Upcoming SC Festivals & Events

Upcoming SC Festivals & Events South Carolina-s Featured April Event The 2009 Indie Grits Film Fest - Nickelodeon Theatre - April 15-19, 2009 Adding Southern flavor to celluloid, The Indie Grits Film Festival brings together a series of low-budget films from South Carolina, as well other neighboring Southern states like North Carolina and Georgia. The festival spans five days and features over 40 films. The festival director, Andy Smith, aims to give experienced and new media-makers a place "to come together and share their interest in independent media production." More SC April Festivals, Events Apr 1-4: Egg Scramble Jamboree - Lamar - parade, car show, carnival, entertainment Apr 1-18: Festival of Houses & Gardens - Historic Charleston Foundation - 8-10 properties per tour Apr 1 - May 9: Key Ingredients: America By Food - Edisto Island - Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition Learn more about Key Ingredients in South Carolina Apr 2: Pee Dee Job Fair - PDF - Florence - South Greer Road National Guard Armory Apr 2: SC Midlands Master Gardeners Spring Symposium - Columbia - plant sale, garden art, lectures, more Apr 2-5: Midlands Plant and Flower Festival - Columbia State Farmer-s Market Apr 3: Smoke at the Lodge - Summerville - BBQ competition and dinner, featuring The Embers Apr 3-4: Kids- Day Columbia - Finlay Park - carnival rides, food, Friday night movie Apr 3-4: Plantation Tours of Prince George Winyah Parish - Georgetown - 20 historic plantations, sites Apr 3-5: Aiken Horse Show - benefits Hitchcock Woods, the largest urban forest in America Apr 3-5: Cheraw Spring Festival - PDF - car show, parade, kids- fair, exhibits, crafts, music, food, tours, more Apr 3-5: Flowertown Festival - Summerville - 200+ artists/craftsmen, gourmet food, children-s jubilee, orchestra Apr 3-5: SC Alcoholics Anonymous State Convention - Columbia - speakers, workshops, dance, games, more Apr 3-5: Werewolf-s Curse: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - Charleston - benefits TTC-s Clemente Courses Apr 4: Art-s Alive - Florence - festival of performing and visual arts at Francis Marion University Apr 4: Cooper River Bridge Run - Charleston - world-class 10-K run and walk - kids- run too! Apr 4: Tartan Fest - Columbia - SC State Museum - Scottish & Highland music, dancing, food, demonstrations Apr 4-5: Columbia International Festival - State Fairgrounds - food, exhibits, and shopping from 60+ countries Apr 4-5: Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee - nearly 100 artists plus food, music, Scottish dancing, and more! Apr 4-5: Palmetto Alpaca Classic Show - Clemson - fleece competition, vendors, banquet dinner, more Apr 4-5: Revolutionary War Days - Ninety Six National Historic Site - enjoy reenactments of military & camp life Apr 5: Charleston Lowcountry Cajun Festival - James Island County Park - Creole food and Zydeco music Apr 10: Fun Day with Space Walk - Summerville - jump castles, clowns, cotton candy, carnival games - free! Apr 11: Fun Sun Run - Murrells Inlet - Huntington Beach - 5K & 10K run - benefits Global Soccer Ministries Apr 11: Governor-s Frog Jump Festival - Springfield - frog-jumping contest plus parade, egg hunt, music, more Apr 11-19: Family Circle Cup - Daniel Island - WTA women-s tennis tournament Apr 13: Monday After the Masters - North Myrtle Beach - celebrity Pro-Am charity golf tournament Apr 13-19: Verizon Heritage - Hilton Head Island - PGA men-s golf tournament Apr 15-19: Indie Grits Film Fest - Columbia - The Nickelodeon presents films from new media makers, pros Apr 16-18: Doolittle Raiders Reunion - Columbia - honors WWII-s Doolittle Raid - autographs, dance, flyover Apr 16-18: Pickens Azalea Festival - music, food, carriage rides, amusement rides, classic car cruise-in Apr 16-18: Puddin- Swamp Festival - Turbeville - carnival, music, pet contest, Swamp Stomp Street Dance Apr 16-19: Charleston Race Week - international sailboat regatta - inshore and offshore races Apr 16-19: Southern Plant and Flower Festival - Florence - Pee Dee State Farmer's Market Apr 16-25: Come-See-Me Festival - Rock Hill - bands, parade, fireworks, BBQ contest Apr 17: Emerald Evening - Greenville - tickets $75 - fundraiser for Carolina Ballet Theatre - see info on right Apr 17-18: Iron City Festival - Blacksburg - music, street dance, car show, kid-s parade, model train exhibit Apr 17-18: Stone Soup Festival - Woodruff - storytelling workshops and award-winning storytellers Apr 17-19: Battle of Charleston - Johns Island - Civil War reenactment and living history demonstrations Apr 17-19: East Coast Canoe & Kayak Fest - James Island County Park - lectures, on-water classes Apr 17-19: Olde Towne Artisans- Fair - North Augusta - artisans create traditional crafts at Living History Park Apr 17-19: World Grits Festival - St. George - parade, carnival, grits grinding, "Rolling in Grits" contest, 5K run Apr 18: Bark to the Park Walk and Festival - Columbia - benefits Project Pet-s homeless animals Apr 18: Fort Lawn Spring Festival - train rides, model train display, car show, games, storytelling Apr 18: Historic Elmwood Park Home & Garden Tour - Columbia - tour beautiful and well-preserved homes Apr 18: Sea and Sand Festival - Folly Beach - music, carnival, art, food, 5K fun run, skate or walk, beach dance Apr 18: Soft Shell Crab Festival - Port Royal - food, crafts, car show, tunes from The Showmen and Fatback Apr 18: Tame the Tyger River Race & Festival - Spartanburg - whitewater paddling, demos, film, live music Apr 18: 3-D Biking - St. Stephen - scenic family bicycle ride along the Rediversion Canal on Lake Moultrie Apr 18-26: Striped Bass Festival - Manning - fireworks, dances, parade, pageant for "Miss Striped Bass" Apr 19: East Cooper Coastal Triathlon - Isle of Palms - .6 mile ocean swim, 16 mile bike, 4 mile run Apr 19: Kiawah Island Earth Day Festivities - beach fun run, trash sculpture contest, Yippie Hippy Olympics Apr 19: Low Country Grits Festival - Bowens Island in Charleston County - cooking & eating contests, live music Apr 19-26: Charleston Clean Cities Sweep - community landscaping projects, recycling drives, litter pickups Apr 20: Survivors of Sexual Assault Charity Golf Tournament - Lexington - Golden Hills Golf & Country Club Apr 22: Earth Day - South Carolinaians come together to promote a cleaner, safer environment Apr 22-25: Rholetter-s Bluegrass Festival - Long Creek in Oconee County - bluegrass bands and open jams Apr 23-25: SC BBQ Shag Festival - Hemingway - pig cook-off, fireworks, rides, shaggin- with Swingin- Sows Apr 23-26: Charleston International Film Festival - over 60 not-yet-released films, shorts, documentaries Apr 24-25: Anderson Soiree - street festival, music, kids- activities, crafts - features the Budweiser Clydesdales Apr 24-25: A(ugusta) Baker-s Dozen - Columbia - celebration of nationally-renowned authors and storytellers Apr 24-25: Colleton County Rice Festival - Walterboro - rice parade, pageant, crafts, 5K race, cooking contest Apr 24-26: Santee Birding and Nature Festival - PDF - Clarendon County - birding, canoe trips, fossil walks Apr 24-26: SC Toastmasters Spring Conference - Columbia - improve communication at weekend retreat Apr 25: Angel Walk - Beaufort Waterfront Park - benefits programs that fight child abuse and neglect Apr 25: Congaree Arts Festival - Columbia - SC State Museum - demonstrations, music, children-s activities Apr 25: Firing on Fort Sumter: "The Opening Ball" - Spartanburg - period Civil War era dinner and public ball Apr 25: 5K Riverfest Epilepsy Run / Walk - Columbia - food and live music at Riverfront Park Apr 25: Greater Greenville Master Gardener Plant Sale - shrubs, trees, perennials, houseplants, veggies, herbs Apr 25: Hilton Head Seafood Fest - gourmet food, live music, "Iron Chef" competition - benefits Cancer Society Apr 25: MVP PRO Football Camp - techniques, instructions to help high school student athletes - ages 14-18 Apr 25: Sparkleberry Country Fair - Columbia - petting zoo, rides, games, food, entertainment, crafts, tractors Apr 25: Walk to Defeat ALS - Columbia - Saluda Shoals Park - benefit walk to fight Lou Gehrig-s Disease Apr 25-26: Art Market at Historic Honey Horn - Hilton Head - juried contest - art on display and for sale Apr 26: Blessing of the Fleet - Mount Pleasant - arts, crafts, live music, shrimp-eating and shagging contests Apr 27: SPINX Charity Golf Classic - Greenville - amateur tournament to raise $150,000 for childrens- charities Apr 28: I Believe Golf Marathon - Mt Pleasant - benefits Dee Norton Lowcountry Children-s Center Apr 28-30: Food for Thought Conference - Greenville - celebrates food, creative thinking, entrepreneurialism Apr 29 - May 1: SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations Conference - Spartanburg - seminars, networking Apr 30: "It-s in the Bag" Purse Auction - Charleston - fun, fabulous, feminine fundraiser for Center for Women Apr 30 - May 2: Spring Festival on the Square - Abbeville - rides, car show, music by Swingin- Medallions, more Apr 30 - May 3: Piedmont Plant and Flower Festival - Greenville State Farmer's Market Each month you SCIWay sends us out a newsletter for just the events.