FESTIVAL & EVENTS
JANUARY 2019
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
TBA – Mid January
(803) 258-3152
MAY 2019
Orangeburg Festival of Roses Street Dance – Orangeburg
May 3rd, 6:00 pm – until
(803) 531-6186
Orangeburg Festival of Roses – Orangeburg
May 3rd – 5th
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
7th Annual Car Show on the Square – Orangeburg
May 4th
DORA, Memorial Plaza
(803)531-6186
Memorial Day Service – Norway
May 27th, 10:00 am
(803) 263-4300
Downtown Farmers Market – Orangeburg
Every Tuesday, 3:30 pm until 6 pm
May until September
AUGUST 2019
Big Daddy Fishing Event – Santee
August 3rd
Santee State Park
(803) 854-2408
NOVEMBER 2019
Springfield Defends Fruitcake – Springfield
November 9th
Springfield, SC
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sylvia Hiers (803)258-3764
2019 Homecoming Week & Founder Day – Orangeburg
Claflin University Campus
November 22nd – 24th
(803) 535-5751
Junior Service League Holiday Market – Orangeburg
TBA, Orangeburg, The Cinema
Olivia Smith (803) 837-0964
DORA’S Christmas Program & Downtown Tree Lighting – Orangeburg
November 24th, 6:00 pm
Stevenson Auditorium
Downtown Christmas lights will be turned on after the program.
(803) 531-6186
Children’s Garden Christmas & Kid’s Walk – Orangeburg
Nov. 24th – January 1, 2018
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 22, at 10:00 am
(803)492-3374
MARCH 2019
Trash to Treasures – Elloree
Community Yard Sale
March TBA
Elloree, Town Hall
(803) 897-2821
St. Patricks Day Festival – Orangeburg
March 15th, 6:00 pm – until
Orangeburg, Memorial Plaza – Square
DORA (803) 531-6186
Elloree Trials Thoroughbred and Quarter-Horse Flat – Elloree
March 23, 2019
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 2019
Farm to Table Dinner – Orangeburg
June 13th
1100 Block of Russel Street
Orangeburg, SC
SEPTEMBER 2019
Bowman Harvest Festival – Bowman
Sept. 13th – 15th
Downtown Bowman
(803) 829-2666
Trash to Treasures – Elloree
(Community Yard Sale)
TBA
Elloree, Town Hall
(803) 897-2821
Raylrode Daze Festivul – Branchville
Sept. 27th -29th
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
Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival – Orangeburg
September 21st, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Broughton Street Parking Lot
(803) 531-6186
DECEMBER 2019
Claflin University Concert Choir presents – “Messiah”
December 3rd, 7:00 pm
Stevenson Auditorium
Holly Hill Christmas Festival
December 6th, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
December 7th, 9:00 am -6:00 pm
Town Hall, (803) 496-3330
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, Norway
December 1, 4:00 pm
Linda Childers (803) 897-3353
Orangeburg County Christmas Parade
December 8th, 4:00 pm
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
(803) 534-6821
First Sunday December, Springfield
December 1
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
APRIL 2019
Governor’s Frog Jump – Springfield
March 31 – April 1
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 2019
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
Patriotic Kids Parade & Block Party – Orangeburg
July 6th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
1100 Block of Russel Street
Orangeburg, SC
OCTOBER 2019
Orangeburg County Fair – Orangeburg
October 1st – 6th
Orangeburg County Fairgrounds
(803) 534-0358
Taste of Orangeburg – Orangeburg
October 26th
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
DEC. 2019, CONT.
Small Town Christmas, Elloree
December 8
(803) 897-2821
Christmas Parade, Elloree
December 8
6:00 pm
(803) 897-2821
Country Christmas Supper, Springfield
December 14
Old Springfield High School, Springfield
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
(803) 258-3152
Christmas at the North Pole, North
December 9
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 15
(803) 274-8820
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