Posted on 10/20/2022 by Jessie Jacob

Spend a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween in Charleston

Things are starting to get spooky in the Lowcountry.

Halloween is only a few days away, and so are a number of fun events all around Charleston. If you are taking a trip down to the Charleston area during Halloween week, here are some of our favorite events around town. There are options for families with young children, adults wanting to relive some Halloween cult classics, and every group in between.

If you have questions about these events or other things to do while you are visiting, please contact our friendly guest services team at (877) 300-5760.

This family-fun event hosted by the Charleston police department provides a safe alternative to trick-or-treat and check-out cool police car displays. There will be prizes, live music, food, and more!

    • Thursday, October 20, 2022

    • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    • Charleston Police Department. 180 Lockwood Blvd. Charleston, SC 29403

Get in the Halloween spirit and create a special tote bag for Trick or Treating this year. Kiddos can paint their own personalized tote bag at this kid-friendly DIY workshop!

    • Sat Oct 22, 2022

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • Board & Brush Charleston, 1300 Savannah Highway, Suite 2, Charleston

The Charleston Gaillard Center presents Disney's timeless holiday classic, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with music performed live by the Charleston Symphony.

    • Sun Oct 23, 2022

    • 07:00 pm

    • Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St, Charleston

Get into the spooky spirit with a Disney Halloween classic featuring everyone's favorite witches, The Sanderson Sisters. Join us on the Rooftop and enjoy your choice of popcorn or movie candy (included in the price of admission).

    • Thu Oct 27, 2022

    • 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    • The Restoration Hotel, 75 Wentworth Street, Charleston

Bring the whole family and enjoy a golf cart parade, a drive-through haunted house, inflatables, food vendors, and trick-or-treat bags for children!

    • Saturday, October 29, 2022

    • 11:00am - 2:00pm

    • Isle of Palms Recreation Department. #24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC

Enjoy a Halloween-themed craft, followed by evening BINGO & a Halloween family flick complete with the ultimate S'mores!

    • Saturday, October 29, 2022

    • 11:00 am - 2:00pm

    • Wild Dunes Resort

    • Coastal Crust on the Sweetgrass Plaza

Join us for this year's spooktacular Fish or Treat! There will be a costume contest throughout the evening, so be sure to come dressed in your Halloween best to win some shrimply amazing prizes! Adult tickets are $15 and child tickets are $18; toddlers two and under are free.

    • Wednesday, October 26, 2022

    • 6:00 pm-9:00 pm

    • 100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston SC, 29401

Explore Charleston Harbor on this one-of-a-kind ghost tour. Experience the fascinating horror that the Holy City's pirates, wars, and storms have ravaged past and present while riding Charleston's dark waves.

    • Offered year-round

    • Children 4 Years and older

    • 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29403

Register to enjoy the best drink specials and bars in Downtown Charleston this Halloween. Bring your best costume and have fun!

    • Friday, October 28th: 6 PM-2 AM (Registration 6 PM-11 PM)

    • Saturday, October 29th: 4 PM-2 AM (Registration 4 PM-10 PM)

    • Monday, October 31st: 6 PM-2 AM (Registration 6 PM-11 PM)

    • 21+

    • Visit the website to see participating bars

Enjoy some of Charleston's best bars, DJs, drink specials, swag, and over $1,000 in costume contest prize money.

    • Sat Oct 29, 2022

    • 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    • 21+

    • King Street, Charleston

Take in an interactive viewing of the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete with props (bags available for sale at the show) and a costume contest. This viewing won't be your regular 'shadow cast' experience as some of Charleston's finest and bravest vocalists will perform select numbers live on stage in character (with a live band) throughout the film. The bar will be open for business throughout the show!

    • Oct. 28, 29 & 30, 2022

    • 7:30 PM

    • Queen Street Playhouse

    • 20 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401

    • Not a kid-friendly event


At the end of the day, you can enjoy your newly acquired Halloween goodies curled up on the couch of your favorite beachfront rental. No matter your family's needs, Island Realty has the perfect space for you to make spooktacular memories!

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