The Foundation’s 76th Annual Festival will be better than ever with new exciting speakers, programs and more! The Festival will tour some of Charleston’s most historic, and beautiful, homes and gardens with expert speakers, guides and more! Live Like a Local events are a perfect compliment to a day full of tours, stay connected to learn more about our programming for the 2023 year.

Schedule of Events:

March 15, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Charleston’s Lost Burials and Forgotten Cemeteries - Grahame Long

2 - 5pm: King Street Tour

March 16, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Mavericks, Mothers, Mavens: Historic Women of Charleston - Valerie Perry

2 - 5pm: East Battery Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Plantation Singers - Circular Congregational Church

March 17, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10am - 12pm: Garden Splendor Tour

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Charleston Garden’s Past and Present - Louisa Pringle Cameron

2 - 5pm: Glorious Gardens

March 18, 2023:

9 - 11am: Photography Walkabout - Shop Historic Charleston

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

2 - 5pm: King Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Rose and Roses in the Garden - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

March 19, 2023:

2 - 5pm: East Battery Tour

March 20, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Who was Denmark Vesey? - Bernie Powers

2 - 4pm: Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

March 21, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30 am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10 - 11:30 am: Calligraphy Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

1 - 2pm: Container Gardening - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

5:30 - 7pm: Cocktail Bandits Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

March 22, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Hooligans and Rice Kings - Lindy Carter

2 - 5pm: South Battery Tour

6:00 - 7:45pm: Sunset Harbor History Boat Tour - 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC

March 23, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10am - 12pm: Architectural Splendor

2 - 5pm: Montagu Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Jonathan Kammer Jazz Project - Circular Congregational Church

March 24, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
The Allure of Charleston - Susan Sully

2 - 5pm: Glorious Gardens

March 25, 2023:

9 - 11am: Photography Walkabout - Shop Historic Charleston

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

2 - 5pm: South Battery Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Rose and Roses in the Garden - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

March 26, 2023:

2 - 5pm: Montagu Street Tour

March 27, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Resisting Jim Crow: An Uncovered Perspective - Lahnice Hollister

5:30 - 7:30pm: Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

March 28, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10 - 11:30am: Calligraphy Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

1 - 2pm: Container Gardening - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

5:30 - 7pm: Wine Tasting: Sips and Sommeliers - Capt. James Missroon House

March 29, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
The Art of Sweet Grass Baskets - Sarah Edwards-Hammond

5 - 8pm: Church Street Tour

March 30, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10am - 12pm: Architectural Splendor

2 - 5pm: Legare Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Southern Flavor Bluegrass Band - Circular Congregational Church

March 31, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Natural Disasters in the Lowcountry - Christina Butler

2 - 5pm: Glorious Gardens

April 1, 2023:

9 - 11am: Photography Walkabout - Shop Historic Charleston

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

5 - 8pm: Church Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Rosé and Roses in the Garden - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

April 2, 2023:

2 - 5pm: Legare Street Tour

April 3, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Behind the Gates: Beloved Gardens of Charleston - Glen Gardner

2 - 4pm: Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

April 4, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10 - 11:30am: Calligraphy Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

1 - 2pm: Container Gardening - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

5:30 - 7pm: Wine Tasting: Sips and Sommeliers - Capt. James Missroon House

April 5, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Finding the Sweet Spot: Baseball in Charleston - Heather Rivet

6:00 - 7:45pm: Sunset Harbor History Boat Tour - 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC

April 6, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Jonathan Kammer Jazz Project - Circular Congregational Church

April 7, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30 am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
The Beauty of Traditional Woodcarving - Mary May

April 8, 2023:

9 - 11am: Photography Walkabout - Shop Historic Charleston

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

April 10, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30 am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
Romancing the Researcher - Sarah Ferguson

April 11, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10 - 11:30am: Calligraphy Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

1 - 2pm: Container Gardening - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

2 - 5pm: Tradd Street Tour

5:30 - 7pm: Wine Tasting: Sips & Sommeliers - Capt. James Missroon House

April 12, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
In Her Own Hands: Lucy Banbury’s Revolutionary Escape from Slavery to Freedom - Carin Bloom

2 - 5pm: Anson Street Tour

April 13, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

10am - 12pm: Garden Splendor Tour

2 - 5pm: Tradd Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Plantation Singers - Circular Congregational Church

April 14, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

11:30am - 1pm: Food for Thought - Capt. James Missroon House
The Archaeology of Charleston Gunsmithing - Sarah Platt

2 - 5pm: Glorious Gardens

5:30 - 7pm: Cocktail Bandits Workshop - Capt. James Missroon House

April 15, 2023:

9:30 - 11:30am: Morning History Walk - Shop Historic Charleston

2 - 5pm: Anson Street Tour

5:30 - 6:30pm: Rosé and Roses in the Garden - Nathaniel Russell House Museum

April 16, 2023:

10am - 1pm: Mimosas at the Museum Finale Brunch - Aiken-Rhett House Museum

5:30 - 6:30pm: Festival Music Series: Plantation Singers - Circular Congregational Church

Dates:  March 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

Location:

Various Locations,
Charleston, SC 29401.

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