september 2013 – South Carolina Calendar of Events, Festivals

Jubilee: Festival of Heritage
- Columbia - 2-day festival that celebrates the life of Celia Mann with tours, live music, hands-on demonstrations, artisans

Labor Day
- State and federal holiday

South Carolina Apple Festival
- Westminster - includes IPRA Rodeo, 5K & 1-mile fun run, parade, baking contest, golf tournament, river float

South Carolina Apple Festival
- Westminster - includes IPRA Rodeo, 5K & 1-mile fun run, parade, baking contest, golf tournament, river float

South Carolina Apple Festival
- Westminster - includes IPRA Rodeo, 5K & 1-mile fun run, parade, baking contest, golf tournament, river float

Indie Craft Parade
3-day public market with crafts and local food

South Carolina Apple Festival
- Westminster - includes IPRA Rodeo, 5K & 1-mile fun run, parade, baking contest, golf tournament, river float

Indie Craft Parade
3-day public market with crafts and local food

South Carolina Apple Festival
- Westminster - includes IPRA Rodeo, 5K & 1-mile fun run, parade, baking contest, golf tournament, river float

Indie Craft Parade
3-day public market with crafts and local food

South Carolina International Trade Conference
- Charleston - networking, education sessions

South Carolina International Trade Conference
- Charleston - networking, education sessions

South Carolina International Trade Conference
- Charleston - networking, education sessions

Rudy's Bluegrass in the Woods Autumn Festival
- Anderson - finest bluegrass in the upstate, 24 hour jamming at campsites
Learn more about bluegrass in South Carolina

Rudy's Bluegrass in the Woods Autumn Festival
- Anderson - finest bluegrass in the upstate, 24 hour jamming at campsites
Learn more about bluegrass in South Carolina

South Carolina Campground Cookoff
- Calhoun Falls - main dish and dessert cookoffs, parade, silent auction, hoedown, and more!
Ready to go camping? Visit SCIWAY's guide to South Carolina campgrounds

Beach Sweep / River Sweep
- South Carolinians clean beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes & swamps

Rudy's Bluegrass in the Woods Autumn Festival
- Anderson - finest bluegrass in the upstate, 24 hour jamming at campsites
Learn more about bluegrass in South Carolina

South Carolina Campground Cookoff
- Calhoun Falls - main dish and dessert cookoffs, parade, silent auction, hoedown, and more!
Ready to go camping? Visit SCIWAY's guide to South Carolina campgrounds

South Carolina Campground Cookoff
- Calhoun Falls - main dish and dessert cookoffs, parade, silent auction, hoedown, and more!
Ready to go camping? Visit SCIWAY's guide to South Carolina campgrounds

Hilton Head Burgers & Brew Festival
- Plus music - benefits the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association Children's Scholarship Fund

Irish Italian International Festival
- North Myrtle Beach - live music, arts, crafts, dance groups, restaurant competition

Orangeburg County Fair
- Carnival rides, midway with games & food, crafts, livestock competitions & shows, live music

Aiken's Makin'
- Handcrafted arts & crafts, food, live entertainment

Art in the Park
- Greenville - featuring regional artists, judged events, plus booths from local organizations

Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival
- Murrells Inlet - more than 100 artisans, Lowcountry food, music
Learn more about Brookgreen Gardens and Atalaya

AutumnFest at the Market
- Greenville - plant and flower show - bring a wagon for your finds!

Autumnal Equinox
- 2:49 P.M.

Aynor Harvest Hoe Down
- Horry County - parade, games, food, arts & crafts, vendors

Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival
- Myrtle Beach - 3-day event includes bbq competition, entertainment, kids' zone, beer garden, fireworks

Birchwood Arts and Crafts Show
- Table Rock State Park, Pickens County - artists and crafters working in a variety of mediums

Boys Home Benefit Bull Riding
- Clemson - PBBA and NBR bull riding & barrel racing, live music - benefits the Boys Home of the South

Chapin Labor Day Festival
- Parade, arts and crafts, food, Chapin Idol, car show, 5K run/walk, kids' fun run

Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering
- Mount Pleasant - heavy athletics, dancing, music
Learn more about the history of the Scots-Irish in South Carolina

Columbia's Greek Festival
- Live music, dances, church tours, and lots of Greek food

Due West Fall Festival
- Abbeville County - family event with music, arts and crafts, BBQ, white elephant sale, horse show

Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Faire
- Greenville - all ages will have fun visiting the Medieval/Renaissance Age

Euphoria
- Greenville - food, wine, and music festival - benefits local charitable organizations

Fall Craft Fair & Chili Cook-Off
- Swansea - plus inflatables, dunk tank - benefits the South Carolina Autism Society

Fall Tours of Homes & Gardens
- Charleston - different tour offered daily - visits include gardens, homes, churches, public buildings

Festival of Quilts
- Seneca - see more than 200 quilts, charity silent auction, vendors, displays

Food for the Sole 5K Race
- Greenwood - certified 5K course - benefits the Greenwood County Food Bank Senior Box Program

Golden Leaf Festival
- Mullins - parade, kids' park, 5K & 10K runs, dog show, contests, car & truck show, live entertainment

Goodwill Mud Run
- Greenville - 4-person teams, various divisions, kids' course - benefits the Goodwill Foundation

Harvest Day Festival
- Inman - arts & crafts, children's activities, entertainment throughout the day, food vendors

Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf Tournament
- Amateurs matched with celebrities - benefiting 20 children's charities
Learn more about golf in South Carolina

Italian Festival
- Columbia - live music, food, bocce tournament

Jazz Under the Stars Jazzfest
- Columbia, various venues - 5-day event includes live performances, jam sessions - benefit

Lee County Cotton Festival
- Bishopville - parade, food, street dance, rides, crafts

MOJA Arts Festival
- Charleston - celebration of African-American & Caribbean visual and performing arts, traditional food

Main Street Latin Festival
- Columbia - Latin and Caribbean music, authentic food, kids' activities

McCormick Gold Rush Festival
- Parade, live music, car show, bbq cook-off, arts & crafts vendors

Mozart in the South
- Charleston - 4-day event includes concerts, Little Mozart Circus, performances at various locations

Newberry County Agriculture Expo
- 3-day event includes animal shows, crafts, antique tractors, exhibits, kids' activities - benefit

Okra Strut
- Irmo - 2-day event includes music, food, parade, rides, street dance, 10K dam run, okra-eating contest

Open Arts Expo
- Charleston - experience a wide variety of visial and performance arts at interactive booths

Palmetto Aeroplane Classic & International Cessna 120/140 Fly-In
- Camden - benefits Walter M Crowe Animal Shelter

Pamplico Cypress Festival
- Classic car shows, amusement rides, arts and crafts, food, local musical talents, pageant, street dances

Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art
- 18-day festival includes food, wine gala, concerts, performances, art, family day

PigTales Festival
- Manning - bbq cook-off, book sale - benefit

Raylrode Daze Festivul
- Branchville - 3-day event includes parade, fireworks, carnival rides, contests, street dances, gunfight show
Learn more about SCIWAY's visit to the town of Branchville

Royal Trail Run
- Greenville - 5K trail run or fun run at Lake Conestee Nature Park - benefiting the Royal Rangers mentoring program

Run For Our Troops
- West Columbia - 5K run/walk - USA Track & Field Certified course - benefit

SOS Fall Migration
- North Myrtle Beach - 10-day shag event includes block parties, live music, vendors, shagging classes, and more!
Learn more about South Carolina's state dance, the shag

South Carolina Tobacco Festival
- Lake City - 3-day event includes contests, BBQ cook-off, live entertainment, kids zone, yard sale, 5K

South Carolina Tournament of Angels
- Greenwood - golf tournament for Angel Flight, an organization providing medical air transportation

Sumter County Fair
- Amusement rides and games, live entertainment, livestock, art show, flower show, exhibits

Taste of Charleston
- Mount Pleasant - contests, tastings, art walk - benefiting local charities

Tour de Peach
- Gaffney - 10, 30, and 60 mile charity bicycle rides for American Cancer Society

Trident United Way's Day of Caring
- Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties - pitch-in and help with one of 380 projects

Undy 500 Motorcycle Charity Ride
- Charleston - 100 mile motorcycle ride benefiting Goodwill's homeless veterans program
Learn about other South Carolina resources for the homeless

Upper South Carolina State Fair
- Greenville - midway with games and rides, live entertainment, agricultural exhibitions

Viva La Vista
- Columbia - food festival covering nearly four city blocks - local food & drinks, live music

Walk to End Alzheimer's
- Mount Pleasant - 3 mile walk - benefits the Alzheimer's Association

Walk to End Alzheimer's
- Manning - 2 mile walk - benefits the Alzheimer's Association

Williams Muscadine Festival
- Nesmith, Williamsburg County - 5-day event includes bbq, wine tastings, demonstrations, fireworks

Yemassee Shrimp Festival
- Lighted parade, music, amusement rides, fireworks, street dance, mud run, lots of shrimp to eat
Learn more about shrimping in South Carolina