Boone Hall’s Christmas Tree Festival
Celebrate holiday cheer with family and friends at Boone Hall’s Christmas Tree Festival. Take in the sights and sounds of the season on the holiday-themed ferris wheel, write letters to St. Nick or meet Santa Claus himself. Enjoy hot cocoa, funnel cakes, tacos and more from local vendors and pick out a freshly cut tree or wreath to kick off your holiday decorating.
Nov. 18 and Nov. 19. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Boone Hall Plantation. 1235 Long Point Road. Mount Pleasant. boonehallplantation.com
Lowcountry Oyster Roast in Cistern Yard
Experience an evening of delicious oysters, whole hog barbecue, an open bar and more while surrounded by the string light-adorned live oaks in the College of Charleston’s Cistern Yard. Local bluegrass ensemble the Bluestone Ramblers provide friendly and energetic music. Proceeds from the event benefit the college’s alumni association and the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
Nov. 17. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. $125. Cistern Yard. 66 George St. Downtown. cofc.evenue.net
Rockabillaque
Prepare yourself for a rockin’ good time at Rockabillaque, a free annual festival featuring a classic car and vintage bike show. Attendees can compete in pinup and tattoo contests as well as compete for best beard and mustache, browse the vendor market and enjoy live music from more than 20 rock and country bands on six different music stages. Entry fees for the different contests benefit Movember, a world-wide charity that supports men’s health projects.
Nov. 18. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free to attend. Park Circle. E. Montague Avenue. North Charleston. rockabillaque.com
Turkey Day Run
Squeeze in some exercise at Charleston’s annual Thanksgiving Day 5K race before partaking in your Thanksgiving meal. The run starts on the Meeting Street side of Marion Square, winds down the peninsula passing multiple historic sites like the Charleston Market and Calhoun Mansion before turning back up through picturesque neighborhoods to end at the west side of the square. Runners can register online now or on race day at packet pick-up from 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Nov. 23. 9 a.m. $45-$50. Marion Square. 329 Meeting St. Downtown. turkeydayrun.com
Hotel Bennett’s life-sized gingerbread house
Hotel Bennett’s executive pastry chef Remy Funfrock and chef Renee Fonseca bring back their life-sized ginger-bread house first created last year. The masterpiece officially opens Thanksgiving day and will stand in the hotel’s lobby through Jan. 6. Hot chocolate is served daily from the gingerbread house, decorated with pounds of marshmallows, gummy bears and other sweets including 672 jolly ranchers and 1,428 skittles.
Nov. 23 to Jan. 6. Noon to 7 p.m. Hotel Bennett. 404 King St. Downtown. hotelbennett.com
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