South Carolina Calendar of Events, Festivals – december 2012

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• Christmas Eve Observed - state holiday, not federal

• Christmas Day - Merry Christmas!

• Day After Christmas Observed - State holiday to observe day after Christmas, not federal holiday - also called Boxing Day

• New Year's Eve - Goodbye 2012!

• Anderson Lights of Hope - Over a million multi-colored light display - benefits local charities

• Blizzard at the Blue Heron Trail - Ridgeland - play in real snow! - benefits the Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry

• Brookgreen Gardens' Nights of a Thousand Candles - Murrells Inlet - over 5,500 hand-lit candles, food, live performances and music
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• Candlelight Christmas at Ashtabula - Pendleton - candlelit tour of plantation home with Christmas decorations, music, and more!

• Candlelight Tour of Homes - Camden - plus activities - benefit for the children of Kershaw County

• Carolina Carillon Holiday Parade - Columbia - starts at Bull & Gervais - floats, bands, performances plus Jingle All the Way 5K run

• Champagne Music! A New Year's Eve Fundraiser - Greenville - dancing, music, food, drinks - benefits Greenville Light Opera Works

• Children’s Garden Christmas and Kid’s Walk - Orangeburg - Edisto Memorial Gardens - thousands of Christmas lights and displays!

• Christmas in Cayce - 3 day event includes tree lighting, 'Lights of Cayce', caroling, lantern tours, holiday open house

• Christmas in Chester - Concert and lighting of Christmas Tree, Festival of Lights, breakfast with Santa plus more!

• ChristmasTowne - Myrtle Beach - children's activities, photos with Santa, official Christmas tree lighting, and more!

• Christmasville - Rock Hill - carriage rides, Snow Village with real snow, Festival of Trees, cook-offs, 5K fun run

• Fantasy of Lights - Sumter - see Swan Lake-Iris Gardens illuminated with a million lights & Floating Christmas Tree

• Fountain Inn Christmas Festival - 8 day event includes parade, ice skating, breakfast with Santa, horse drawn carriage rides

• Greenwood Christmas Parade - Themed Parade of Trees

• Happy New Year, Charleston - Alcohol-free, family-oriented New Year's Eve celebration

• Holiday Festival of Lights - James Island - 3-mile drive, walk Santa's Village, Winter Wonderland & Enchanted Walking Trail

• Holiday Hope - Greenville - community comes together to provide Christmas meal & gifts to needy

• Holiday Lights Safari Benefit - Inman - drive your vehicle through nearly 100 decorated acres

• Holiday Lights on the River - Irmo - more than a million sparkling lights with music, activities

• Holiday Market - Columbia - South Carolina state fairgrounds - Junior League event to raise funds for local projects

• Holiday Parade of Boats - Charleston - decorate your boat with lights or just watch and enjoy!

• Homes for the Holidays Tour - Anderson - Westside Historic District - benefits Anderson Heritage- click, then scroll down

• Jingle Jingle 5K Road Race & Health Walk - Hilton Head - participants asked to donate new unwrapped toys, gift cards, or phone cards

• Lights Before Christmas - Columbia - Riverbanks Zoo - visit with Santa, 4-D movie, see nearly one million twinkling lights!

• McBee Christmas Parade - Come out along Highway 151 to view an old-fashioned Christmas parade

• Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade - Along Coleman Blvd - more than 100 floats, plus tree lighting and fireworks

• Mount Pleasant Holiday Farmers Market and Craft Show - Locally grown produce, homemade goodies, children's activities

• North Charleston Christmas Festival - 4-day event includes holiday market, parade, tree lighting, children events

• Olde South Christmas Ball - Greenville - Civil War era - silent auction benefits Boys Home of the South

• Open Cockpit - Mount Pleasant - Patriots Point - view and climb into Navy and Marine Corps aircraft cockpits

• Prosperity Christmas Parade - Floats, bands, clowns and more travel down Main Street

• Reindeer Run - Charleston - 5K run and walk, pet-friendly, benefits local charities, after party

• Resolution Run - Anderson - 1 mile or 5K run or walk - for First Flight and the Let’s MOVE! Initiative

• Roper Mountain Holiday Lights - Greenville - over 110 towering light displays - benefits local charities

• Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas Parade - Pine, East Main, North Church streets - all entries will be lit!

• St. Nicholas Festival - West Columbia - visit with St. Nicholas, Russian food, crafts, choral performance

• St. Nicholas Winterfest - Conway - local cuisine, bbq cookoff, arts & crafts fair, kids' activities - benefits relief organizations

• Trees for Troops - Pelzer - for $35.00 you can donate a Christmas tree that will be sent to a military family

• West Metro Holiday Parade of Lights - 12th Street in Cayce & West Columbia - all entries will be lit!

• Winter Fest - Columbia - music, movies, day camps, crafts, multicultural events

• Young Appalachian Musicians' Winter Jubilee - Pickens - live performances, workshops, open jam sessions

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