Charleston Cocktail Week — Weeklong Bar Festival
- What: Week-long festival spotlighting Charleston’s top bars, restaurants, and mixologists with special cocktails and events. - When/Where: April 20–26, 2026 across multiple venues in Charleston — nightly pop-ups, tastings, and ticketed experiences. - More info and full schedule: travelerofcharleston.com.
Charleston Cocktail Week is underway in Charleston, with a $15 pass unlocking specialty-priced drinks at participating bars and restaurants through Sunday, April 26. (charlestoncocktailweek.org) Organizers list the 2026 event as the festival’s fifth annual run, scheduled from April 20 to April 26 across venues around the city rather than at a single site. Pass holders can use the pass in any sequence during each venue’s open hours and can revisit participating spots during the week. (charlestoncocktailweek.org) The event’s own site says passes were sold at an early-bird price of $13 before March 15 and at a regular price of $15 afterward, with sales continuing during the festival while passes last. A separate cocktail list and map are being updated as venues and drinks are added. (whatsgoingonincharleston.net, charlestoncocktailweek.org) Charleston’s tourism and event listings frame the week as a citywide showcase for the local food-and-drink trade, pairing bars, restaurants, chefs, mixologists, and bartenders in one promotion. The Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and Traveler of Charleston both list the festival as part of the city’s April events calendar. (charlestoncvb.com, travelerofcharleston.com) That format turns the event into a bar crawl with a fixed admission fee instead of a single ticketed tasting room. The Local Palate says some participating locations also offer cocktail-and-food pairings, and that venues may be open for breakfast, brunch, or dinner depending on the business. (thelocalpalate.com) Public listings show the festival spread from Monday morning into late Sunday, and individual venues are using the week for their own promotions. CHS Happenings, for example, posted a Thursday listing for Lamar’s Sporting Club at 570 King St. as part of the festival schedule. (calendar.chshappenings.com, calendar.chshappenings.com) For anyone planning a stop before the week ends, the practical detail is simple: the pass gets you access to the festival pricing, but the route, hours, and drink choices depend on the venue list and cocktail cards that organizers are still updating through April 26. (charlestoncocktailweek.org, charlestoncocktailweek.org)
