October 2024: Things to Do in SC

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  Georgetown Wooden Boat Show - October 19-20, 2024

FUN Things to Do in South Carolina

Our October 2024 festivals and events calendar includes tons of fun things to do in South Carolina. We list non-commercial events free of charge. Events must be of statewide interest — i.e., things people would be willing to travel for. Add your event here!

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DATE EVENT CITY TYPE
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Oct
1 - 6
Orangeburg County Fair
Carnival rides, midway with games & food, crafts, livestock competitions and shows, live music
Orangeburg
Fair
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Oct
1 - 6
Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally
10-day motorcycle rally event along the Grand Strand - cruises, vendors
Myrtle Beach
Sports
00000002
Oct
1 - 6
MOJA Arts Festival
Celebration of African-American and Caribbean visual and performing arts - traditional crafts, food
Charleston
Festival
00000003
Oct
3 - 19
Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art
Various events on Thursdays-Saturdays over three weeks including food and wine gala, concerts, performances, art
Georgetown
Pawleys Island
Arts
00000004
Oct
3 - 6
Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B
An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick - The Warehouse Theatre production
Greenville
Arts
00000005
Oct
3 - 5
Albino Skunk Music Festival
Live bands, bbq, kids' activities, beer garden, food trucks, camping available onsite
Greenville
Greer
Festival
00000006
Oct
3 - 5
Gopher Hill Festival
3-day event includes kid's fun zone, turtle races, parades, talent contest, car show, live music, 5K run/walk
Ridgeland
Festival
00000007
Oct
3 - 5
Moonshiners Reunion
3-day mountain music festival with live bands, camping, all-night pickin'
Spartanburg
Campobello
Festival
00000008
Oct
3
Palmetto Goodwill Open
18 hole, captain's choice, scramble, golf tournament with proceeds benefiting Palmetto Goodwill's educational, training and employment programs
Charleston
Summerville
Sports
00000009
Oct
4 - 5
Beaufort Shrimp Festival
2-day event includes live entertainment, contests, lots of food, children's area, 5K run/walk
Beaufort
Festival
00000010
Oct
4
Rock 4 Recovery
Substance-free concert by Everclear to raise awareness and funds for the mission of the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC)
Columbia
Lexington
Concert
00000011
Oct
5
Myrtle Beach Britfest Car Show
The area's largest British car show featuring more than 100 new, classic, antique and rare British cars and motorcycles plus food trucks, an English Tea and more
Myrtle Beach
Misc
00000012
Oct
5
Belton Standpipe Heritage & Arts Festival
Heritage skills artisans, exhibits, food vendors, live entertainment
Anderson
Belton
Festival
00000013
Oct
5
Isle of Palms Connector Run
10K run and 5K run/walk, post race festival + virtual option - benefits the Exchange Club's support of local children's programs
Charleston
Isle of Palms
Sports
00000014
Oct
5
Newberry Oktoberfest
German cuisine, German Biergarten, art & craft vendors, Rocktoberfest stage will feature live music, kids'activities
Newberry
Festival
00000015
Oct
5
Goose Creek Fall Festival
Local entertainment, crafters, exhibitors, food vendors, kids' play area - hosted by the City of Goose Creek
Charleston
Goose Creek
Festival
00000016
Oct
5
Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk
Run the trails of Johns Island County Park followed by an awards ceremony
Charleston
Johns Island
Sports
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Oct
5
Lake Jocassee Paddle Splash
Races for kayaks, surfskis, canoes, paddleboards, and other self-powered craft for beginners and advanced paddlers - benefits Friends of Jocassee
Clemson
Salem
Sports
00000018
Oct
5
Spartanburg International Festival
Explore world cultures through food, music, dance, folk art, kids' activities, and more
Spartanburg
Festival
00000019
Oct
5
Wild Side
Food, drinks, live music, auctions, guest speaker - benefits the South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Georgetown
Misc
00000020
Oct
5
eSTEAM Sumter
Exhibits for all ages highlighting science, technology, engineering, art and math plus live entertainment and food vendors
Sumter
Educational
00000021
Oct
5
Carolina Pagan Fest
Event for the purpose of education, networking and fun to dispel erroneous misconceptions of Paganism with speakers, vendors and more
Clemson
Easley
Festival
00000022
Oct
5
Meatball Run
5K fun and 1 mile fun run is a USATF certified race through the historic district of Summerville - benefits Dorchester District 2 Educational Foundation
Charleston
Summerville
Sports
00000023
Oct
5
Cayce Fall Fest
Family-friendly event with live music, kid's area that includes face painters, petting zoo, inflatables, hayride and more - hosted by the City of Cayce
Columbia
Cayce
Festival
00000024
Oct
6
JerryFest
Outdoor concert featuring multiple bands performing Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead and other music, vendors
Columbia
Concert
00000025
Oct
6
Latin American Festival
Merengue, reggaeton, bachata and salsa music, authentic food and crafts, and plenty of activities for families
Charleston
North Charleston
Festival
00000026
Oct
8 - 13
Piedmont Interstate Fair
Midway rides and games, farm animals, live entertainment, contests
Spartanburg
Fair
00000027
Oct
9 - 20
South Carolina State Fair
Midway rides and games, exhibits, live entertainment, food, livestock, exhibits
Columbia
Fair
00000028
Oct
9 - 31
The Fall Tours
Enjoy a glimpse into Charleston's architecture, gardens, neighborhoods, and heritage with a variety of tours - proceeds benefit the Preservation Society of Charleston
Charleston
Historical
00000029
Oct
9 - 13
MAD Festival
5-day festival celebrating music, art, drama, and dance with events in downtown Camden and throughout Kershaw County
Camden
Arts
00000030
Oct
10 - 13
United States Disc Golf Championship
4-day tournament with live music each night
Learn about disc golf in South Carolina
Rock Hill
Sports
00000031
Oct
10 - 13
Bicycle Across South Carolina
Choose single or multi-day rides, all on varied terrain, each day you will ride a unique route out from the basecamp, tent camping
Edgefield
Sports
00000032
Oct
10 - 12
Yemassee Shrimp Festival
3-day event with kiddie parade, live music, food and craft vendors, talent show, pet show
Yemassee
Festival
00000033
Oct
11 - 12
Hardeeville Festival on Main
Featuring amusement rides, kids zone, free live music, food and craft vendors, cornhole tournament and so much more!
Hardeeville
Festival
00000034
Oct
11 - 13
Fall For Greenville
3-day event includes cuisine from 40+ restaurants, five music stages, contests and Silver Spoon challenges, kids' area
Greenville
Festival
00000035
Oct
11 - 12
Kingstree Pig Pickin' Festival
2-day event with parade, live entertainment, carnival rides, arts and craft vendors, competitions, food trucks, bbq cook-off
Kingstree
Festival
00000036
Oct
11 - 20
Western Carolina State Fair
10-day event includes midway rides, concerts, exhibits, livestock
Aiken
Fair
00000037
Oct
11 - 13
Exchange Club Ghost Tours
Take a carriage ride tour or walk through Beaufort's historic district while listening to storytellers tell haunting tales - benefits Child Abuse Prevention Association
Beaufort
Historical
00000038
Oct
11 - 12
Riverfront Revival
2-day music festival featuring rock'n'roll, country, Americana music, food vendors - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital, Just Be You
Charleston
North Charleston
Festival
00000039
Oct
11 - 13
Oktoberfest Columbia
Two biergartens with German beer, homemade German food and treats, kinderzone, entertainment for all ages
Columbia
Festival
00000040
Oct
11
Fur Ball
Evening with dinner, dancing, and fun - benefits Pet Helpers
Charleston
Gala
00000041
Oct
11 - 12
Rock Around the Clock Festival
2-day festival features concert, street dance, a car show, food trucks, children's amusements, vendors
Winnsboro
Festival
00000042
Oct
11 - 12
Terror Trail at 2nd Mill Pond
Halloween haunted trail benefiting local Boy Scouts and Elk Lodge charities
Sumter
Holiday
00000043
Oct
12 - 20
Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival
9-day event includes juried fine art show, live music, tours, dinners, 5K/10K, street fest, kids' fishing tournament, fireworks
Hilton Head
Bluffton
Festival
00000044
Oct
12 - 13
Little River ShrimpFest
2-day event includes live entertainment, kids' activities, vendors, fresh shrimp and seafood specialties
Myrtle Beach
Little River
Festival
00000045
Oct
12
Fur Ball Moonlight Gala
Gourmet food, open bars, live music, dancing, live and silent auctions - benefits Pawmetto Lifeline
Columbia
Gala
00000046
Oct
12
Walk For Life & Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon + 5K
In person 5K/3.1-mile walk or run + half-marathon - benefits the Prisma Health Breast Center
Columbia
Sports
00000047
Oct
12
Oktoberfest Charleston
Live music, German cuisine, biergarten with local craft beers, German bakery, kinderzone - benefits St Matthew Lutheran Church Community Outreach Center
Charleston
Festival
00000048
Oct
12
Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon
13.1 mile mini marathon and 5K races - benefits Make-A-Wish South Carolina and MB Fire Cares
Myrtle Beach
Sports
00000049
Oct
12
Avondale 5K Run and Walk
Run or walk the 5K with after-party with music, food and drinks - benefits the Charles Webb Center special needs daycare
Charleston
West Ashley
Sports
00000050
Oct
12
Catawba Fest
Live music, arts and crafts show, eating contests, kid's zone, food trucks - hosted by the City of Tega Cay
Rock Hill
Tega Cay
Festival
00000051
Oct
12
Pickle for Paws
Play pickleball (all levels welcome), food trucks, refreshments, local vendors, and more - benefits Animal Mission's emergency medical fund
Columbia
Sports
00000052
Oct
12
Fall Trash to Treasures
Enjoy food trucks and local vendors - hosted by the Town of Elloree
Orangeburg
Elloree
Misc
00000053
Oct
13
Palmetto Park Jam
Outdoor event with live music, food trucks - attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets
Charleston
Mount Pleasant
Concert
00000054
Oct
13 - 16
Government Finance Officers Assoc of SC Conference
4-day conference with networking opportunities
Hilton Head
Conference
00000055
Oct
13
Gervais Street Bridge Dinner - CANCELED
Enjoy sunset dinner, dessert, and drinks with live entertainment and dancing - 21+ only event - benefits local charities
Columbia
Culinary
00000056
Oct
13
Summerville Italian Feast
Authentic Italian cuisine and wines, entertainment, local artists celebrating Italian culture and heritage - benefits Dorchester District 2 Educational Foundation
Charleston
Summerville
Festival
00000057
Oct
13
EarleJam
Live music, food and drink vendors - family and pet friendly - bring chairs and blankets - hosted by the Earlewood Community Citizens Organization
Columbia
Concert
00000058
Oct
13
Funday Festival
Live music, vendors, kids activities, food trucks, pet friendly events, games, community initiatives - portion of proceeds for Still Breathing Movement Inc
Greenville
Festival
00000059
Oct
13
Fall Fido Festival
Adoptions, photo ops, games, vendors, food trucks, demonstrations - dogs will need to register for event
Columbia
Chapin
Festival
00000060
Oct
14
Columbus Day
Federal holiday
Statewide
Holiday
00000061
Oct
15 - 19
Union County Agricultural Fair
Carnival rides, live entertainment, midway for food and games, exhibits, livestock
Union
Fair
00000062
Oct
16 - 19
Conway Ghost Walk
Professional storytellers weave tales of lowcountry haunts through the shadowy streets of Downtown Conway
Myrtle Beach
Conway
Holiday
00000063
Oct
16 - 20
Boo in the Zoo
Celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating and visit the specialty themed areas at the Greenville Zoo
Greenville
Holiday
00000064
Oct
17 - 19
Where Do We Go From Here?
Panel discussions, public events, tours, and networking opportunities for civil rights history and research practitioners - hosted by USC & NPS
Columbia
Conference
00000065
Oct
17 - 20
The Wall That Heals
Visit the mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial traveling exhibit honoring the Americans who served in the US Armed Forces in the Vietnam War
Charleston
St George
Historical
00000066
Oct
18 - 20
South Carolina Jazz Festival
3-day event at various locations with concerts, Bebop Parade, art and more - celebrating Dizzy Gillespie
Cheraw
Festival
00000067
Oct
18 - 19
Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium
2-day event about the Southern Campaign of Revolutionary War includes lectures, reception, discussions, displays
Manning
Historical
00000068
Oct
18 - 20
Walhalla Oktoberfest
3-day event includes carnival rides, German music, dancers, arts and crafts, food, Saturday night fireworks
Clemson
Walhalla
Festival
00000069
Oct
18 - 19
Famously Hot SC Pride Festival & Parade
Festival supporting the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community plus Friday night parade
Columbia
Festival
00000070
Oct
18 - 20
Exchange Club Ghost Tours
Take a carriage ride tour or walk through Beaufort's historic district while listening to storytellers tell haunting tales - benefits Child Abuse Prevention Association
Beaufort
Historical
00000071
Oct
18 - 19
Terror Trail at 2nd Mill Pond
Halloween haunted trail benefiting local Boy Scouts and Elk Lodge charities
Sumter
Holiday
00000072
Oct
19
Run Like the Devil 5K/Fun Run and Fall Festival
5K trail run, fun run plus farmers market, fall festival games, live music, food trucks - benefits the Charleston Collegiate School
Charleston
Johns Island
Sports
00000073
Oct
19 - 20
Georgetown Wooden Boat Show
Features one of the southeast's best wooden boat exhibits, boat-building competition, kid's model boat building, food, music and more - free admission
Georgetown
Festival
00000074
Oct
19
Fort Mill Fall Festival
Live music, costume contests for ages birth to adult, vendors, food trucks - hosted by the Town of Fort Mill
Rock Hill
Fort Mill
Festival
00000075
Oct
19
Italian Heritage Festival
Celebration of Italian culture includes great food and live entertainment plus grape stomping contest and pizza eating contest - hosted by Italian-American Club
Hilton Head
Festival
00000076
Oct
19
Hush No More Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
5K walk, community outreach, vendors, kid's zone, live performances, Domestic Violence Survivor tribute - benefit for Hush No More
Columbia
Irmo
Misc
00000077
Oct
19
Night on the Sound
Cocktails, dinner, speaker, auctio - benefits the Port Royal Sound Foundation
Beaufort
Okatie
Misc
00000078
Oct
19
iMAGINE Lakelands STEAM Festival
STEAM-centered experiences for students of all ages to promote innovation and entrepreneurial activity in SC
Greenwood
Educational
00000079
Oct
19
North Charleston Harvest Festival
Live music, an artist market, costume contests, trick-or-treat on the street, a petting zoo, children's activities, food trucks
Charleston
North Charleston
Festival
00000080
Oct
19
Loris Bog-Off Festival
Enjoy chicken bog, children's area, two stages of live entertainment, vendors, concert and fireworks
Myrtle Beach
Loris
Festival
00000081
Oct
20
Children's Day Festival
Inflatables, carnival rides, games, face painting, live entertainment and more - hosted by the Town of Mount Pleasant
Charleston
Mt Pleasant
Festival
00000082
Oct
20
Hampton-Pinckney PorchFest
Musical performances on porches in the Hampton-Pinckney historic district plus a Culinary Village with food and drink trucks and the Artisan Village
Greenville
Festival
00000083
Oct
22
Taste of the Town
Area restaurants will serve tapas style food, beverages - benefits St Andrew Catholic School
Myrtle Beach
Culinary
00000084
Oct
22
Arts for All Gala
All That Jazz themed event - speakeasy and open bar, dinner, live jazz band, auction - benefits Market Theatre
Anderson
Gala
00000085
Oct
23 - 30
Boo in the Zoo
Celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating and visit the specialty themed areas at the Greenville Zoo
Greenville
Holiday
00000086
Oct
25 - 26
Blythewood Fall Championship Rodeo
Eight rodeo events, patriotic parade, food vendors
Columbia
Blythewood
Sports
00000087
Oct
25 - 27
Exchange Club Ghost Tours
Take a carriage ride tour or walk through Beaufort's historic district while listening to storytellers tell haunting tales - benefits Child Abuse Prevention Association
Beaufort
Historical
00000088
Oct
25 - 26
Jack-O-Lantern Jubliee
2-day event with live entertainment, food and arts & crafts vendors, activities for the kids - Everclear performs Saturday night
Aiken
North Augusta
Festival
00000089
Oct
25 - 26
Terror Trail at 2nd Mill Pond
Halloween haunted trail benefiting local Boy Scouts and Elk Lodge charities
Sumter
Holiday
00000090
Oct
26
Edisto & Beyond Tour
Tour historic churches, graveyards and plantations
Learn about other South Carolina Plantations
Charleston
Edisto Island
Historical
00000091
Oct
26
Kiss My ALS Gala
Three-course dinner, live music, dancing, live and silent auctions - benefits Touched by ALS
Greenville
Gala
00000092
Oct
26
Charleston Beer Fest
Craft brews, live music, beer games, food trucks, craft vendors - benefits Palmetto Community Care
Charleston
North Charleston
Festival
00000093
Oct
26
Trinity Bazaar
Homemade foods, crafts, plus new and used clothing and furniture, musical instruments, household decor - benefits local charities
Columbia
Misc
00000094
Oct
26
SEED: Science Education Enrichment Day
Exhibits and hands-on-activities on a wide-range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Aiken
Expo
00000095
Oct
26
James Island Connector Run
8K run or 5K run or walk with post-race festival - benefits local Charleston animal rescue organizations
Charleston
James Island
Sports
00000096
Oct
26
Biscuits & Bluegrass
Biscuit brunch, craft beer, mimosas, live music - benefits Senior Resources
Columbia
Culinary
00000097
Oct
26
BOOtanical Garden
Wear your costume for a family friendly afternoon with trick-or-treating through the garden, games, and more
Florence
Lake City
Holiday
00000098
Oct
26
Archaeological Society of SC Fall Field Day
Gathering of archaeologists, prehistoric and historic skills demonstrators, story tellers, and the community for a family-friendly day of activities and demonstrations
Columbia
Cayce
Historical
00000099
Oct
26
Korean Festival
Celebrate the Korean community's rich heritage, culture and traditions with food, music and special attractions - benefits several local charities
Columbia
Festival
00000100
Oct
26
Jam Room Music Festival
Enjoy live music at the intersection of Main and Hampton streets in Downtown Columbia
Columbia
Festival
00000101
Oct
31
Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair
Rides, food, games, exhibits, contests, live entertainment
Florence
Fair
00000102
Oct
31
Coastal Carolina Fair
Live entertainment, over 60 amusement rides, exhibits, competitions
Charleston
Ladson
Fair
00000103
Oct
31
Trunk or Treat
At the Joe Miller Park walking trail - hosted by the Town of Elloree
Orangeburg
Elloree
Holiday
00000104
Oct
31
Terror Trail at 2nd Mill Pond
Halloween haunted trail benefiting local Boy Scouts and Elk Lodge charities
Sumter
Holiday



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