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Christmas in Charleston 2026

Our picks

Christmas lights

PickMount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade5:30 PM Mount Pleasant · Exact spot not listed

Parades and tree lightings

PickCharleston Holiday Parade of Boats5 PM Charleston Harbor

Holiday festivals and town celebrations

Merry Mahj-mas6 PM Steven Shell Living, Mount Pleasant
Christmas Made in the SouthAlso Dec 5, Dec 6 Exchange Park, North Charleston
Isle of Palms Holiday Street Festival2 PM Front Beach, Isle of PalmsHoliday HootenannyMany dates CommonHouse Aleworks, North CharlestonCharleston Holiday Markets in Marion SquareAlso Dec 6 Marion Square
Winter Wonderland Baby Shower11 AM The Reserve Room at Citadel Mall

Holiday markets

Sip & Shop Holiday Market4 PM Pink CactusEucalyptus Holiday Market1 PM Eucalyptus Wellness, Mount Pleasant
Holiday Shop + Stroll5 PM The Cove
G&G Winter MarketAlso Nov 21, Nov 22 G&G at 21 MagazineCharleston Holiday MarketAlso Nov 21, Nov 22 Charleston Area Convention CenterCharleston, SC | Holiday Market – Gilmore ShowsAlso Nov 21, Nov 22 N. Charleston Coliseum Convention Center
Holiday Kickoff – Feminist Magic Market11 AM Itinerant Literate BookstopNorth Charleston Holiday Market10 AM North Charleston Convention Center, North Charleston
North Charleston Holiday Market10 AM North Charleston Convention Center, North Charleston
Annual Holiday Market5 PM Coastal Crust, Mount Pleasant
The Great Charleston Gingerbread House Party & Holiday Market11 AM Music Farm
Holiday Hullabaloo Vintage and Artisan Market10 AM Firefly Distillery, North Charleston
Charleston Holiday Boutique & Artisan ShowcaseTime TBA Tobin's Market
Thrifters & Drifters Holiday Market1 PM The Royal American

The Nutcracker, carols and holiday shows

Rat King: The Untold & Twisted Tail of a Nutcracker Christmas6:30 PM The Charleston Music Hall
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas7:30 PM North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Charlton Singleton's Holiday Spectacular8 PM The Charleston Music Hall
SC Ballet Presents The NutcrackerAlso Dec 1, Dec 2 The Charleston Music HallMovie Mondays: The HolidayTime TBA Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge
A Motown Christmas7 PM North Charleston Performing Arts CenterHoliday Movie Night: A Christmas StoryAlso Dec 9 American Theater
Christmas with Chris Tomlin7 PM North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Holiday Burlesque Show9 PM Music Farm
Jeffrey Bützer Trio Performs Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas8 PM Music Farm
The Charleston Christmas SpecialMany dates The Charleston Music HallThe Reckoning All Request Christmas9 PM Charleston Pour House

Christmas bars

Little Pine Holiday Pop-UpMany dates Little Palm
Sippin' Santa at ProhibitionThrough Jan 1 Prohibition
Charleston: Holiday Cocktail Crawl | Nov 27 – Dec 275 PM Meet your guide at 54 North Market Street
Miracle at Saltwater CowboysSaltwater Cowboys, Mount Pleasant

Holiday parties

Friendsgiving Holiday Beer + Glass Release5 PM Low Tide Brewing
THISG's Annual Holiday Party 20266:30 PM Classroom #1
Ugly Sweater Singles7 PM Benny Rinaldi's
PickHoliday Crawl on King3 PM The Brick

New Year's Eve

PickNeon New Year's Eve9 PM The Rooftop at The VenduePickNew Year's Eve Celebration5 PM The EstablishmentNew Year's Eve: Disco After Dark8:30 PM New Realm Brewing Co.NYE on The Carolina Girl Yacht9:30 PM The Carolina Girl YachtCrawl 'Til The Ball Falls: Charleston NYE Bar Crawl 20276 PM John King Grill & Dueling Piano BarNew Year's Eve10 PM Félix + La CaveCharleston New Years Eve Bar Crawl 20276 PM Leeward Restaurant at The Lowline HotelNew Year's Eve Party9 PM Next Round SocialImpact NYETime TBA Building 64, North CharlestonNew Year's Eve at Thoroughbred Club7 PM The Charleston Place Thoroughbred ClubCharleston New Year's Eve Party 2027 | NYE Bar Crawl | The Countdown C7 PM Charleston · Exact spot not listedNew Year's Eve Dinner5 PM Circa 1886FestiRock NYE10 AM Miami Club

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What are the best Christmas events in Charleston in 2026?

Pulse's picks: Charleston Holiday Parade of Boats (Dec 12, Charleston Harbor); Neon New Year's Eve (Dec 31, The Rooftop at The Vendue); Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade (Dec 13, Mount Pleasant · Exact spot not listed); Holiday Crawl on King (Dec 12, The Brick); New Year's Eve Celebration (Dec 31, The Establishment).

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