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Charleston Event Venues

No other city can offer your wedding, special event or meeting a setting as beautiful, historic and uniquely timeless as Charleston. It's a uniquely intimate, beautifully preserved city of landmarks; in history, architecture, culture, and the arts. Its gracious welcome embraces all that visit her. Whether your event is a family affair or an international conference, Charleston offers a variety of unique venues appealing to both residents and visitors alike.



Event Location Address Reception Dinner
South Carolina Aquarium
Imagine an evening gala for 300 in the dramatically lit Deep Ocean Gallery. Picture an early morning breakfast meeting for 50 on a sweeping terrace overlooking historic Charleston Harbor. Hold your special meeting or event in a place that showcases South Carolina’s diverse natural habitats. Your guests will gain a new appreciation of our State’s ecosystem... from the mysterious upstate mountains to our fragile wetlands.
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100 Aquarium Wharf
Charleston
1500 350
Boone Hall Plantation
The plantation's famous one-half mile avenue of massive, Spanish moss-draped live oaks is unsurpassed anywhere. Brick and tile were handmade on this 18 century plantation; these same bricks may still be seen in the mansion, cotton gin house, circular smoke house and in the formal gardens' walls and walks.
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1235 Longpoint Road
Mt. Pleasant
300 - 400 200
Blacklock House
A traditional 1800 century double house, the Blacklock House has a wide hall-way flanked by two rooms on either side. The interior reveals period elegance in elaborate gesso trim and woodwork, cypress paneling and heart of pine sills and floors as well as a vaulted ceiling.
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College of Charleston
18 Bull Street
200 150
Citadel Beach Club
The Colonel Robert McCormick Beach Club is a flexible oceanfront venue located on the Isle of Palms. The Citadel Beach house features wide expanses of manicured lawns and white sandy beaches. Inside, the air conditioned Beach Club guests will enjoy wood floors in the ballroom, a lounge with a wide screen television and ample restroom and changing facilities
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4700 Palm Boulevard
Isle of Palm
300 Inside
Unlimited Outside
200 Inside
1500 Outside
Confederate Home
The 127 year old Confederate Home and College offers a unique historic location in downtown Charleston for any event. The restoration of this landmark offers two formal adjoining drawing rooms on the second floor furnished with period furniture, and a stately columned piazza which overlooks the landscaped garden. Each drawing room has a fire place and separate doors for access. The drawing rooms can be separated by a sliding door.
62 Broad Street
Charleston
150 - 170 120
Creek Club at I'on
Like a welcoming old Lowcountry home, the Creek Club charms visitors with its warm wood floors, two grand fireplaces, high ceilings and broad porches that catch breezes from the peaceful Hobcaw Creek and rivers beyond.
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Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant
300 200
Edmondston-Alston House
The Edmondston-Alston House is an elegant high Battery venue overlooking Charleston Harbor. The piazza of this gracious home can accommodate up to 24 guests for a seated dinner, 100 guests for an elegant reception.
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21 East Battery
Charleston
100 24
Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes twelve galleries and the Courtyard Garden are ideal for any evening event. The Portrait Gallery can host a seated dinner for 180, or a reception for 500 guests. The Courtyard Garden can accommodate a reception for 200 guests. The Gibbes Museum is open daily to the general public.
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Meeting Street
Charleston
500 200
Lowndes Grove Plantation
The atmosphere is private and peaceful, with the river along one side, and a privacy wall along the three other sides. Lowndes Grove is on the National Registry of Historic Places, and is one of Charleston's 62 Most Famous Homes. Capturing that air of old Charleston, rooms are appointed with historic reproduction furniture.
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St. Margaret Street
Charleston
500 200
Magnolia Plantation
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, stately Magnolia Plantation has what is considered by many experts to be "the most beautiful garden in the world". In addition to the magnificent garden, the stately Plantation House has an outstanding collection of Early American antiques. The Plantation was recently described by travel expert, Charles Kuralt, in his best-selling book, as "…my greatest Charleston pleasure."
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Ashley River Road
Charleston
200-500 15 - 200
Middleton Place
Live oaks draped in swags of Spanish moss, a grand house built in 1755, and the beautiful landscape with rolling hills and blooming color, combine to provide a setting of unusual beauty and charm. Creating lasting memories for over 250 years, Middleton Place offers breathtaking reception sites and luxurious accommodations - all that will be remembered for years to come.
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4300 Ashley 50+ 50+
Old Exchange Building
Built by the British in 1771, American Patriots were held prisoner in the Provost. See the Half-Moon Battery portion of the Charles Towne sea wall. Where famous Pirates cavorted in the late 1600s. The Old Exchange stands as one of the three most historically significant buildings of colonial United States
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122 East Bay Street
Charleston
250 150
South Carolina Society Hall
The South Carolina Society Hall was built in the early 1800’s and embodies both the Federal Period and Greek Revival styles of architecture. The facility boasts a ballroom, meeting rooms, a dressing area an elevator and a full kitchen.
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72 Meeting Street
Charleston
300 120
Three Lions Pub
Three Lions Club members and their guests can relax in a traditional English-style pub located on the second floor of the Blackbaud Stadium. The pub contains soccer memorabilia from around the world, a cigar-smoking saloon with leather couches, a big screen TV, foosball, pool tables, darts and much more.
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1990 Daniel Island Dr.
Daniel Island
300 160
Alhambra Hall
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131 Middle Street
Mt. Pleasant
350 200
Andell's Bluff
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4460 Betsy Kerrison Blvd.
Johns Island
   
Blackbaud Offices Daniel Island
Charleston
500 200
Charleston Harbor Tours
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Charleston 300 120
Charleston Visitors Center 375 Meeting Street
Charleston
100-700 210
Charleston Yacht Club
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Lockwood Boulevard
Charleston
250 150
Dock Street Theater
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135 Church Street
Charleston
150 50
Folly Beach Venues and James Island County Park
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JI Co. Park 871 Riverland
Charleston
300 200
Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
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77 Calhoun Street
harleston
1500 1000
Hobcaw Yacht Club
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180 Hobcaw Drive
Mt. Pleasant
450 126
James Island County Park
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871 Riverland Drive
Charleston
300 200
Maritime Center
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Concord Street
Charleston
1000 300
Palmer House
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#5 East Battery
Charleston
25 Inside
200 Outside
40 Inside
150 Outside
Sandcastle at Kiawah Kiawah Island Resort
Johns Island
250 150
Schooner Pride
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The City Marina
Charleston
49 NA
South Carolina Ports Authority 196 Concord Street
Charleston
1,440 695
Tidewater Chapel
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222 West Coleman Blvd.
Mt. Pleasant
125 100

In a 19th century brick warehouse located just north of historic Broad Street, you'll taste what the Maverick brand of southern cooking is all about. Award-winning executive chef Frank Lee starts with the Carolina Lowcountry's rich resources, then adds his own blend of flavors.
Geiss & Sons Jewelry is a family tradition since 1919 when the first store opened in Brazil. Visit our historic Charleston location for unique designs, high quality, enduring value and customer service. Collections include diamond classics, South Sea and cultured pearls, designer platinum and gold jewelry. Diamond engagement ring specialists. Custom work by master goldsmiths schooled in Europe.
Saffire is located in the elegant Charleston Marriott Hotel on the Ashley River, Lockwood Boulevard. Enjoy the bold flavors of Saffire’s seasonally inspired menu which reflects a belief in “the cuisine of today,”. Always healthy, always evolving. Eclectic, imaginative and unrestricted by ethnic boundaries.... Free parking. For more information, please call (843) 723-3000.
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