Charleston is a city that offers the same charm's of Spoleto, Italy, with its, theaters, churches, and other performance spaces. Charleston was selected as an ideal location, for the Italian based experience and has become one of the United States top performing arts festivals. An annual, 17 day event, in late spring, includes 150+ performances in dance, theatre, opera, jazz and classical music at various venues throughout Charleston. Piccolo Spoleto showcases young artists and performers within South Carolina.