South Carolina Calendar of Events, Festivals – October 2009

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SC October Festivals, Events

Oct 3: Congaree Bluegrass Festival - Cayce - music, food, children's play area

Oct 3: Isle of Palms Connector Run and Walk for the Child - 10K and 5K - benefits local childrens' programs

Oct 12: Columbus Day Observed - federal holiday - Monday

Oct 14-25: South Carolina State Fair - Columbia - rides, exhibits, live entertaiment, food, midway, livestock

Oct 16-17: Model T's to Olar Festival - music, rides, parade, car & tractor shows, inflatables, haunted house

Oct 17: Wooden Boat Show - Georgetown - exhibits, races, food, crafts

Oct 20-24: Union County Fair - Union County Fair Grounds - rides, concerts, livestock, midway

Oct 23-25: Fall Festival of Houses and Gardens - Beaufort

Oct 31: Halloween - Saturday

Oct : Sumter County Fair - rides, food, live entertainment, livestock, art show, flower show

Oct : United States Disc Golf Championship - Rock Hill

Oct : Gopher Hill Festival - Ridgeland - music, parade, pet show, tub races, crafts, car show

Oct : MOJA Arts Festival - Charleston - celebration of African-American and Caribbean art

Oct : South Carolina Archives Month - scroll down to see calendar for happenings around the state

Oct : Art Beyond Tradition - Hilton Head Island - art exhibit

Oct : Fall Tours of Homes & Gardens - Charleston - Thursdays-Sundays

Oct : Beaufort Shrimp Festival - music, food, live entertainment, 5K run/walk

Oct : Heritage Jubilee - Edgefield - cook-off, entertainment, carnival rides, car show

Oct : Moonshiner's Reunion and Mountain Music Festival - Campobello

Oct : Rock Around the Clock Festival - Winnsboro - parade, music, car show, amusements, crafts - PDF

Oct : Squealin' on the Square - Laurens - bbq cook off, music, rides, petting zoo

Oct : Pee Dee Fall Plant and Flower Festival - Florence - Pee Dee State Farmers Market

Oct : West Farm Corn Maze - Moncks Corner - weekends

Oct : Belton Standpipe Festival - entertainment, children's area, car show, street dance, fireworks

Oct : Carolina Fest - Chesterfield - kids area, parade, music, food, art, pumpkin contests - scroll down

Oct : First Ladies' Walk for Life - Columbia - 3 miles - breast cancer awareness, benefit

Oct : Greer Station Oktoberfest - featuring German music, food, and beer, local artists

Oct : National Hunting and Fishing Day - Seneca & West Columbia - free family fun

Oct : TRAM Fair - Travelers Rest - Gateway Park - art, music, poetry, food, children's area

Oct : Festival Hispano - North Charleston - food, music, dancing

Oct : Gardens for Gardeners Fall Tour - James Island and West Ashley - self-guided

Oct : Piedmont Interstate Fair - Spartanburg - rides, fireworks, live entertaiment, food

Oct : Antique Bottle & Collectible Show & Sale - Moncks Corner - benefits Berkeley Citizens

Oct : Confederate Ghost Walk - Charleston

Oct : Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium - Manning - Carolina Tech College Auditorium

Oct : Kershaw Hog Jam - bbq cookoff, music, arts & crafts, children's activities

Oct : Piedmont Blues and Hash Bash - Abbeville - bring blanket or chair to enjoy great music and food

Oct : Fall For Greenville - four music stages, food, kids zone, contests

Oct : Taste of Charleston - Mount Pleasant, Boone Hall Plantation & Downtown Charleston - benefit

Oct : Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees Hall of Horrors - Cayce - not open every night

Oct : Art on the Porches - Ridgeland - art, music, food

Oct : Autumn Candlelight Tour - Ninety Six National Historic Site

Oct : Columbia Blues Festival - Martin Luther King Park, Five Points

Oct : Dragon Boat Upstate Festival - Greenville - paddling events - benefits cancer research

Oct : Edisto & Beyond Tour - visit plantations and churches - music, food, crafts

Oct : Fall Market Day - Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site - vendors, baked goods - fundraiser

Oct : Pumpkin Festival - Pumpkintown - parade, music, food - PDF

Oct : Shelter Party - Bluffton - dog contests, raffles - benefits Palmetto Animal League

Oct : South Carolina Sweet Potato Festival - Darlington - entertainment, car show, food, pagent

Oct : Little River Shrimp & Jazz Fest

Oct : Kitchen Tour - Summerville - home & garden tour, treats from top chefs - benefits Children In Crisis

Oct : Government Finance Officers Association of SC Fall Conference - Myrtle Beach

Oct : Taste of the Town - Myrtle Beach - culinary festival - benefits St Andrew Catholic School

Oct : Light the Night Walk - Charleston - benefit and raise awareness of leukemia and lymphoma

Oct : Taste of Uptown - Greenwood - concert, food

Oct : Kingstree Pig Pickin' Celebration - BBQ cook-off, carnival, music, parade, dance, car show, fireworks

Oct : Western Carolina State Fair - Aiken Fairgrounds - midway, concerts, demolition derby, exhibits

Oct : SC Community Association Day Educational Conference & Tradeshow - Hilton Head Island

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

Oct : North Greenville Harvest Festival - Travelers Rest - street dance, childrens area, music - PDF

Oct : South Carolina Jazz Festival - Cheraw - celebrating Dizzy Gillespie

Oct : Charleston Garden Festival - Middleton Place - speakers, exhibits, concert, childrens' area

Oct : District 58 Toastmasters Fall Conference - Charleston

Oct : Euro Auto Festival - Greer - car shows

Oct : Oktoberfest - Walhalla - hot air ballons, music, food, crafts, carnival rides

Oct : Apple Harvest Festival - York - Windy Hill Orchard - food, entertaiment, hayrides

Oct : Fall Festival - Goose Creek - music, games, door prizes - benefits Helping Hands of Goose Creek

Oct : Habitat For Humanity Run / Walk - West Columbia - 10K run and 5K walk - benefit

Oct : Loris Bog-Off Festival - food, entertainment, parade, arts & crafts

Oct : Octoberfest - Port Royal - car show, children's area, art, music

Oct : Race for the Cure - Daniel Island - Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - 5K, 1K run/walk

Oct : SEED: Science Education Enrichment Day - Aiken - for upper elementary & middle school students

Oct : A Day to Remember Colonial Times - North Augusta - Living History Park - free!

Oct : Steam Train Rides - Winnsboro - SC Railroad Museum - Saturdays & Sundays only - PDF

Oct : Mount Pleasant Children's Day Festival - recreation center - games, rides, live entertainment

Oct : Read and Romp Family Literacy Event - Columbia - learning activities themed around children's books

Oct : Wine Festival at Lake Carolina - Columbia - benefits Children's Charities of the Midlands

Oct : Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival - 5K run, food, music, art, fireworks

Oct : Ridge Spring Harvest Festival - Saluda County - parade, fireworks, games, food, live entertainment

Oct : South Carolina Humanities Festival - Lake City - celebrates the local history and culture

Oct : Cotton Harvest Bluegrass Festival - Hartsville - PDF

Oct : South Carolina Writers Workshop Conference - Myrtle Beach

Oct : Youth Economic Summit - Greenville - local youth ages 14-18 participate in forum & workshops

Oct : Aiken Fall Steeplechase - Holiday Cup - horse racing

Oct : Archaeological Society of SC's Fall Field Day - Summerville - Indian trade & Colonial interactions

Oct : Chazz Fest - Charleston Music & Heritage Festival - featuring live bands, Lowcountry crafts

Oct : Governor's Cup Road Race - Columbia - half marathon, 8K, 4 mile walk, kids fun run

Oct : Italian Festival & Bocce Tournament - Columbia - Riverfront Park

Oct : Whale of a Sale - Charleston - garage sale benefiting the Junior League

Oct : Easley's Antiques on Main

Oct : Boo Bash - Greenwood - trick or treat, games, costume contest, haunted courtyard

Oct : Light the Night Walk - Myrtle Beach - benefit and raise awareness of leukemia and lymphoma

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

Oct : Coastal Carolina Fair - Ladson - live entertaiment, rides, exhibits

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

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