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South Carolina Events in October 2026 by Weekend

Written by the USA Fest Bot team with AI help. · Published · Updated

Rounded mountain peaks with a bare rock face rising above a lake in upstate South Carolina
Pinnacle Mountain, Table Rock and Stool Mountain from Caesars Head in upstate South Carolina (not one of the events below). Photo: Thomson200, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

October is peak fair and festival season in South Carolina. This guide covers 13 fairs, festivals, car shows and other public events listed on USA Fest Bot for October 2026, grouped by weekend. You’ll find the state fair in Columbia, fairs in Orangeburg, Spartanburg, Florence and Ladson, Fall for Greenville, arts and seafood in Bluffton, an Oktoberfest in Columbia, and car shows in Myrtle Beach, Mount Pleasant and Hilton Head Island. Each one links to its listing page and to the event’s own website.

Pick a weekend, then open the listing page and the event’s website for hours and details.

Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Weekend of October 9–11

Four events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Orangeburg, Greenville and Bluffton. Monday, October 12, is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. One listing runs through that Monday or later.

Water spilling over wide rock ledges at Falls Park in Greenville
Falls Park on the Reedy in downtown Greenville, South Carolina (not one of the events below). Photo: Thomson200, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

October 16–18

Five events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach and Columbia. Still running from an earlier weekend: Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival (October 9 - 18).

Huge live oak with long sprawling limbs over a sandy clearing, with visitors walking beneath
The Angel Oak, a centuries-old live oak in the South Carolina Lowcountry (not one of the events below). Photo: Tim Hatfield, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

October 23–25

Two events on our list fall on this weekend, in Florence and North Augusta. Still running from an earlier weekend: South Carolina State Fair (October 15 - 25).

October 30 – November 1

Two events on our list fall on this weekend, in Ladson and Hilton Head Island. Still running from an earlier weekend: Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair (October 22 - November 1). Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, this year.

Before you go: a short checklist

  • Open the event’s website the week you go. Each listing page links to it, and organizers post hours and updates there.
  • Check which days are event days. Some listings here cover a long span, such as South Carolina State Fair (October 15 - 25), Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair (October 22 - November 1) and Coastal Carolina Fair (October 29 - November 8). Our listings show the full span, so check the organizer’s page for the exact days.
  • Add it to your calendar. Every listing in this guide has an “Add to calendar (.ics)” link and a map link.

Find more events near you

The rest of the site covers more of South Carolina. South Carolina events collects every South Carolina listing on USA Fest Bot. Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted attractions that run all season are on pumpkin patches 2026, corn mazes 2026 and haunted houses 2026. For more fall plans, see fall festivals 2026, Oktoberfest 2026, state fairs 2026 and this weekend. Missing an event you know? Submit a listing.

Quick answers

Can these dates change?

The dates in this guide match each event’s listing page on USA Fest Bot. Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Is an event I know missing?

It may not have posted its 2026 dates yet. You can submit a listing with a link to the event’s website.

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