Annual Events

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



Summer Events



Fall Events

  • Hawk Watch at Caesars Head State Park - September to November 
  • Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend- September 13-14, 2025
  • National Clean-Up Day
    • Lake Sweep at Table Rock
    • Beach Sweep at Myrtle Beach
  • Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival at Huntington Beach State Park - September 26-28, 2025
  • Palmetto Campout at Sesquicentennial State Park 
  • Take a Kid Fishing Day at Myrtle Beach State Park
  • Edisto Blackwater Boogie at Givhans Ferry State Park in October
  • Music on the Mountain featuring Andy Leftwich at Table Rock State Park in October
  • Halloween Events
    • Sandhills Spooktacular at Aiken State Park
    • Croft will be having Neewollah on October 4, 2025
    • Lake Hartwell 
    • Trick-or-Treat in the Campground at Calhoun Falls
    • Paint a Pumpkin at Little Pee Dee
    • Hunting Island is hosting Haunted Island Halloween
    • Halloween at Little Pee Dee State Park
      • Hobblin Goblin 5K
      • Hay Rides 
      • Trick-or-Treating 
    • Halloween at Oconee State Park on October 25, 2025
    • Lee State Park Camp-and-Treat and Pumpkin Carving for Campers
    • Creepy Campout at Lake Wateree State Park
    • Sesquicentennial is hosting its annual Howl-O-Ween
    • Legends and Lore at Hampton Plantation
    • Boo Bash at Dreher Island State Park 
    • Barnwell State Park 
  • Bat Week is the last week in October 
  • Life in the Waxhaws Lantern Tour at Andrew Jackson State Park 
  • Artisan's Market at Sesquicentennial State Park in November
  • Colonial Trades & Harvest Day at Charles Towne Landing in November
  • Anniversary of the Battle of Blackstocks on November 20



Winter Events

  • Dashing Through the Parks Scavenger Hunt! Thanksgiving to January 1
  • Holiday events:
    • Handprint Turkeys at Little Pee Dee
    • Jocassee Santa at Devils Fork State Park
    • Thanksgiving Buffet at the Hickory Knob Restaurant 
    • Free Admission on Black Friday in all South Carolina State Parks
    • Christmas Crafts and Pictures with Santa at Little Pee Dee
    • Holiday Light Show at Oconee State Park December 1- January 10
    • Arbor Day in South Carolina is celebrated on the first Friday of December. 
    • Santa on the Beach at Myrtle Beach State Park - First Saturday in December
    • Atalaya Holiday Craft Market by the Friends of Huntington Beach State Park
    • Santa at the Lodge at Table Rock State Park
    • Home for the Holidays at Hampton Plantation
    • Breakfast with Santa at Hickory Knob
    • Santa's at Sesqui 5K at Sesquicentennial State Park
    • 1835 Christmas at the White House at Andrew Jackson State Park
    • Christmas at Rose Hill
    • A Cheraw Christmas at Cheraw State Park 
    • Holiday Fun at Barnwell State Park 
  • First Day Hikes- January 1, 2026
    • Aiken
    • Andrew Jackson
    • Barnwell
    • Battle of Musgrove Mill 
    • Battle of Rivers Bridge 
    • Caesars Head 
      • Wildcat Wayside
      • Raven Cliff Falls
    • Calhoun Falls 
    • Cheraw 
    • Chester 
    • Colleton
    • Colonial Dorchester 
    • Croft 
    • Devils Fork First Day 5K Ranger Run 
    • Dreher Island
    • Edisto Beach 
    • Goodale 
    • Hampton Plantation
    • Hunting Island 
    • Huntington Beach
    • Keowee-Toxaway
    • Kings Mountain
    • Lake Hartwell 
    • Lake Warren
    • Landsford Canal 
    • Lee First Day Hike
    • Lee First Day Horseback Ride 
    • Little Pee Dee
    • May Forest 
    • Myrtle Beach
    • Oconee Station
    • Paris Mountain 
    • Poinsett 
    • Rose Hill Resistance Run 
    • Sadlers Creek
    • Santee 
      • Sinkhole Pond Nature Trail 
      • Limestone Nature Trail
    • Sesquicentennial 
    • Table Rock 
    • Woods Bay 
  • First Day Plunge
  • Friends of Paris Mountain Paris Plunge 
  • Friends of Hunting Island Pelican Plunge 
  • 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
  • Celebrate Presidents' Day with Andrew Jackson State Park
  • Fox Squirrel 5K at Sadlers Creek State Park 



Spring Events

  • March is Women's History Month
  • Bellfest at Devils Fork State Park 
    • 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.
  • Birthday Celebration at Andrew Jackson State Park 
  • 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)
    • Spring into Croft
    • May Forest 
    • Hickory Knob 
    • Table Rock 
    • Lake Wateree 
    • Oconee State Park 
  • 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



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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