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As cooler temperatures breeze through the Lowcountry, enjoy all of the autumn days you can before the Yuletide fully takes over the Lowcountry with holiday festivities and decorations. Take your furry friends out for the weekend at Paws in the Park to celebrate the Charleston Animal Society's 150th anniversary with fun activities, tasty local dishes and lovable puppies. Or head off to the second annual Ackerman Park Pumpkin Smash and dispose of your carved Halloween decor in a fun and ecologically safe manner.
Check out CharlestonCon for the best pop culture collectibles and geeky fun, and don't miss this year's Christmas Tree Festival at Boone Hall or the Aquarium Aglow event at the South Carolina Aquarium to get a head start on cherishing those festive feelings. SATURDAY (NOV. 23) Paws in the Park takes place noon-4 p.
m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Brittlebank Park in Charleston.
Celebrate the Charleston Animal Society's 150th anniversary with their largest community fundraising event of the year, Paws in the Park. Come out to Brittlebank Park, 185 Lockwood Drive, Charleston, from noon to 4 p.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 23. Plan to sit, stay and play in all of the various activity zones, sip craft beer, partake in the chili cook-off and an oyster roast, and listen to live music from local acts like The Midnight City , Lauren Hall, Vallenato Flavor and more — all in the good company of furry friends.
Tickets are $25-$45, and kids 12 and younger may enter for free. To learn more about the event, visit tinyurl.com/5n7t35rx .
SATURDAY-SUNDAY (NOV. 23-24) Guests are welcome to take their own pictures with Santa at Boone Hall Plantation's Christmas Tree Festival. Kick off the holiday season at Boone Hall's Christmas Tree Festival from 10 a.
m. to 8 p.m.
on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24 at Boone Hall Plantation , 2434 N. U.
S. Highway 17, Mount Pleasant. Ride the holiday Ferris wheel, take a plunge down an 80-foot slide, create holiday crafts and more.
Smile with the winter queens or Santa from noon to 6 p.m. for the best photo opportunities.
Feel the Christmas cheer with live music, freshly baked cookies and all the holiday goodies. Browse their selection of fresh-cut trees, handmade wreaths and other decorations. This year's festival admission will be entirely free, courtesy of Starling Chevrolet and Beacon Community Bank.
For more information on the festival, contact Boone Hall Plantation at 843-884-4371 or visit tinyurl.com/43zrtuhe . UNTIL MONDAY (NOV.
21-DEC. 30) Aquarium Aglow will display holiday lights and decorations at the South Carolina Aquarium in downtown Charleston from Nov. 21 to Dec.
30. Spend the holiday season at the South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston, for an immersive light spectacular 5:30-9 p.m.
, Nov. 21-Dec. 30.
Aquarium Aglow is an annual event featuring larger-than-life installations that completely transform the aquarium into a twinkling wonderland for the Christmas season. Pose with the family for festive photo opportunities alongside Santa in scuba gear. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Tickets vary between $21-$30. To learn more about this holiday staple, visit tinyurl.com/yc29rmca .
SUNDAY (NOV. 24) The CharlestonCon pop culture event is returning on Sunday, Nov. 24.
Calling all comic book collectors, cosplayers and anime-lovers for the CharlestonCon pop culture event returning on Sunday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at Ballroom C of the Embassy Suites Hotel, 5055 International Blvd.
, North Charleston. All fandoms are welcome to take part in this special collector's market where there will be an eclectic mix of comics, video games, retro toys, pop culture apparel and more. Throughout the event, there will be various video game tournaments, meet-and-greets with celebrities such as voice actor Phil Parsons and comic artist Mark McKenna, a cosplay contest as well as a toy and comic donation drive for local charities and shelters for this holiday season.
General-admission tickets are $20, with free entry for kids under 11. VIP tickets range from $50 to $250 and offer front-line access to meeting celebrities and exclusive merchandise. For more information, visit tinyurl.
com/224jhkr2 . SUNDAY (NOV. 24) Toss out your old carved pumpkins from Halloween the right way by heading over to the second annual Ackerman Park Pumpkin Smash at the West Ashley Farmers Market.
The main smash event will go from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov.
24 at Ackerman Park, 55 Sycamore Ave., Charleston. The venue requests that attendees bring "clean" pumpkins with all glitter, glue and paint removed.
Such coatings can easily be peeled off with a vegetable peeler if needed. The massive composting event is free to the public and is sponsored by Smart Recycling , which will haul the smashed pumpkins to the Bees Ferry Compost Facility to improve our local gardens. For more information on the event, contact the Charleston Office of Sustainability at 843-724-3789 or visit tinyurl.
com/58y7pspe ..
