EXPLORE THE LOWCOUNTRY
Live Performance Venues
Concerts, theater, comedy, and performing arts across the Lowcountry.
Music & Concert Venues
Theater & Performing Arts
Performing Companies
Music & Concert Venues
North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center
The Lowcountry’s largest indoor entertainment complex, hosting major touring concerts, Broadway productions, comedy, and live entertainment.
North Charleston • Major Concerts & Performing Arts
Credit One Stadium
A large outdoor stadium on Daniel Island hosting major national touring artists and special live events throughout the year.
Daniel Island • Outdoor Concert Venue
Charleston Gaillard Center
A premier downtown performing arts venue featuring concerts, Broadway productions, comedy, dance, and cultural performances.
Downtown Charleston • Concerts & Performing Arts
Charleston Music Hall
A historic downtown theater known for its intimate atmosphere and wide variety of national touring musicians and performers.
Downtown Charleston • Live Music & Entertainment
Music Farm
A longtime Charleston favorite featuring energetic live performances from rock, indie, hip-hop, country, and other touring artists.
Downtown Charleston • Live Music Venue
The Refinery
An outdoor amphitheater offering national touring concerts in a relaxed open-air setting with food and beverage options.
Charleston Area • Outdoor Concert Venue
Riverfront Park Performance Pavilion
A historic downtown theater known for its intimate atmosphere and wide variety of national touring musicians and performers.
Downtown Charleston • Live Music & Entertainment
Firefly Distillery
A spacious outdoor music venue hosting ticketed concerts, food trucks, and live performances on its large lawn.
North Charleston • Outdoor Concerts
Joseph S. Daning Amphitheater
A city-owned outdoor amphitheater featuring concerts, community programming, and Goose Creek’s Creekapalooza series.
Goose Creek • Community Concert Venue
Hanahan Amphitheater & Pavilion
A neighborhood outdoor venue featuring local concerts, community events, and seasonal entertainment.
Hanahan • Community Concert Venue
Mount Pleasant Memorial Pier
A waterfront venue known for seasonal music and dancing events overlooking Charleston Harbor.
Mount Pleasant • Waterfront Music Events
Charleston Pour House
A popular James Island venue with indoor and outdoor stages featuring local, regional, and touring musicians.
James Island • Live Music Venue
The Windjammer
A legendary beachfront venue offering live music just steps from the ocean on Isle of Palms.
Isle of Palms • Beachfront Concert Venue
The Riviera Theater
A restored Art Deco theater offering live music, comedy, and special performances in an intimate downtown setting.
Downtown Charleston • Music & Comedy
Awendaw Green
A relaxed outdoor music destination known for its weekly Barn Jams featuring original local and regional artists.
Awendaw • Local & Regional Music
Theater and Performing Arts
Historic Dock Street Theatre / Charleston Stage
A historic Charleston theater presenting professional musicals, dramas, comedies, and family productions throughout the season.
Downtown Charleston • Theater & Musicals
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
A major performing arts venue presenting national Broadway tours, concerts, comedy, and cultural performances.
North Charleston • Broadway & Performing Arts
Charleston Gaillard Center
A downtown performing arts center presenting theater, Broadway productions, dance, opera, comedy, and music.
Downtown Charleston • Performing Arts
Sottile Theatre
A historic College of Charleston theater hosting plays, opera, ballet, concerts, and community performances.
Downtown Charleston • Theater & Performing Arts
34 West Theater Company
An intimate downtown theater featuring original productions created and performed by its resident company.
Downtown Charleston • Original Live Theater
PURE Theatre
A professional regional theater known for contemporary productions and thought-provoking new works.
Downtown Charleston • Contemporary Theater
Queen Street Playhouse / The Footlight Players
An intimate historic theater presenting dramas, comedies, and musicals in the heart of downtown Charleston.
Downtown Charleston • Community Theater
Theatre 99
Charleston’s home for live improv comedy, with unscripted performances based on audience suggestions.
Downtown Charleston • Improv Comedy
Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre
An interactive comedy and mystery theater offering entertaining audience-participation performances near the City Market.
Downtown Charleston • Comedy & Mystery Theater
James F. Dean Theatre / Flowertown Players
Summerville’s community theater presenting musicals, plays, youth productions, and seasonal performances.
Summerville • Community Theater
Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre
A community arts center featuring theater, music, improv, dance, classes, and cultural programming.
Mount Pleasant • Performing Arts
Performing Companies
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Professional orchestra presenting classical, chamber, and pops performances throughout the Charleston area.
Professional Orchestra • Multiple Venues
Charleston Jazz Orchestra
An 18-piece professional jazz orchestra performing concerts throughout the year and producing the Charleston Jazz Festival.
Professional Jazz Ensemble • Multiple Venues
Charleston Opera Theater
A professional opera company presenting live opera productions at venues throughout the Lowcountry.
Professional Opera • Multiple Venues
Charleston Ballet Theater
A professional dance company presenting full-scale ballet productions, including its annual Nutcracker.
Professional Ballet • Multiple Venues