Sean’s picks:
Jasper Magazine’s 15th Anniv. Party at Art Bar (11.8)
Jam Room Music Fest (11.14)
Corrosion of Conformity + The Sword at The Senate (11.17)
Nov 3 / Columbia (nationwide) - Election Day
Nov 3 / Columbia - USC Men's Basketball vs Stetson
Nov 4 / Columbia - Judah & the Lion at The Senate
Nov 5 / Columbia- Matt Matthews at Township
Nov 5 / Columbia - First Thursday on Main Street
Nov 5 / Columbia - Coffee Lager Festival Chili Cookoff at Steel Hands Brewing
Nov 5-6 / Columbia - Congress the Band at The Senate
Nov 5-6 / Columbia - Betsy Blackmon Dance Fall Concert at The Koger Center
Nov. 6 / West Columbia - Fall Back Fest
Nov 6 / Columbia - Rod Wave at Colonial Life Arena
Nov. 6-8 / Columbia - SC Underground Film Festival
The 2026 Jam Room Fest is headlined by SWERVEDRIVER. (Photos by Sean Rayford)
Nov 6-7 / Pelion - Pelion Peanut Party
Nov 6-7 / Lexington - Holiday Market
Nov 7 / Columbia - Stress Fractures, New Junk City, Radio Altamont, Blankstate at The Spaze
Nov 7 / Columbia - The Woggles at Art Bar
Nov 7 / Columbia - Debbie Rogers Cheer Classic at Colonial Life Arena
Nov 7-8 / West Columbia - Christmas Arts & Crafts Market
Nov 7-8 / Columbia - Midlands Christmas Arts and Crafts Market
Nov 8 / West Columbia - Jingle Jam Music Festival
Nov 8 / Columbia / Little Big Band with Bryson Borgstedt
Nov 8 / Columbia / Jasper Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Celebration at Art Bar
Nov 8 / Columbia - Sweetheart City, Charlie Boy, & DJ Maya Wang at The Senate
Nov 8 / Columbia - JerryFest
Nov 8 / Columbia - USC Men’s Basketball vs Southwest Missouri State
Nov 9 / Columbia - Symphonic Winds: Visions 250 at The Koger Center
Nov 11 / Columbia - USC Men’s Basketball vs St Peter’s
Nov 12 / Columbia - Heidi Darr-Hope “Journeys Between Sea and Sky” at The Koger Center
Nov 12 / Columbia - The Millhands at Hazlewood Brewing
Nov 12 / Columbia - Bird Watching in the Gardens
Nov 12-30 / Columbia - Historic Holiday Tours
Nov 13 / Columbia - Pecos & the Rooftops at The Senate
Nov 13 / Columbia - The Masters of Melody at the Koger Center at The Koger Center
Nov 13-15 / Irmo - Locked In: The Storm
Nov 14 / Columbia - American Revolution Symposium
Nov 14 / Columbia - Columbia Princess Day
Nov 14 / Columbia - No Fleas Market
Nov 14 / Columbia - Whiskey, Wine and Blues Festival at SC State Fairgrounds
Nov 14 / Columbia - Justin Moore at Township
Nov 14 / Columbia - USC Men’s Basketball vs Gardner Webb
Nov 14 / Columbia - Positive Metamorphosis III: A Fashion Show Extravaganza
Nov 14 / Columbia - Jam Room Music Festival
Nov 14 / Lexington - Run Hard Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Nov 14 / Columbia - Big Red Barn Retreat Fall Jam
Nov 14 / Columbia - ArtLinc Chalk Arts Festival
Nov 15 - Columbia - Freeman Parker Chamber Music Series: Freeman Sundays
Nov 15 - Columbia - University Hill Walking Tour w Historic Columbia
Nov 15 - Columbia - 2nd Annual Chanuka Bazaar
Nov 15-21 / Columbia - Columbia Fashion Week
Nov 17 / Columbia - Corrosion of Conformity and The Sword at The Senate
Nov 18 / Columbia - Oysters for Acres
Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked #1 in the preseason poll.
Nov 18 / Columbia - Black Author Book Club
Nov 18 / Columbia - Vista Art Night: Anthony Lewis at The Koger Center
Nov 17 / Columbia - USC Women’s Basketball vs FGCU
Nov 18 / Columbia - USC Men’s Basketball vs Elon
Nov 19 / Columbia - Vista Lights
Nov 20 / Columbia - Creating Brave, Mindful Mandalas: Free Community Workshop
Nov 20 / Columbia - Corey Smith at The Senate
Nov 20 / Columbia - Dalton Dover at Steel Hands Brewing
Nov 20-22 / Columbia - Wildlights at Riverbanks Zoo
Nov 20-22 / Columbia - Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show
Nov 20-30 / Columbia - Fireflies Holiday Lights
Nov 20 / Columbia - NEON Joy
Nov 21 / Columbia - USC vs UGA football
Nov 21 / Columbia - USC vs UGA football
Nov 21 / Columbia - SCHSL Competitive Cheer Champs at Colonial Life Arena
Nov 22 / Irmo - Sleigh Bell Trot
Nov 23 / Columbia - Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at The Koger Center
Nov 24-29 / Columbia - The Nutcracker at Township
Nov 25-30 / Irmo / Holiday Lights on the River
Nov 26 / Columbia / Turkey Day Run
Nov 26 / Columbia / Shandon Turkey Trot and Burn 5K
Nov 28 / West Columbia / Sports Photography Workshop
Nov 28-29 / Columbia / USC Women's Basketball - PowHer Player Classic
Why is Columbia called the Soda City?
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