Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Charleston, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Festival

  Charleston Wine + Food

  4–8 mrtEet- & drinkfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days in early March built around the Culinary Village in Marion Square, and the restaurant tickets sell out long before the festival ones do. It is the week the city's kitchens are at full stretch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Charleston Wine + Food, Azalea and garden season

• Natuur

  Azalea and garden season

  10 mrt – 20 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  Azaleas, wisteria and dogwood go over in late March and early April, and Middleton and Magnolia plantations are the reason the shoulder season is not cheap here. Book the garden tours before the flights.

• Festival

  Cooper River Bridge Run

  28 mrtSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Around thirty thousand people walk and run the ten kilometres over the Ravenel Bridge from Mount Pleasant on a Saturday morning. The bridge and the approaches close from dawn, so leave the car. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Charleston Wine + Food (4–8 mrt), Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Druk — Azalea and garden season

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Azalea and garden season (10 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)), Cooper River Bridge Run (28 mrt), Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Druk — Spoleto Festival USA

• Festival

  Spoleto Festival USA

  22 mei – 7 junKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Seventeen days of opera, theatre and chamber music in the historic churches and halls, with the free Piccolo Spoleto fringe running alongside it. Rooms in the peninsula are the year's dearest. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Spoleto Festival USA, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  Officially June to November, with the risk concentrated between mid-August and early October. Direct hits are rare; the routine cost is a storm offshore pushing water into the peninsula for a day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spoleto Festival USA (22 mei – 7 jun)

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  King tide flooding

  1 sep – 15 nov · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  The highest autumn tides put salt water over the Battery and into the lower peninsula streets on clear days, no storm required. It lasts an hour or two either side of high water and closes the odd road. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Lowcountry oyster season

  1 okt – 30 aprPlukseizoen

  Cluster oysters come out of the creeks through the cool months, and the winter roast — a shovel of steamed oysters tipped onto a plywood table — is the local social event. The state closes most beds through the summer spawn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), King tide flooding (1 sep – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), King tide flooding (1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)), Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lowcountry oyster season (1 okt – 30 apr), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)