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City of Charleston Announces Upcoming Holiday Events

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2 years ago

November 25, 2022

The city of Charleston’s Office of Cultural Affairs today announced its “Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston” calendar of city-produced holiday events and celebrations. Key dates include:

December 3rd and 4th, 10th and 11th, and 17th
- Holiday Market extension of the Charleston Farmers Market in Marion Square from 9 am to 3 pm. Donations for Toys for Tots will be collected.
December 4th
- The Annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting, starting promptly at 3 pm on Broad Street near Colonial Lake, continuing up Broad Street to Meeting Street, where it will travel north on Meeting Street to Calhoun Street near Marion Square. The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will follow the Holiday Parade in Marion Square with musical programming starting around 5 pm
December 10th
- The Annual Holiday Parade of Boats in Charleston Harbor will depart Shem Creek at 6 pm. The parade features lighted and festive boats that proceed from the Cooper River, through the Charleston Harbor and into the Ashley River. Those wishing to register to participate in the Holiday Parade of Boats should visit www.charlestonarts.org. Applications are due by 4 pm on Wednesday, December 7th.
December 11th
- Holiday Magic on Ann Street, from 3 pm to 6 pm. This new event is presented in partnership with the Music Farm, extending the fun of Second Sunday on King Street with a family-friendly block party featuring live music and holiday vendors, with festive refreshments available for purchase.
December 18th
- Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston is also a partner in promoting and producing Chanukah in the Square, an initiative of the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston and Chabad of Charleston and the Lowcountry. This festive celebration, which features live music, arts and crafts and traditional seasonal food, starts at 4 p.m. and culminates with the lighting of a menorah at dusk.