City of Charleston News

City of Charleston offices will be closed December 24-25 for Christmas and December 31-January 1 for New Year’s. Refuse collection will be modified the weeks of December 23 through 27 (for Christmas) and December 30 through January 3 (for New Year’s).
The Charleston Christmas Parade was originally scheduled for December 5 and postponed due to forecasted low temperatures and wind chill. The below information was previously shared on November 27.
The Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development (MOECD) encourages non-profit agencies, community organizations, educational institutions and civic groups that serve low- to moderate-income individuals to apply for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 2025-26. The application is available online and is due by 4 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025.
Due to the forecasted low temperatures and wind chill, the Christmas Parade, scheduled for December 5 has been postponed until December 17.