North Charleston Arts Festival returns after COVID-19
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 7:52 AM EDT
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - After being forced to cancel last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Charleston Arts Festival is set to kick off with several changes.
The official kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday with an opening ceremony at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
Large events like the World Art Festival and Children’s Festival are not on the lineup this year, but smaller events including concerts, workshops and exhibitions will still take place in various locations around town.
Employees needed to meet spike in tourism
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says they’ve seen noticeable increases in visitation and hotel occupancy over the last month.
Communications Director Chris Campbell says they’ve seen increases in tourism specifically over the last few weekends, getting closer to pre-pandemic numbers.
Monday through Thursday Campbell says hotel bookings are about 12.5% lower than this time in 2019. However, for weekends, he says those booking numbers are only down 3% from around this time of year in 2019.
On Wednesday, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is hosting a virtual job fair for Charleston and North Charleston Marriott hotels and the Belmond Charleston Place Hotel.
Annual Charleston Boat Show kicks off at convention center
VIDEO: Annual boat show kicks off in North Charleston By Summer Huechtker | January 29, 2021 at 6:19 AM EST - Updated January 29 at 7:53 AM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The 41st Charleston Boat Show kicks off on Friday at noon at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
The three-day event will not have the normal interactive features, like fishing seminars, or as many attractions for kids like bouncy houses outside., according to JBM Associates, the event’s organizer.
JBM Associates President Jacqui McGuinness says the pandemic forced those changes. This year’s show, she says, is designed to be more of a retail shopping venue, but says there will be food trucks and live music outside.
Charlestonâs tourism industry hoping to bounce back in 2021
VIDEO: Charlestonâs tourism industry hoping to bounce back in 2021 By Summer Huechtker | January 28, 2021 at 5:32 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 5:02 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - New numbers show how much the COVID-19 pandemic affected Charlestonâs tourism industry.
The Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says hotel occupancy was down 39 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. Last month, only about 37 percent of Charleston County hotel rooms were in use.
Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Communications Director Chris Campbell says the hotel occupancy in the month of December 2020 was 37.4%. In December 2019, the average hotel occupancy for the county was 57.6%.