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December Festivals & Events
Thursday, December 1
Anderson Lights of Hope - Over a million multi-colored light display -
benefits local charities-thru Christmas Day
Christmas in Cayce - 3 day event includes tree lighting, 'Lights of
Cayce', caroling, lantern tours, holiday open house
Christmasville - Rock Hill - carriage rides, Snow Village with real
snow, Festival of Trees, cook-offs, 5K
Fantasy
of Lights - Sumter - see Swan
Lake-Iris Gardens illuminated with a million lights & Floating Christmas
Tree
Holiday
Festival of Lights - James
Island - 3 mile drive, walk Santa's Village, Winter Wonderland & Enchanted
Walking Trail-thru Jan. 1
Holiday
Lights Safari Benefit - Inman
- drive your vehicle through nearly 100 decorated acres-thru Jan. 1
Holiday
Lights on the River - Irmo -
more than a million sparkling lights with music, activities-thru Dec. 31
Holiday Market - Columbia - South Carolina state fairgrounds - Junior League event to
raise funds for local projects-thru Dec. 4
Lights
Before Christmas Columbia -
Riverbanks Zoo - visit with Santa, 4-D movie, see nearly one million twinkling
lights!-thru Dec. 30
Roper
Mountain Holiday Lights -
Greenville - over 110 towering light displays - benefits local charities-thru Dec. 30
Town of Surfside Beach's Christmas Tree Lighting - PDF - Christmas music, light refreshments, and a
visit from Santa
Friday, December 2
Blizzard at the Blue Heron Trail - Ridgeland - Play in real snow! - benefits the Boys
& Girls Club of the Lowcountry
Christmas in Cayce - 3 day event
includes tree lighting, 'Lights of Cayce', caroling, lantern tours, holiday
open house
Christmas
in Chester - Concert and
lighting of Christmas Tree, Festival of Lights, breakfast with Santa plus more!
Christmasville - Rock Hill - carriage rides, Snow Village with real
snow, Festival of Trees, cook-offs, 5K
Fantasy
of Lights - Sumter - see Swan
Lake-Iris Gardens illuminated with a million lights & Floating Christmas
Tree-thru Dec. 30
Saturday, December 3
Carolina
Carillon Holiday Parade -
Columbia - starts at Bull & Gervais - floats, bands, performances plus
Jingle All the Way 5K run
Christmas
in Chester - Concert and
lighting of Christmas Tree, Festival of Lights, breakfast with Santa plus more!
Christmasville - Rock Hill - carriage rides, Snow Village with real
snow, Festival of Trees, cook-offs, 5K
Holiday Parade of Boats - Charleston - decorate your boat with lights or
just watch and enjoy!
Homes for
the Holidays Tour - Anderson
- Westside Historic District - benefits Anderson Heritage- click, then scroll
down
McBee Christmas Parade - Come out along Highway 151 to view an
old-fashioned Christmas parade
Reindeer Run - Charleston - 5K run and walk, pet-friendly, benefits local charities,
after party
Remembrance of Columbia Army Air Base - Columbia - WWII displays and activities including
a swing dance, music by military band
St.
Nicholas Festival - West
Columbia - visit with St. Nicholas, Russian food, crafts, choral performance
Trees
for Troops - Pelzer - for
$35.00 you can donate a Christmas tree that will be sent to a military family-thru Dec. 4
Sunday, December 4
Christmas
Tour of Homes -
Ridgeland - benefits Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church of Grahamville
Christmas
in Chester - Concert and
lighting of Christmas Tree, Festival of Lights, breakfast with Santa plus more!
Christmasville - Rock Hill - carriage rides, Snow Village with real
snow, Festival of Trees, cook-offs, 5K
Greenwood Christmas Parade - Themed Parade of Trees
Open Cockpit - Mount Pleasant - Patriots Point - view and climb into Navy and Marine
Corps aircraft cockpits
Prosperity
Christmas Parade - Floats,
bands, clowns and more travel down Main Street
West
Metro Holiday Parade of Lights
- 12th Street in Cayce & West Columbia - all entries will be lit!
Thursday, December 8
Fountain
Inn Christmas Festival - 8 day event includes parade, ice skating, breakfast
with Santa, horse drawn carriage rides
St.
Nicholas Winterfest - Conway - local cuisine, bbq cookoff, arts
& crafts fair, kids' activities - benefits relief organizations-thru Dec.
11
Saturday, December 10
Candlelight
Tour of Homes - Camden - plus
activities - benefit for the children of Kershaw County
Mount
Pleasant Holiday Farmers Market and Craft Show - Locally grown produce, homemade goodies,
children's activities
Olde South Christmas Ball - Greenville - Civil War era - silent auction
benefits Boys Home of the South
Town of Surfside Beach's Christmas Parade - over 100 entries, begins on Ocean Blvd at
10th Ave S and goes to 16th Ave N
Sunday, December 11
Mount
Pleasant Christmas Light Parade
- Along Coleman Blvd - more than 100 floats, plus tree lighting and fireworks
Young
Appalachian Musicians' Winter Jubilee - Pickens - live performances, workshops, open jam sessions
Tuesday, December 13
Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas Parade - Pine, East Main, North Church streets - all
entries will be lit!
Saturday, December 17
Holiday Hope - Greenville - community comes together to provide Christmas meal &
gifts to needy
Jingle Jingle 5K Road Race & Health Walk - Hilton Head - participants asked to donate new
unwrapped toys, gift cards, or phone cards
Monday, December 19
Winter Fest - Columbia - music, movies, day camps, crafts, multicultural events-thru Jan. 1
Sunday, December 25
Christmas
Day - Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 31
Happy New Year, Charleston - Alcohol-free, family-oriented New Year's Eve
celebration