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Events

Upcoming Events

Scroll our calendar to find the perfect events during your stay or plan your stay around one of our fantastic events. With substantial diversity and community pride, there’s an event every weekend; festivals every month. There’s something for everyone in the family… food festivals, arts and entertainment showcases, cultural, historical and contemporary events. Holiday happenings for every season including the July Celebration on Lake Murray a top 10 Southeast Event. With so many events to offer, you will probably have to extend your stay in Lake Murray Country.

Garrison Keillor at Newberry Opera House

Newberry Opera House 1201 McKibben Street, Newberry

Garrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone. There are sung sonnets, limericks, and musical jokes; the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. “His shows can, for a couple of hours, transform an audience of even so-called coastal elites into a […]

$55 – $65
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Soda City Market

Main Street Columbia, SC 1300-1600 Main Street, Columbia

Soda City Market is Columbia’s weekly Main Street event inspired by traditional European street markets. In partnership with Founders Federal Credit Union, we’re open every Saturday morning 9 a.m. –1 p.m., year-round, rain or shine! Find everything you need to nourish your brain, body, and belly—helping establish our city as the real southern hotspot for locals […]

Free
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The Mark Rapp Group at The Joint

The Joint 1710 Main Street, Columbia

The Mark Rapp Group presents sophisticated and cool jazz at The Joint. The Joint at 1710 Main Street is crafted after traditional Jazz Halls that were popular in the heartland of the US in the 1940’s. Set in the historical district of Main Street, in downtown Columbia, SC, it is located in the turn of […]

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MTC Showoff 2024 at Harbison Theatre

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College 7300 College St., Irmo

The annual MTC Showoff features talented Midlands Technical College students, faculty, staff, and alumni as they compete for the title of “Biggest Showoff!” All final contestants will perform on stage and compete for the $1,000 first-place title. Join us at HT@MTC to showcase and celebrate the unique, talented individuals who contribute to the success of […]

$20.00
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Columbia Classical Ballet • LifeChance:Gala of the Stars at Koger Center

Koger Center for the Arts 1051 Greene Street, Columbia

Tickets: $15 - $30 Presenting sponsors: Forest Acres and Fisher Communications, inc. Join the Columbia Classical Ballet for their annual LifeChance: Gala of the Stars. This year's proceeds benefit the Live Like London Foundation and Save the Children.

$15.00 – $30.00
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Prettier Than Matt at the Icehouse Amphitheater

Icehouse Amphitheater 107 West Main Street, Lexington

Join us for Icehouse Life Spring Concert Series featuring Prettier than Matt! After years of performing together and writing songs that combine catchy hooks with time-tested storylines of life and love, 2019 saw Jessica Skinner and Jeff Pitts, the duo known as Prettier Than Matt, experience divergent events in their own lives. Skinner got engaged […]

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Concert in the Gardens

The Museum of the Reconstruction Era 1705 Hampton Street, Columbia

Performers from the South Carolina Philharmonic will join Historic Columbia to present a beautiful concert of light classics in the gardens at The Museum of Reconstruction Era at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home. Please plan to arrive any time after 6:00 p.m. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and last an hour. Bring your own blanket or chairs, and pack […]

$20.00
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Elvis Ballet Presented by Columbia City Ballet at Harbison Theatre

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College 7300 College St., Irmo

Columbia City Ballet is proud to announce the premiere of "Elvis Ballet," a sensational fusion of dance and music, paying tribute to the legendary Elvis Presley. This spectacular multimedia production will captivate audiences with its dynamic choreography, stunning visuals, and the timeless hits of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. This mixed repertoire production promises […]

$50
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Gregorian at the Newberry Opera House

Newberry Opera House 1201 McKibben Street, Newberry

Newberry is home to the historic Newberry Opera House, where performers from all over the world take center stage in Lake Murray Country! Nemo Studios is proud to announce that Gregorian is bringing their first-ever North American tour to theaters and performing arts centers in the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024. The tour […]

$40 – $150.00
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Soda City Market

Main Street Columbia, SC 1300-1600 Main Street, Columbia

Soda City Market is Columbia’s weekly Main Street event inspired by traditional European street markets. In partnership with Founders Federal Credit Union, we’re open every Saturday morning 9 a.m. –1 p.m., year-round, rain or shine! Find everything you need to nourish your brain, body, and belly—helping establish our city as the real southern hotspot for locals […]

Free
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