Summer events
Summer Events in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is home to a variety of events during the summer, including a weekly Farmers Market, the Sweetgrass Festival, and an outdoor music and movie series. Plan your visit around a unique special event!
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is a gathering place for locals and visitors to leisurely explore the market’s treasure trove of the freshest local vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, baked and canned goods, fresh-cooked meals and snacks. Live music each week.
Sweetgrass Festival
The annual Sweetgrass Festival is designed to promote and bring attention to the contributions of the Gullah Geechee people’s history, culture, traditions and their sweetgrass basket art. Offering free admission, entertainment and activities, the Sweetgrass Festival also provides an opportunity for local basket makers to showcase, promote and market their sweetgrass merchandise to locals as well as cultural tourists from around the country.
Waterfront Music & Movies
Sit back and enjoy live music and a movie with an incredible sunset behind the beautiful Ravenel Bridge and Charleston Harbor! Music and food sales begin before sunset and the movie begins after sunset.
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Stay where you play with 5-star and boutique hotels in the heart of it all. Mount Pleasant’s diverse local hospitality landscape ensures every traveler has a home away from home.
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Use the event calendar below to find more summer events happening in Mount Pleasant!
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market July 15
Jul 15, 2025
3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is a gathering place for locals and visitors to leisurely explore the market’s treasure trove. The opening bell rings at 3:30 pm signaling the time to buy the freshest local vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, baked and canned goods, fresh-cooked meals, and snacks. Learn more about the people who make the market a success! Talk to the farmers who grow your food! Live music each week. Free parking.
Follow the Facebook page to stay up-to-date on event information and join the discussion.
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market July 22
Jul 22, 2025
3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is a gathering place for locals and visitors to leisurely explore the market’s treasure trove. The opening bell rings at 3:30 pm signaling the time to buy the freshest local vegetables, fruits, seafood, flowers, baked and canned goods, fresh-cooked meals, and snacks. Learn more about the people who make the market a success! Talk to the farmers who grow your food! Live music each week. Free parking.
Follow the Facebook page to stay up-to-date on event information and join the discussion.
Sweetgrass Festival
Jul 26, 2025
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The annual Sweetgrass Festival in Mount Pleasant, founded in 2004, is designed to promote and bring attention to the contributions of the Gullah Geechee people’s history, culture, traditions and their sweetgrass basket art form that originated in Mount Pleasant and continues to exist in our town and surrounding communities today. Additionally, the Sweetgrass Festival provides an opportunity for engagement, interaction, and exposure to the Gullah Geechee people’s culture. Informative and interesting educational sessions will enlighten and entertain participants of all ages.
Offering free admission, entertainment, and activities, the Sweetgrass Festival also provides an opportunity for local basket makers to showcase, promote, and market their sweetgrass merchandise to locals as well as cultural tourists from around the country.
Follow the Mount Pleasant Recreation Facebook page to stay up-to-date on event information and join the discussion.
Parking & Shuttles
There is no parking at Memorial Waterfront Park due to the current construction. Free wheelchair-accessible shuttle buses run continually from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Riders are welcome to bring chairs and festival gear on the buses! The last buses leave the park at 3:00 p.m.
Bus 1:
Mount Pleasant Town Hall, 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464. Parking at Town Hall is Free. The bus will stop in front of Town Hall near the CARTA Route 40 stop…ride CARTA & skip driving entirely! Riders are welcome to bring chairs and festival gear on the buses!
Bus 2:
Cheryll Woods-Flowers Soccer Complex, 85 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464. This offsite parking location is a short walk to the park if you prefer not to wait for the bus!
Bus 3 will loop on to both stops (Town Hall & Cheryll Woods-Flowers).
Paid Parking is available at the Ferry Wharf garage located next to the park. There is a walkway from the garage to the park.
Sweetgrass History and Mount Pleasant
In 2006, Governor Jim Hodges designated the Sweetgrass Basket-making art form as the SC Official Art Craft. With the largest percentage of the original sweetgrass basket makers living within Mount Pleasant and surrounding communities, Mount Pleasant is also known as the home of the Original Sweetgrass Basket Makers. A significant portion of Mount Pleasant Highway 17 has been designated by SCDOT as the Sweetgrass Basket Makers Highway. These are all bona fide claims that can be made nowhere else in our country.
Sweetgrass Basket & Craft Show
Stroll through the Sweetgrass Basket & Craft Show, where you will find an amazing assortment of incredible basketry along with a wide variety of hand-made arts, crafts, and jewelry. You’re sure to find plenty of unique Lowcountry creations that make great gifts for yourself and your loved ones!
A Taste of Sweetgrass Culture Dinner Experience
Returning once again the night before the festival, the Taste of Sweetgrass Culture dinner event will be hosted by the African American Settlement Community Historic Commission in the Cooper River Room at Memorial Waterfront Park on July 26 at 6:00 p.m.!
For information on tickets or how to get involved, please email Freddie Jenkins ffirstsergeant@knology.net
