Sports, Festivals & Tours

If you rather skip the historic houses and see what Charleston has to offer by way of sea, and sky set up a guided kayak tour, charter boat trip, or just rent a paddle board and head out. Our partner Coastal Expeditions can set you up. With certified guides and four waterfront locations tour Charleston's natural side.

The Charleston Riverdogs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League. They are located in Charleston, South Carolina, and are the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Riverdogs' home stadium is Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park located in Charleston.

Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer club and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery is one of the oldest continuously operating professional soccer clubs in the United States, tied with the Richmond Kickers. Located on Patriots Point with The Cottages enjoy a great game within walking distance.

Located next to The Cottages on Charleston Harbor Patriots Point Links provides beautiful views in a links course format. Loved by locals and resort guests alike, explore our golf package in the specials section. 

Do you have an interest in the paranormal? Sign up for a guided ghost tour that seeks to explain the mysteries of the USS Yorktown. Keep in mind that SyFi Channel's "Ghost Hunters" performed an investigation on the site, and there was said to be some pretty interesting results!

Bull Dog believes walking through Charleston is the way to know and love her. To inhale the perfume of tea olive in bloom. To meet and delight in her people. To see the enslaved mason’s fingerprint in a single brick. To hear church bells marking time. To touch a name from the past etched in stone. Taste the ocean in her food. Feel the heavy gauze of her tropical air. And discover new things on streets we’ve walked before. Bull Dog offers Ghost Tours, History Tours and Food Tours.

For 77 years Historic Charleston Foundation has celebrated houses, history, and culture through its annual spring festival previously called Festival of Houses & Gardens. 

Live like a Local through a variety of Tours & Events, with exclusive access to some of the most beautiful private houses and gardens in Charleston, SC. Charleston by Design, the Festival's Opening Weekend, celebrates where preservation meets design through a variety of lectures, tours and vignettes hosted mid March through mid April. 

Delve into Charleston’s unique cultural

heritage and architectural legacy during the Preservation Society of Charleston’s annual Fall Tours hosted October - November. 

Learn about our city’s streetscapes through specialized morning Walking Tours or enjoy a leisurely afternoon House and Garden Tour to explore a new neighborhood each weekend. Our expert-guided Insider’s Tours, focused on history, architecture, or gardens, offer even deeper exploration of some of the city’s finest private properties. Join us for the Fall Tours this year to celebrate Charleston’s connections between past and present.

The Lowcountry Oyster Festival is the world’s largest oyster festival!  Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Boone Hall Planatation for the 41st annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Highlights include live music on the main stage, raw oyster eating and shucking contests, wine, a selection of domestic and imported beers, specialty cocktails, a Children’s Area (“Pluff-a-Palooza”) and a Food Court showcasing a variety of local favorite restaurants to satisfy everyone’s taste.

Founded in 2005 to create an event to promote + elevate Charleston’s culinary brand. The goal was to put Charleston on the map as a culinary destination and bring national + international attention to the city through the production of a multi-day wine + food festival. Charleston Wine + Food infuses homegrown flavor with top chefs, winemakers, authors, storytellers, artisans, experts, and food enthusiasts from around the globe for a five-day event that spans the first full weekend each March.

This 10k foot race is a one way running event over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, from the Mt Pleasant side to the Downtown Charleston area. Typically hosted around the first weekend in April. 

Guests always enjoy our soaking tubs after this event. 

Charleston Race Week is a sailing regatta based at the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant.  All the race courses are set in the harbor typically on the south passage between James Island and Shutes Folly. 

Where artists, craftsmen, collectors and sporting enthusiasts come together to celebrate the great outdoors through fine art, live entertainment and special events.