Festivals & Events
January
Elder Hop (New Year’s Day Celebration)
January 1, Downtown Orangeburg, Memorial Plaza
(803) 531-4663 or (800) 545-6153
Grand American Hunt
January 6-8, Orangeburg County Chamber of
Commerce, (803) 534-6821 or (800) 545-6153
March
Trash to Treasures (Community Yard Sale),
March 12, Elloree, Town Hall (803) 897-2821
Elloree Trials Thoroughbred and Quarter-Horse Flat
March 26, A tradition of flat racing for more than 50 years, this event features 10 to 12 races. Admission - price varies. Franklin G. Smith, (803) 897-2616
Hummingbird Festival, Woodford
March 19, Featuring bands, food and craft vendors, a car show, special playground equipment for children and tractor show. Mayor Charles Stoudemire, (803) 568-3550
April
Safe Kids Super Saturday, Orangeburg
April 2, Orangeburg County Fairgrounds,
Patricia Funderburk, (803) 395-2898
Elloree Pork Fest (Annual BBQ Cook-off)
April 8-9, Elloree Town Hall, (803) 897-2821
An Evening of Dance, Orangeburg
Will be held at Stevenson Auditorium. Call Orangeburg
Civic Ballet, (803) 533-0017
Governor’s Frog Jump,
Springfield
April 22-23, always held Easter weekend annually, this event features a carnival, food, crafts, a parade, entertainment, games, frog jump, egg strike and an egg hunt. Springfield Town Hall, (803) 258-3152
Orangeburg Festival of Roses, Orangeburg
April 29, 30-May 1, the weekend before Mother's Day. Family fun and entertainment including music, sports, races, arts and crafts, and much more. Admission is free. Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce,
(803) 534-6821 or (800)545-6153
Orangeburg Festival of Roses Street Dance,
Orangeburg, April 29
Bernice Tribble, (803) 531-6186
July
July 4th Fireworks, Cordova, (803) 534-7520
July 4th Fireworks, Elloree, (803) 897-2821
July 4th Patriotic Celebration & Fireworks, Springfield.
Sylvia Hiers, (803) 258-3764 or Springfield Town Hall, (803) 258-3152
August
Big Daddy Fishing Event
August 6, Santee State Park, (803) 854-2408
2nd Annual Southern Midlands African-American Family Reunion, Orangeburg August , 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Edisto Memorial Gardens. Sponsored by Williams Chapel AME Church, (803) 536-0600
September
Bowman Harvest Festival
Sept. 9-11, Downtown Bowman, (803) 829-2666
Trash to Treasures (Community Yard Sale),
Sept. 10, Elloree, Town Hall (803) 897-2821
Raylrode Daze Festivul, Branchville
Celebrating the history of being the oldest railroad junction in the world with a parade, entertainment, live bands and a street dance, cancan girls, gunfighters, arts and crafts, a carnival and more. Admission is free. Tom Jennings, (803) 274-8831/8876
October
Orangeburg County Fair, 100th Year Celebration
Oct. 3-9, Orangeburg County Fairgrounds,
Rodney Barr, (803) 534-0358,
www.orangeburgcountyfair.org
Town of Elloree,
Oct. 7, Cooking On Cleveland, anything goes
cook-off on historic Cleveland Street,
Elloree Town Hall (803) 897-2821
Homecoming at South Carolina State University
Orangeburg (803) 536-7061
Taste of Orangeburg
On the square, Russell Street. A variety of restaurants and vendors from around the city feature samples of their cuisine. Free Admission. Bernice Tribble,
(803) 531-6186
Fall Fest, Elloree
Oct. 8, Food, fun and street vendors on historic Cleveland St., Elloree Town Hall (803) 897-2821
November
Christmas Concert, Orangeburg
Nov. 20, Downtown Christmas lights will be
turned on after the concert. Bernice Tribble,
(803) 531-6186
Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, Orangeburg
County Fairgrounds
More than 50+ artists and craftsmen participate
in this annual crafts fair. Dana McAlhany,
(803) 274-8774
Homecoming/Founders’ Day Weekend Celebration, Orangeburg - Claflin University Campus, Jason Darby, (803) 535-5751
Junior Service League Holiday Market, Orangeburg
Theresa Williamson, (803) 531-4779
North Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony,
Town Square - North Town Hall, (803) 247-2101
Silent Auction/Wine Tasting, Orangeburg
November 7, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center,
(803) 536-4074
Springfield Defends Fruitcake, Springfield
Contact: Sylvia Hiers, (803) 258-3764
November – January
Children’s Garden Christmas & Kid's Walk,
Orangeburg
Drive through a beautiful, animated light display at the Edisto Memorial Gardens. Enjoy a stroll through the Kid’s Walk that features interactive light displays. No admission fee. (803) 533-6020
December
First Sunday December, Springfield
Dec. 4, 4:00 p.m. at Railroad Platform, Tree Lighting, Gospel Christmas and arrival of Santa
Contact Sylvia Hiers, (803) 258-3764 or Springfield Town Hall, (803) 258-3152
Branchville Christmas Parade,
(803) 274-8820
Cope Christmas Parade,
Town Clerk, Jo Helen Riley, (803) 534-0442
Holly Hill Christmas Parade,
Town Hall, (803) 496-3330
North Christmas Parade, North Town Hall
(803) 247-2101
The Nutcraker Presented by the Orangeburg Civic Ballet, Orangeburg
Saturday, 12th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 13th, at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium on the campus of South Carolina State University.
Call Orangeburg Civic Ballet at (803) 533-0017
Christmas Tour of Homes, Springfield,
Sylvia Hiers (803) 258-3764
Orangeburg County Christmas Parade,
Dec. 4, Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
(803) 534-6821
Rowesville Christmas Parade, Maralene Simpson (803) 534-2745
Santee Christmas Parade, Santee
Dec. 11, always the second Sunday in December
(803) 854-2152 ext. 203
A Small Town Christmas, Town of Elloree
Dec. 10, Includes breakfast with Santa
(803) 897-2821
Vance Christmas Parade, (803) 492-3114
For an up-to-date calendar of events, please call the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
(803) 534-6821
or visit www.orangeburgchamber.com
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