Taste of Lake Murray 2025 | Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration Fundraiser

presents Taste of Lake Murray 2025!

Party With a Purpose!

Taste of Lake Murray 2025, presented by Lexington Medical Center, is set for 6 PM on March 27, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia!

Taste of Lake Murray is the sole fundraiser for Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration! The funds raised at this annual event help light up the sky with fireworks launched from two lake locations each year on the Saturday prior to the Fourth of July. Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025.

At Taste of Lake Murray 2025, you’ll be able to:

• Dance the night away with music from Band of Oz on the main stage, and The Reggie Sullivan Band on the outdoor stage.
• Sample flavors from around the region and vote for your favorite chef to join Team Lake Murray Country at the 2025 World Food Championships.
• Place bids in the silent auction and purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win amazing prizes.
• Have a whole lot of fun!

Raffle and Silent Auction

• $1,000 Cash
• $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards
• Bentley Pontoons Fireworks Cruise (Valued at: $2,500)
  The cruise includes: A personalized cruise for up to 8 people – food and beverages and a Bentley Pontoons Captain
  Optional 90-minute tour of Bentley Pontoons’ manufacturing facility

[1 Raffle Ticket | 3 Raffle Tickets | 10 Raffle Tickets]

What’s On The Menu?

From savory to sweet, this year’s menu promises to be a showstopper with dishes and beverages prepared by some of the region’s most talented chefs and culinary teams. Here’s a sneak peek at what attendees can expect to indulge in:

• Bessie’s Sweet Delights – Banana pudding, lemon cake squares, and cupcakes (triple chocolate, strawberry crunch, key lime)

• Beverage South – Beverage samples

• Big Boys BBQ – BBQ sliders and mini porko (pork taco)

• Blue Marlin – Shrimp and grits

• Columbo’s – Asian BBQ pork bun and Asian coleslaw

• Halls Chophouse – Prime steak-tini (prime steak with whipped potatoes, bordelaise, and crispy onion straws)

• Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Brisket queso with chips and Philly Phavorite IPA samples

• J.R. Cash’s Grill & Bar – Prime rib sandwich

• Lexington 2 Innovation Center – Carolina crab cakes, collard corn relish, and zesty cajun remoulade

• Moe’s Southwest Grill – Mini burrito bowls (cilantro lime rice, black beans, birria, pico de gallo, and poblano crema)

• Nothing Bundt Cakes – Bundt cake samples (red velvet, lemon, strawberries and cream, chocolate chocolate chip)

• Roy’s Grille – Smoked duck confit nachos

• Sarah’s Rockin’ Kitchen – Angus beef wraps

• Savage Craft Ale Works – Beer samples and cajun clam chowder with andouille sausage, potatoes, and crema fresh clams

• Spirit of Lake Murray – “Mar-Tony” cocktail samples

• The Bistro – Meatballs agrodolce over smoked gouda grits with pickled peppers and onions

• The War Mouth – Smoked quail and waffles

Vote For Your Favorite Chef

The Taste of Lake Murray is a super-regional qualifier for the World Food Championships where you’ll have a chance to vote for your favorite bite of the night! One participating chef will win a golden ticket securing their spot to compete in the 2025 World Food Championships representing their restaurant and Team Lake Murray Country!

*Chain restaurants and food trucks are not eligible for the World Food Championships.

Tickets

Guests must be 21 and over to attend

Standard Tickets:
$125/person | BUY NOW!

Early Bird Ticket Sale:
Nov. 14 at 10 AM – Feb. 14 at 11:59 PM | $100/person
*Optional Reserved Seating: Additional $25/person SOLD OUT
*Reserved seating is limited; only sponsors and paid reserved seat ticket holders are guaranteed seating.

Ticket includes:

• Event entry
• Food from all of the vendors
• Beer/wine, tea, water, and an assortment of sodas
• A guaranteed good time!

Wristbands will be available for pick-up at the Lake Murray Country Visitors Center starting on March 1, 2025 and will also be available for pick-up at WILL CALL at the event entrance.

*Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for any other Lake Murray Country item. 

Donate:

If you are unable to attend Taste of Lake Murray and would still like to support Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration, you can Adopt-a-Firework. Your contribution will help us light up the sky on June 28, 2025!

ADOPT-A-FIREWORK Today!

*This is a symbolic donation and does not give you ownership of a physical firework.

Take The Elevator Home

Get a sitter or make it a date night and spend the night at the DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia and “Take The Elevator Home” with this special rate.

Thank you to all of our sponsors!