FESTIVAL & EVENTS
JANUARY 2020
Grand American Hunt – Orangeburg
January 4 & 5
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
(803) 534-6821 or (800) 545-6153
Blue Grass Jamming in January – Springfield
January 18th
Usually held in Mid January
(803) 258-3152
MAY 2020
Orangeburg Festival of Roses Street Dance – Orangeburg
May 1st, 6:00 pm – until
(803) 531-6186
Orangeburg Festival of Roses – Orangeburg
May 1st – 3rd
Always held 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
8th Annual Car Show on the Square – Orangeburg
May 2nd
DORA, Memorial Plaza
(803)531-6186
Memorial Day Service – Norway
May 25th, 10:00 am
(803) 263-4300
Downtown Farmers Market – Orangeburg
Every Tuesday, 3:30 pm until 6 pm
May 26th until August 11th. New this year, one Saturday morning per month from 9:00 am -12:00 noon on June 13th, July 11th, and August 8th.
AUGUST 2020
Big Daddy Fishing Event – Santee
TBA
Santee State Park
(803) 854-2408
NOVEMBER 2020
Springfield Defends Fruitcake – Springfield
November 14th
Springfield, SC
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sylvia Hiers (803)258-3764
2020 Homecoming Week & Founder Day – Orangeburg
Claflin University Campus
November 15th – 21th
(803) 535-5751
Junior Service League Holiday Market – Orangeburg
TBA, Orangeburg, The Cinema
Olivia Smith (803) 837-0964
Orangeburg’s Christmas Program & Downtown Tree Lighting – Orangeburg
TBA
Stevenson Auditorium
Downtown Christmas lights will be turned on after the program.
(803) 531-6186
Children’s Garden Christmas & Kid’s Walk – Orangeburg
TBA
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
Eutawville Thanksgiving Day Parade – Eutawville
November 20, at 10:00 am
(803) 492-3374
MARCH 2020
Trash to Treasures – Elloree
Community Yard Sale
March 14th
Elloree, Town Hall
(803) 897-2821
St. Patricks Day Festival – Orangeburg
March 13th, 6:00 pm – until
Orangeburg, Memorial Plaza – Square
DORA (803) 531-6186
Elloree Trials Thoroughbred and Quarter-Horse Flat – Elloree
March 21st
A tradition of flat racing for more than 50 years, this event features 10 to 12 races.
Admission price varies.
Elloree Training Center
(803) 897-2616
JUNE 2020
Farm to Table Dinner – Orangeburg
TBD
1100 Block of Russel Street
Orangeburg, SC
SEPTEMBER 2020
Bowman Harvest Festival – Bowman
Sept. 11th – 13th
Downtown Bowman
(803) 829-2666
Trash to Treasures – Elloree
(Community Yard Sale)
TBA
Elloree, Town Hall
(803) 897-2821
Raylrode Daze Festivul – Branchville
Sept. 20th -27th
Branchville, SC
Celebrating the history of being the oldest railroad junction in the world with a parade on the 25 at 11:00 am, 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
DECEMBER 2020
Claflin University Concert Choir presents – “Messiah”
TBA
7:00 pm
Stevenson Auditorium
Holly Hill Christmas Festival
December 11th, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
December 12th, 9:00 am -6:00 pm
Town Hall, (803) 496-3330
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, Norway
December 6, 4:00 pm
Linda Childers (803) 897-3353
Orangeburg County Christmas Parade
December 6th, 4:00 pm
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
(803) 534-6821
First Sunday December, Springfield
December 6
Springfield at Railroad Platform
First Sunday in December. Tree Lighting, and arrival of Santa!
Contact Sylvia Hiers
(803) 258-3764 or Springfield Town Hall, (803) 258-3152
The Nutcracker Presented by the Orangeburg Civic Ballet
TBA
Friday – School Performances
Saturday – 7:30 pm
Sunday – 3:00 pm
Small Town Christmas, Elloree
December 13th
(803) 897-2821
Christmas Parade, Elloree
December 13th
6:00 pm
(803) 897-2821
Country Christmas Supper, Springfield
December 12th
Old Springfield High School, Springfield
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
(803) 258-3152
Christmas at the North Pole, North
TBA
Town of North
Parade: 10:00 am
Tree Lighting: 5:30 pm
Bowman Christmas Parade
December 13, 7:00 pm
(803) 829-2666
Branchville Christmas Parade
December 20th
(803) 274-8820
APRIL 2020
Governor’s Frog Jump – Springfield
April 10th & 11th
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
JULY 2020
July 4th Independence Day Program/Picnic – Elloree
Elloree, SC
(803) 897-2821
July 4th Patriotic Celebration & Fireworks – Springfield
Springfield, SC
Sylvia Hiers, (803) 258-3764 or
Springfield Town Hall, (803) 258-3152
OCTOBER 2020
Orangeburg County Fair – Orangeburg
October 6th – 11th
Orangeburg County Fairgrounds
(803) 534-0358
Taste of Orangeburg – Orangeburg
TBA
On the Square, Russell Street.
A variety of restaurants and vendors from around the city feature samples of their cuisine.
12:00 noon – 3:00 pm. Free Admission.
(803) 531-6186
Homecoming at South Carolina State University – Orangeburg
TBA, Orangeburg
(803)536-7061
Trunk Or Treat – Bowman
October 31
Bowman Town Hall
6:00 pm
(803) 829-2666
Trunk Or Treat – Elloree
October 31
Joe Miller Park, Elloree Town Hall
(803) 897-2821
Jack on the Track – Springfield
October 31, Springfield
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm