What to do in Charleston, West Virginia in October 2026

Sunday, October 18, 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

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Comedy Open Mic hosted by Andy Frampton

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Comedy

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Artist & Composer Talk

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

  • Music

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Jordan Jensen

  Charleston Theater · Downtown

  • Comedy

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Open Mic Night

  Coal River Coffee Company · St. Albans

  • Music

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• Cinema

  6:30 PM

  Stitch and Cinema

  LaBelle Theatre · South Charleston

  • Cinema

• Dance

  7:30 PM

  Charleston Ballet presents The Legend of Mothman

  West Virginia Culture Center · State Capitol Complex

  • Dance

  $35 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Live Music with Steve Himes

  Steve Himes

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Poetry Night

  Wandering Wind Meadery · West Side

  • Literature

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Literature

  8 AM

  West Virginia Book Festival

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Literature

  Free

• Literature

  12 PM

  Featured Author Presentation: Margot Lee Shetterly

  Margot Lee Shetterly

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Literature

  Free

• Literature

  4 PM

  Featured Author Presentation: R.L. Stine

  R.L. Stine

  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · Downtown

  • Literature

  Free

• Comedy

  6:30 PM

  Next Stop Comedy at Cafe Appalachia Downtown

  Cafe Appalachia Downtown · Downtown

  • Comedy

• Dance

  7:30 PM

  Charleston Ballet presents The Legend of Mothman

  West Virginia Culture Center · State Capitol Complex

  • Dance

  $35 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Elliot Foundation Symphonic Series Presents: Ode to Joy

  West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

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

  • Music
  • Symphonic

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Live Music with Minor Swing

  Minor Swing

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music
  • Swing

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Live Music with Ray and Jon

  Ray and Jon

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Music

  9 PM

  Open Mic Night

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Comedy

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Marching Band Showcase

  City Center Live · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Open Mic Night

  Coal River Coffee Company · St. Albans

  • Music

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Happy Hour Jazz with Timmy Courts & Friends

  Timmy Courts & Friends

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• 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

  Live Music with Cameron Layne

  Cameron Layne

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Music

  1 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

  Live Music with The Carpenter Ants

  The Carpenter Ants

  Taylor Books · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  28th Annual Halloween Hootenanny

  The Pistol Whippers · Static Fur · Dinosaur Burps · Jerks! · Roofus and the Rex

  The Empty Glass · East End

  • Music

• Music

  9 PM

  Rocky Horror After Dark

  Volcanic Ensemble

  Sam's Uptown Cafe · Downtown

  • Music
  • Cinema

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