South Carolina: Moss-draped oaks and stately mansions. Wide beaches and rolling mountains. Wild State parks and black-water swamps. And...more peaches than Georgia! The Palmetto State fairly sizzles with Southern hospitality, charm and... celebrations! 326 of them. While beach music may rule here, you’ll also find everything from Alternative to Zydeco! Ya’ll come and enjoy South Carolina’s Festivals, Art Shows, Music Festivals and Craft Shows, including these top events: South Carolina State Fair, Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival and Holiday Festival of Lights.
Gaston Collard and Barbeque Festival
October 5, 2024
(803) 796-7725
Gaston Civic Center - Gaston, SC
A parade, games, live entertainment, crafters, vendors, and lots more!!! But best of all is our famous collards and barbeque plates for $12 (Collard greens, barbeque, black-eyed peas, cornbread, pound cake, and tea or lemonade). The kitchen will open around 11:30 a.m. No alcohol is allowed on the festival grounds. This is a clean family festival for all to enjoy!
Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals
November 7 - 10, 2024
dickenschristmasshow.com
(843) 448-9483
Myrtle Beach Convention Center - Myrtle Beach, SC
A unique National Award-Winning event comprised of a multitude of shopping and entertainment options, for individuals and groups alike! The cornerstone of the event is a Victorian Holiday Marketplace. Here against a Victorian Holiday background, one will find 300-plus period-clad vendors hawking everything from jewelry, crafts, gifts, toys, art, gourmet foods, holiday décor, and much, much more! Entertainment includes Strolling Victorian Musicians, Tea Leaf Readers, Punch & Judy Shows, Shadow Box Displays, a Life-Sized Historic Santa through the Ages Exhibit, and a real live Santa and much, much more.
Christmas Made in the South / Charleston
December 6 - 8, 2024
madeinthesouthshows.com
(704) 847-9480
Exchange Park - Ladson, SC
Creativity abounds as hundreds of artists and craftsmen gather to demonstrate and sell their work. Get a head start on your gift list and enjoy the Christmas shopping experience of the season.
Aiken Christmas Craft Show
December 6 - 7, 2024
aikenismagical.com
(803) 642-7631
Odell Weeks Activities Center - Aiken, SC
This indoor/outdoor show features exhibitors from all over the Southeast with items handmade by crafters that are guaranteed to set your gift giving apart. Admission is free. Vendor applications will be released in June!
Artisphere
May 9 - 11, 2025
artisphere.org
(864) 271-9398
Main Street in Downtown - Greenville, SC
The top ranking Artisphere festival is an annual three-day event that gives arts patrons the rare opportunity to meet exhibiting artists while purchasing original works of art. Artisphere's goal is to make exhibiting in an outdoor setting as enjoyable an experience as possible.
April 2025 (dates not updated)
Celebrate Main Street
Downtown, Dillon, SC
Status: Updated 4/18/2024
April 2025 (dates not updated)
Piedmont Plant & Flower Festival
Greenville State Farmers Market, Greenville, SC
Status: Updated 3/27/2024
April 2025 (dates not updated)
Spartanburg Spring Fling
Downtown Streets, Spartanburg, SC
Status: Updated 10/30/2023
April 2025 (dates not updated)
Stone Soup Storytelling Festival
Various Venues, Woodruff, SC
Status: Updated 1/19/2024
April 2025 (dates not updated)
Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival
Memorial Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant, SC
Status: Updated 1/31/2024
May 3, 2025
Spring Festival
LushAcres Farm, Clinton, SC
Status: Updated 5/14/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Abbeville Spring Festival
Historic Court Square, Abbeville, SC
Status: Updated 2/7/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Johnston Peach Blossom Festival
Downtown, Johnston, SC
Status: Updated 9/12/2023
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Lowcountry Shrimp Festival & Blessing of the Fleet
Historic Village, Mcclellanville, SC
Status: Updated 2/8/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Blessing of the Inlet
Belin United Methodist Church, Murrells Inlet, SC
Status: Updated 2/12/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Prosperity's Hoppin'
Town Square, Prosperity, SC
Status: Updated 2/13/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Hell Hole Swamp Festival
Jamestown Recreation Park., Jamestown, SC
Status: Updated 2/8/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Hell Hole Swamp Festivals
Jamestown Recreation Park, Jamestown, SC
Status: Updated 2/7/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Pacolet Founder's Day
West Main St Pacolet, Pacolet, SC
Status: Updated 4/9/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
South Carolina Strawberry Festival
Walter Y. Elisha Park, Fort Mill, SC
Status: Updated 1/29/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Rosewood Crawfish Festival
SC State Fair Grounds, Columbia, SC
Status: Updated 2/12/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
North Charleston Arts Fest
Various Venues, North Charleston, SC
Status: Updated 9/12/2023
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Orangeburg Festival of Roses
Edisto Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg, SC
Status: Updated 2/8/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Repticon Columbia Reptile & Exotic Animal Show
Jamil Temple, Columbia, SC
Status: Updated 2/12/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Atomacon
Candlewood Suites-All Suite Hotel, North Charleston, SC
Status: Updated 2/8/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Food Truck Friday - May
Fountain Park, Rock Hill, SC
Status: Updated 3/4/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
South Carolina Poultry Festival
Downtown, Batesburg-Leesville, SC
Status: Updated 1/12/2024
May 9 - 11, 2025
Artisphere
Main Street in Downtown, Greenville, SC
Web: artisphere.org
Status: Updated 9/25/2024
May 2025 (dates not updated)
Hog on the Hill BBQ Cook Off
Back Lot, Chester, SC
Status: Updated 2/13/2024