What to Do in South Carolina: Sept. 2025
Welcome to my monthly guide on what to do in South Carolina. This isn’t an exhaustive list but rather — one curated by a photojournalist who has been covering the Palmetto State since 1997.
If you’re looking for parades, festivals, fairs, concerts, or unique events that are fun — this is it. Some of these might make great photography opportunities.
South Carolina Football Coach Shane Beamer / Photos by Sean Rayford
September 2025 - South Carolina
Sept 1 / Charleston - Blink 182 with Alkaline Trio at Credit One Stadium
Sept 4 / Columbia - First Thursday on Main
Sept 4 / Greenville - Saving Abel with Dead Sugar, Black River Rebels, and A War To Win at Radio Room
Sept 5 / Columbia - Longtooth and The Transonics outside at the Koger Center
Sept 5 / Columbia - All-Nashville Roadshow @ South Carolina State Fairgrounds
Sept. 5 / Columbia - Nashville Songwriters in the Round at Robert Mills House
Sept. 5 / Charleston - Wolf Mask at The Royal American
Sept 5 / Greenville - K-POP Night (Early Show) - All Ages at Radio Room
Sept 5 / Greenville - Bollywood Night (Late Show) (18 + only) at Radio Room
Sept 5-6 / Clemson - South Carolina Apple Festival
Sept 5-6 / Aiken - Aiken's Makin'
Sept. 5-6 / Winnsboro, Blythewood, Ridgeway - The Big Grab Yard Sale
Sept. 5-6 / Union - Uniquely Union
Sept. 6 / Columbia - Richland County Regulators Renaissance Fayre Derby Prom
Sept 6 / Columbia - Football: Univ. of South Carolina vs. SC State
Sept 6 / Charleston - Thrifters & Drifters Markat at The Royal American
Sept 6 / Charleston - Winterteeth at The Royal American
Sept. 6 / Camden - Springdale 5K
Sept 6 / Greenville - Ordinary Boys: The Tribute to The Smiths & Morrissey with New Dawn Fades: A Tribute to Joy Division + New Order at Radio Room
Sept. 7 / Charleston - Dog Day Afternoon
Sept. 7 / Columbia - Fall for Hops and Shops
Sept 7 / The Union Underground/Spineshank wsg Julien-K and Carbon Stone at Radio Room
Sept. 8 / Rock Hill - Family Trust Charity Golf Tournament
Sept 8 / Radio Room - Liliac with Dazr and Sloans Grove at Radio Room
Sept 9 / Charleston - Lucero w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield at The Pour House
Sept 9 / Greenville - Luke Bower with Kylie Odetta and Embleton at Radio Room
Sept 9-14 / Sumter - Sumter American Legion Fair
Sept 11 / Charleston - Say Anything at Music Farm
Sept 11 / West Columbia - Dick Goodwin Presents The Big Band Experience at Chayz Lounge
Sept 11 / Greenville - Blake Whiten with Duke Jones at Radio Room
Sept 11-13 / Charleston - Southern Songwriter Festival
Sept. 12-13 / Rock Hill - St Anne International Festival
Sept 12-13 / Mauldin - Sooie
Sept 12 / Columbia - Oso Oso at NBT
Sept 12 - Spartanburg - Upstate Renaissance Faire
Sept 12 / Columbia - Tunnel to Towers Run
Sept 12 / Columbia - Borderline Natives at Tin Roof
Sept 12 / Columbia - She Returns From War outside at Koger Center
Sept 12 / Charleston - Tyler Ramsey
Sept 12 / Greenville - Seven Year Witch with Cinema Stereo at Radio Room
Sept 12 / Greenville - Mal Blum at Swanson's Warehouse wsg Charlie Mtn.
Sept 13 / West Columbia - McKoy Brothers Band: Bill’s Music Shop
Sept 13 / Columbia - Memphis Lightning and Jared Petteys: New Brookland Tavern
Sept 13 / Columbia - Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market at the SC State Farmer's Market
Sept 13 / Columbia - Quelle the Proophet, Kilo Hotel, Toni Esther, Indi’gxld at Art Bar
Sept 13 / Columbia - AiR Presents: Telling Our Story Through Cloth
Sept 13 / South Carolina vs Vandy football at Williams Brice
Sept 13 / West Columbia - Letron Brantley & Friends at Chayz Lounge
Sept 13 / Cayce - Sherman's March On Columbia
Sept 13 / Hopkins - Nature Discovery Walk at Congaree National Park
Sept. 13 / Spartanburg - Ryan Adams at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Sept 13-14 / West Columbia - Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market
Sept 13 / Charleston - 9/11 Heroes Run
Sept 13 / Charleston - Barney Cortez at The Royal American
Sept 13 / Greenville - Hispanic Heritage Festival
Sept 13 / Greenville - Can't Feel My Face - 2010's Dance Party (18+)
Sept 14 / Columbia - Brunch Around the World on North Main
Sept 14 / Columbia - The Brook And the Bluff at The Senate
Sept 14 / Charleston - Superheaven w Cloud Nothings at the Music Farm
Ben Nichols of Lucero / Krazy Fest in Louisville, KY / 2012
Sept 14 / Charleston - John Moreland at The Pour House
Sept 13 / Columbia - Football: Univ. of South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt
Sept 12-14 / Greenville - Indie Craft Parade
Sept 12-14 / Spartanburg - Upstate Renaissance Faire
Sept 12-14 / Spartanburg Columbia's Greek Festival
Sept 14 / Greenville - Rio Da Yung OG with Maxx Good$ + more at Radioo Room
Sept 16 / Greenville - The Hails with Oceanic at Radio Room
Sept 17 / Columbia - Dylan Gossett – The Westward Tour at The Senate
Sept 18-21 / Columbia - Columbia's Greek Festival
Sept 18-20 / Greenville - Eupohria food, music and wine fest
Sept 18-20 / Yemassee - Yemassee Shrimp Festival
Sept 18 / Greenville - John Mark McMillan and Citizens at Radio Room
Sept 18 / Clemson - Branford Marsalis Quartet at Brooks Center
Sept 18 / Charleston - Vance Joy at Firefly Distillery
Sept 19 / Charleston - The Paper Kites at Music Farm
Sept 19 / Columbia - PARK(ing) Day
Sept 19 / Columbia The Void at Art Bar
Sept 19 / Columbia - John Hollier, Prettier Than Matt: Koger Center
Sept 19 / Columbia - Reggie Sullivan Band at Steel Hands
Sept 19-21 / Spartanburg - Spartanburg Greek Festival
Sept 19-20 / Greenville - South Greenville Fair
Sept 19-20 / Clemson - Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Sept 19 / Isle of Palms - The Mountain Goats at The Windjammer
Sept 19 / Charleston - The Ocho at The Royal American
Sept 19 / Greenville - I Love R&B (21+ only) at Radio Room
Sept 19 / Greenville - Jerry Seinfeld at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Sept 20 / Charleston - Sweet Tea Festival
Sept. 20 / Charleston - Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Pour House
Sept 20 / Charleston - Maraluso at The Royal American
Sept 20 / Charleston - Bloodkin at The Pour House
Sept 20 / Columbia - Riot Stares (final show), Show Me Mary (release), Fake Eyes, Brass Tongue at NBT
Sept 20 / Columbia - Jubilee: Festival of Black Culture
Sept 20 / Columbia - Carolina Western Dance Night w Smokey Jones & The 3 Dollar Pistols at The Senate
Sept 20 / Columbia - Palmetto Peanut Boil
Sept 20 / Columbia - Rod Foster & Company; Featuring Jamie Wright at Chayz Lounge
Sept 20 / Columbia - Emo Night at New Brookland
Sept 20 / Columbia - Hellvis, Demiser, Coffin Slide, The Tickled Pink at Art Bar
Sept 20 / Florence - Crossroads Music and Market
Sept 20 / Greenville - Red Shoe Society Plane Pull
Sept 20 / Greenville - Hispanic Heritage Festival
Sept 20 / Greenville - Emo Night Brooklyn at Radio Room
Sept 20 / Clemson - Clemson vs Syracuse (football)
Sept 20 / Spartanburg - Antiseen at Ground Zero
Sept 20 /McCormick - McCormick Gold Rush Festival
Sept 20-21 / Columbia - SC Horror Convention
Sept 21 / Columbia - Run With All Your Heart 5K
Sept 21 / Columbia - 80 Bagg, Owe You Nothing, Rat Poison, Realm of None at Art Bar
Sept 21 / Charleston - Holy City Vintage Market at The Royal American
Sept 21 / Charleston - KALEO at Rifinery Charleston
Sept 21 / Spartanburg - Ballet Under The Stars
Sept 21 / Greenville - Jonah Kagen with Brooks Dixon
Sept 22 / Charleston - The Headstring Collective Monday Muse at Pour House
Sept 22 / Charleston - sombr at Firefly Distllery
Sept 23 / Greenville - The Lumineers at Bon Secours Arena
Sept 23 / Charleston - James McMurty at The Pour House
Sept 23 / Columbia - Concert in the Garden: 5 PM, Hampton-Preston House
Sept 23-27 / Clemson - South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair
Sept 24 / Greenville - Fuming Mouth with High Command, Upon Stone, and Razorgrave at Radio Room
Sept 24 / Allison Krauss and Union Station at Credit One Stadium
Sept 25 / Greenville - Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime - The Final Chapter with Indio Downey and Tomas McCarthy at Radio Room
Sept 25 / Charleston - MOJA Arts Festival
Sept 26 / Greenvile - Dying Fetus with Gates to Hell and Mugshot at Radio Room
Sept 26 / Charleston - Five Door Sedan at The Royal American
Sept 26 / Charleston - The Lumineers at Credit One Stadium
Sept 26 / Charleston - Between the Buried and Me at Music Farm
Sept 26 / Charleston - Young the Giant at Firefly Distillery
Sept 26 / Charleston - River Shook, She Returns From War at Pour House
Sept 26-27 / Irmo - Irmo Okra Strut Festival
Sept 26 / Columbia - TomorrowQuest Theatre at Art Bar
Sept 26 / Columbia - Riverbanks ZOOfari
Sept 26 / Columbia - SADA Baby at New Brookland
Sept 26 / Columbia - St. Paul and the Broken Bones at The Senate
Sept. 25-27 / Branchville - Raylrode Daze Festivul
Sept 26-27 / Greenville - Project Host BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
Sept 26-27 / Irmo - Irmo Okra Strut
Sept 27 / Greenville - Dead Prez at Radio Room
Sept 27 / Florence - Panting for Paws 5K
Sept 27 / Columbia - L'Tanya 'Sugarlips' Shields at Chayz Lounge
Sept 27 / Columbia - Univ. of South Carolina vs. Kentucky
Sept 27 / Columbia - Raphael Saadiq Township Auditorium
Sept 27 / Columbia - Elevation Rhythm – Goodbye Yesterday Tour 2025
Sept 27 / Columbia - Panic Stricken at NBT
Sept 27 / Columbia - The Transonics, Ectomorphs, Dr. Baroog
Sept 27 / Charleston - Gritty Flyright at The Royal American
Sept 27 / Charleston - Jason Aldean at Credit One Stadium
Sept 27 - Charleston (Goose Creek) - Crowfieldfest
Sept 27 / Beaufort - Race4Love
Sept 27 / Anderson - Harvest Day Festival
Sept 27 -Rock Hill (Tega Cay) Catawba Fest
Sept 27 - Greenville - Hops and Herons Beer Festival
Sept 27 / Myrtle Beach - Irish Italian International Festival
Sept 27 / Marion - Golden Leaf Festival
Sept 28 / Spartanburg - Hampton Heights Porchfest
Sept 28 / Greenville - That 1 Guy at Radio Room
Sept 29 / Greenville - Silent Theory with Ovtlier, Major Moment, and Cutthroat Suzy at Radio Room
Sept 29-Oct 5 / Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally
Sept. 30 / Orangeburg - Orangeburg County Fair
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