NEW EXPERIENCE: Scary’um Aquarium!
October means fish, fun and… frights at the Scary’um Aquarium! Ghouls & Buoys of all ages can celebrate the scariest season at the South Carolina Aquarium and discover eerie exhibits, scary shows and more all month long! Embark on a family-friendly Haunted Hike in the Aquarium’s newest exhibit, Camp Carolina, featuring a spooky trail and things that go bump in the night. Plus, Kids can celebrate Halloween all month with a special $2 children’s admission discount for all kids in costume! Get ready for Halloween at the Aquarium’s annual Fish or Treat! Bash, Thursday, October 30, a Member’s only event filled with fun, prizes, games and more Admission to Fish or Treat is $5 for Members only. Reservations are required. Scary’um Aquarium is FREE with General Admission. Restrictions apply. Discounts may not be combined with any other offer. To learn more about Scary’um Aquarium, visit scaquarium.org or call (843) 577-FISH (3474).
Daily: Friday, October 3, 2008 – Sunday, November 2, 2008 at South Carolina Aquarium
Taste of Charleston Interview
We interviewed Steve Kish about the Taste of Charleston food event in South Carolina.
Taste of Charleston, South Carolina
Read about Taste of Charleston, South Carolina 2009
The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association announces the 28th Annual “Taste of Charleston.” Significant changes have been made to this year’s festival. For the first time, the Taste of Charleston will be comprised of three separate events spanning three days: the Taste Iron Chef Competition on Friday, October 10th, the Taste of the Arts on Saturday, October 11th, and the Taste of Charleston at Boone Hall Plantation on Sunday, October 12th, from 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Proceeds from all “Taste” events will benefit Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center and Charleston County Materials Resource Center. Additionally, contributions will be made towards College of Charleston and the Culinary Institute of Charleston scholarships.
“The traditional Sunday event has become so popular that we are expanding The Taste of Charleston into an exciting three-day format,” said Michael Saboe, Dean of the Culinary Institute of Charleston, “The benefits will be two-fold: even more members of the community will be able to participate and our charitable donation will increase accordingly.”
Returning to the main event on Sunday, at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC, will be the second annual food and wine pairing with nearly twenty fine dining restaurants from the Lowcountry, as well as the famous “Waiters’ Race,” the Kids’ Corner–complete with a petting zoo, and cooking demonstrations by some of Charleston’s finest chefs.
The Taste will now offer a wider selection of specialty and import beers, as well as a Taste of Charleston gift shop hosted by Charleston Cooks!, where guests may purchase retail items from participating restaurateurs. Guests can also enjoy sounds from the local favorite, Eastcoast Party Band.
Tickets for the Taste Iron Chef Competition and the Taste of the Arts will be $10 a piece and can be purchased by calling the GCRA office at 843-577-4030. Advance tickets for the 28th “Taste of Charleston” at Boone Hall will sell for $10.00 and day-of tickets can be purchased at the gate for $12.00. Food tickets will be sold in $1.00 increments at the event. Tickets for Sunday’s main event will be available at all Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants, the downtown Charleston Area Visitors Bureau, or by visiting
www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com.
Free parking inside Boone Hall Plantation. Rain or shine. No pets or coolers and no tailgating, please.
Halloween Fun in Charleston, South Carolina
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The beautiful city of Charleston is rich in history, and there are plenty of spooky stories about haunted houses and ghosts. Charleston always offers a wide variety of entertaining ghost tours, haunted houses to visit, costume festivities, fall festivals and other special events guaranteed to entertain and chill every bone!
Lost in Maze
Experience good old-fashioned fun at the West Family’s 6-acre corn maze. The maze features over 3 miles of trails. Guests will be provided a map upon entry, but will have to use their best map-reading skills to get out of the maze after finding all 12 checkpoints. Other activities include a farm animal petting zoo, hayrides, pumpkin patch, scarecrow alley, apple slingshot and more! Read our previous post about the Corn Maze in Charleston here.
West Farm Corn Maze – Oct. 3 – Nov. 2
Call 843-688-5453 or visit www.westfarmcornmaze.com.
What Goes Bump in the Night
Find out what happens in the swamp after dark? There’s nothing more thrilling than a stroll into the swamp after dark…
Beidler Forest Audubon Center Nightwalk – October 11 & November 8
Reservations necessary. Please call 843-462-2150 for more information.
Do the Monster Mash
The kids will enjoy the Mini Monster Mash Carnival at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry’s on October 25 at 2:00 p.m. Come dressed up in your silliest costume, play games and enjoy delicious treats! 25 Ann Street Downtown Charleston. Call 843-853-8962 x221. www.explorecml.org.
Take a Ghost Walk
The Junior Service League and Summerville D.R.E.A.M. will host this annual event to include ghost stories, hayrides that wind through darkened streets, glow-in-the-dark face painting, and children’s stations with activities such as a cupcake walk, apple jumping, fortune tellers, pumpkin decorating and more.
Harvest Moon Hayride and Ghost Walk in Summerville – October 25
Town Square 6-9 p.m. (843) 821-7260 www.visitsummerville.com.
The Spooky Swamp Thing
So popular is this event at Cypress Gardens that it’s been scheduled for two nights! Activities include a haunted boat ride, haunted walking trail, marshmallow roast, kid’s fun house, campfire and storytelling. Haunted events not recommended for young children.
Halloween in the Swamp – October 24 & 25
Call 843-553-0515 or visit www.cypressgardens.info.
Look Who’s Talking
Visit Boone Hall Plantation for a Fall Festival including an animated talking pumpkin, amusements for the kids, hay rides, kettle corn, animals, and plenty of delicious food. The Pumpkin Patch opens each year at the beginning of October and runs through the end of the month. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9am until 5pm and Sunday 1pm until 5pm throughout the month of October. Admission includes the playground area and the hayride. Fall Festival at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens in October For more information, please call Boone Hall Plantation at 843-884-4371. www.boonehallplantation.com.
Haunted Harbor in Halloween
Charleston forts, houses and ships are the centerpiece of many of Charleston’s most famous ghost stories. Come aboard and explore the sites that are impossible to reach by foot. Feel the cool breezes of the harbor and learn of lost fortunes and tragic death while riding Charleston’s dark waves. Sandlapper Water Tours will be departing from the Charleston Maritime Center at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. A cash bar will be provided.
Haunted Harbor Ghost Tour – October 1 through November 1
Call 843-849-8687 for reservations. www.sandlappertours.com
Last but certainly not least we had to include this one!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The acclaimed Charleston Ballet will perform the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show in celebration of Halloween. Performances on October 30, 31 & Nov. 1. Tickets to this event at Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Black Box Studio can be purchased by calling 843-723-7334 or online, www.charlestonballet.org.
Trick or Treat and — Have a Safe Halloween!
Find Your Way in the Corn Maze in Charleston, South Carolina
Get the family together to find your way in this challenging corn maze. The West Family’s 6-acre corn maze offers good old-fashioned fun. The maze features over 3 miles of trails in the shape of the Palmetto state.
When you arrive you will be given a map to help find your way, but will you will have to use your best map-reading skills to find all twelve checkpoints. Other activities include a farm zoo, hayrides, pumpkin patch, scarecrow alley, apple slingshot and more. For more information call 843-688-5453 or visit
www.westfarmcornmaze.com.