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Best Music in Charleston — Ranked by Locals · CharlestonRanked

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Best music in Charleston

Live music, concert halls, listening rooms — where the city hears itself.

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164 Church St, CharlestonTrending
Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre and Shoppe
Interactive comedy-mystery shows performed in a cozy venue with a bar serving beer, wine & dessert.
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95 Calhoun St, CharlestonTrending

Charleston Gaillard Center

Grand theater presenting big-name concerts, Broadway shows, dance performances & classical music.

4.8★·2.1k ratings

Open

477 King St, Charleston

Forte Jazz Lounge

Intimate King Street jazz lounge drawing live acts and locals to a candlelit room most nights of the week.

4.8★·684 ratings

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37 John St, CharlestonTrending

Charleston Music Hall

19th-century Gothic Revival building, now a venue for concerts, dance, theater & comedy shows.

4.8★·2.3k ratings

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280 Meeting St B, CharlestonTrending

Theatre 99

The comedians can get salty at this intimate, cash-only improv venue also hosting music & cabaret.

4.7★·812 ratings

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135 Church St, CharlestonTrending

Dock Street Theatre

Ornate playhouse with elegant woodwork & cobblestone courtyard presents dramas, comedies & musicals.

4.8★·1k ratings

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20 Queen St, Charleston

Queen Street Playhouse: Home of the Footlight Players

Long-tenured community theater staging dramas, comedies & musicals in a converted warehouse space.

4.7★·307 ratings

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56 Beaufain St, Charleston

Festival Hall

4.6★·311 ratings

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44 George St, Charleston

Sottile Theatre

Vintage theater at the College of Charleston seating 785 for concerts, plays, ballet & receptions.

4.5★·202 ratings

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134 Cannon St, Charleston

Emmett Robinson Theatre - College of Charleston

Intimate theater at the College of Charleston showcasing various plays & musicals.

4.3★·21 ratings

Open

135 Church St, Charleston

Charleston Stage

4.3★·54 ratings

Open

95 Calhoun St, Charleston

Charleston Gaillard Center Terrace Lawn

4.0★·Building

Open

84 Society St, Charleston

What If? Productions

4.0★·Building

Open

73 Mary St, Charleston

Illusions The Drag Queen Show Charleston & Drag Brunch

3.9★·8 ratings

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28 Ann St, Charleston

Diva Royale Drag Queens Show

3.7★·13 ratings

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Best music in Charleston

Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre and Shoppe

Charleston Gaillard Center

Forte Jazz Lounge

Charleston Music Hall

Theatre 99

Dock Street Theatre

Queen Street Playhouse: Home of the Footlight Players

Festival Hall

Sottile Theatre

PURE Theatre

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Charleston, SC

Chapel Theatre

Threshold Repertory Theatre

Emmett Robinson Theatre - College of Charleston

Charleston Stage

Charleston Gaillard Center Terrace Lawn

What If? Productions

Illusions The Drag Queen Show Charleston & Drag Brunch

Diva Royale Drag Queens Show