Charleston

Population 150,227 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States
Daylight 10 h in Dec, dark by 16:15 · 14 h 18 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 14 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 02 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 57 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 59 of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 50 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 18 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 06 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 22 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 23 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 24 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 29 of daylight
  12. December: 10 h of daylight
Tourist office · 1.1 km The Charleston Visitor Reception and Transportation Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Lowcountry Oyster Festiva

    January

    Lowcountry Oyster Festiva l (January)

  2. Piccolo Spoleto Festival

    June

    (Memorial Day to mid-June). The little brother to the Spoleto Festival USA

  3. Spoleto Festival USA

    June

    (Memorial Day to mid-June). One of the best arts festivals in the U.S., which is a counterpart to the festival held in Spoleto, Italy, founded by composer Gian Carlo Menotti

  4. Moja Art Festival

    September – October

    (From September 25 to October 5 )

  5. Latin American Festival

    October

    ( October 5 )

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Charleston); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Charleston Farmers Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–14:00

    730 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 69 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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