NOTE: Please check all venue websites for updated information.
December 7-26
The Nutcracker
Atlanta
Atlanta Ballet performs its custom version of the Christmas classic set to the iconic Tchaikovsky score. Various times. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. atlantaballet.com
January 9-19
Charleston Restaurant Week
Charleston
More than 120 casual and fine dining restaurants participate with American, ethnic and Lowcountry fare. Special prix-fixe lunch, brunch and dinner menus available. charlestonrestaurantassociation.com
January 11, 25
Sweetgrass Basket Making Classes
Hilton Head
Learn the history of the sweetgrass basket from a local Gullah basket maker and start one of your own with locally found materials. 10:30 a.m. $75. Reservations required. Coastal Discovery Museum. (843) 689-6767 ext. 223, coastaldiscovery.org
January 17-18
Taste of Folly
Folly Beach
Food and beverage festival includes oyster shucking contests, server Olympics, one-pot showdown, battle of the bartenders, live music, cooking demonstrations, children’s play areas and more than 60 arts, crafts and food vendors. visitfolly.com
Savannah Hockey Classic
Savannah
Regional collegiate hockey tournament features teams from UGA, Georgia Tech, Florida and Tennessee. Savannah Civic Center. savannahhockeyclassic.com\
January 17-19
Home Building & Remodeling Expo
Columbia
Meet local and national experts and see thousands of ways to design or renovate your home. Various times. Adults $5; under 18 free. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. homeshowcenter.com
January 18
Atlanta Model Train & Railroadiana Show
Duluth
Georgia’s largest combination model train and railroad collectibles show displays items for modelers and rail buffs. Includes large working model trains, operating layouts and 350 tables representing dealers from all across the nation. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Gas South Convention Center. gassouthdistrict.com
Carolina Country Music Awards
N. Myrtle Beach
Show honors singers, songwriters, musicians and allied professionals in the SC country music industry. Includes Carolina Artist Showdown broadcast across several radio stations. carolinacountrymusicassociation.org
January 24
Steve Martin & Martin Short
Atlanta
The two comedians perform The Dukes of Funnytown Tour at The Fox with special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers. 8 p.m. foxtheatre.org
January 24-26
Charleston Boat Show
Charleston
Show for outdoor water enthusiasts opens 10 a.m. each day at Charleston Area Convention Center. Includes exhibitors, SC Dept. of Natural Resources training simulator for navigating and docking, live music and hands-on Kids Fishing Clinics. thecharlestonboatshow.com
January 25
Bo’s Roast & Chili Cookoff
Charleston
Family friendly oyster roast feaures oysters, chili, hot dogs, popcorn, craft beer, wine, soft drinks and more at The Field at James Island County Park. $30-$70. Children 12 and under are free. bosroast.com
Atlanta Winter Wine Festival
Atlanta
Sample and learn about more than 50 different wines, beers, White Claw and Cayman Jack at Guardian Works. Includes souvenir tasting glass, live music and DJ. Food vendors available. Noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. $40-$65. Must be 21 or older. atlantawinefestivals.com
Soda City Market
Columbia
Open-air market over five blocks on Main Street features 200 vendors offering only products made or grown in the Southeast. Includes entertainers and live performances. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. sodacitysc.com
January 26
The Carolina Countryside Tour
Greenville
Tour takes you on an 80-mile upstate scenic drive with stops at mountain overlooks, historic sites, restaurants and a tea farm. Includes Table Rock Mountain, Aunt Sue’s Country Corner, Table Rock Tea Farm, Poinsett Bridge, the old Swamp Rabbit Railroad path, Cherokee Valley Country Club and Core 450 Restaurant. 12:15-5:15. visitgreenvillesc.com
Tosca
Columbia
The Palmetto Opera performs Puccini’s story of love, lust, murder and political intrigue in Italian with English super titles projected above the stage. 3 p.m. kogercenterforthearts.com
Toby Mac
Greenville
The contemporary Christian music artist and seven-time Grammy winner performs his Hits Deep 2025 Tour with special guest artists. 6:30 p.m. Bon Secours Wellness Arena. bonsecoursarena.com
January 28-February 2
Clue
Atlanta
Broadway in Atlanta puts murder and blackmail on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor. Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Times vary for this ultimate whodunit. foxtheatre.org
January 29
Kelsea Ballerini
Duluth
The country music artist performs her Live On Tour with special guests Maisie Peters and MaRynn Taylor. 7 p.m. Gas South Arena. gassouthdistrict.com
January 31
Joe Gatto
Columbia
The comedian and “Impractical Jokers” star performs his Let’s Get Into It Tour at Koger Center for the Arts. 7 p.m. Ages 16 and older. kogercenterforthearts.com
Tom Segura
Savannah
The standup comedian performs his Come Together Tour at Enmarket Arena. 7:30 p.m.
enmarketarena.com
Sounds of Georgia
Duluth
A Music Review of the History of Georgia celebrates Georgia-born artists from the 1920s to the
1990s, including Ray Charles, Johnny Mercer, the Allman Brothers, R.E.M., the B52s and more. 8 p.m. Gas South Theater. gassouthdistrict.com
January 31-February 1
Savannah Irish Festival
Savannah
Event includes Celtic bands, dancers, food and beverages, vendors and other live entertainment. savannahirishfest.com
January 31-February 2
Fly Fishing Show
Duluth
Show includes casting demonstrations, classes, celebrity speakers, fly-tying instruction and materials, rods, reels and Friday night International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Gas South Convention Center. flyfishingshow.com
Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival (OPTIONAL)
Atlanta
Annual family friendly festival features jugglers, unicyclists, yo-yoists, hoopers, juggling games and contests and workshops at the Yaarab Shrine Center. atlantajugglers.org
February 1
Romeo & Juliet
Savannah
South Carolina Ballet performs a stage presentation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story at Johnny Mercer Theatre. 7:30 p.m. savannahcivic.com
February 2
Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Charleston
The “world’s largest oyster festival” and Top 20 Event in the Southeast includes oysters, raw oyster eating and shucking contests, wine and beer, live music and children’s play area. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boone Hall Plantation. boonehallplantation.com
February 6
Dwight Yokum
Atlanta
The Grammy-winning country artist performs his Cosmic Roundup & Rodeo Tour with special guests The Mavericks and 49 Winchester. Fox Theatre. 7 p.m.
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