Learning from the Lowcountry Calendar of Events

The perfect introduction to Charleston’s history—walk the streets where the city’s story began. Presented in partnership with Bulldog Tours. $35 Adult $10 Children

Join Dr. Jacob Steere-Williams for a powerful lecture on the historical ties between race and public health in America from 1870 to 1940 and their modern impact. Light lunch included. $55

Create your own Charleston sweetgrass basket in a hands-on workshop that explores the culture and history of Gullah Geechee basketry. No experience necessary, all supplies included. $160

Take a walking tour with our partners Bulldog Tours to dive deeper into the birthplace of historic preservation as we understand it today: Charleston, SC. Multiple dates available. $35 Adult $10 Children

Join us for a lecture on the global and local history of tea, highlighting Charleston’s colonial-era tea culture, the symbolism of tea resistance, and how that history is preserved today with Oliver Pluff's owner, Darren Hartford. Light lunch included. $55

Behind Charleston’s 350-year story are generations of extraordinary women—preservationists, educators, advocates, artists, and how they still influence the Holy City, today. Light lunch included. $55

Take a walking tour with our partners Bulldog Tours for a History Walking Tour focused on Crime and Corruption in the Holy City. Multiple dates available. $35 Adult $10 Children

Gullah Geechee foodways tell a story of resilience, creativity, and community. Join Carolima’s sister duo—Emma Cromedy and Sameka Jenkins—as they share the flavors and traditions rooted in West African heritage and carried through generations of Lowcountry cooks. Light lunch included. $55

Discover how new archaeology at the Nathaniel Russell House reveals the lives of the enslaved and the luxury of the Russell family with Dr. Andrew Agha. Light lunch included. $55

Gullah Geechee foodways tell a story of resilience, creativity, and community. Join Carolima’s sister duo—Emma Cromedy and Sameka Jenkins—as they share the flavors and traditions rooted in West African heritage and carried through generations of Lowcountry cooks. Light lunch included. $55

Take a walking tour with our partners Bulldog Tours for a History Walking Tour focused on Crime and Corruption in the Holy City. Multiple dates available. $35 Adult $10 Children

Explore Charleston, South Carolina’s deep-rooted tea history at St. Johannes Church. Enjoy a cultural lecture, locally grown tea, and homemade cakes served by tearoom volunteers. $55

This panel brings together top landscape architects and horticulture specialists to discuss private garden design, client relations, and Lowcountry environmental conditions. $55

Charleston author Louisa Pringle Cameron shares the rich history, evolution, and timeless beauty of Charleston’s gardens in a lecture illustrated with rare photographs from her personal archive. Light lunch included. $55

Explore plaster, timber framing, stone, and design workshops at the American College of the Building Arts, founded after Hurricane Hugo to preserve traditional craftsmanship in Charleston. $45

Charleston’s grand Lowcountry estates and the rugged Ninety-Six backcountry farms may seem worlds apart—but during the American Revolution, they were united by a single goal: self-determination. Light lunch included. $55

To underscore the ways in which women courageously overcame longstanding barriers and defied social norms and stereotypes, we will hear from present day trailblazers such as Susan Pearlstine, Cokie Cox, Jessica Munday, and Stephanie Hunt in an engaging panel discussion. $55

Explore 12,000 years of South Carolina Native American history through archaeological sites and artifacts from the coast to the mountains with USC archaeologist and professor, Christopher Judge. Light lunch included. $55