UPCOMING CHARLESTON AREA EVENTS

Charleston’s own Darius Rucker will return to the Holy City for a special one-night-only event, the Darius Rucker Big Band Gala. The gala performance offers fans a rare opportunity to experience Rucker in an elevated, intimate concert setting backed by Robert Lewis and the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Peter Graves, creating a distinctive evening tailored to the Gaillard Center stage.
Event time 7:30 pm.

5:30-6:30PM

“The Battle of Sullivan's Island” -- Film followed by Moderated Discussion

Presented by the Battery Gadsden Cultural Center

Free Event

From March 18 through April 11, 2026, Historic Charleston Foundation hallmark fundraising event is back for its 79th year with everything you love, and new programs to enjoy! Explore private homes and gardens, enjoy Gullah music and Lowcountry cuisine, attend historian-led talks, take a boat tour, and experience after-hours events inside our landmark museums from March 18 through April 11, 2026.


2026 Festival highlights include:

House & Garden Tours – As a hallmark of HCF's spring fundraiser, guests will have the opportunity to tour private homes and gardens in a variety of formats. New for 2026, Legacy Tours will offer the most elevated tour experience.
Learning from the Lowcountry – In pursuit of HCF's mission to preserve and sustain the best of Charleston, this fundraising event is also HCF's largest educational program of the year. The 2026 Festival offers more than two dozen educational talks on an array of Lowcountry topics, ranging from archaeology to the Revolutionary War to Gullah cuisine and dining traditions.

Spring into Festival, Opening Night at the Nathaniel Russell House – Also NEW for 2026, join us in the elegant, formal gardens of the c.1808 South of Broad historic home as we welcome the 79th Festival with live music and inspired refreshments in the company of our cherished partners, speakers, sponsors, and friends.

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