Looking for something to do in South Carolina during the month of November? No matter what your interests, you're sure to find something that's Just Right for you.
Here's a list of upcoming festivals and events in November to help you make your plans.
MOUNTAINS
The Arts Center of Clemson Holiday Art Show and Sale - Clemson
The Holiday Art Show & Sale showcases local and regional artists and gives the Upstate community a great place to buy unique handcrafted items for holiday gift-giving. Holiday shoppers will want to visit the ARTS Center to discover a unique gift for friends, family, or themselves.
MIDLANDS
Children's Garden Christmas & Kids' Walk - Orangeburg
At the Children's Garden Christmas and Kids' Walk, a drive-through light display located in the beautiful Edisto Memorial Gardens hosts thousands of lights. Displays include still and animated displays of Old Man Winter, a snowball fight, Santa and his elves, and more than 60 lighted cherry trees. Enjoy a stroll through the Kids' Walk, which features interactive light displays.
Chitlin Strut - Salley
Thousands are drawn to this community to celebrate this unusual food item that has been a Southern tradition for more than 100 years. Activities also include a parade, hawg-calling and strut contests, food and craft vendors, a beauty pageant, carnival rides, an antique tractor show and a Chitlin Strut Idol contest.
Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival - Columbia
The Craftsmen's Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival features original designs and work from more than 330 talented artists and craftsmen from across America. See the creative process in action as many exhibitors demonstrate throughout the event. There is something for every style, taste and budget with items from the most traditional to the most contemporary. This show is a winner of Sunshine Artist 200 Best Awards.
Holiday Lights on the River - Columbia
Enjoy the Midlands' largest drive-through lights display! For 37 nights this holiday season, Saluda Shoals Park will come alive in a blaze of sparkling lights. Holiday Lights on the River features more than 300 themed light displays on a two-mile loop of the park!
Lights Before Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo - Columbia
It snows every night during the holidays at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden's largest and longest-running holiday tradition, Lights Before Christmas. With nearly a million twinkling lights and countless handcrafted animated images, Lights Before Christmas is a must-see for all ages.
Main Street Lights - Newberry
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with lights and your favorite Christmas tunes! The annual tree-lighting ceremony kicks off Christmas celebrations in Newberry. Peruse downtown for early Christmas shopping treasures from street vendors and local shops.
Revolutionary War Field Days - Camden
The Revolutionary War campaign trail comes alive at the annual Revolutionary War Field Days weekend as some 400 reenactors and living history interpreters pitch tents where the British spent a rough year in 1780. Watch a battle daily at 1:30 p.m.
Society Hill Catfish Festival - Society Hill
This delightful festival honors a true Southern delicacy, catfish! Join us for the parade; games; entertainment; auto, truck and motorcycle show and 5K run/walk (with prizes). Craft and food vendors, including fried catfish.
SC Pecan Festival - Florence
The SC Pecan Music and Food Festival is an award-winning community event held annually in downtown Florence. The all-day event is packed with arts and crafts, a variety of vendors, exciting kids' activities, mouthwatering food and entertainment of all kinds throughout the day.
COASTAL & ISLANDS
