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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