Events
City of Charleston 2020 Holiday Events Update
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Charleston has canceled both the Holiday Parade and Holiday Boat Parade. However, the city will still hold the following holiday events:
- December 5th through December 20th
- The Charleston Holiday Market in Marion Square will be held Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 am to 3 pm. COVID protocols will be in place at the markets including additional spacing between vendors, hand washing/sanitizing stations and the requirement that all vendors and patrons wear masks and maintain social distancing throughout the events. The markets will feature 36 vendors on Saturdays and 24 vendors on Sundays including farm products, packaged food vendors, artisans, and crafters.
- On Sunday, December 6th
- A virtual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on the City of Charleston Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/CityCharleston
- On Sunday, December 13th
- Chanukah in the Square, which is normally held in Marion Square, will take place in a drive-in format at The Bend on Azalea Drive in North Charleston
- On Friday, December 18th at 6 pm
- There will be a virtual holiday greeting from the City of Charleston and Mayor John Tecklenburg via the City of Charleston Facebook Page.
- From now until January 1st, 2021
- The city is providing 2 hours of free parking downtown with this year’s Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston parking voucher. The voucher can be downloaded here
More details will be provided closer to the date of each event, as appropriate.