South Carolina Calendar of Events, Festivals – November 2009

SC November Festivals, Events

Nov 1: Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival - Hilton Head Island - vintage automobiles

Nov 1-7: Coastal Carolina Fair - Ladson - live entertaiment, amusement rides, exhibits

Nov 6-7: Fine Art Weekend - Charleston - opening receptions, Painting in the Park, student competition, auction

Nov 6-7: Gaston Collard Festival - entertainment, food, pageant, auction & of course, collards!

Nov 7: Daufuskie Autumn Festival - Gullah entertainment, food, arts/crafts

Nov 7: Governor's Cup Road Race - Columbia - half marathon, 8K, 4-mile walk, kids fun run, post-race party

Nov 7: Harvest Fest - Johns Island County Park - bluegrass music, dancing, food, crafts, games

Nov 7: Italian Festival & Bocce Tournament - Columbia - music, Italian car show, games, heritage & art booths

Nov 7-8: Pow Wow and Cultural Arts Festival of the Waccamaw Indian People - Aynor

Nov 11: Veterans Day - state and federal holiday - Wednesday

Nov 11-15: Carolina Beach Music Awards - Myrtle Beach

Nov 12-15: Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals - Myrtle Beach - themed arts, crafts, gift show

Nov 13-15: Castra Romana - Givhans - Dorchester County - Roman Imperial Army encampment

Nov 13 - Jan 3: Holiday Festival of Lights - James Island - 3 mile drive, walk through Santa’s Village

Nov 21: Jubilee Arts Festival - Bennettsville - live entertainment, arts & crafts from professionals and amatuers

Nov 21 - Jan 2: Holiday Lights Safari - Inman - drive your own vehicle through nearly 100 decorated acres

Nov 22: Colonial Cup - Camden - steeplechase horse racing at Springdale

Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day - state and federal holiday - Thursday

Nov 26-28: South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival - Myrtle Beach

Nov 26 - Dec 25: Anderson Lights of Hope - holiday light show - benefit

Nov 26 - Dec 30: Roper Mountain Holiday Lights - Greenville

Nov 27: Day after Thanksgiving - state holiday - Friday - also known as 'Black Friday'

Nov : Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees Hall of Horrors - Cayce

Nov : Chalk Festival - Beaufort - music, art, street performers, street painters

Nov : James Island Connector Run - 10K run, 5K walk, wheel chair divisions

Nov : King's Tree Trials Horse Race - Cedar Swamp community near Kingstree

Nov : Pecan Festival - Florence - live entertainment, car show, art, food

Nov : Greenville Open Studios - opens the studios of local visual artists to the public

Nov : Revolutionary War Field Days - Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site - reenactment

Nov : Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Anderson - organic and unique farming techniques

Nov : West Farm Corn Maze - Moncks Corner - weekends

Nov : Kids Helping Kids Holiday Card Project - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital

Nov : Historic Hayride & Ghost Walk - Gaffney

Nov : Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration - St Helena Island - Gullah traditions - PDF

Nov : TreasureFest - Bamberg - arts & crafts, barbeque championship, rides, games, parade, car show

Nov : Hilton Head Island Bridge Run - 10K, 5K, health walk

Nov : Battle of Secessionville - Charleston - Boone Hall Plantation - reenactment

Nov : Taste of the Town - Summerville - sample food from area restaurants, live music, kids zone

Nov : Celebrity Chef Classic - Hilton Head Island - golf and fine dining

Nov : University of South Carolina's Fall Festival of Authors - Columbia - not every day

Nov : Tailgate Party for Charity - Columbia - live music, food for the USC vs. Florida football game

Nov : World War I Military History Symposium - Columbia - presentations, displays, book signing

Nov : Yap Ye Iswa, The Day of the Catawba - Lancaster - USC campus - history, art, culture on display

Nov : Uptown Greenwood Holiday Open House

Nov : Midlands Area CROP Walk Against Hunger - Columbia - 5K walk benefiting local food banks

Nov : InnoVision Technology Awards Gala - Greenville

Nov : Miss South Carolina & Miss SC Teen USA Pageants - North Charleston

Nov : Charleston's Holiday Market - North Charleston - arts & crafts show

Nov : Festival of Trees - Columbia - benefits Palmetto Health Children's Hospital

Nov : Shootin' and Shuckin' for Wildlife - Eastover - oysters, skeet shooting - benefits Carolina Wildlife Care

Nov : Lights Before Christmas - Columbia - Riverbanks Zoo

Nov : Holiday Lights on the River - Columbia - Saluda Shoals Park

Nov : Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands 8K & 3K Turkey Run - Columbia

Nov : Grand Strand Turkey Trot - Myrtle Beach - 8K, 5K run/walk, 1 mile fun run, children's Tot Trot

Nov : Turkey Day 8K Run - Spartanburg - collecting can goods for local soup kitchen

Nov : Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble - Charleston - 5K, children's run

Nov : Backcountry Holiday - Ninety Six National Historic Site - step back into the 1700s

Nov : Chitlin' Strut - Salley - parade, contests, food, crafts, beauty pageant, carnival rides

Nov : Intracoastal Christmas Regatta - North Myrtle Beach - boat parade, toy drive

Nov : Friends of McLeod Oyster Roast - Bowens Island - benefits preservation of McLeod Plantation

Nov : Governor's Carolighting - Columbia - South Carolina State House

Nov : This Man Called Jesus - Lexington - Friday, Saturday, Sunday only - free

Nov : Iodine Literary Conference Manuscript Submission Deadline - statewide

Nov : Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce 5K Turkey Trot & Food Drive

Nov : Kulture Klash - North Charleston - art, music

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