Discover 10 Of the More Popular Events Taking Place In & Around Charleston SC This Weekend

Jeff Walker,  Entertainment Writer

Whether it's an event, live theatre, concerts, and or festivals greater Charleston SC plays host to a wide variety of happenings each and every weekend. The following are just some of the best of the best taking place this weekend in the low country. Get out of the house or out of your comfort zone and enjoy any of the following.

From Sept 26th through November 8th Holy City Brewing present 25 nights of Southern Screams. Haunted House is open until 10pm on weeknights and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The brewery is open until 11pm on weeknights during the haunted house and 12am on Fridays and Saturdays. For more on this terrifying experience visit https://holycitybrewing.com/north-charleston-holy-city-brewing-events 

The annual West Farm Corn Maze takes place up in Moncks Corner. Challenge your map-reading skills to reach all the checkpoints in our Dogs themed corn maze design! Choose the full 2.7 mile challenge, or the kid-friendly .4 mile path. Enjoy a variety of family friendly events like apple slingshots, kids play area, hayrides, farm zoo, and food trucks.  Various dates through Nov 2nd. All you need to know at https://www.westfarmcornmaze.com/corn-maze

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens once again presents Pumpkin Patch. The annual autumn event has grown to be one of the largest fall festivals in the state. 2025 will be the 29th year for this event which has become a yearly tradition that brings people of all ages together for a day of good old-fashioned fun on the farm. Family fun for all ages. Details at https://boonehallplantation.com/special_event/the-boone-hall-pumpkin-patch/

There's a lot happening at the North Charleston Coliseum and the Performing Arts Center this weekend. Your SC Stingrays hockey team kick off their 2025-26 season Saturday Oct 18th against the Norfolk Admirals. There will be pre-game festivities in the parking lot prior to the game. For more visit https://charleston.com/charleston-insider/sports-recreation/stingrays-kick-off-2025-26-season-saturday-night-with-new-head-coach

Over at the PAC on Saturday night legendary rockers Kansas and Blue Oyster Cult perform classic rock staples, with the show kicking off at 7:30pm. Read our interview with Buck Dharma of BOC here https://charleston.com/charleston-insider/arts-culture/blue-oeyster-cult-s-buck-dharma-still-enjoying-band-s-musical-journey

At the Charleston Music Hall this weekend, the Steep Canyon Rangers with special guest The Bluestone Ramblers perform beginning 8pm Friday night. Come back on Saturday as the Charleston Jazz Orchestra’s perform an Autumn Leaves concert at 5pm and again at 8pm. For more on these two shows visit https://www.charlestonmusichall.com/

Saturday night The Refinery 1640 Meeting Street host country rocker Dylan Scott on his Easy Does It Tour, alongside special guest Zach John King. For more check out https://www.therefinerychs.com/calendar

Kick off oyster season with at The DIME Courtyard on Sunday on Daniel Island, from 5-8PM. Enjoy an evening of Lowcountry flavors with all-you-can-eat roasted oysters for just $50 per person, paired with classic Southern sides like corn and hush puppies. Beer, wine, and cocktails will be available for purchase throughout the evening, including ice-cold buckets of beer to share with friends. Oyster shuckers will be on hand to keep the feast flowing, so come hungry and ready to celebrate the start of the season Charleston-style. More at https://www.thekingstide.com/?ysource=1ODE4NDQwNjQtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D 

The 38th Annual Town of Mount Pleasant Children’s Day Festival happens on Sunday from noon until 5pm at the Park West Recreation Complex 1251 Park West Blvd. Families will enjoy carnival rides, inflatable slides, live entertainment, pony rides, games, and many other activities! Admission and all activities are free. Details at
https://www.charlestoncvb.com/events/38th-annual-children-s-day-festival~23396/

Pure Theatre at 134 Cannon Street downtown Charleston continue their three weekend run of 'Covenant'. In the heat of the Deep South, a missing guitarist reappears a blues legend, and the town’s whispered fears of a devil’s deal ignite a reckoning far more dangerous than anyone imagined. Find out more at https://puretheatre.org/covenant/

Over at 20 Queen Street the Footlight Players continue their three weekend run of The Mousetrap, considered THE genre-defining murder mystery from the Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed! For almost 70 years, Christie's The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats. Now it’s your chance to get in on the mystery! Show October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 7:30pm and October 5, 12 & 19 at 3:00pm. All you need to know at https://www.footlightplayers.net/the-mousetrap