Late October in Mount Pleasant: Towne Centre's Fall Festival Oct. 24, a Battery fireworks night, trunk-or-treat Oct. 30 and Boone Hall's patch to Nov. 1.

Last checked Oct. 23, 2026. Listings come from the organizers’ own pages and the town’s Experience Mount Pleasant events calendar. Times are local; free means the organizer says free. Confirm before you go.

The last week of October in Mount Pleasant brings Towne Centre’s Fall Festival, the Charleston Battery’s fan appreciation night with fireworks, the town’s trunk-or-treat and the final two weekends of the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch. November follows with Veterans Day aboard the USS Yorktown, the Old Village Harbor 5K and the Lights Up tree lighting. For this weekend only, see things to do this weekend.

Who to call

This weekend: Oct. 23-25

  • Towne Centre Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 24, noon to 3 p.m., Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, 1218 Belk Drive: a pet costume contest ($10 a pet, for Charleston Animal Society; judging at 2 p.m.), live music, trick-or-treating and kids’ activities. Details from the center.
  • Charleston Battery vs. Indy Eleven, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 p.m., Patriots Point Soccer Stadium, 85 Patriots Point Road. The Battery’s schedule bills it as fan appreciation night with fireworks, its last regular-season home match. The schedule also lists a home Eastern Conference quarterfinal on Friday, Oct. 30.
  • Sweat on the Ship, Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 to 10 a.m., a ticketed workout on the USS Yorktown flight deck, rain or shine. Patriots Point.
  • Mr. John Deere contest, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m., at the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch.

Halloween week

Live Under the Oaks: Memphis Lightning, Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 to 8 p.m. The last free Thursday concert of October at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. Listing.

Carolina Park Trunk or Treat, Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 to 7 p.m. The town’s own Halloween party: trick-or-treating, a DJ, a photo booth and a petting zoo at Carolina Park Recreation Complex. Costumes encouraged; food for sale. Details from the town.

Sweat on the Ship, Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 to 10 a.m. A second flight deck workout, with Solidcore.

Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31. The town has not posted trick-or-treat hours. Our trick-or-treat hours page and Halloween events page have the rest.

Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch

Boone Hall Farms’ pumpkin patch runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Sunday, Nov. 1: the weekends of Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Admission is $15 for ages 3 and up; children 2 and under are free with an adult. It includes a corn maze, a Halloween tractor tour, a circus show, mini golf, a petting zoo and pig races. The entrance is at 2434 N. Highway 17, not the plantation gate on Long Point Road, and pets stay home, Boone Hall says. More in our fall festivals and pumpkin patches page.

On stage

  • The Village Rep’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure runs through Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Venue MTP, 627 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., in the Plaza at East Cooper. Tickets are $35 to $45 and parking is free, the company says.
  • One Christmas Carol, the company’s one-man telling of Dickens, opens Friday, Dec. 4, and runs through Dec. 20. Tickets are $35 to $45. Details.

November

  • Patriot Art: Art of Valor, Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A free painting workshop for 30 local veterans aboard the USS Yorktown, with a live painting demonstration at 1 p.m. that visitors can watch. Veterans register by emailing info@patriotartfoundation.org. Patriots Point.
  • Veterans Day at Patriots Point, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Veterans, active-duty service members and their immediate families get free general admission. The Symphony of Service concert on the flight deck starts at 2 p.m. with the Charleston Men’s Chorus and a Charleston Symphony brass ensemble. Details.
  • Old Village Harbor 5K, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8:30 a.m., starting and finishing at Alhambra Hall, 131 Middle St., run by the town’s Recreation Department. Listing.
  • Lights Up, Saturday, Nov. 21, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Pleasant Towne Centre: the 44-foot tree is lit at 7:30 p.m. with a laser show, in front of Belk. Details. More on our Christmas parade and tree lighting page.
  • Merry Makers Market, Sunday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Park West Recreation Complex, 1251 Park West Blvd.: the town’s new holiday market of local farmers, bakers, makers and artists, with no mass-produced goods. Details.
  • Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26. Patriots Point is closed that day. Closings and trash changes are on our Thanksgiving page.
  • Living History at Patriots Point, Saturday, Nov. 28: reenactors and “Ask Me About History” carts at the museum, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details.

Holiday lights, the Festival of Lights and Santa visits are on our holiday lights and Christmas events page.

What this means for you

  • Saturday, Oct. 24, is the busy day: the Fall Festival at noon and fireworks after the Battery match at Patriots Point.
  • The town’s free trunk-or-treat is the night before Halloween, Friday, Oct. 30.
  • Use the U.S. 17 entrance for the pumpkin patch; the Long Point Road gate does not get you in.

Related pages: parks and trails, farmers markets and Friday night football. The town’s big yearly events each have their own page: Children’s Day Festival, Cooper River Bridge Run, Blessing of the Fleet and Sweetgrass Festival.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Mount Pleasant in late October?

Mount Pleasant Towne Centre’s Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 24, noon to 3 p.m.; the Charleston Battery’s last regular-season home match that night ends with fireworks; the town’s Carolina Park Trunk or Treat is Friday, Oct. 30; and Boone Hall’s pumpkin patch runs through Nov. 1.

When is the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch open?

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The entrance is at 2434 N. Highway 17, not the plantation’s Long Point Road gate. Admission is $15 for ages 3 and up.

Is there a trunk-or-treat in Mount Pleasant?

Yes. The Town of Mount Pleasant holds its Carolina Park Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 30, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Carolina Park Recreation Complex.

When is the Mount Pleasant Christmas tree lighting?

Lights Up at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is Saturday, Nov. 21, 6 to 8 p.m., with the 44-foot tree lit and a laser show at 7:30 p.m. in front of Belk.