Beachside Vacation Lifestyle 2019-20

www.beachsidevacations.com | 7 Year-round events keep the Charleston area buzzing. Music and tempting aromas fill the air. Witness world-renowned performances at Spoleto & Piccolo Spoleto, get a taste of our inimitable Southern hospitality at a local oyster roast or discover the find of a lifetime at an antique market. Grab unique gifts for your friends at home (or for keepsakes for yourself – we won’t tell!) from one of the many local artisans featured at so many festivals. Need inspiration to get outside? Swing for the Cure, South Eastern Wildlife Expo, Volvo Car Open or the Cooper River Bridge Run may be just the thing. Don’t forget our matchless gardens and plantations are open year- round. And goodness, do enjoy the food – so many restaurants and not enough time! There are so many exceptionable places to go (and people to see!), you’d better choose your travel dates and mark your calendar now! HUNLEY TOURS Year-round on Saturdays 10-5 & Sundays 12-5. 1-877-448-6539. www.hunley.org PATRIOTS POINT NAVAL & MARITIME MUSEUM Year Round 9-6:30 www.patriotspoint.org SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM Year Round Mon-Sun 9-4 (except Thanksgiv- ing & Christmas Day) www.scaquarium.org THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM Year Round Mon-Sun 10-5 www.charlestonmuseum.org 2019 EVENTS: MAY 18: CHARLESTON BEER GARDEN www.charlestonbeergarden.com MAY 24 – JUNE 9: SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA (various venues) 843-722-2764 www.spoletousa.org MAY 24 – JUNE 9: PICCOLO SPOLETO (various venues) 843-554-6060 www.piccolospoleto.org JUNE 14: CHARLESTON FASHION WEEK EVENT NO. 2 Memminger Auditorium https://theevents. charlestonfashionweek.com/ JUNE 20 – 23: CHARLESTON CARIFEST CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL charlestoncarifest.com JULY 4: INDEPENDENCE DAY FIRE- WORK DISPLAYS (on Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island and Patriots Point) SEPTEMBER 4-15: CHARLESTON RESTAURANT WEEK (various venues) 843-853-8000 www.restaurantweekcharleston.com SEPTEMBER 12: CHARLESTON FASHION WEEK EVENT NO. 3 South Carolina Society Hall https://theevents.charlestonfashionweek.com/ SEPTEMBER 21: FOLLY BEACH SEA AND SAND FESTIVAL https://visitfolly.com/sea-and-sand-festival SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 6: MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL www.mojafestival.com NOVEMBER 9 – JANUARY 1: ANNUAL HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS (James Island County Park) 843-762-8089 www.ccprc.com DECEMBER 31: HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLESTON! (Marion Square) 843-724-7305 www.facebook.com/events/2368673053274137 2020 EVENTS: JANUARY: LOWCOUNTRY OYSTER FESTIVAL (at Boone Hall Plantation) 843-805-3084 www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com JANUARY: THE TASTE OF FOLLY visitfolly.com/taste-of-folly JANUARY 1: DUNLEAVY’S POLAR BEAR PLUNGE http://dunleavysonsullivans.com FEBRUARY 14-16: SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPO 843-723-1748 sewe@sewe.com www.sewe.com FEBRUARY: LOWCOUNTRY KOMEN SWING FOR THE CURE 843-556-8011 info@komensc.org komen- southcarolina.org/lowcountry-events/swing- for-the-cure-2020 MARCH 4-8: CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD FESTIVAL (various venues) 843-727-9998 www.charlestonwineandfood.com MARCH 5-8: CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUES SHOW http://www.historiccharleston.org/blog/ events/category/charleston-antiques-show MARCH 17: ST. PATRICK’S DAY (CIty of North Charleston) https://www. northcharleston.org/residents/special-events/ st-patricks-day-block-party MARCH 27-29: EAST COAST PADDLE- SPORT & OUTDOOR FESTIVAL https://ccprc.com/1584/East-Coast-Paddle- sports-Symposium APRIL 4-12: VOLVO CAR OPEN (World Class Women’s Tennis Tournament) (Daniel Island) 800-677-2293 www.volvocaropen.com APRIL 3-5: FLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL IN SUMMERVILLE SC https://summervilleymca.org/flowertown-fes- tival-2019 APRIL 4: COOPER RIVER BRIDGE RUN www.bridgerun.com APRIL 5: LOWCOUNTRY CAJUN FESTIVAL 843-795-4386 ccprc.com/137/Lowcountry-Cajun-Festival APRIL 23-26: CHARLESTON RACE WEEK www.charlestonraceweek.com APRIL 26: BLESSING OF THE FLEET (Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park) experiencemountpleasant.com/events/bless- ing-of-the-fleet CALENDAR OF EVENTS Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island and Charleston Area Calendar of Events AREA EVENTS UPDATE DAILY AT WWW.ISLEOFPALMSMAGAZINE.COM/CALENDAR/