Join us around the Christmas Tree in Anson Square,
center of the Market, December 7th

The Charleston City Market 2024 Grinch Tree Lighting
(View photos from Christmas past.)

Join us for an evening that will be a “Not
So Silent Night” when the Charleston City Market holds its annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Anson Square on Saturday, December 7th, @7PM. All four buildings, including the enclosed Market Hall Shops, of this historic, downtown landmark, will host shoppers amid an array of holiday activities.

Prior to that magic moment when the tree comes alive with lights, live music throughout 4 blocks, and you won’t be able to stop yourself from dancing. If you love singing, you can join in with the roaming carolers from Charleston Caroling Company.
And of course, Good Ole’ Santa will be out and handing out some goodies for the Children.

You won’t want to miss the Grinch as he is up to his old, and some new, tricks.

As carolers stroll through the Market, toys being donated for needy children, families taking “selfies” around the tree with Santa and the Grinch, and the Dickens-era choir filling our ears with songs of “Christmas Past”, the buildings on either side of Anson Square will become the canvases for a graphic and colorful laser light show as the entire market venue takes on a multi-faceted appearance of a live Christmas card. Live music on each corner will welcome visitors while offering unique shopping opportunities well into the night from both the merchants in Market Hall Shops as well as the hand-crafted artisans in the open-air sheds.


The City Market is open every day at 9:30 a.m., except Christmas day and the Night Market is open every Friday and Saturday through December 16th from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. when it then closes for the winter season. All buildings will be open for this Special Holiday Market.