Advance sale for select MOJA Arts Festival events September 26 - October 6, 2024

An Evening of Jazz featuring

Hank Bilal and Willie Bradley

Friday, September 27 at 7:00pm

Dock Street Theatre

135 Church Street

Tickets from $35

Come listen to the smooth sounds of two Grammy-nominated musicians, chart-topping contemporary jazz artists who are from right here in South Carolina. Legendary and internationally renowned trumpeter Willie Bradley and up-and-coming trombonist Hank Bilal, will grace the stage of the historic Dock Street Theatre for an evening of soul-stirring jazz and soul.

Gospel at the Gaillard

Saturday, September 28 at 7:30pm

Charleston Gaillard Center

95 Calhoun Street

Tickets from $20

MOJA Arts Festival and Charleston Gaillard Center proudly present Gospel at the Gaillard, a concert of soul-stirring gospel music, featuring performances by Mike Brown & F.O.C.U.S., Kelontae Gavin, and Grammy Award-winning Tasha Cobbs Leonard.



Deeply rooted in Charleston’s musical heritage, gospel music has long provided solace and strength for Black communities.

Lalah Hathaway - VANTABLACK Tour

Saturday, September 28 at 8:00pm Charleston Music Hall

37 John Street

Tickets from $50

Five-time Grammy Award winner Lalah Hathaway released her seventh solo studio album, VANTABLACK, her most empowered and impressive effort to date, June 14th via Hathaway Entertainment/SRG Records.



Along with co-producers Phil Beaudreu, Ariza, Warryn Campbell and Eric Dawkins, Hathaway has created a sixteen track sonic landscape filled with dynamic production and superhuman vocals and is joined by feature performances from WILLOW, Rapsody, Common, Michael McDonald, Phonte, MC Lyte and Gerald Albright.

Conversations in Black and White with Deborah Roberts

Monday, September 30 at 7:00pm

Charleston Music Hall

37 John Street

Tickets from $22

Join the conversation! New York Times bestselling authors Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict team up with award-winning ABC News journalist and 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts to kick off a brand-new discussion series, Conversations in Black & White.

Inspired and informed by the readers Victoria and Marie met while on tour discussing their novels, The Personal Librarian and The First Ladies, this event will offer a wide-ranging conversation on race and friendship and provide a safe space where attendees from different backgrounds can listen, share, and ask questions.

Gangstagrass in Concert

Wednesday, October 2 at 8:00pm

Music Farm

32 Ann Street

Tickets from $22

Gangstagrass is a multi-racial collective of musicians who demolish every preconception you have about country music and hip-hop music. These string pickers and MCs create a shared cultural space for dialogue and connection between folks that usually never intersect.

MOJA Arts Festival Finale

Sunday, October 6 at 4:00pm

Hampton Park

30 Mary Murray Boulevard

Admission: FREE

Mark your calendars now and come close out the Festival in style! Everyone in your family will enjoy this free-to-attend celebration of all that the MOJA Arts Festival has to offer.



From fascinating vendors and fantastic food choices to an evening of live music, featuring Charlton Singleton and Friends playing the best of classic soul and R&B, this party is sure to entertain.

More details on all of your free-to-attend MOJA favorites, from the opening parade, Reggae block dance, art exhibitions, and community celebrations will be posted on mojafestival.com over the summer months.