SC Festivals, Events September SC Events
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| DATE | EVENT | CITY | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00000000 Sep 3 - 5 |
Waves of Praise Gospel Fest
3-day event kicks off with Thursday concert then two day festival with lots of live music, vendors - bring your lawn chair | Myrtle Beach | Festival |
| 00000001 Sep 5 |
Olde South Timeline Ball
Period formal attire from 1700-1899 or modest modern formal-wear - formal dinner and dancing, bazaar, portion benefits Cavalry Home for Children | Spartanburg | Gala |
| 00000002 Sep 6 |
Southern 500 NASCAR Race
NASCAR's Cup Series teams earn their Darlington Stripes at the track "Too Tough To Tame" - kickoff to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs | Hartsville Darlington | Sports |
| 00000003 Sep 7 |
Labor Day
State and federal holiday - annual celebration of workers and their achievements | Statewide | Holiday |
| 00000004 Sep 17 - 20 |
Euphoria
4-day food, wine, and music festival at various venues - benefits local charitable organizations | Greenville Various Locations | Festival |
| 00000005 Sep 18 - 27 |
SOS Fall Migration
10-day shag event includes block parties, live music, classes at various locations | Myrtle Beach Various Locations | Festival |
| 00000006 Sep 22 |
Autumnal Equinox
8:04 PM EDT - The sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal | Statewide | Holiday |
| 00000007 Sep 22 - 26 |
South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair
Exhibits, carnival rides, youth livestock shows, rodeo, music, displays, vendors | Clemson Seneca | Fair |
| 00000008 Sep 24 - 30 |
MOJA Arts Festival
Celebration of African-American and Caribbean visual and performing arts - traditional crafts, food, children's activities | Charleston | Festival |
| 00000009 Dates TBD |
Hops and Herons Beer Festival
Sample over 25 local beers, live music, food trucks, outdoor activities - family and dog friendly - benefits Conestee Nature Preserve | Greenville | Festival |
| 00000010 Dates TBD |
9/11 Heroes Run
5K welcomes runners, ruckers, and walkers of all ages and fitness levels to honor the heroes of September 11th and those who've served our nation since | Charleston Daniel Island | Sports |
| 00000011 Dates TBD |
9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Climb 2,200 stairs at Fluor Field with City of Greenville firefighters in honor of the FDNY first responders who died on 09/11 - benefits NFFF | Greenville | Sports |
| 00000012 Dates TBD |
Aiken's Makin'
Handcrafted arts and crafts, food, live entertainment | Aiken | Arts |
| 00000013 Dates TBD |
Arts for All Gala
Down at the OZdust themed event - speakeasy and open bar, dinner, live jazz band, auction - benefits Market Theatre | Anderson | Gala |
| 00000014 Dates TBD |
Beach Sweep / River Sweep - Coastal Cleanup
South Carolinians clean beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes and swamps - for sites along the coast | Coast | Misc |
| 00000015 Dates TBD |
Butterfly Release for Ovarian Cancer
Releasing of hundreds of butterflies in memory or to honor those affected by ovarian cancer - benefits the Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central SC | Columbia | Misc |
| 00000016 Dates TBD |
Chapin Labor Day Festival & Parade
3-day event with live music, food trucks, 5K run, classic car show, parade, children's carnival area | Columbia Chapin | Festival |
| 00000017 Dates TBD |
Columbia's Greek Festival
4-day event with live music, dances, church tours, vendors and lots of Greek food - hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral - benefits charities | Columbia | Festival |
| 00000018 Dates TBD |
Crossroads Music and Market
Festival features kids' activities, artisan and vendor market, car show, dance performances, and live music | Florence Lake City | Festival |
| 00000019 Dates TBD |
Dog Day Afternoon
Celebrate the dog days of summer with man's best friend at the waterparks and pool after they have closed for the season | Charleston North Charleston | Misc |
| 00000020 Dates TBD |
Family Fun 5K
Family 5K walk or run - post-race children's activities, food truck - benefits Hope Center for Children | Spartanburg | Misc |
| 00000021 Dates TBD |
Family Trust Charity Golf Tournament
Proceeds benefit York and Greenville counties nonprofit organizations - hosted by The Community Partnership Foundation | Rock Hill | Sports |
| 00000022 Dates TBD |
GVL Fit Fest
Fitness and music festival with 5K, workouts, live DJs and entertainment, food trucks and wellness vendors - benefits the March of Dimes | Greenville | Expo |
| 00000023 Dates TBD |
Golden Leaf Festival
Parade, live entertainment, food trucks, craft vendors | Marion Mullins | Festival |
| 00000024 Dates TBD |
Hampton Heights Porchfest
Street festival with local musicians performing from the historic porches on West Hampton Avenue plus food trucks - bring chairs, blankets | Spartanburg | Festival |
| 00000025 Dates TBD |
Harvest Day Festival
Artists, crafts people, special store-wide and sidewalk sales, food vendors, children's activities, and entertainment | Spartanburg Inman | Festival |
| 00000026 Dates TBD |
Hispanic Heritage Festival
15+ countries represented - food trucks, music, folkloric dances, arts, activities for children and more - benefits AHAM Hispanic nonprofit organization | Greenville | Festival |
| 00000027 Dates TBD |
Indie Craft Parade
A celebration of all things handcrafted with 100+ makers, craft stations, local food vendors - hosted by The Makers Collective | Greenville | Arts |
| 00000028 Dates TBD |
Irish Italian International Festival
Live entertainment, arts, crafts, food vendor competition, street performers, spaghetti eating competition | Myrtle Beach N Myrtle Beach | Festival |
| 00000029 Dates TBD |
Irmo Okra Strut Festival
2-day event includes parade, live music, family fun, food/drinks, rides and amusements | Columbia Irmo | Festival |
| 00000030 Dates TBD |
Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture
Hosted by Historic Columbia featuring live entertainment, artist demonstrations, historic storytelling, reenactors, vendors | Columbia | Festival |
| 00000031 Dates TBD |
Lake Sweep / River Sweep - Midlands Cleanup
Removal of litter on Lake Murray and other waterways in Lexington and Richland counties - coordinated by Keep the Midlands Beautiful | Columbia | Misc |
| 00000032 Dates TBD |
McCormick Gold Rush Festival
Celebrate the history of McCormick with a parade, food and crafts vendors, amusuement rides and live entertainment | McCormick | Festival |
| 00000033 Dates TBD |
Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market
Over 150 crafters and vendors with silent auction to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank - hosted by the Midlands Crafters Association | Columbia West Columbia | Misc |
| 00000034 Dates TBD |
Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally
7-day motorcycle rally event along the Grand Strand - cruises, vendors | Myrtle Beach | Sports |
| 00000035 Dates TBD |
Nashville Songwriters in the Round
Featuring four Nashville singer-songwriters performing in an intimate setting plus food and drinks - benefits Healthy Learners | Columbia | Misc |
| 00000036 Dates TBD |
Nashville Songwriters in the Round
Featuring four Nashville singer-songwriters performing in an intimate setting plus food and drinks - benefits Healthy Learners | Georgetown | Misc |
| 00000037 Dates TBD |
Oktoberfest Aiken
German beer and food, live music, stein hoisting challenge, German attire encouraged - hosted by the Aiken Downtown Development Association | Aiken | Festival |
| 00000038 Dates TBD |
Old Time Fiddlers Convention
2-day event includes fiddle, guitar, banjo, wildcat, and old-time string band competitions plus concerts - hosted at Hagood Mill - bring your lawn chairs | Clemson Pickens | Concert |
| 00000039 Dates TBD |
Orangeburg County Fair
Carnival rides, midway with games and food, crafts, livestock competitions and shows, live music | Orangeburg | Fair |
| 00000040 Dates TBD |
PARK(ing) Day
Visit the PARK(ing) spaces which are metered parking spaces that have been temporarily transformed into public spaces | Columbia | Misc |
| 00000041 Dates TBD |
Palmetto Peanut Boil
Teams battle for the championship trophy plus live music, other food, kids entertainment - leashed pets welcome - benefits the Animal Mission | Columbia | Festival |
| 00000042 Dates TBD |
Playwrights Festival
2-day event giving a peek behind the curtain of the playwriting process with workshops, panels, and performances - hosted by PURE Theatre | Charleston | Arts |
| 00000043 Dates TBD |
Preserving Historic Cemeteries Workshop
Provides attendees with information on legal, practical and respectful perspectives of preservation work - hosted by SC Archives and History Foundation | Columbia | Historical |
| 00000044 Dates TBD |
Project Host BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
BBQ competition and tastings, live music, kids zone, food truck - benefits Project Host's fight against food insecurity | Greenville | Festival |
| 00000045 Dates TBD |
Putting for Parkinson's
Golf tournament - raising awareness and funds to research Parkinson's Disease | Charleston Summerville | Sports |
| 00000046 Dates TBD |
Race the Helix
5K run or 1-mile walk/run plus virtual option - benefits the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation | Greenwood | Sports |
| 00000047 Dates TBD |
Race4Love
5K run or 3K walk through the scenic neighborhoods of Cat Island, dog friendly - benefits Hopeful Horizons | Beaufort Cat Island | Sports |
| 00000048 Dates TBD |
Raylrode Daze Festivul
3-day festival includes parade, carnival rides, contests, gunfight shows | Orangeburg Branchville | Festival |
| 00000049 Dates TBD |
Red Shoe Society Plane Pull
Teams of 4 (must be at least 16 years of age) compete to pull a plane plus DJ, refreshments - benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas | Greenville | Sports |
| 00000050 Dates TBD |
Riverbanks ZOOfari
Live entertainment, enjoy cuisine and cocktails, behind-the-scenes view of the zoo - 21+ only - benefits Riverbanks Zoo and Garden | Columbia | Culinary |
| 00000051 Dates TBD |
Rock 4 Recovery
Substance-free concert of smooth rock with Yachtley Crew to raise awareness and funds for the mission of the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council | Columbia Lexington | Concert |
| 00000052 Dates TBD |
Rock Out Hunger
Concert benefiting Loaves and Fishes' efforts to rescue fresh, healthy surplus food all year long and distribute it to over local 110 agencies | Greenville | Concert |
| 00000053 Dates TBD |
Run With All Your Heart 5K
Fun run open to all ages and running abilities - benefits Curing Kids Cancer's mission to fund innovative research and treatments for childhood cancers | Columbia | Sports |
| 00000054 Dates TBD |
SC State Mental Health Conference
Multiple plenary sessions, breakout sessions, lunch - approved for continuing education hours - hosted by National Alliance on Mental Illness SC | Columbia | Conference |
| 00000055 Dates TBD |
SEED STEM Festival
Science Education Enrichment Day with exhibits and hands-on-activities on a wide-range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Aiken | Expo |
| 00000056 Dates TBD |
Sooie
2-day event includes bbq cook-offs, live music, kids zone - hosted by the City of Mauldin | Greenville Mauldin | Festival |
| 00000057 Dates TBD |
South Carolina Apple Festival
2-day event includes parade, pageant, street dance, live entertainment, arts and crafts, rodeo | Clemson Westminster | Festival |
| 00000058 Dates TBD |
South Carolina Federation of Museums Conference
Celebrate the impact that museums have made on SC and learn from fellow museum professionals | Anderson Belton | Convention |
| 00000059 Dates TBD |
South Greenville Fair
Farm animal exhibits and shows, dog show, fair queen and princess, flower and art show - hosted by 4-H and FFA | Greenville Simsponville | Fair |
| 00000060 Dates TBD |
Southern Songwriter Festival
3-day festival of live performances celebrating original music by songwriters from throughout North and South Carolina | Charleston Summerville | Festival |
| 00000061 Dates TBD |
Spartanburg Greek Festival
Shopping bazaar, live music, traditional dancers, church tours, and lots of Greek food | Spartanburg | Festival |
| 00000062 Dates TBD |
Springdale 5K
5K run/walk, post race celebration with waffles - dog and stroller friendly - benefits the Mobile Nutrition Center | Camden | Sports |
| 00000063 Dates TBD |
St Anne International Festival
Cuisines from different cultures, kids' games, live entertainment, silent auction, vendors - hosted by St Anne Catholic | Rock Hill | Festival |
| 00000064 Dates TBD |
Strong Kids Triathlon
Triathlon - swim, bike, run - for ages 4-15 and adaptive athletes 6-18, with two distances based on age - hosted by YMCA | Greenville Simpsonville | Sports |
| 00000065 Dates TBD |
Sumter Amerian Legion Fair
Midway with carnival rides and games, agricultural exhibits, wide selection of food options, entertainment | Sumter | Fair |
| 00000066 Dates TBD |
Superheroes in Motion 5K
Walk, run, and roll 5K or 1 mile with post race music and vendors - come dressed as your favorite superhero - benefits the SC Spinal Cord Injury Association | Greenville | Sports |
| 00000067 Dates TBD |
Sweet Tea Festival
Celebrate the birthplace of sweet tea with food trucks, vendors, live entertainment, kids zone, sample teas and vote for the Tea of the Year | Charleston Summerville | Festival |
| 00000068 Dates TBD |
The Big Grab Yard Sale
50 miles of treasures in Blythewood, Ridgeway and Winnsboro | Winnsboro Blythewood & Ridgeway | Misc |
| 00000069 Dates TBD |
The Palmetto Party: An Insider's Taste of SC
Enjoy savor bites and cocktails by chefs from across the state - 21+ only - portion of proceeds for Ronald McDonald House Charities | Columbia | Culinary |
| 00000070 Dates TBD |
Therapalooza: The Greatest Show in the Southeast
Live circus entertainment, music, dancing, an open bar, food, silent and live auctions - benefits The Therapy Place | Columbia | Gala |
| 00000071 Dates TBD |
Tunnel to Towers Run
5K run or walk open to all ages - benefits the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's support of fallen and injured first responders, military heroes, and their families | Columbia | Sports |
| 00000072 Dates TBD |
Uniquely Union
2-day event with BBQ cookoff, live music, kidz zone, teen zone | Union | Festival |
| 00000073 Dates TBD |
Upstate Renaissance Faire
Break out your finest Renaissance regalia and enjoy live entertainment, demonstrations, vendors, ax throwing, candle making and more | Spartanburg | Festival |
| 00000074 Dates TBD |
Upstate Splash Charity Open Water Swim
Select from a 1.2 or 2.4 mile open water swim in Lake Jocassee - all proceeds for swim lesson scholarships for local at-risk youth | Clemson Salem | Sports |
| 00000075 Dates TBD |
Walk to End Hydrocephalus
3K walk to raise money for hydrocephalus research, education, advocacy, and community support networks - leashed dogs welcome | Columbia | Sports |
| 00000076 Dates TBD |
Yemassee Shrimp Festival
3-day event with kiddie parade, live music, food and craft vendors, talent show, pet show and lots of shrimp - hosted by the Town of Yemassee | Yemassee | Festival |
