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Hampton Park Farmers Market

The Hampton Park Farmers Market is back for just two more Wednesdays in October after a successful summer debut. Spearheaded by a trio of local grassroots organizers and restaurateurs, this market is working to bring fresh produce, flowers, bread, honey, meats and more to the Hampton Park and Wagener Terrace neighborhoods in downtown Charleston.
Wednesdays through Oct. 28. 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free to attend. Hampton Park. 30 Mary Murray Drive. Downtown. instagram.com/marsh_project

House Beautiful whole home tour

Experience extraordinary design featuring two beautifully furnished condominiums transformed by eight talented design teams. Enjoy a self-guided tour of inspiring interiors and shop select designer furnishings and décor. All proceeds from purchases benefit Lowcountry Food Bank to nourish neighbors who experience food insecurity throughout coastal South Carolina.
Weekends in October. Event times vary. $50/ticket. House Beautiful, 284 Meeting St. Downtown. housebeautiful.com

Gators of the Lowcountry

Learn more about South Carolina’s largest reptiles and these modern-day dinosaurs during this educational program at the Edisto Environmental Learning Center. This exciting opportunity gives guests a chance to get an up-close look at one of center’s resident alligators. Pre-registration is required. This program is free with park admission.
Oct. 20. Noon to 12:45 p.m. $8/adult; $5/children age 6-15. Edisto Environmental Learning Center. 362 Oyster Row Lane. Edisto Island. southcarolinaparks.com

Jurassic Seas at S.C. Aquarium

An exhibit 70 million years in the making continues to thrill aquanauts at the South Carolina Aquarium. Jurassic Seas, which is included with the aquarium admission price, sends guests into the late Cretaceous Period to encounter life-size skeletal replicas, examine stunning fossils and learn through interactive displays. This new experience will have everyone in the family from fossil fanatics to biology buffs playing paleontologist.
Open daily. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket prices vary. S.C. Aquarium. 100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown. scaquarium.org

Morris Island Lighthouse’s 150th

Save the Light is marking the 150th anniversary of the Morris Island Lighthouse’s first lighting with a public celebration at Bowens Island Restaurant. The afternoon includes a Lowcountry boil, live music, and the unveiling of the 150th Anniversary Art Contest gallery, with adult and children’s division winners announced on site.
Oct. 18. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. $100/general admission. Bowens Island Restaurant.
1870 Bowens Island Road. James Island.

Arts + Music

Parse AI and the arts with McBride, Beeple

Wrap your head around the highs and lows of artificial intelligence and the arts at the Gibbes Museum of Art Distinguished Lecture Series. Actor Danny McBride is in conversation with Beeple, on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. More: gibbesmuseum.org

CULTURAL CELEBRATION

Oct. 16 and 17: The International African American Museum (IAAM) announces IAAM Homecoming 2026, a multi-day celebration with community activations, discussions, performances and the premiere of They Lived, an exhibition of the 1850 Daguerreotypes Collection. More: iaammuseum.org

BOOKS

Oct 21, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Kerry Docherty, co-founder of lifestyle clothing brand Faherty, discusses her memoir Selfish: Unlearning, Reclaiming, and Telling the Truth, in conversation with abstract and impressionist painter Raven Roxanne. More: ladybirdbooks.org

MUSIC

Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: Gabriel Iglesias, N. Charleston PAC
Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: The Marshall Tucker Band, Charleston Music Hall
Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.: Eddie 9V, Music Farm
Oct. 17, 7 p.m.: “What A Wonderful World,” Charleston Jazz Orchestra with Bruce Harris, Charleston Music Hall
Oct. 17, 9 p.m.: Campbell and Sons, Royal American
Oct. 17, 7 p.m.: The Red Clay Strays, Credit One Stadium
Oct. 17, 7 p.m.: Drew Sidora, Music Farm
Oct. 18, 7 p.m.: The Living Tombstone, Charleston Music Hall
Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.: Silverada, Pour House
Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.: Nosferatu Undead, Charleston Music Hall
Oct. 19, 8 p.m.: Lemon Squares, Tin Roof
Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.: Chucho Valdes’ 85th Birthday Celebration, Gaillard Center
Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.: Alana Springsteen, Music Farm
Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.: Phantom, Tin Roof
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.: Blake Whiten, Music Farm
Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.: The Folly Lama, Tin Roof
Oct. 23, 9 p.m.: Sounds of Blackfox, Royal American
Oct. 23, 8 p.m.: The Greyboy Allstars, Pour House
Oct. 23, 7 p.m.: Johnny Blues Skies and The Dark Clouds, Credit One Stadium
Oct. 24, 8 p.m.: Karina Rykman, Pour House
Oct. 24, 9 p.m.: Nordista Freeze, Royal American

A la carte

What’s new

Sushi carousel. Revolving Sushi Kingdom has opened at Towne Centre at 1594 Palmetto Grande Drivein Mount Pleasant. Guests can grab plates off a conveyor belt as th ey travel by, and larger dishes are available to order from iPads at tables. An animal “train” delivers these larger format dishes to guests. More: revolvingkingdom.com

Brunch bunch. Leeward at the Lowline Hotel has launched a new brunch, available every Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., brunch will also include live music featuring a rotating line up of musicians. The menu features everything from beloved classics like eggs Benedict to Leeward specialties like chicken and waffle sliders and Bloody Mary deviled eggs. There is a mimosa flight featuring a classic orange mimosa, a peach pineapple mimosa and a seasonal offering. More: leewardchs.com

What’s happening

Fall festival. The CHS AAPI Collective will host the Mid-Autumn Festival Market on Oct. 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Navy Yard. This free, family-friendly event celebrates Asian culture and cuisine in honor of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Diwali and Filipino American History Month. The event will host 30 local vendors, live performances, art and food. Food vendors include Lowcountry Lemonade, Sarah’s Dumps, Nollie Bites, Butter Half Bakery and many others. More: lowcountrylocalfirst.org

At the table talk. Philosophers and Fools will host the second installment of its quarterly “At the Table” series, “The People and Ideas Behind What We Drink,” on Oct. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event brings together local voices from Charleston’s beverage community. Local influencer and creator Molly Goldrick will moderate, and panelists include Sommelier Sarah O’Kelley of Grape to Table; Katharine Leitch, co-founder of non-alcoholic beverage brand Esspo; Palmer Quimby, owner and operator of Munkle Brewing Co; and Miguel Buencamino, founder of Holy City Handcraft. Beverages & snacks will be available for purchase. More: philosophersandfools.com

Festival dinners. Curated by Food & Wine Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis, Night Out With F&W, returns Nov. 12 to Nov. 15 for a four-day series of exclusive, single-night dining experiences. Events include “A French and Gullah Geechee Table” at 39 Rue de Jean on Nov. 12, The Fifth Vintage” dinner at Brasserie La Banque on Nov. 14, “Across the Basque country: a French and Spanish Basque lunch with Chez Nous and Malagon on Nov. 15 and others.
More: foodandwineclassicincharleston.com