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Rockabillaque Festival Returns to Park Circle for 9th Year
Vive Le Rock Productions is bringing the popular Rockabillaque Charleston event back to Park Circle for its ninth year on November 12th, 2022. The festival, the biggest event of its kind in the south, is free to attend and celebrates all things mid-century Americana culture – with a twist. This year’s Rockabillaque benefits local nonprofit organization, Park Circle Cares.
A kick-off party featuring live music will be held the night before (Friday, November 11th) at Commonhouse Aleworks. On Saturday, Rockabillaque returns to the main strip of E. Montague in Park Circle featuring a Classic Car & Vintage Bike Show, live music on six outdoor stages, contests including Pin-Up and Tattoo Contests, a Vendor Market, and more.
This year’s entertainment features a lineup of local, regional, and national acts including Truck Stop Preachers, Sean K Preston & The Loaded Pistols, Hot Rod Walt (solo), The Tan & Sober Gentlemen, The Rowdy Boys, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Vaden Landers, Slim & The Gems, Andrea & Mud, Jason Lee Wilson & James County, Smokin’ Souls, Jason Moss & The Hosses, The Lonely Teardrops, Crooked Pointer, Mission Critical, Honeysmoke, Gillian Kohn Duo, DJ Eyeland Vibes, Yum Yum Jug Band, Hot Club of Charleston, The Innocents, live painting with artist Patch Whiskey, and more to be announced soon.
- ROCKABILLAQUE CHARLESTON 2022 SCHEDULE
- All Events are Free to attend
- Full Schedule including band performance times, additional events, contest times, and more announced next week
- Friday, November 11th:
- Official Kick-Off Party (6 pm to 10 pm) at Commonhouse Aleworks
- Additional Friday event- Rockin’ at The Mill featuring one band
- Saturday, November 12th
- Main Event (11 am to 6 pm) on E Montague Ave.
- Returning to its original location for the first time since 2019
- Festival includes live music on six outdoor stages, a classic car and vintage bike show, pin-up and tattoo contests, vendors market
- All the Park Circle businesses including restaurants, bars, breweries, retail stores, and more will be open
- Additional Saturday events include:
- Speakeasy Shindig at Nippitaty Distillery with live music from Honeysmoke (6 pm and on)
- Hootenanny at Commonhouse Aleworks with live music from Tan & Sober Gentlemen (6 pm and on)
- Rockin’ at The Mill featuring live music (9 pm and on)
Rockabillaque Charleston 2022 is a benefit for Park Circle Cares, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to assist people of the Charleston and the Lowcountry area who struggle with food insecurity. For more information, visit http://parkcirclecares.org.
For more information about the 9th annual Rockabillaque Charleston including the full event schedule, ticket sales, car and bike registration, vendor sign-up, contest registration and more, visit Rockabillaque.com.