South Carolina Calendar of Events, Festivals – November 2008

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SC November Festivals, Events

Nov 1: Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees Hall of Horrors - Cayce

Nov 1: Chalk Festival - Beaufort - music, art, street performers, street painters

Nov 1: Daufuskie Autumn Festival - Gullah entertainment, food, arts/crafts

Nov 1: Flying Dog Fun at Gignilliat Field - Seneca - bring your disc-catching dog out and play

Nov 1: Harvest Fest - Johns Island County Park - bluegrass music, dancing, food, crafts, games

Nov 1: James Island Connector Run - 10K run, 5K walk, wheel chair divisions

Nov 1: King's Tree Trials Horse Race - Cedar Swamp community near Kingstree

Nov 1: PaddleFest - Port Royal - kayak races

Nov 1: Pecan Festival - Florence - live entertainment, car show, art, food

Nov 1-2: Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival - Hilton Head Island - vintage automobiles

Nov 1-2: Greenville Open Studios - opens the studios of local visual artists to the public

Nov 1-2: Pow Wow and Cultural Arts Festival of the Waccamaw Indian People - Aynor

Nov 1-2: Revolutionary War Field Days - Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site - reenactment

Nov 1-2: Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Anderson - organic and unique farming techniques

Nov 1-2: West Farm Corn Maze - Moncks Corner - weekends

Nov 1-8: Coastal Carolina Fair - Ladson - live entertaiment, rides, exhibits

Nov 1 - Dec 17: Kids Helping Kids Holiday Card Project - benefits MUSC Children's Hospital

Nov 1 - Dec 21: Key Ingredients: America By Food - Lake City - Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition

Nov 4: Election Day - Tuesday

Nov 5-9: Carolina Beach Music Awards - Myrtle Beach

Nov 6-7: Historic Hayride & Ghost Walk - Gaffney

Nov 6-8: Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration - St Helena Island - Gullah traditions - PDF

Nov 7-8: TreasureFest - Bamberg - arts & crafts, barbeque championship, rides, games, parade, car show

Nov 8: Hilton Head Island Bridge Run - 10K, 5K, health walk

Nov 8-9: Battle of Secessionville - Charleston - Boone Hall Plantation - reenactment

Nov 9: Taste of the Town - Summerville - sample food from area restaurants, live music, kids zone

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

Nov 13-16: Celebrity Chef Classic - Hilton Head Island - golf and fine dining

Nov 13-16: Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals - Myrtle Beach - themed arts, crafts, gift show

Nov 13-20: University of South Carolina's Fall Festival of Authors - Columbia - not every day

Nov 14: Pace 4 Peace - Greenville - presentation on Invisible Children of Uganda then candlelit walk

Nov 14-16: Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Arts and Crafts Festival - Columbia - state fairgrounds

Nov 14 - Jan 4: Holiday Festival of Lights - James Island County Park

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

Nov 15: Financial Survival University - North Charleston - financial budgeting seminar - $20.00 registration fee

Nov 15: Jubilee Arts Festival - Bennettsville - live entertainment, arts, crafts

Nov 15: Tailgate Party for Charity - Columbia - live music, food for the USC vs. Florida football game

Nov 15: World War I Military History Symposium - Columbia - presentations, displays, book signing

Nov 15: Yap Ye Iswa, The Day of the Catawba - Lancaster - USC campus - history, art, culture on display

Nov 15-16: Uptown Greenwood Holiday Open House

Nov 16: Colonial Cup - Camden - steeplechase horse racing at Springdale

Nov 16: Midlands Area CROP Walk Against Hunger - Columbia - 5K walk benefiting local food banks

Nov 19: InnoVision Technology Awards Gala - Greenville

Nov 21: Oyster Shindig - Summerville - benefits the Summerville Family YMCA

Nov 21: Save the Astro Rally - Clemson - featuring live music and local vendors

Nov 21-22: Miss South Carolina & Miss SC Teen USA Pageants - North Charleston

Nov 21-23: Charleston's Holiday Market - North Charleston - arts & crafts show

Nov 21-23: Festival of Trees - Columbia - benefits Palmetto Health Children's Hospital

Nov 22: Cheraw Christmas Parade - begins at 11 AM and proceeds down Market and Second Streets

Nov 22: Family Fun-d Fest - Marion - entertainment, rides, food - benefits Marion County School of Music

Nov 22: Holly Days Festival - Cheraw - handmade items

Nov 22: Italian Street Fair - Columbia - SC State Museum - children’s activities & games, food, music

Nov 22: Shootin' and Shuckin' for Wildlife - Eastover - oysters, skeet shooting - benefits Carolina Wildlife Care

Nov 22 - Dec 30: Lights Before Christmas - Columbia - Riverbanks Zoo

Nov 25: Opening Reception for Great Big Paintings - Charleston - featuring student project Fusion, free

Nov 27: Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands 8K & 3K Turkey Run - Columbia

Nov 27: Grand Strand Turkey Trot - Myrtle Beach - 8K, 5K run/walk, 1 mile fun run, children's Tot Trot

Nov 27: Thanksgiving Day - state and federal holiday - Thursday

Nov 27: Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble - Charleston - 5K, children's run

Nov 27-29: South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival - Myrtle Beach

Nov 27 - Dec 25: Anderson Lights of Hope - holiday light show - benefit

Nov 27 - Dec 30: Roper Mountain Holiday Lights - Greenville

Nov 28: Day after Thanksgiving - state holiday - Friday - also known as 'Black Friday'

Nov 28-30: Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show - Columbia - SC State Museum - activities, demonstrations, sale

Nov 29: Backcountry Holiday - Ninety Six National Historic Site - step back into the 1700s

Nov 29: Chitlin' Strut - Salley - parade, contests, food, crafts, beauty pageant, carnival rides

Nov 29: Intracoastal Christmas Regatta - North Myrtle Beach - boat parade, toy drive

Nov 30: Friends of McLeod Oyster Roast - Bowens Island - benefits preservation of McLeod Plantation

Nov 30: Governor's Carolighting - Columbia - South Carolina State House

Nov 30 - Dec 21: This Man Called Jesus - Lexington - Friday, Saturday, Sunday only - free

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