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Fa-la-la-la-libations: Holiday pop-up bars around Charleston

These holiday pop-up bars will get you in the festive mood.

Santa in front of Miracle's pop-up bar at Handcraft Cocktails

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

Photo provided by Miracle.

Thanksgiving is next week, but we can’t help but get excited for Christmas — plus, there’s no shame in planning ahead. Read on for some holiday pop-ups around town, and check back to this list because City Editor Erika will continue to add more. Need to put one on our radar? Email the team.

White Christmas at Harold’s Cabin, 247 Congress St., Charleston, Tuesday, Nov. 14-early Jan. 2024

Upstairs at Harold’s Cabin will soon become a winter wonderland filled with nostalgia for a “snowy Christmas at the Cabin.” The centerpiece will be an upside-down Christmas tree filled with snowflakes and iridescent tinsel. The team has also prepared dishes and cocktails perfect for this holiday season. Pro tip: We heard the team began the process for the fermented eggnog months ago and and has been perfecting the recipe since summer.

Little Pine at The Ryder Hotel, 237 Meeting St., Charleston, Thursday, Nov. 16-Monday, Jan. 8, 2024

The hotel’s Little Palm bar and restaurant will transform into Little Pine, offering individuals in Charleston an après ski experience. The menu will have seasonal food and cocktails with the coziness of a ski lodge.

A bartender pours a beverage in a sippin santa mug.

Diggin’ these mugs.

Photo provided by Beachbum Berry’s Sippin’ Santa.

Sippin’ Santa at Prohibition, 547 King St., Charleston, Friday, Nov. 24 - Monday, Jan. 1

Prohibition will transform into a holiday-themed cocktail pop-up bar with a Christmas wonderland decorated from floor to ceiling for the holiday season. There will be festive original cocktails like Ho Ho Hot Buttered Rum, the Holiday on Ice, and the Ginger Snapper served in the Sippin’ Santa’s signature Christmas mugs and glassware. The dinner, brunch, and lunch menu will have special holiday twists, too, like white-hot wings, frosted pecans and almonds, and Christmas Ham Croquettes.

Miracle at Handcraft Kitchen + Cocktails, 735 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, Monday, Nov. 20-Sunday, Dec. 31

This holiday concept will feature festive original cocktails like the Christmapolitan and Christmas Cricket, extravagant decorations, and new mug designs that guests can purchase. Plus, you can make reservations for Breakfast with Santa during the first and second weekends of December.

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