Events held in Charleston unless indicated otherwise.

JANUARY

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Celebration of life of civil rights leader; Charleston; http://www.king-raleigh.org/natlevent/body.cfm

Low Country Oyster Festival
World’s largest Oyster Roast includes 65,000 pounds of oysters; featuring children’s activities, musical entertainment, food court and more; Boone Hall Plantation; http://www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com/oyster_festival.php

FEBRUARY

Gullah Celebration
Annual celebration featuring the arts, crafts, foods and history of the Native Island Gullah people; events include Hilton Head, SC; http://www.gullahcelebration.com

BB&T Charleston Food and Wine Festival
Featuring unique recipes and traditions; Marion Square; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

MARCH

Charleston
Charleston magazine presents the second annual Charleston Fashion Week, a five-night celebration of fashion; Marion Square; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

MAY

Spoleto Festival
Annual festival featuring artistic performances in opera, jazz, theater, contemporary music, dance, literary and visual arts; Charleston; http://www.spoletousa.org

Piccolo Spoleto Festival
Annual festival complementing the Spoleto Festival by providing access to everyone regardless of economic, social or physical status; featuring visual arts exhibits, classical music, jazz, dance, theatre, poetry readings, children's activities, choral music, ethnic cultural presentations, crafts, and film; Charleston; http://www.piccolospoleto.com

JUNE

Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival
Annual festival that is part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival; Laing Middle School, Mt. Pleasant; http://www.sweetgrassfestival.com

Juneteenth
Celebration of African American culture; Charleston; http://www.juneteenth.com

SEPTEMBER

MOJA Festival
Co-produced by the City of Charleston Cultural Affairs; annual celebration of African American and Caribbean culture; Charleston; http://www.mojafestival.com

OCTOMBER

MOJA Festival
Co-produced by the City of Charleston Cultural Affairs; annual celebration of African American and Caribbean culture; Charleston; http://www.mojafestival.com

Plantation Days
Craft workers demonstrate the skills practiced by slaves as they prepared the antebellum plantation for harvest time; Middleton Place; http://www.middletonplace.org

NOVEMBER

Plantation Days
Craft workers demonstrate the skills practiced by slaves as they prepared the antebellum plantation for harvest time; Middleton Place; http://www.middletonplace.org

DECEMBER

Charleston Christmas Parade
Annual holiday tradition featuring bands, floats, marchers and performers parading through downtown Charleston; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

Mount Pleasant Holiday Farmers Market and Craft show
Festival includes locally grown fresh produce, baked goods, hot food and homemade preserves, and crafted gifts by more than 75 local artisans; Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

Mount Pleasant Christmas Parade
Featuring more than 100 floats; Coleman Boulevard; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

Annual Spirituals Concert
African American spiritual music with four performances by Ann Caldwell and The Magnolia Singers; Drayton Hall; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

Kwanzaa
Annual celebration of African American culture; Charleston; http://soulofamerica.com/kwanzaa-celebrations.phtml