What to do in Charleston, West Virginia in November 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  I am Wild: A Charley Harper Exhibit

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 20

  Barrie Kaufman: Life Leading to the Arctic

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Music

  2 PM

  Annie presented by the Charleston Light Opera Guild

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Lindy hop
  • Opera

• Music

  2 PM

  Live Music with Jordan Dyer

  Jordan Dyer

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Open Mic Night

  Coal River Coffee Company · St. Albans

  • Music

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Mamma Mania: Ultimate ABBA Tribute

  Mamma Mania

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Music

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Whitney Cummings: The Big Baby Tour

  Whitney Cummings

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Comedy

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Annie presented by the Charleston Light Opera Guild

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Lindy hop
  • Opera

• Visual arts

  until Feb 13

  24th West Virginia Juried Exhibition

  West Virginia Culture Center · State Capitol Complex

  • Visual arts

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Charles Wesley Godwin and Benjamin Tod

  Charles Wesley Godwin · Benjamin Tod

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Music

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Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Annie presented by the Charleston Light Opera Guild

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Lindy hop
  • Opera

• Music

  7:30 PM

  John Ellison "From Sacred to Soul"

  John Ellison

  West Virginia Culture Center · State Capitol Complex

  • Music
  • Soul

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Justin Moore and Priscilla Block

  Justin Moore · Priscilla Block

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Music

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Annie presented by the Charleston Light Opera Guild

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Lindy hop
  • Opera

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Literature

  5:30 PM

  Cooks and Books

  Kanawha County Public Library (Main Library) · Downtown

  • Literature

  Free

• Visual arts

  5:30 PM

  Sip & Stroke: Cornucopia

  Gallery at the Mound · South Charleston

  • Visual arts

  $35

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Justin Willman: One For The Ages Tour

  Charleston Theater · Downtown

  • Comedy

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Rock Orchestra

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Music
  • Rock

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Greensky Bluegrass, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sam Amidon, and Sasha Colette & The Magnolias on Mountain Stage

  Greensky Bluegrass · Hiss Golden Messenger · Sam Amidon · Sasha Colette & The Magnolias

  Charleston Theater · Downtown

  • Music
  • Bluegrass

  $30–$35

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

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Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Wirejam & Space Freq

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• Music

  7 PM

  Tucker Riggleman & The Cheap Dates @ Pumzi's

  Tucker Riggleman · The Cheap Dates · Roy F. Bush · Drug Country

  Pumzi's

  • Music
  • Country

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Tucker Riggleman & The Cheap Dates

  Pumzi's

  • Music

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Elliot Foundation Symphonic Series Presents: Piano Dreams and Dances

  West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Symphonic

Monday, November 23, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  THE BODYGUARD

  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

Saturday, November 28, 2026

• Dance

  3 PM

  Super Saturday: Nutcracker Storytime with The Charleston Ballet

  Kanawha County Public Library (Main Library) · Downtown

  • Dance
  • Literature

  Free

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Everything on in Charleston, West Virginia