Anderson / Lake Hartwell KOA Holiday

Holiday Lights in Upstate SC

Starts: 11/26/2026 - Ends: 12/25/2026

Anderson Christmas Lights, sponsored by the Anderson Lights of Hope (organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes) is celebrated at the Anderson Sports and Recreation Center. It is a 2.5 mile drive with over 400 animated and stationary displays. The Lights of Hope is open nightly from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day. Admission is charged ($15 per car to enter and $30 per bus) and proceeds are given to local charities. 

The Upstate Holiday Light Show is celebrated at District Park (148 Crumpton Lane, Easley 29640), with over 32 million dancing lights that can be driven or walked through. A Santa's free petting zoo has something for everyone with farm animals like goats and donkeys to exotic kangaroos. Feeling adventurous? Take a ride on the pony corral for extra fun (tickets available for purchase onsite).  If you haven't visited recently there are also carnival rides. Safe, fun, and oh-so-merry, the carnival rides are perfect for parents and kids. Ride tickets are available for individual purchase or via ticket bundles for additional savings. Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate or snack on delicious holiday treats while you explore our illuminated wonderland. The Upstate Holiday Light Show is open nightly from Thanksgiving through the end of December. Admission is charged ($35/car, $75/passenger vans, $100/busses).Nights of Lights is a magical experience transforming the night sky into a canvas of twinkling lights, colors, and joy. Build a new Christmas tradition with your friends and family here at Nights of Lights. We hope the stunning lights will bring a smile to your face – just as they do ours!? Visit Nights of Lights at CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park, located at 861 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681. Purchase your tickets at the gate entrance or online!

Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee

Starts: 04/03/2027 - Ends: 04/04/2027

One of the top festivals in our area, this springtime festival is a weekend of quality arts and crafts, antiques, a variety of musical entertainment, historic tours, bike rides, unique shops, and restaurants. Take a break from spring cleaning, go camping and come experience a weekend event unlike any other. Spring Jubilee is so much more than just an ordinary art festival; For nearly 50 years, our organizers have poured their passion and knowledge into this event, with the intention of making it unique and unforgettable year after year. There is something for everyone to enjoy, so plan your trip to Pendleton today.

Over 300 artisans vie for the coveted 100 spaces. Local and regional entertainers fill the air with music. Due to the festival's reputation for consistency and quality, thousands of people pour into historic Pendleton the first weekend in April. As patrons look at unique, one-of-a-kind arts and crafts from around the country, live entertainment fills the air with music, and local food vendors tempt you with smells of delicious foods.

Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday noon - 5pm

For more information, visit Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee.

SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood

Starts: 06/04/2026 - Ends: 06/07/2026

Come and celebrate at the South Carolina Festival of Flowers in beautiful Greenwood, South Carolina. Celebrating over 55 years and one of Southeast Tourism Society Top Events, the SC Festival of Flowers offers a month-long schedule of activities the whole family can enjoy. The festival fun kicks off with our Main Weekend, June 5-8. Make plans to visit us for a “Blooming Good Time!”

The SC Festival of Flowers kicks off with highly entertaining and fun-filled events for all ages during the main weekend. Stroll among the larger-than-life, “living” topiary sculptures spread throughout the Uptown Greenwood square. Then come browse and shop the arts and crafts show, take in various performances, experience the Wine Walk, join the 5K run/walk, engage in Kidfest, and tour exquisite home gardens.

The highlight of this month-long event is the Signature Topiary Display. Come marvel at our beloved “living” topiary sculptures displayed throughout Uptown Greenwood, South Carolina. When it comes to flowers, everyone loves the topiaries, from the majestic elephant to the dabbling ducks to the Safari Jeep.  You will be astonished to see the variety of topiary sizes, plants, colors, and textures. In all, 49 “living” creations are uniquely set in landscaped areas in Uptown Greenwood, South Carolina for the entire month of June. Visit SC Festival of Flowers for dates and times of the various events during the month of June.

Hogs & Hens BBQ Festival - Abbeville

Starts: 10/16/2026 - Ends: 10/17/2026

Abbeville is where you want to be during the third weekend in October. Since its kickoff in 2013, the Hogs and Hens BBQ Festival has drawn thousands to our charming town! The Festival features Craft Vendors, Live Music, and some of the best BBQ this side of the Mississippi! Check it out this Friday, starting at 5 p.m. and Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.

South Carolina BIGfoot Festival, Westminster

Starts: 10/09/2026 - Ends: 10/10/2026

Do you BELIEVE? True Believer? Skeptic? Undecided? He's coming back! Join us for a day of learning, listening, and eating on Main Street, Westminster, SC! Whether you think the concept of an undiscovered primate roaming the mountainside is farfetched or you and Sasquatch are on a first-name basis (or anywhere in between), we have the place to be this fall. This is a street-festival-style event with live music, expert speakers, Bigfoot tales, food and craft vendors, Bigfoot-themed contests, children's activities, and more. SC Bigfoot Festival Schedule

Fireworks on the Fourth, Greenville

Starts: 07/02/2025 - Ends: 07/02/2026

In celebration of Independence Day, a long-standing tradition will be brought back to the City of Greenville – Fireworks on the Fourth! We invite the community to join us at Unity Park on July 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for a spectacular fireworks show in our beautiful 60-acre park. Come early, bring a blanket and picnic dinner, and enjoy a memorable evening as we honor our great country. 

Live Music will play on the Welcome Center deck from 7:30 - 9:00pm.
Food trucks may include the Noodle Lady, HipBurger, the Pound Cake Man and Aspen Street Sweets
Fireworks will go off at 9:30 p.m.

This is a free event.

Oktoberfest, Walhalla

Starts: 10/16/2026 - Ends: 10/18/2026

Tucked into the mountainous foothills of the Northwestern Corner of South Carolina, Walhalla bids you "Guten Tag! (Good Day!)". You're invited to experience "Gemutlichkeit!" (good spirits, good times, laughter and goodwill) at the Annual Walhalla Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest is a wonderful fall celebration of Walhalla's German heritage, with something fun for everyone! Each year, thousands of people come to Walhalla to experience Oktoberfest! Listen to the OOPS Polka Band while munching on a bratwurst with kraut. Enjoy a refreshing mug of cold German beer. Join the dance floor for the always fun "chicken dance". Explore our amazing arts & crafts with vendors from all over the Southeast. And don't forget an apple dumpling for dessert! The kids will love our carnival rides and games as well as a delicious funnel cake! 

There's truly something for everyone at the Walhalla Oktoberfest!

Belton Standpipe Heritage and Arts Festival

Starts: 10/03/2026 - Ends: 10/03/2026

The Belton Standpipe Heritage & Arts Festival is a festival celebrating the City of Belton and the Belton community. The excitement includes entertainment, games, rides, children's area, exhibitions and much more continuing throughout the day. An open car show is a main attraction of the festival. Cars range in type from a 1953 Corvette to a 1997 low-rider pick-up truck to a Model-T.  Featuring local and regional entertainers with live onstage acts, unique arts and crafts from all over the United States, local food venues, and more, this festival is the longest continually running fall festival in Anderson County. The festival will take place on the square in Belton on Saturday, October 5, from 11am to 9pm.

The evening ends at 8:30pm with a spectacular fireworks finale.

There are many events during the week leading up to the festival. On Saturday, September 28, the Belton Center for the Arts will open its display of over 80 extraordinary pieces of artwork, curated from artists hailing from a tri-state area during their juried art show  The celebration is open to the public and begins at 7pm.
Thursday and Friday, October 3 & 4, will be Education Days at Heritage Days at the Belton depot. Over 2,000 school children will enjoy interactive and hands-on instruction in the skills and artistry of their ancestors. School groups and homeschoolers will attend sessions from 8:45am to 2pm each day.

South Carolina Apple Festival, Westminster

Starts: 09/10/2026 - Ends: 09/12/2026

The Upcountry's salute to the apple, the SC Apple Festival, founded in 1961, celebrates the beginning of apple harvest season in Oconee County, the largest apple producing area in the state. The annual festival starts on the Tuesday after Labor Day and continues to the following Saturday. The week-long activities include arts, crafts, and food vendors, a Chattooga River Float (Wednesday), live entertainment by various musicians, a street dance on Friday evening, the annual Apple Festival IPRA sanctioned World Championship Rodeo (Friday and Saturday nights), and so much more. Most of the events are free and are planned with the family in mind.

Parade is on Friday, 5pm start time. The parade will start in front of Westminster United Methodist Church, turn at Walgreens to go down Main Street, then turn at Blue Ridge Bank to cross the road to Sluders Urban Forestry's parking lot where the parade ends.

Dacusville Farm Show - Labor Day Weekend $

Starts: 09/05/2026 - Ends: 09/06/2026

Labor Day weekend in Pickens County features a popular celebration of life “down on the farm” at the Robinson farm, near the town of Dacusville, located approximately 25 minutes from the campground. The Farm Days features a steam engine, antique cars, wagon rides, country, bluegrass and gospel music, a peddle tractor pull, antique engines and tractors, both a saw and veneer mill, wheat threshing, country cooking, and the popular “Parade of Power” tractor parade. You can also get up close and personal with country critters at the farm animal petting zoo.

Admission is charged ($10 cash only). Children under 12 and military with id are free. For more information visit their website.

Father's Day Activities at the Campground

Starts: 06/20/2026 - Ends: 06/20/2026

- Challenge Dad to a game of mini golf.  Dad plays for free.
- Ice cream social (for anyone who likes ice cream; dad gets his ice cream for free; proceeds benefits KOA Care Camps - cancer camps for kids)
- Hot Wheel Races (Dad, see if you or your kids are better than you are ! LOL!)
- and more

South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair, Westminster

Starts: 09/22/2026 - Ends: 09/26/2026

Get ready for old-fashioned fun at the fair. Livestock, rodeo, rides and games, crafts, exhibits, clowns, antique tractors, farm equipment, loads of entertainment and, of course, that delicious fair food. 

See dairy cows and beef cattle, goats and hogs, rabbits and goats, roosters and chickens. Watch lumberjacks throw their axes and cut and chop logs. There will be wagon rides, a hay maze, petting zoo and pony rides. A fireworks show caps off the final night.
For more information, visit Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair .

Tuesday–Thursday: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday: 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

ADMISSION for the fair and for ride.

Upstate Farmer's Markets

Starts: 05/02/2026 - Ends: 10/31/2026

Anderson County Farmers Market - June to November, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8am-1pm
402 N Murray Ave, Anderson

Belton Farmers Market - May to October, 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am-2pm
Corner of N Main St and Blake Street, Belton

Iva Farmers Market - May to October, Friday & Saturday, 7am-noon
626 E Front St, Iva

Foothills Heritage Market @ Seneca, May to October, Tuesday, 4-5pm, Saturday, 8am-noon
2063 Sandifer Blvd, Seneca

Walhalla Farmers Market, May to October, Saturday, 8:30am-noon
101 E North Broad St, Walhalla

Central Makers Market, May to October, 2nd Saturday of each month, 10am-1pm
Tiger Valley Market, 703 West Main St., Central

Clemson Farmers Market, May to December, Wednesday, 3:30-6:30pm
Patrick Square Village Green, 578 Issaqueena Trail, Clemson

July 4 Hillbilly Day - Mountain Rest

Starts: 07/04/2026 - Ends: 07/04/2026

Come on over for live bluegrass bands under a shady 5000 sq ft pavilion, with arts & crafts, hickory-smoked BBQ, greased pig chase, horse-drawn wagon, snow cones, costume contests, clogging contests, children's games, and more! Hillbilly Day was founded in 1959 and is a celebration of Appalachian mountain culture and crafts. Free admission. Parking donations accepted. Bring your own lawn chair for some traditional Appalachian music and family fun!

Hillbilly Day History
Hillbilly Day began between 1959 and 1961 to celebrate the Fourth of July and to showcase local talent in the areas of fiddling, square dancing, buck dancing, and political oration. The first gathering included music played in the back of a pickup, and a greased pole competition for the young, with money at the top as the prize. It has been an annual event that draws at least 5000 people to the small community of Mountain Rest on the Fourth of July. Homemade food and Bluegrass music are plentiful all day long, as well as demonstrations and competitions for sheep shearers, yodelers, and cloggers. Whoever has a talent is invited to come onstage, young'uns and old-timers. The crowd cheers for the most authentic hillbilly costume, and some them have been the same outfit worn by the same person for the last 50 years!

Children have run around barefoot and rolled in the sand to prepare to pile on top of each other to climb the greased pole where money is pinned at the top. Of course, it's a team effort, and the child on the bottom of the pile has to have strong shoulders. Tug-of-war, tossing games, chicken coops, goat pens, roosters, rabbits, soap making, pottery throwing, face painting, fabric crafts, hillbilly T-shirts, corncob pipes- you name itm it's there- even a blacksmith and wood carvers. Grills and smokers are aplenty with chicken and barbeque; there are homemade cakes and pies, and of course, ice cream.

Watch out, because when the greased pig is let loose, it will run under your feet, followed by dozens of fast children racing to catch it, knocking over everything in their path.

Jazz on the Alley, Seneca

Starts: 04/02/2026 - Ends: 10/29/2026

In Seneca - every Thursday from April to October, Ram Cat Alley is closed between 6:30 and 9 pm for Jazz on the Alley, which offers visitors live music and late shopping at the stores on the street. According to town legend, trains carrying produce for Main Street merchants were unloaded onto carts that were then wheeled the two blocks to the shops on Main. So many cats would gather around the carts piled high with meat and fish that one clever wag once quipped: "You couldn't ram another cat into the alley." Main Street was officially renamed Ram Cat Alley in the mid-1990s. Music plays from 7-9pm. April through October. A newly added Happy Hour performance from 5:30-6:30p showcases local talents.

In Greenville - Downtown Alive kicks off the weekend every Thursday night with music at NOMA Square on Main Street. Check out who's playing here. (March-August)(5:30-8:30pm)

Father's Day Main Street Car Show, Anderson

Starts: 06/20/2026 - Ends: 06/20/2026

Downtown Anderson, Main St. Held each year on the Saturday before Father's Day in June, the Main Street Car Show is hosted by our local Main Street organization. Over 150 vintage automobiles line Main Street in downtown Anderson. Stroll the streets, vote for your favorite car, visit the many fine shops and restaurants in beautiful Historic Downtown Anderson.

History Comes Alive-Summer Chautaqua Festival (Greenville)

Starts: 06/12/2026 - Ends: 06/23/2026

At Chautauqua we believe that stories should be told and that histories deserve to be heard. We celebrate the diversity of our culture through a variety of voices. Our events are free, fun, and family-friendly. Join us this summer as Chautauqua explores revolutionary humans. There's nothing like the experience of outdoors under the Chautauqua tent or in a beautiful park on a summer evening. But if you like your Chautauqua experience indoors in air-conditioned comfort, we have that, too. Visit Greenville Chautauqua online for more information.

This summer's celebrants are Captain Henry Felder, Rebecca Motte, Edgar Allan Poe, Mother Jones and Paul Robeson.

Greenville Scottish Games

Starts: 05/22/2026 - Ends: 05/23/2026

Memorial Day Weekend! 

The Great Scot! Parade marches up Greenville's Main Street from Broad Street to E. North St., with Pipe Bands, faeries, floats and the Royal Highland Fusiliers on Friday evening at 6pm.

On Saturday, head to Furman University for the Scottish Games.  Gates open at 8am. Competitions are over by 4pm and the Awards Ceremony is at 5pm. The greatest Scottish Happy Hour in the world at 5:30pm – Celtic music, pipe bands and beer in the Entertainment Tent!
Heavy Athletics – All day on the Main Field
Piping/Drumming Competitions – All day around Cherrydale Mansion
Border Collie Demonstrations – 10:00am, 1:00pm & 2:30pm
Celtic Music – Main Stage starting at 10:00am
British Car Show – outside Main Gate from 9:30am to 3pm. The featured manufacturer is MG.
The colors, tastes, sights & sounds you will experience are all evocative of clan life in the wild Highlands of Scotland.
The Championship Heavy Athletic competition is drawn from the warrior traditions at ancient clan gatherings, as is the Highland Dancing competition. The Southern Piping Championship will remind you vividly of how the Great Highland War Pipes were an integral part of every Scottish clan marching into battle. The crafts - from the weaving of tartans to the stained glass demonstrations - would have been all around you at a Gathering of the Clans from long ago.
Visit Greenville Games online for more information.

Children visiting our Games will have their own miniature Scottish village, called Wee Scotland. They have their own crafts, athletic events, "mountains" to climb, & much more, all the while absorbing a bit of the culture. The Border Collie Trials and Great Scot! Young Writers Contest are very popular, too!

Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical

Starts: 08/26/2026 - Ends: 08/31/2026

Do you want to build a snowman?
The beloved Disney phenomenon comes to life in a spectacular live musical featuring all the songs you love—“Let It Go,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Love Is an Open Door”—plus new favorite songs written just for the stage.
Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and Kristoff on an epic journey of love, magic, and family in one of Disney's biggest musical hits of all time. A heartwarming event perfect for the whole family live in the park!
August 26-31, 7:00 pm, Carolina Wren Park
Free Admission | Seating is first come, first served

Mice-on-Main, Greenville

Starts: 01/24/2026 - Ends: 03/31/2027

The last thing you want to see is a mouse. This isn't the case in Greenville, where nine bronze mice have taken up permanent residence along Main Street. Conceived as part of Jim Ryan's high school senior project (back in 2000) and inspired by the children's book Goodnight Moon, the mice were brought to life by local sculptor and illustrator Zan Wells. 

Greenville's bronze mice are spaced out on one side of Main Street or the other, from the Hyatt Regency to the Westin Poinsett. Use these clues to find the mice.  To learn more go to their website.

Anderson Motor Speedway March to October

Starts: 02/21/2026 - Ends: 12/05/2026

The Anderson Motor Speedway is located just north of I-85 at exit 27 - approximately 15 miles from the campground. Anderson Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile paved oval. Wide straightaways and tight, tricky corners are infamous for producing close, competitive short track racing most Friday nights in the quest for the checkered flag. Anderson Motor Speedway roars into action each Friday night throughout the summer. A full lineup of the best driving talent from across the Carolinas and Georgia invade the "Supertrack of the Carolinas" each week in the quest for the checkered flag. Anderson Motor Speedway showcases some of the fiercest competition around. Come check out the Super Trucks.

Check out the Anderson Motor Speedway Schedule