Annual Events

South Carolina State Parks have plenty going on year-round. Check out these annual events!

 

 

Winter Events

  • February is Black History Month
  • Memorial Illumination and commemorative program at the Battle of Rivers Bridge SHS
  • The Big Game Tailgate and Viewing Party at Hickory Knob State Resort Park

 

 

 

Spring Events

  • March is Women's History Month
  • Bellfest at Devils Fork State Park on March 21, 2026 
    • The rare Oconee Bell blooms from mid-March to early April at the park. Colonies of the Oconee Bells blooming in their entire splendor can be seen along the Oconee Bell Trail. The Oconee Bell is a rare flower of the southern Appalachians found only in a few locations in the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in moist woods along streams.
  • Andrew Jackson's Birthday at Andrew Jackson State Park on March 14, 2026
  • Spring Into Sesqui 5K at Sesquicentennial State Park
  • Kite Festival at Huntington Beach State Park in March 
  • Easter in South Carolina State Parks (April 5, 2026)
    • May Forest Hop-tacular on March 28, 2026
    • Easter Bunny Photo-hop on April 4, 2026
    • Hickory Knob 
    • Table Rock 
    • Lake Wateree 
    • Oconee State Park - April 4, 2026
  • Founders Day Festival at Charles Towne Landing SHS in April
  • Earth Day in South Carolina State Parks (April 22)
    • Earth Day Children's Hike at Sesquicentennial 
    • Earth Day at Huntington Beach 
    • Earth Day Clean-up at Croft 
    • Earth Day Drop-in at Barnwell
    • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- Civil War Style at the Battle of Rivers Bridge
  • Gator Gauntlet 5K at Huntington Beach State Park in April
  • Annual Revolutionary War Encampment at the Battle of Musgrove Mill SHS 
  • Fishing 4 Fun at Croft State Park in May
  • May the Forest Be With You 5K at Aiken State Park in May

 

Summer Events

 

 

Fall Events

  • Palmetto Campout at Sesquicentennial State Park in October
  • Take a Kid Fishing Day at Myrtle Beach State Park
  • Halloween Events
    • Croft will be having Neewollah on October 4, 2025
    • Carolina Tales & Beyond at Rose Hill on October 18, 2025
    • Sandhills Spooktacular Fall Festival at Aiken on October 18, 2025
    • Trick-or-Treat in the Campground at Calhoun Falls on October 18, 2025
    • Halloween at Lake Hartwell on October 18, 2025
    • Legends, Lore & S’mores at Oconee Station on October 18, 2025
    • Halloween at Redcliffe Plantation
      • Beyond the Gravestone on October 24, 2025
      • Redcliffe After Dark on October 25, 2025
    • Hunting Island is hosting Haunted Island Halloween on October 25, 2025.
    • Hobblin Goblin 5K at Little Pee Dee on October 25, 2025
    • Halloween at Oconee State Park
      • Oct. 24 Movie Night Oct. 25 Halloween Fun
      • Oct. 26 Paint-a-Pumpkin
    • Creepy Campout at Lake Wateree State Park on October 25, 2025
    • Nightmare on Hybrid Point at Hamilton Branch on October 25, 2025
    • Lake Greenwood on October 25, 2025
    • Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving Party at Hickory Knob on October 25, 2025
    • Legends and Lore at Hampton Plantation on October 25, 2025
    • Boo Bash at Dreher Island on October 25, 2025
    • Boo in the Woods Halloween Hike at Myrtle Beach State Park on October 31, 2025
    • Halloween at Barnwell State Park on November 1, 2025 
  • Bat Week is the last week in October 
  • Bat Night Walk at Edisto Beach on October 30, 2025
  • Edisto Blackwater Boogie at Givhans Ferry State Park, November 7-9, 2025
  • Artisan's Market at Sesquicentennial State Park, November 9, 2025
  • Colonial Trades & Harvest Day at Charles Towne Landing on November 8, 2025
  • Harvest Picnic & Early American Pie Contest at Oconee Station on November 15, 2025
  • Anniversary of the Battle of Blackstocks on November 20
  • Life in the Waxhaws Lantern Tour at Andrew Jackson State Park on November 22, 2025

 

Winter Events

  • Dashing Through the Parks Scavenger Hunt! Thanksgiving to January 1
  • Holiday events:
    • Thanksgiving Buffet at the Hickory Knob Restaurant 
    • Free Admission on Black Friday in all South Carolina State Parks 
    • Militia Elf Adventure at Oconee Station State Historic Site November 28 - December 23, 2025
    • Holiday Light Show at Oconee State Park December 1- January 10
    • Festival of Trees at Hickory Knob, December 1-January 1 
    • Breakfast with Santa at Hickory Knob on December 6, 2025
    • Santa at the Lodge at Table Rock State Park on December 6, 2025
    • A Cheraw Christmas at Cheraw State Park on December 6, 2025
    • Cookies with Santa at Goodale State Park, December 6, 2025
    • Christmas at Rose Hill on December 6 & 7, 2025
    • Holiday Cheer at Oconee State Park on December 7, 2025
    • Christmas Governor's Mansion Open House on December 7, 2025 from 2 pm - 4 pm
    • Santa's at Sesqui 5K at Sesquicentennial State Park on December 13, 2025
    • Christmas at the Farm at Kings Mountain on December 13, 2025
    • Home for the Holidays at Hampton Plantation on December 13, 2025
    • Santa on the Beach at Myrtle Beach State Park - December 13 &14, 2025
    • A Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration at Barnwell State Park - December 20, 2025
    • Movie Night at Oconee State Park on December 20, 2025
    • Frontier Fields & Festivities at Oconee Station State Historic Site December 21, 2025
    • Pre-Christmas Lunch Buffet at Hickory Knob on December 21, 2025
  • First Day Hikes- January 1, 2026
    • Aiken
    • Andrew Jackson
    • Barnwell
    • Battle of Musgrove Mill
    • Battle of Rivers Bridge
    • Caesars Head 
    • Calhoun Falls
    • Cheraw 
    • Chester
    • Colleton
    • Colonial Dorchester
    • Croft
    • Devils Fork First Day 5K Ranger Run
    • Dreher Island
    • Edisto Beach
    • Goodale
    • Hampton Plantation
    • Hickory Knob
    • Hunting Island
    • Huntington Beach
    • Keowee-Toxaway
    • Kings Mountain
    • Lake Greenwood
    • Lake Hartwell
    • Lake Warren
    • Lake Wateree
    • Landsford Canal
    • Lee 
    • Little Pee Dee
    • May Forest
    • Myrtle Beach 
    • Oconee
    • Oconee Station
    • Paris Mountain
    • Pine Island
    • Poinsett 
    • Redcliffe Plantation
    • Rose Hill Resistance Run
    • Sadlers Creek
    • Santee 
    • Sesquicentennial
    • Table Rock 
  • First Day Plunge
    • Friends of Paris Mountain Paris Plunge
    • Friends of Hunting Island Pelican Plunge

 

 

Year Round Programs

 

 

**Please note there may be other events that are listed later.  Check our Programs & Events page, or contact the park you are interested in, directly.

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