hops & Horsepower
📍 Tideland Brewing

5 PM — Last Call Sundays ft. DJ Heartless
📍 Good Vibes Only

Sunday night

6 PM — The Weekend Closeout ft. DJ Roc
📍 Wine Bar 52

7 PM — BG V BG
📍 Premier Lounge

7 PM — James Taylor
📍 Credit One Stadium

7:30 PM — Andy Thomas w/ Macelyn Batten
📍 Charleston Pour House

9 PM — Sunday Service
📍 Babylon

9 PM — Playground After Dark ft. DJ Kub
📍 Playground Lounge

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A few of our weekend picks

If the full list feels overwhelming, a few events stand out depending on what you’re looking for.

For a festival day, Sweet Tea Festival and Pickle Palooza are obvious choices.

For live music, Charleston Jazz Orchestra, North Mississippi Allstars and James Taylor give the weekend plenty of range.

For sports, Charleston Southern football, Charleston Battery and the college-football watch parties offer several ways to catch a game with a crowd.

And if your idea of the weekend starts after dark, Friday and Saturday are packed with R&B, house music, DJs, lounges and late-night parties across the Charleston area.

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Plan ahead

Event details can change, so check directly with the organizer or venue before heading out, especially for ticketed events, weather-sensitive programming and events with limited capacity.

And if we missed something happening around Charleston, Summerville, North Charleston, Goose Creek, Mount Pleasant or the surrounding Lowcountry, send it our way.

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