November 3, 2021

Schedule of Events

THURDSDAY, DEC. 2 - SUNDAY, DEC. 5

To purchase tickets or ticket packages, visit IlluminationCharleston.com. Please see notes below the schedule for help with selecting the tickets you desire.
All events require advance purchase.*
E-tickets are emailed to customers upon successful completion of an order.
Please be prepared to show your e-ticket for admission to all ticketed events throughout the weekend.
All attendees must show proof of full vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72-hours of the event prior to admission. Here is more information about entry requirements.

THURSDAY, DEC. 26:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Opening Night Party hosted by Historic Charleston Foundation | Aiken-Rhett House, 48 Elizabeth StreetFRIDAY, DEC. 310:00 am - 11:00 am | Design in Mind Panel Discussion: Preservation as Inspiration | Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Designer Vignettes at Aiken-Rhett House Museum | Aiken-Rhett House, 48 Elizabeth Street11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Authors Brunch & Book Signing* | Fritz-Porter, 701 East Bay Street | *FREE TO ATTEND1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Design in Mind Talk: Alessandra Branca | Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Early Access Shopping at Tastemakers Holiday Market for VIPs | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Celebrity Cooking Demonstration: Kardea Brown | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Historic Private Home Tour | Tour addresses provided to ticketholders6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Luminaries Cocktail Party hosted by Southern Living | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting StreetSATURDAY, DEC. 410:00 am - 11:00 am | Design in Mind Talk: Ashley Whittaker | Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Tastemakers Holiday Market | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Designer Vignettes at Aiken-Rhett House Museum | Aiken-Rhett House, 48 Elizabeth Street11:00 am - 11:30 am | Demonstration: Wreath Making – Page Mullins | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Demonstration: White Cake Cookies – Ivy Odom | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Design in Mind Talk: India Hicks | Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Demonstration: BBQ&A – Rodney Scott & Sid Evans | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Demonstration: Lowcountry Holiday Cooking – Mike Lata & Ivy Odom | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting Street3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Historic Private Home Tour | Tour addresses provided to ticketholders7:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Ranky Tanky Concert | Visitors’ Center, 375 Meeting StreetSUNDAY, DEC. 59:00 am - 10:00 am | Coffee & Tour Historic Nathaniel Russell House | Nathaniel Russell House, 51 Meeting StreetAvailable Packages:

All Access

Southern Living VIPDesign in MindGeneral AdmissionTastemakers Holiday Market Pass with early access shopping on FridayTastemakers Holiday Market Pass with early access shopping on FridayTastemakers Holiday Market Pass (Saturday only)Tastemakers Holiday Market Pass (Saturday only)Luminaries Cocktail PartyLuminaries Cocktail PartyDesign in Mind Talks (4)Admission to Designer Vignettes + Aiken-Rhett HouseCelebrity Cooking DemoCelebrity Cooking DemoAdmission to Designer Vignettes + Aiken-Rhett HouseAdmission to Designer Vignettes + Aiken-Rhett HouseAdmission to Designer Vignettes + Aiken-Rhett HouseDesign in Mind Talks (4)Opening Night PartyHistoric Private Home Tours*

Ranky Tanky ConcertEvents Available a la Carte:

Opening Night Party Hosted by Historic Charleston Foundation (Thursday)
Ranky Tanky Concert (Saturday)
Each of the 4 Design-in-Mind Talks (Friday and Saturday)
Coffee & Tour of Nathaniel Russell House (Sunday)

Guide to purchasing the tickets you want:

The demonstrations on Saturday at the Visitors’ Center will be accessible with a Tastemakers Holiday Market Pass.
The Luminaries Cocktail Party, Celebrity Cooking Demo, and Early Access Shopping to the Tastemakers Market on Friday are only available to All Access and Southern Living VIP ticketholders.
* The Historic Private Home Tours are only available to All Access ticketholders.
The Coffee & Tour of the Russell House on Sunday is only available as an a la carte purchase. It is not included in the All Access or other packages.