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Something for everyone

From symphony halls to front porches, beaches to historic squares — the festival unfolds across six distinct programming tracks.

Music

Symphony, chamber, choral, jazz, gospel, and front-porch concerts across the city.

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Theater

New works, classics, and bold reinterpretations on Charleston’s most beloved stages.

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Visual Arts

Outdoor art shows, gallery exhibitions, and the juried Marion Square Art Walk.

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Family

Kid karaoke, hands-on workshops, story times, and family-friendly performances.

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Literary & Ideas

Readings, conversations, and live recordings beneath the Angel Oak.

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Festival Traditions

Sunset Serenade, the Memorial Day Concert, and the Isle of Palms Sand Sculpting.

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About the Festival

A festival built by Charleston, for the world.

Since 1979, Piccolo Spoleto has been Charleston’s love letter to the arts — the official outreach companion to Spoleto Festival USA.

Where Spoleto brings the world’s most acclaimed artists to Charleston, Piccolo turns the lens around: showcasing the Southeast’s own composers, choreographers, painters, poets, and performers across more than 500 events — most of them free.

Produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, the festival sprawls across historic squares, neighborhood parks, sanctuary churches, beachfronts, and front porches. Every corner of the Lowcountry becomes a stage.

May 28 — June 6, 2027

See you in Charleston.

Browse the full calendar, plan your days, and discover the artists who make Piccolo Spoleto unlike any other festival in America.

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