What to Do in South Carolina: Sept. 2025

South Carolina Football Coach Shane Beamer / Photos by Sean Rayford

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.

September 2025 - South Carolina

Sept 1 / Charleston - Blink 182 with Alkaline Trio at Credit One Stadium

Sept 4 / Columbia - First Thursday on Main

Sept 5-6 / Clemson - South Carolina Apple Festival

Sept 6 / Columbia - Football: Univ. of South Carolina vs. SC State

Sept 9 / Charleston - Lucero w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield at The Pour House

Sept 9-14 / Sumter - Sumter American Legion Fair

Sept 11 / Charleston - Say Anything at Music Farm

Sept. 13 / Spartanburg - Ryan Adams at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Sept 14 / Charleston - Superheaven w Cloud Nothings at the Music Farm

Sept 14 / Charleston - John Moreland at The Pour House

Sept 12-14 / Greenville - Indie Craft Parade

Sept 12-14 / Spartanburg - Upstate Renaissance Faire

Sept 12-14 / Spartanburg Columbia's Greek Festival

Sept 13 / Columbia - Football: Univ. of South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt

Sept 18-20 / Yemassee Yemassee Shrimp Festival

Sept 19 / Columbia - PARK(ing) Day

Ben Nichols of Lucero / Krazy Fest in Louisville, KY / 2012

Sept 19 / Isle of Palms - The Mountain Goats at The Windjammer

Sept 19-20 / Clemson - Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Sept. 20 / Charleston Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Pour House

Sept 20 / Columbia Jubilee: Festival of Black Culture

Sept 20 / Greenville Hispanic Heritage Festival

Sept 20 / Columbia - Palmetto Peanut Boil

Sept 23 / Greenville - The Lumineers at Bon Secours Arena

Sept 24 / Allison Krauss and Union Station at Credit One Stadium

Sept 25 / Charleston - MOJA Arts Festival

Sept 26 / Charleston - Between the Buried and Me at Music Farm

Sept. 25-27 / Branchville - Raylrode Daze Festivul

Sept 26-27 / Irmo - Irmo Okra Strut

Sept 27 / Columbia - Univ. of South Carolina vs. Kentucky

Sept 27 / Columbia - Raphael Saadiq Township Auditorium

Sept 27 / Myrtle Beach - Irish Italian International Festival

Sept. 30 / Orangeburg - Orangeburg County Fair

First Thursday in Columbia, SC