Big John's Tavern
Charleston's Best Dive Since 1955
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Thanks to everyone who came and made the Big John’s 55th Anniversary Party a success.
Other than keeping up with the demand for 55 cent beers, I think the night went perfect!
Thanks again!
Chris and Jim

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Big John’s Tavern is a favorite downtown dive bar among rowdy college kids, working folks, and carriage handlers with 55 years of wild history. Voted “Best No-Frills Watering Hole” by the City Paper readers, it lives up to the category name. Named for the a former NFL linebacker named “Big John” Canady, Big John’s celebrates [...]

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BY JACK HUNTER
Special to The Post and Courier
Thursday, December 13, 2007
When one thinks of Charleston bars, for more than a half-century Big John’s Tavern has topped the list.
Claiming to be Charleston’s “best dive since 55,” Big John’s has never been anything fancy, but for generations of pub-goers there hasn’t been any comparison.
Founder “Big John” Cannady, [...]

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Please mark your calendars for Friday April 16th. Don’t miss the best anniversary party in Charleston. Big John’s is once again throwing a killer party to celebrate the anniversary of the opening of the bar in 1955.
We will have:

55 cent draft beer
$10 buckets of Bud
Live Music by Simple Possession
And tons of give-away prizes

Please join us to raise [...]

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March 27th, 2010
Doors open at 10am with awesome Bloody Mary’s and cool Mimosa’s both for $3 along with MAKE IT GO playing live.

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Please join us for one dollar green beer to celebrate today!

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In order to reward our web viewers, if you print out this article and bring it to Big John’s, you will get two dollars off the beverage of your choice. This is valid only for the month of February 2007 and is limited to once per customer for the month.  Thank you to all our [...]

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For all of you who have a naughty school girl hidden deep inside you, next Thursday is your chance to let her out and have a great time doing it!
Thursday June 1st at 10pm, Big John’s will hold its first Naughty School Girl Night and Costume Contest.
The best dressed School Girl will win $200 cash [...]

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This Friday, May 5th, Big John’s will throw one of the BEST parties of the year….It’s CINCO DE MAYO and this year the party is hosted by Jose Cuervo himself! That makes it CUERVO DE MAYO all weekend long!
Join thousands of party pro’s THIS weekend as they converge on Charleston’s best dive!
The party starts Friday [...]