SC Festivals, Events November SC Events
| DATE | EVENT | CITY | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00000000 Nov 1 - 3 |
Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival
Vintage automobile shows and races - benefits Driving Young America | Hilton Head | Festival |
| 00000001 Nov 1 |
Fall Back Fest
Live music, local artists will be painting temporary murals on the streets, artisan market, food and drink vendors - hosted by the City of West Columbia | Columbia West Columbia | Festival |
| 00000002 Nov 1 |
Sporting Clays Tournament
Participants will rotate through challenging sporting clay stations - benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities | Camden | Sports |
| 00000003 Nov 1 - 2 |
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 |
| 00000004 Nov 1 - 2 |
Pig On The Ridge
2-day event with BBQ cook-off, children's activities, street party, car show | Winnsboro Ridgeway | Culinary |
| 00000005 Nov 1 - 2 |
Pat Conroy Literary Festival
2-day event with discussions by international authors and journalists - hosted by and benefits the Pat Conroy Literary Center | Beaufort | Festival |
| 00000006 Nov 1 - 10 |
Coastal Carolina Fair
Live entertainment, over 60 amusement rides, exhibits, competitions | Charleston Ladson | Fair |
| 00000007 Nov 1 - 10 |
Charleston Literary Festival
10-day event with novelists, historians, biographers, scientists, artists, human and civil rights activists and commentators on issues of universal importance | Charleston | Arts |
| 00000008 Nov 1 - 10 |
Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair
Rides, food, games, exhibits, contests, live entertainment | Florence | Fair |
| 00000009 Nov 1 |
Terror Trail at 2nd Mill Pond
Halloween haunted trail benefiting local Boy Scouts and Elk Lodge charities | Sumter | Holiday |
| 00000010 Nov 2 |
Charleston Scottish Games
Heavy athletic, pipe band, and highland dancing competitions plus Scottish country dancing, border collie demonstrations | Charleston North Charleston | Festival |
| 00000011 Nov 2 |
LOWVELO Bike Ride
Choice of 10, 20, 23, 50, or 80 mile cycling routes, plus virtual option - benefits MUSC Hollings Cancer Center | Charleston | Sports |
| 00000012 Nov 2 |
SC Pecan Music and Food Festival
"Run and Bike Like A Nut" races, kids' fun zone, vendors, arts and crafts, classic car show, amusement rides | Florence | Festival |
| 00000013 Nov 2 |
Harvest Fest
Bluegrass music, festival foods, craft market, games, hayrides, pumpkin decorating | Charleston Johns Island | Festival |
| 00000014 Nov 2 - 3 |
Everything Outdoor Fest
2-day event showcasing outdoor activities including fishing, cycling, off-roading, camping and hiking | Greenville Simpsonville | Festival |
| 00000015 Nov 2 - 3 |
Christmas Arts & Crafts Market
Over 170 crafters and vendors with unique items - hosted by the Midlands Crafters Association | Columbia West Columbia | Misc |
| 00000016 Nov 2 |
Summerton Duckfest
Duck calling contest, dog demonstrations, car show, cook-off, corn hole tournament - hosted by the Summerton Revitalization Commission | Manning Summerton | Festival |
| 00000017 Nov 2 |
Hub City Empty Bowls Soup Day
Bowls made by volunteers are available to purchase then filled with soup while enjoying live music and fellowship - raises funds to feed needy citizens | Spartanburg | Misc |
| 00000018 Nov 3 |
Greenville FunFest
Live music, kid's fun zone, entertainment, vendors, food trucks, and lots of vegan food | Greenville | Festival |
| 00000019 Nov 7 - 9 |
Heritage Days Celebration at Penn Center
3-day event includes a parade, art, crafts, food, live entertainment | Beaufort St Helena Island | Festival |
| 00000020 Nov 7 - 10 |
Carolina Beach Music Awards
4-day event with lots of concerts and other events at various locations - awards ceremony on Sunday | Myrtle Beach | Arts |
| 00000021 Nov 7 - 10 |
Dickens Christmas Show & Festival
A national award-winning event - set up as a Victorian Holiday Marketplace where you'll find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list! | Myrtle Beach | Holiday |
| 00000022 Nov 8 - 9 |
Hilton Head Oyster Festival
2-day event includes lots of oysters plus other foods, entertainment, kids' activities, local artisan - benefits Hilton Head Recreation's scholarship fund | Hilton Head | Festival |
| 00000023 Nov 8 - 10 |
SC Underground Film Festival
Celebrates all genres of independent film with films from all over the globe being featured | Columbia | Arts |
| 00000024 Nov 8 - 9 |
Eutaw Village Festival
Amusement rides, parade, car show, food trucks, craft vendors, live music | Orangeburg Eutawville | Festival |
| 00000025 Nov 8 - 9 |
Pelion Peanut Party
2-day event with lots of peanuts, live music, crafts, parade, car show, festival food, amusement rides | Columbia Pelion | Festival |
| 00000026 Nov 8 - 10 |
AfroSouth Film Festival
3-day event includes film competition, workshops, master classes, movie screenings | Charleston | Arts |
| 00000027 Nov 9 - 10 |
Greenville Open Studios
Opens the studios of local visual artists to the public in the Greater Greenville area | Greenville Various Locations | Arts |
| 00000028 Nov 9 |
Rockabillaque
Live music, classic car and vintage bike show, block-party plus pin-up, tattoo, beard & mustache contests - benefits Valiant Animal Rescue | Charleston North Charleston | Festival |
| 00000029 Nov 9 - 10 |
Mythical & Medieval Fest
Renaissance themed festival with a fairy forest, medieval combat, princesses, artisan's village, fire show and live music - benefits Caleb's Dragonfly Dreams | Myrtle Beach | Festival |
| 00000030 Nov 9 |
Run Hard Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Courses USATF certified - plus virtual option - benefits the Run Hard nonprofit organization | Columbia Lexington | Sports |
| 00000031 Nov 9 |
Jingle Bell Bazaar
Featuring handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays made by local artisans - hosted by the Arts Council of Chester County | Chester Richburg | Arts |
| 00000032 Nov 10 |
Steeplechase of Charleston
Horse racing plus tailgating, merchant market, live entertainment stage, food trucks - a National Steeplechase Association sanctioned race meet | Charleston Hollywood | Sports |
| 00000033 Nov 11 |
Veterans Day
State and federal holiday - Thank you for our freedom! | Statewide | Holiday |
| 00000034 Nov 14 - 17 |
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival
4-day event showcases the most artistically significant films of contemporary Italian cinema | Charleston | Arts |
| 00000035 Nov 15 - 30 |
Holiday Festival of Lights
3-mile drive of twinkling lights plus Santa's Village, Winter Wonderland, holiday train, carousel, sand sculpture | Charleston James Island | Holiday |
| 00000036 Nov 15 - 30 |
Fireflies Holiday Lights
Over one million LED lights, featuring 10 themed areas plus kids crafts and activities, holiday-themed food and drinks - closed November 18-21 and Thanksgiving | Columbia | Holiday |
| 00000037 Nov 15 - 16 |
YALLFest: Charleston Young Adult Book Festival
Dozens of the country's top young adult authors host presentations and signings at various locations | Charleston | Educational |
| 00000038 Nov 15 |
Hearts and Hands Gala
Cocktails, cigar lounge, entertainment - semi-formal/cocktail attire - benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas | Greenville | Gala |
| 00000039 Nov 16 - 17 |
Mythical & Medieval Fest
Renaissance themed festival with a fairy forest, medieval combat, princesses, artisan's village, fire show and live music - benefits Caleb's Dragonfly Dreams | Myrtle Beach | Festival |
| 00000040 Nov 16 |
American Revolution Symposium
Speakers, programs and exhibits on the American Revolution in SC - hosted by SC Archives and History Foundation | Columbia | Historical |
| 00000041 Nov 16 |
Gala: A Special Night for Special Olympics
Live music, dancing, open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, auctions, raffle, and more honoring the athletes of and benefiting Special Olympics SC | Charleston | Gala |
| 00000042 Nov 19 |
Dinner on Ice
Ice-themed dining experience with Greenville Swamp Rabbit hockey team members, entertainment, silent auction - benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greenville Co. | Greenville | Misc |
| 00000043 Nov 20 - 22 |
Trident United Way's Days of Caring
Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties - pitch-in and help with a project | Charleston | Misc |
| 00000044 Nov 21 |
Vista Lights
Family celebration of food and arts, tree lighting, stage performances | Columbia | Holiday |
| 00000045 Nov 22 |
Festival of Trees
Decorated trees and other holiday items are up for bid at silent auction, live music - black-tie/formal attire invited - benefits Prisma Health Children's Hospital | Columbia | Gala |
| 00000046 Nov 22 - 30 |
Christmas in Newberry
Main Street is decorated with an array of lit figures, wreaths, bows and lighted Christmas trees | Newberry | Holiday |
| 00000047 Nov 22 - 24 |
Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show
More than 20 dealers and displays with jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver, tools, geodes sold and cut | Columbia | Expo |
| 00000048 Nov 23 |
Bohicket Half Marathon and 5K
Half marathon or 5K run with after-party + virtual options - benefits the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club and the Charleston Animal Society | Charleston Seabrook Island | Sports |
| 00000049 Nov 23 |
Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade
Parade beings at sunset, pre and post parade activities including lantern making, food trucks, live music - all with lantern are welcome to participate in parade | Hilton Head | Misc |
| 00000050 Nov 24 - 30 |
Children's Garden Christmas & Kids' Walk
Drive through animated light display at Edisto Memorial Gardens plus stroll through the Kid's Walk that features interactive light displays | Orangeburg | Holiday |
| 00000051 Nov 25 - 30 |
The Great Christmas Light Show
Drive through light show with over 2 million lights along a 2 mile drive through the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex - closed Thanksgiving Day | Myrtle Beach N Mytle Beach | Holiday |
| 00000052 Nov 25 |
Gratefull GVL
Community family meal, free and open to the public, community building opportunity to share a conversation and a meal | Greenville | Misc |
| 00000053 Nov 28 |
Turkey Day Run
5K, post-race party with food, beverages and live music, children's fun run and activities - hosted by the Knights of Columbus in support of local charities | Charleston | Sports |
| 00000054 Nov 28 |
Thanksgiving Day
State and federal holiday | Statewide | Holiday |
| 00000055 Nov 28 - 30 |
Anderson Christmas Lights
Over a million multi-colored light display - benefits local charities | Anderson | Holiday |
| 00000056 Nov 28 |
Surfside Rotary Turkey Trot 5K/10K
Run or walk plus kids dash and virtual option, come dressed in festive attire - benefits Surfside Area Rotary Club and charities they support | Myrtle Beach Surfside Beach | Sports |
| 00000057 Nov 28 |
Turkey Day Run
5K run/walk, 1K family fun run/walk plus virtual 5K option - benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Columbia | Sports |
| 00000058 Nov 28 |
Electric City Gobbler 5K
3.1 mile run course or 1 mile fun run - costumes encouraged, strollers welcome - benefits United Way's Operation Active Kids Program | Anderson | Sports |
| 00000059 Nov 29 |
Day after Thanksgiving
State holiday - also known as 'Black Friday' - shop locally | Statewide | Holiday |
| 00000060 Nov 29 - 30 |
Harbour Town Lights
Holiday lights event plus live entertainment and activities - donations of canned food and unwrapped toys accepted for the Deep Well Project | Hilton Head | Holiday |
| 00000061 Nov 30 |
Brookgreen Gardens' Nights of a Thousand Candles
Over 2,700 hand-lit candles, sparking lights, food, live performances and music Learn more about Brookgreen Gardens | Georgetown Murrells Inlet | Holiday |
| 00000062 Nov 30 |
Palmetto Peach Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K
Half marathon and 10K courses are in both SC and GA, post-race activities - charitable partners are Friends of the Greeneway, N Augusta Forward | Aiken North Augusta | Sports |
| 00000063 Nov 30 |
Fall Festival
Live music, vendor market, locally-curated silent auction, and lots of activities and games - benefits Second Chance Bikes | Charleston North Charleston | Festival |
| 00000064 Dates TBD |
Celebrate The Season Holiday Driving Tour
Enjoy the animated light displays that wind through the Old Santee Canal Park and Santee Cooper's headquarters - benefits local charities | Moncks Corner | Holiday |
| 00000065 Dates TBD |
Charleston Beer Week
50+ different events over 9 days highlighting the tri-county craft beer community | Charleston Various Locations | Culinary |
| 00000066 Dates TBD |
Chitlin' Strut
Parade, Chitlin' Queens, carnival rides, hawg-calling contest, strut contest, live entertainment | Aiken Salley | Festival |
| 00000067 Dates TBD |
Christmas in the Backcountry
Learn how colonists observed Christmas in the backcountry at The Living History Park and create decorations for the birds to eat throughout the winter | Aiken North Augusta | Historical |
| 00000068 Dates TBD |
Dare2Care
Dinner, drinks, special guests - benefits Leeza's Care Connection | Columbia | Gala |
| 00000069 Dates TBD |
Guy Osborne Memorial Pawleys Island Turtle Strut
5K and 8K races will take place on an extremely flat course - in support of The Family Justice Center | Georgetown Pawleys Island | Sports |
| 00000070 Dates TBD |
Holiday Designer's Showcase
View the glitz and glamour of the holidays at the Kaminski House Museum as created by local interior designers - tours are Monday-Saturday | Georgetown | Holiday |
| 00000071 Dates TBD |
Holiday House Tours
Tour two historic homes decorated for the season with guides providing stories of holidays past in Columbia - hosted by Historic Columbia - closed November 23-24 | Columbia | Holiday |
| 00000072 Dates TBD |
Holiday Ice Rink
Take a spin around this open-air rink across from Fountain Park - closed on November 27th | Rock HIll | Sports |
| 00000073 Dates TBD |
Holiday Lights on the River
Journey through 2 miles of colorful lights and animated light displays of all shapes and sizes at Saluda Shoals Park | Columbia Irmo | Holiday |
| 00000074 Dates TBD |
Holiday Open House with Wine and Beer Walk
Sip and stroll! Delight in Downtown Newberry's festive wine and beer walk, a merry journey of holiday flavors | Newberry | Holiday |
| 00000075 Dates TBD |
Hollywild Magic of Lights
Drive-thru the park decorated with more than 300,000 lights plus Enchanted Deer Forest - money raised will be for the care of the park's animals | Spartanburg Wellford | Holiday |
| 00000076 Dates TBD |
Ice On Main
Enjoy the season at this open-air ice skating rink on Village Green, adjacent to City Hall | Greenville | Sports |
| 00000077 Dates TBD |
Intracoastal Christmas Regatta
Boat parade starts in Little River Inlet and travels to North Myrtle Beach, spectators are encourage to donate unwrapped toys | Myrtle Beach Little River | Holiday |
| 00000078 Dates TBD |
Lisznyai Christmas House
Enjoy the display and dancing lights from the comfort of your car or from the walking paths - donations for SC Make-A-Wish | Columbia Spring Valley | Holiday |
| 00000079 Dates TBD |
Running of the Turkeys
Run, walk or stroller jog the 5K - costumes are welcomed and encouraged - benefits People Attempting to Help | Rock Hill York | Sports |
| 00000080 Dates TBD |
Tinsel Trot Holiday Fun Run
Evening run or walk through the two-mile course for a sneak peek of the Celebrate The Season Holiday Driving Tour, costumes are encouraged | Moncks Corner | Sports |
| 00000081 Dates TBD |
Tree Lighting and Cookie Walk
Indulge in sweet treats on our cookie walk, then gather for a radiant tree lighting spectacle in Downtown Newberry! | Newberry | Holiday |
| 00000082 Dates TBD |
Turkey Trot and Roll
Run, walk, or roll a 5K or family fun walk, plus festival with family activities, games, food trucks - benefits Shriners Children's Greenville | Greenville Travelers Rest | Festival |
| 00000083 Dates TBD |
Wild Lights
Stroll through Riverbanks Zoo and discover nearly 60 larger-than-life handcrafted lanterns - advanced registration required | Columbia | Holiday |
