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Happy 2025!

Dates Subject to Change
JANUARY 2025
Saturdays January 4 - March 22 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Days 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
January 1                  First Day Hike 2pm Goodale State Park 650 Park Road
January 2 - Feb 8     Open Schooling By Appointment South Carolina Equine Park
January 4                  Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
January 11                Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
January 11                MLK Unity Day Celebration 11am-2pm African American Cultural Center 517 York Street
January 12                Scholarship Day 2025 Recital Kershaw County Music Association 4pm Wood Auditorium 810 Lyttleton St
January 17                IndigoSOUL 7pm-9pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 18                Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
January 25                Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
January 25                Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

FEBRUARY 2025
Saturdays January 4 - March 22 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Days 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
February 1                 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
February 1                 Let's Talk About Symposium Artists: Gatekeepers of the Human Experience 1pm-3pm Rev War Visitor Ctr
February 7                 Night To Shine 6pm-10pm New Life Christian Outreach 411 Hwy 601 Lugoff
February 8                 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
February 15               Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
February 15-16          Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show South Carolina Equine Park
February 20-23         Love, Loss & What I Wore 3pm & 7:30pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 22               Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
February 22               IEA Region 4 Finals South Carolina Equine Park
February 22               Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
February 27               Irish Pub Night 7pm-9pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 28               Irish Fest Pub Crawl Downtown Camden
February 28-Mar 2   South Carolina Quarter Horse Association South Carolina Equine Park

MARCH 2025
Saturdays January 4 - March 22 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Days 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
March 1                      Nature As Teacher Preserve For Education Open Trails 8am-5pm & School Group Programing resumes
March 1                      Lucky Leprechaun 5K 8am Town Green
March 1                      Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
March 1                      9th Annual Irish Fest Camden 10am-5pm Kershaw County Airport
March 7                      Mardi Gras Masquerade Tail Waggin' Ball 7pm-10pm Kamschatka 108 Kirkwood Lane
March 7-9                  Palmetto Paint Horse Club South Carolina Equine Park
March 8                      Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
March 8                      Steve Pettit Band Gospel Bluegrass Concert 5pm BBQ 6pm Music Bethesda Presbyterian Church
March 9                      Camden Community Concert Band Winter Concert 3pm Camden High School
March 15                    Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
March 15                    Annual Market Day 10:00am-3:00pm Rev War Center
March 15                    Rotary Wild Game Dinner 6pm-9:30pm Camden City Arena 420 Broad Street
March 15-16              Four Beats For Pleasure South Carolina Equine Park
March 20-23              Hairspray The Broadway Musical 3pm & 7:30pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 22                    Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market Day 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
March 22                    Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
March 22-23              Camden Hunter Jumper Series Camden Spring Classic South Carolina Equine Park
March 28-30              Palmetto Paint Horse Club South Carolina Equine Park
March 29                    90th Running of the Carolina Cup Races

APRIL 2025
April 11-13                 Palmetto Paint Horse Club South Carolina Equine Park
April 26                      Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

MAY 2025
May 18                        Camden Community Concert Band Concert 3pm Camden High School
May 24                        Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

JUNE 2025
June 28                        Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

JULY 2025
July 26                         Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

AUGUST 2025
August 23                    Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

SEPTEMBER 2025
September 27             Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

OCTOBER 2025
October 25                   Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

NOVEMBER 2025
November 22               Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

DECEMBER 2025
December 27                Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

A Look Back - 2024

JANUARY 2024
January 1                   3rd Annual First Day Hike 2pm Goodale State Park 650 Park Road
January 6                   Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
January 7-8                Finding Nemo Jr. Auditions artscenterkc.org for times Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 12                 An Evening with “The Pack” 7pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 13                 Martin Luther King Jr Unity Celebration 11am African American Cultural Center 517 York Street
January 13                 Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Toopler Winter Festival Lugoff
January 24                 Claire Bryant & Friends: Decoda 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 27                 Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
January 27                 Palmetto Championship Wrestling IX Doors 5pm Bell Time 6pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb

FEBRUARY 2024
February 2                 The Duke Pitchforks 8pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 3                 South Carolina Horse Council Expo South Carolina Equine Park
February 3                 Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Springdale Stables Camden
February 8-11            SC Quarter Horse Association VRH Cattle Classic South Carolina Equine Park
February 9                 Night To Shine 6pm-10pm New Life Christian Outreach 411 Hwy 601 Lugoff
February 10               Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
February 17               Miss Irish Fest Camden Pageant 2pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 17               Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Country Springs Red Bank
February 23-24          IEA Region 4 Finals South Carolina Equine Park
February 24               Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
February 24               Caring Hearts Benefit 7pm-11pm Camden City Arena United Way of Kershaw County
February 24                Palmetto Championship Wrestling 5pm Bell Time 6pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
February 29                Irish Pub Night 7pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County

MARCH 2024
March 1-3                   SC Quarter Horse Association Southern Gold Classic South Carolina Equine Park
March 2                      Nature As Teacher Preserve For Education Open Trails 8am-5pm & School Group Programing resumes
March 2                      8th Annual Irish Fest Camden 10am-5pm Historic Camden 222 Broad Street
March 7                      Claire Bryant & Friends Series Presents: The Congaree Trio 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of KC
March 9                      Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
March 9                      3rd Annual Market Day 10am-3pm Revolutionary War Visitor Center
March 9                      Artmakers Boot Camp 10am-4:30 pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 9                      Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Long Creek Blythewood
March 9-10                 Palmetto Paint Horse Club 2 Judge South Carolina Equine Park
March 10                    Camden Community Concert Band Winter Concert 3pm Camden High School
March 15                    2024 Tail Waggin’ Ball 6pm-10pm Bloomsbury 1707 Lyttleton Street KC Humane Society Benefit
March 15-24               Finding Nemo Jr. Wood Auditorium artscenterkc.org for days and times
March 16                    Wild Game Dinner & Auction 6pm-10pm Camden City Arena Rotary Scholarship Fundraiser
March 16-17               Four Beats For Pleasure South Carolina Equine Park
March 22-23               Camden Coin Show Spring Spectacular Fri 9am-5pm Sa 9am-3pm Camden City Arena
March 22-24               Camden Spring Classic I South Carolina Equine Park
March 23                     14th Annual Sheep Shearing Day 10am-5pm Old McCaskill Farm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert SC 29128
March 23                     Palmetto Championship Wrestling 5pm Bell Time 6pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
March 23                     Easter At Aberdeen 10am-3pm 1409 Broad Street
March 24                     The Camden Hunt Horse Show 9am Dale Thiel Show Ring Firetower Road
March 28                     Gallery Gallop 4pm-7pm Downtown Camden Cultural District
March 29                     3rd Annual Where I’m From Festival Gates open 5:30pm Town Green 1015 Market St
March 29                     A Brief History Of ‘Chasing Exhibit Opening 6pm-8pm National Steeplechase Museum $50m/$60non
March 30                     89th Running of the Carolina Cup Races Presented by MUSC Health

APRIL 2024
April 4-7                      Boykin Spaniel Society National Field Trial
April 6                         Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
April 6                         Kershaw County Farmers Market Spring Fling Season Kick-Off 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
April 6-7                      Progressive Show Jumping Camden Spring Classic South Carolina Equine Park
April 7                         Boykin Spring Fling Trail Ride 9am-3pm Cantey Lane Farm in the Boykin Community
April 12-14                  Palmetto & Carolina Paint Horse Clubs 6 Judge South Carolina Equine Park
April 13                       Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Toopler Branch Lugoff
April 13                       Starry Night Gala 6pm-10pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 18                       Blankets & Bands Concert Series New Old Friends 6pm-8:30pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
April 20-21                  NCPEA Golden Breakout of the Carolinas South Carolina Equine Park
April 22                       Earth Day Celebration 4:30pm-5:30pm Nature As Teacher 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
April 25-28                  To Kill A Mockingbird Th-Sa 7:30pm, Sun 3pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 27                       Camden Junior Welfare League Heart Of Gold Benefit 7pm-10pm Douglas Reed House 810 Lyttleton Street
April 27                       Palmetto Championship Wrestling 5pm Bell Time 6pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
April 27-28                  SCDCTA Springtime Dressage South Carolina Equine Park
April 30                       High School Poetry Competition Event & Reception 7pm Arts Center of Kershaw County

MAY 2024
May 2                           Opening Reception Reflections Of An Artist 5:30pm-7pm Bassett Gallery Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 2                           Blankets & Bands Concert Series Brighter Beginnings 6pm-8:30pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
May 3                           Music On The Farm Melton Moon 6pm Old McCaskill Farm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert SC
May 3-5                        Carolinas Cutting Horse Association Spring Show South Carolina Equine Park
May 4                           Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve weather permitting
May 4                           Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Tally Ho Equestrian Center Timmonsville
May 9                           Concerned Citizens Town Hall Meeting 6:30pm Rev War Visitor Center
May 11                         Moms March With The Mayor 9am Camden City Hall
May 11                         86th Annual Grace Church Dog Show 10am Registration 11am Show Rectory Square
May 11-12                   Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show South Carolina Equine Park
May 16                         Blankets & Bands Concert Series Flat Out Strangers 6pm-8:30pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
May 17-19                   Camden Spring Classic II South Carolina Equine Park
May 17-19                   Clash Of The Carolinas Corn Hole Tournament Camden City Arena
May 18                         Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Foothills at SC Equine Park Camden
May 18                         Kershaw County Master Gardener Sale 8am-12pm American Legion
May 18                         Kids to Parks Day Activities 9am-2pm Various locations
May 19                         Camden Community Concert Band Spring Concert 3pm Rectory Square
May 24-26                    SC Quarter Horse Association Palmetto Classic South Carolina Equine Park
May 25                          Palmetto Championship Wrestling 6pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
May 28-31                    Volunteer Training 9am-2pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
May 30                          Blankets & Bands Concert Series 10 Cent Rich 6pm-8:30pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
May 31-June 2             National Walking Horse Association Region 4 Championship South Carolina Equine Park

JUNE 2024
June 1                           Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
June 1-2                        Ag + Art Tour of Kershaw County 9am-4pm Saturday 1pm-4pm Sunday
June 3-7                        Resilient Environment and Communities Camp Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
June 8                           Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Pine Tree Stables Camden
June 8                           Dick Goodwin's Big Band 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
June 13                         Nature As Teacher Busy Beavers Program 10:30am Bethune Library
June 14                         Juneteenth Celebration 3pm-8pm Camden City Arena
June 15                         “Let’s Talk About” Symposium 1pm Rev War Visitor Center
June 20                         Nature As Teacher Busy Beavers Program 4:30pm Elgin Library
June 22                         Palmetto Championship Wrestling 6pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
June 24-28                    Nature Camp ages 8-14 9am-2pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
June 28-30                    SC Dressage & Combined Training Association Youth Clinic South Carolina Equine Park
June 29                         8th Annual Kids’ 4th Of July Parade 10am Camden City Hall
June 30                         Patriots & Pops Camden Community Concert Band Free Concert 3pm Camden High School

JULY 2024
Tuesdays in July         Day Camp ages 8-14 9am-2pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
Fridays in July             Evening Camp ages 8-14 5pm-7pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
July 1-31                        Find Waldo In Camden 25 local businesses starting at Books On Broad
July 6                             Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
July 9                             Lunch & Learn: Freemasonry During The Revolution 12pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
July 13                           Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Voxton Farm Camden
July 13                           Back To School Bash 9am-12pm Bethel Worship Center 814 Fair Street
July 13                           Jammin In July Concert 4pm Gates Open 5pm Music Historic Camden Rain or Shine
July 16                           High Tea Bingo 6pm Laura's Tea Room in Ridgeway
July 20                           Christmas In July Shop Hop Downtown/Dusty Bend
July 20                           Quartet Gospel Explosion 3pm American Legion Post 17
July 25                           Thursday Talks: Indigo 6pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
July 27                           Palmetto Championship Wrestling 6pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium 1034 W Dekalb
July 27-28                      Camden Hunter Jumper Series Summer Sizzler South Carolina Equine Park
July 31                            Find Waldo in Camden Party and Prize Drawing 12pm Books On Broad

AUGUST 2024
August 3                        Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
August 8                        Camden Parlor Talk: History & Roots Of Ethnic Music In SC 1pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
August 9                        Benji Bingo Kershaw County Humane Society 6pm-9pm 1011 Galleria
August 10                      Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Pine Tree Stables Camden
August 17                      Simply Cool Market Day 10am-12pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
August 17                      Gala Of The Royal Horses Lipizzaner stallions and more 7pm South Carolina Equine Park
August 20                      Lunch & Learn: SC Navy During The Revolution 12pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
August 24                      Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors Open 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium
August 29-Sept 1          SC Quarter Horse Association Carolinas Ranch Showdown South Carolina Equine Park
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
September 7                  Springdale 5K Run & Walk For United Way of Kershaw County 8am Springdale Race Course
September 7                  Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
September 7                  Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Tally Ho Equestrian Center Timmonsville
September 7                  Jam For The Soul 5pm Historic Camden Benefiting Food For The Soul
September 7-8               Palmetto Paint Horse Club 2 Judges South Carolina Equine Park
September 12                Camden Parlor Talk: Porcelain of Aberdeen 1pm-3pm 212 Broad Street
September 12                Blankets & Bands Reggie Sullivan Band 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
September 12-22          Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, days/hours vary, contact Kershaw County Library for details
September 19                Camden Jaycees Golf Tournament KC Christmas Stocking Fund 1pm Camden Country Club
September 20                United Way of Kershaw County Day of Caring
September 20-21          Camden Coin Show Fall Spectacular Fri 9am-5pm Sat 9am-3pm Camden City Arena
September 21                A Day At The Center 10am-4pm African American Cultural Center 517 York Street
September 21                Wheels For Will Car Show 10am Carolina Motorsports Park
September 26                Blankets & Bands 2 For The Road 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
September 27                Derby Clinic with Danny Robertshaw and Ron Danta South Carolina Equine Park
September 27                South Carolina Equine Park Anniversary Dinner and Silent Auction 6pm 1011 Galleria
September 28                 28th Annual FireFest 9am-1pm Parade Rutledge Street to Camden City Arena 420 Broad Street
September 28                 Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors Open 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium
September 28-29           Camden Fall Classic South Carolina Equine Park

OCTOBER 2024
October 3                        Blankets & Bands Harre, Hayes & Massalon 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 5                        Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
October 5                        Touch-A-Truck 10am-1pm Wateree River Veterans Park 550 Hwy 1 Lugoff
October 5                        Fall Family Farm Day 10am-4pm Old McCaskill's Farm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert
October 9-13                   MAD Festival music, art, drama, and dance events Downtown Camden and Kershaw County
October 10                      Blankets & Bands MAD Festival Chris Daniels Band 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 11-13                 Carolinas Cutting Horse Association Sunshine Circuit Finals South Carolina Equine Park
October 18                      Camden Horse & Hound Denim and Diamonds 6:30pm-10pm Historic Bloomsbury 1707 Lyttleton Street
October 19                      Camden Horse & Hound Charity Polo Match 11:30am-4pm Camden Polo Field 609 Polo Lane
October 19                       Fostering Foster Animal Rescue Barn Dance 6pm-10pm Bock Estate & Venue 122 Precipice Road
October 20                      Camden Horse & Hound Expo 11am-3:30pm Dale Thiel Show Ring Fire Tower Road
October 20                      Camden Community Concert Band Soaring Concert 3pm Historic Camden
October 24                      Camden Parlor Talk: Historic SC Ghosts and Legends 1pm-3pm Rev War Visitor Center 212 Broad St
October 24                      Blankets & Bands Analog Saints 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 26                      United Way of Kershaw County Chili Cook-Off 11am-2pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 26                      Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Springdale Stables Camden
October 26                      Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors Open 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium

NOVEMBER 2024
November 1                    Camden Resolves 12pm-2pm Revolutionary War Visitor Center 212 Broad Street
November 2                    Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
November 2                    4th Annual Habitat For Humanity Holiday Market 9am-2pm Old Armory 1034 West DeKalb Street
November 2-3                 Paso Fino Show South Carolina Equine Park
November 3                    89th Annual Camden Hunt Hunter Trials 9am Hunter Trial Hill Knights Hill Rd
November 3                    Wateree Cup Polo Classic 10am-6pm Polo Lane
November 7                    Thursday Talk: Author Libby Carty McNamee on Susanna Bolling of the American Revolution 6pm-8pm
November 8-9                 Battle of Camden BBQ Festival Camden Jaycees Fri 6pm-10pm Sat 11am-3pm Historic Camden
November 8-10               Antique Shops of Camden Holiday Open House
November 9                    Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Foothills SC Equine Park
November 9-10               Camden Winter Classic South Carolina Equine Park
November 9-10               Revolutionary War Weekend Reenactment Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-3pm 1208 Keys Lane Kershaw
November 14                  Camden Parlor Talk: George Washington's 1791 Tour of the South 1pm-3pm 212 Broad Street
November 14                  Kershaw County Young Professionals Party At The Pavilion 6pm-9pm Arts Center
November 16                  Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Cocktail Party 6pm-8pm National Steeplechase Museum
November 16                  Silver Leaf Cigar Street Festival 11am-10pm Commerce Alley
November 16-17             Gobble Til You Wobble Horse Show National Walking Horse Association SC Equine Park
November 17                   49th Running of the Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Springdale Race Course
November 21                   Lunch & Learn: Nathanael Greene 12pm-1:30pm Rev War Visitor Center
November 23                   Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors Open 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium
November 23-24             Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show South Carolina Equine Park
November 28                   The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds 9am Red Fox Road
November 30                   Small Business Saturday

DECEMBER 2024
December 4-15                 2024 Holiday Market Mon-Sat 11am-6pm Sun 1:30pm-6pm Bassett Building Arts Center of KC
December 5                      City of Camden Christmas Tree Lighting 6pm Broad Street Park
December 5                      Elgin Christmas Tree Lighting 6pm-8pm Potter Park
December 6-8                   SC Hunter Jumper Association Palmetto Finals South Carolina Equine Park
December 7                      15th Annual Country Christmas Shopping 10am-5pm Old McCaskill’s Farm
December 7                      Christmas Wonderland Downtown Camden Extended Shopping 12/5, 12/12, 12/19
December 7                      49th Annual Elgin Catfish Stomp Parade 10am
December 8                      Camden Community Concert Band Concert 3pm Camden High School
December 10                    Nutcracker by South Carolina Ballet 7:30pm-10:30pm Wood Auditorium
December 13                    Dick Goodwin A Holiday Big Band Night 7:30pm-9:30pm Wood Auditorium
December 14                    Kershaw County Farmers Market Holiday Market 9am-2pm 906 Broad Street
December 14                    Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
December 14                    Christmas At Aberdeen 11am-2pm 1409 Broad
December 14                    Wreaths Across America Quaker Cemetery Ceremony 12pm-12:30pm followed by placement
December 14                    48th Annual CJWL Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-9pm Camden Archives & Museum
December 14                    Lights of Lugoff Parade 6:30pm
December 14                    Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Year-end Banquet Camden
December 15                    28th Boykin Christmas Parade 2pm
December 28                    Kwanzaa Open House African-American Cultural Center
December 28                    Palmetto Championship Wrestling Doors Open 5:30pm Bell Time 7pm Old Armory Gymnasium

A Look Back - 2023

JANUARY 2023
January 1             2nd Annual First Day Hike 2pm Goodale State Park
January 7             Jollification in the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
Jan 12 - Feb 28    This Far By Faith: Carolina Camp Meetings, An African-American Tradition Bassett Gallery Arts Center
January 14           Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Toopler Branch Lugoff
January 14           MLK Unity Celebration African American Cultural Center 11am 517 York Street 12pm program at City Hall
January 14           Living History Open House Saturday 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
January 19           Third Thursday Make and Take 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
January 19           Ben Rosenblum Trio 7pm Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 21           SC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Assoc Annual Awards Banquet National Steeplechase Museum
January 27           Michael Geddings & Pamela Austin Gallery Opens 6:30pm Music 7:30pm Gallery537
January 28           Comedy In Camden Skillet & Booker Doors Open 6:30pm Show 7:30pm Gallery537

FEBRUARY 2023
February 4          Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Springdale Camden
February 4           Jollification in the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
February 4          A Jazzy Night@Gallery537 featuring LBD in Concert 7:30pm-10pmish
February 9-12     Cattle Classic - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association (SCQHA) SC Equine Park
February 10        Night to Shine 6pm-9pm New Life Christian Outreach 411 Hwy 601 Lugoff
February 11        Living History Open House Saturday 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
February 16        Third Thursday Make and Take 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
February 18        Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Country Springs Red Bank Arena
February 25        Biscuits & Breezing 8am-10am Springdale Race Course
February 25        United Way of Kershaw County Caring Hearts Ball 7pm 833 Broad Street
February 28        What’s In Your Attic? 12pm-1:30pm Revolutionary War Visitor Center

MARCH 2023
March 2-5            Southern Gold Classic South Carolina Quarter Horse Association (SCQHA) SC Equine Park
March 2                Claire Bryant & Friends Series Presents: The Congaree Trio 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of KC
March 3                Jollification in the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
March 3                Irish Pub Crawl with Carol Brown Gallery Doors Open 6pm Music 7:30pm Gallery 537
March 4                Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
March 4                Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Long Creek Blythewood
March 4                Seventh Annual Irish Fest 10am-5pm Historic Camden
March 4                43rd Annual Camden Shrine Club Steak and Quail Supper 6pm Happy Hour 7pm Dinner
March 4                Stand Up Comedy Night by Skillet & Booker Gallery Doors Open 6pm Show 7:30pm Gallery 537
March 9                Saving Soldiers: Medical Practice in the Revolutionary War Opening 7:30pm Historic Camden
March 10              Blues with Gail Storm & Pop Up Exhibit by artist Seung Lee Art Reception 5pm Music 7:30pm Gallery 537
March 10              The Pitchforks of Duke University 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 11              Biscuits & Breezing 8am-10am Springdale Race Course
March 11              Living History Open House Saturday 10am-4pm Historic Camden
March 11              Lafayette Workshops 10am-4pm Historic Camden
March 11              Wild Game Dinner & Auction 6pm-10pm Camden City Arena Rotary Scholarship Fundraiser
March 11-12         Palmetto Paint Horse Club (PPHC) SC Equine Park
March 16              Third Thursday Make and Take 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
March 17-19         Four Beats For Pleasure SC Equine Park
March 17-19         Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 19               113th The Camden Hunt Horse Show The Dale Thiel Show Ring 9am
March 19               Camden Community Concert Band Movie Music Winter Concert 3pm Camden High School
March 23               Saving Soldiers Exhibit Opening 6:30pm-8:30pm Kershaw House
March 25               Spring Litter Pickup KC Clean Community Commission 10am-12pm KCCleanCommunity@gmail.com
March 25               Sheep Shearing Farm Day Old McCaskill Farm 10am-5pm
March 25               Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden
March 25               Starry Night Gala 6pm-10pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 25-26         Camden Spring Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
March 26               Boykin Spring Fling Trail Ride 9am-4pm 178 Boykin Mill Road Rescheduled to May 7 due to weather
March 30               Gallery Gallop 4pm-7pm Downtown Cultural District
Mar 30-Apr 2        Boykin Spaniel Society National Field Trial
March 31               Chasing Greatness Exhibit Opening Cocktail Party 6pm-8pm National Steeplechase Museum
March 31               "Where I'm From" Festival with Patrick Davis 6pm-10pm Town Green
March 31               The Ramblin' Don Scott Band Gallery Doors Open 6pm Music 7:30pm Gallery 537
March 31                Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden

APRIL 2023
April 1                   Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
April 1                   88th Running of the Carolina Cup Races Presented By Mullikin Law
April 6                   Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
April 7-9                Progressive Show Jumping Series - C Series SC Equine Park
April 8                   Living History Open House 10am-4pm Historic Camden
April 8                   Colonial Spring Market 10am-3pm Historic Camden
April 8                   Jollification In The Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
April 8                   Kershaw County Farmers Market Opening Day 9am-12pm Saturdays through November 18
April 14                 Sweet Heat Gallery Doors Open 6pm Music 7:30pm Gallery 537
April 15                 Earth Day! “5 Senses at Sunset” 4pm-8pm Nature As Teacher Preserve for Education 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
April 15                 Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Toopler Branch Lugoff
April 15-16            Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
April 20-23            SC Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
April 20-22            Soldiers of the American Revolution Burial With Full Honors Historic Camden and various locations
April 27                  Blankets & Bands Concert Town Green 5:30pm-8pm rescheduled due to weather
April 28-30             SC Dressage & Combined Training Association SC Equine Park
April 29                  Sunrise Photography Event 6am Goodale State Park
April 29                  The Blues Deluxe Band Gallery Doors Open 6pm Music 7:30pm Gallery 537

MAY 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
May 5                     Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour  8:30pm-9:30pm Historic Camden
May 5-7/12-14       Godspell 7pm Wood Auditorium Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 6                     Open Trails Walking Hiking Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
May 6                     Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Tally Ho Timmonsville
May 6                     Colonial Libations Sip and Stroll 6pm-8pm Historic Camden
May 6                     Taylor Richardson Live 7pm-10pm Old McCaskill’s Farm Rescheduled to July 28
May 6-7                  Camden Junior Welfare League Garden Party Antique & Artisan Market Camden Shrine Club
May 7                     Boykin Spring Fling Trail Ride 9am-4pm 178 Boykin Mill Road
May 11                   Blankets & Bands Concert Town Green 5:30pm-8pm
May 12                   Washington's Dinner and Dancing 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
May 13                   United Way KC Fresh Start Mobile Shower & Laundry Station donations 9am-1pm Food Lion Dusty Bend
May 13                   Washington's Parade 9am Begins at Historic Camden ends at Hampton Park
May 13                   Washington's Weekend (Various Workshops and Activities) 10am-4pm Historic Camden
May 13                   Moms March with the Mayor 9am starting at City Hall
May 13                   85th Annual Grace Church Dog Show Registration 10am Show 11am Rectory Square Park
May 13                   Paddle With A Ranger 10:30am-1:30pm Goodale State Park
May 14                   Camden Community Concert Band 2pm Millford Plantation Springtime Concert
May 18                   Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30 pm Historic Camden
May 20                   Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Foothills SC Equine Park
May 20                   Master Gardeners of Kershaw County Plant Sale 8am-12pm American Legion
May 20                   Kids to Parks Day 9am-1pm various Kershaw County parks
May 20-21              Camden Spring Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
May 22-24              Free Education Aid Training 9am-2pm Nature As Teacher Preserve for Education
May 25                    Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8:30pm-9:30pm Historic Camden
May 25                    Blankets & Bands Concert Town Green 5:30pm-8pm
May 25-28               South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park

JUNE 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
June 2                    Saving Soldiers Exhibit Opening 6:30pm-8:30pm Kershaw Cornwallis House (open June 3 - December 16)
June 2-4                 Carolinas Cutting Horse Association NCHA Day SC Equine Park
June 3-4                 Kershaw County Ag + Art Tour Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 1pm-5pm
June 10                  Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Pine Tree Camden
June 10                  Jollification at the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
June 10                  Dick Goodwin Concert Arts Center of Kershaw County
June 15                  Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
June 16                  Juneteenth Celebration 3pm-8pm Camden City Arena
June 16-18             Junior's Clinic SC Dressage & Combined Training Association SC Equine Park
June 21-23             Summer Day Camp Field Study Sample College Prep Ages 15-17 9am-4pm Nature As Teacher Preserve
June 23                   New Old Friends Live Music 7:30pm Gallery537 537 E Dekalb Street
June 24                   Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8:30pm-9:30pm Historic Camden
June 25                   Tasting History: Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate Historic Camden
June 26                   Summer Day Camp Frogs & Fairies Imagination Camp Ages 5-8 9am-12pm Nature As Teacher Preserve
June 27                   Summer Day Camp My Grown-Up & Me Frogs & Fairies Ages 2-5 & guardians 9am-11am Nature as Teacher
June 28                   Summer Day Camp Wildlife Walk Ages 8-14 9am-3pm Nature As Teacher Preserve
June 30                   Summer Day Camp STEM Camp Ages 8-14 9am-3pm Nature As Teacher Preserve
June 30                   Rusty Davis Band 7:30pm Gallery537 537 E Dekalb Street

JULY 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
July 1                      Open Trails 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
July 1                      7th Annual Kids’ 4th of July Parade 10am Camden City Hall
July 1                      The FMs Live Music 6pm-10pm McCaa’s Tavern Historic Camden
July 2                      Patriots, Picnic & Pops 5pm-9pm Kershaw Cornwallis House Historic Camden
July 5                      Kids’ Camp Continental Soldier Recruitment 9am-noon Historic Camden
July 7-8                   Night In Nature Family Camp Out Ages 6+ & guardians Nature As Teacher Preserve
July 8                      Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Voxton Farm Equestrian Center Camden
July 8                      Living History Open House 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
July 9                      Escape Room A Spy Among Us 2pm-3pm & 3:30pm-4:30pm Historic Camden
July 12                    Kids’ Camp Codebreakers 9am-noon Historic Camden
July 12-14              Team Up For Tigers Wildlife Conservation Camp Ages 8-14 9am-12pm Nature As Teacher
July 14                    The Blues Deluxe Band 7:30pm Gallery 537
July 15                    Folklore & Legends Lantern Tour 9pm-10:30pm Historic Camden
July 19                    Kids’ Camp Colonial Superstitions & Legends 9am-noon Historic Camden
July 20                    Make & Take Adult Craft Patriotic Door Hanger 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
July 23                    Escape Room A Spy Among Us 2pm-3pm & 3:30pm-4:30pm Historic Camden
July 28                    Taylor Richardson Live 7pm-10pm Old McCaskill’s Farm
July 29                    Folklore & Legends Lantern Tour 9pm-10:30pm Historic Camden
July 29-30               Camden Summer Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park

AUGUST 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
August 5                 Open Trails 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
August 11-13         Made in the Shade I-III Dressage Show SC Equine Park
August 12               Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Pine Tree Stables Camden
August 12               Living History Open House 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
August 12               Folklore & Legends Lantern Tour 9pm-10:30pm Historic Camden
August 15               Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union Shred Day 10am-2pm
August 17               Make & Take Adult Craft Intro To Coiled Baskets 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
August 18               Happy Hour Live Music Philip Winburn 6pm-9pm Historic Camden
Aug 24- Sept 23     ArtFields Permanent Collection Bassett Gallery Arts Center of Kershaw County
August 26               Folklore & Legends Lantern Tour 9pm-10:30pm Historic Camden
Aug 31-Sept 3         SC Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park

SEPTEMBER 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
September 1           United Way of Kershaw County Day of Caring
September 1           Happy Hour with Philip Winburn 6pm-9pm Historic Camden
September 2           Open Trails 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
September 2           Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden
September 8           Eventide in the Tavern 7pm-10pm McCaa’s Tavern Historic Camden
September 8           Pirates’ Eventide (adults only) 7pm-10pm McCaa’s Tavern Historic Camden
September 9           Springdale 5K Run & Walk 8am Springdale Racecourse United Way of Kershaw County
September 9           Parley of Pirates and Scalawags 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
September 9           Folklore & Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9:30pm Historic Camden
September 9-10      Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
September 14         Blankets & Bands Rusty Davis & Friends 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
September 15-16    Camden Coin Show Spectacular Fri 9am-5pm Sat 9am-3pm Camden City Arena
September 15-17    Filming of Lost In for the Discovery Channel, SC Equine Park and various locations
September 16          4th Annual Jam For The Soul Concert 11am-4pm benefiting Food For The Soul Arts Center of KC
September 16          Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden
September 16-17    Camden Fall Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
September 17          Escape Room 2pm-3:15pm, 3:30pm-4:45pm Historic Camden
September 21          Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
Sept 21-Oct 1            Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, days/hours vary, contact Kershaw County Library for details
September 22          KC Parks & Recreation Dept Senior Golf Tournament 9am Pine Creek Golf Club
September 23-24     SCISA Western Team Competition & YEDA Team Show SC Equine Park
September 24          Escape Room 2pm-3:15pm Historic Camden
September 28          Blankets & Bands The FMs 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
September 30          27th Annual FireFest 9am-1pm Parade Rutledge Street to Camden City Arena 420 Broad Street
September 30          Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Tally Ho Timmonsville
September 30          Exploring Your Ancestry 9am-5pm American Legion $20 Donation Guerry Felder 803-432-3249

OCTOBER 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
October 1-8             MAD Festival Music, Art, Drama, Dance
October 5                Blankets & Bands The Dubber & Tetrahedron 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 6-8             Quilters Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
October 7                Open Trails & Guided Biking 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
October 7                Fall Family Farm Day 10am-5pm Old McCaskill's Farm
October 7                Touch-A-Truck 10am-1pm Wateree River Veterans Park 550 Hwy 1 South, Lugoff
October 7                Jollification in the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
October 7-8             Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
October 11              Day Of Service Hobkirk Hill Chapter NSDAR Women's Clothing For Veterans
October 12              Blankets & Bands The Tony Torre Orchestra 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 13              All About Owls 7pm-9pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
October 13-15         Four Beats For Pleasure SC Equine Park
October 14              Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Voxton Farm Camden
October 14              Living History Open House 10am-4:30pm Historic Camden
October 14              Masquerade Ball 7pm Douglas Reed House LongGoneSC.com
October 19              Community Medical Clinic Oysters & BBQ Bash 6:30pm-9:30pm Camden City Arena
October 19              Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
October 20              Trick or Treat Trail 4pm-7pm Nature As Teacher Preserve 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
October 20-22         SC Dressage & Combined Training Association SC Equine Park
October 21              Quaker Cemetery Tour 4pm LongGoneSC.com
October 21              Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 7pm-8pm Historic Camden
October 21              Columbia City Ballet’s Dracula: Ballet with a Bite Arts Center of Kershaw County
October 21-22         Horse & Hound Expo Sat Polo 11:30am-5pm Polo Field, Sun Expo 10am-5pm Dale Thiel Show Ring
October 22              Camden Community Concert Band Fall Concert 3pm Rectory Square
October 26              Blankets & Bands Bout Tyme 6pm Town Green 1015 Market Street
October 26-29         SC Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
October 27              Happy Hour with Philip Winburn 6pm-9pm Historic Camden
October 27              Halloween Scare Affair with Ten Cent Rich 7pm-until Gallery537 537 DeKalb Street
October 28              United Way of Kershaw County Chili Cook-Off 11am-2pm Town Green 1015 Market St
October 28              Boo-Fest Downtown Trick-or-Treat 1pm-4pm, Concert Town Green Trunk-or-Treat 5pm-9pm
October 28              Haunts and Spirits 6pm Historic Camden
October 28              Jack O' Lantern Jamboree 5pm-6:30pm Wateree River Veterans Park
October 28              Camden Equine Circuit Horse Show Springdale Camden

NOVEMBER 2023
Saturdays through November 18 Kershaw County Farmers Market 9am-12pm
November 2             Jazz by the Mark Rapp Group 7pm Black Box Theatre Arts Center of Kershaw County
November 4             Open Trails 8am-5pm Nature As Teacher Preserve For Education 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
November 4             3rd Annual Habitat for Humanity of KC Holiday Market 9am-2pm 1034 W Dekalb St
November 4             Preparing for Winter in the Backcountry Open House 10am-4pm Historic Camden
November 4             Jollification in the Tavern with Carroll Brown 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
November 5             88th Annual Camden Hunt Hunter Trials 9am Hunter Trial Hill Knights Hill Rd
November 7             City of Camden Arbor Day Ceremony 11am Old Presbyterian Burial Ground Meeting Street
November 9             11th Annual Food For The Soul Golf Tournament 1pm Camden Country Club
November 10           Nature As Teacher Preserve For Education Volunteer Appreciation Day 10am-3pm
November 10-11      Battle of Camden BBQ Festival Camden Jaycees Fri 6pm-10pm Sat 11am-3pm Historic Camden
November 10-12      Antique Shops of Camden Holiday Open House
November 11            Jaston Hawes & Friends 7pm-10pm Gallery537 537 DeKalb Street
November 11-12      Camden Winter Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
November 12            The Wateree Cup Polo 12pm-5:30pm Gates open at 10am Polo Lane
November 16            Make and Take in the Tavern 7pm-8:30pm Historic Camden
November 17-19       Palmetto Classic Open Horse Show SC Equine Park
November 19            Sip and Stroll 2pm-4:30pm Historic Camden
November 23            The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds 9am Red Fox Road
November 24            Horses and Heroes 6pm-9pm Revolutionary War Visitor Center
November 25            Small Business Saturday
November 30            City of Camden Tree Lighting 6pm City Hall

DECEMBER 2023
December 1               NAHI GRUV! 7pm-10pm Gallery537 537 DeKalb Street
December 1-3            SCHJA Palmetto Finals SC Equine Park
December 1-10         Holiday Market Mon-Sat 10:30am-6pm, Sun 1:30pm-6pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
December 2               Bethune Holiday Market 9am-3pm Bethune Rec Center 109 College Street
December 2               14th Annual Country Christmas Trunk Show 10am-5pm Old McCaskill’s Farm
December 2               Elgin Catfish Stomp Parade 10am
December 2               Christmas Wonderland Downtown Camden
December 2               Jollification in the Tavern with Rob McHale 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
December 9               Kershaw County Farmers Market Holiday Market 8am-2pm 906 Broad Street
December 9               Living History Open House 10am-4pm Historic Camden
December 9               Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
December 9               47th Annual Camden Junior Welfare League Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-9pm
December 9               Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade 6:30pm
December 10             Camden Community Concert Band Christmas Concert 3pm Camden High School
December 16             Kershaw County Farmers Market Yard Sale Market 9am-12pm 906 Broad Street
December 16             Wreaths For Quaker Cemetery 12pm-3pm
December 16             Colonial Christmas 5pm-7pm Historic Camden
December 16             Camden Equine Circuit Year-End Banquet National Steeplechase Museum
December 17              27th Boykin Christmas Parade 2pm
December 23              Kershaw County Farmers Market Winter Market 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
December- Feb           Nature As Teacher Preserve For Education Private tours available upon request

A Look Back - 2022

JANUARY 2022
January 5            Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
January 8            The Louise Ancrum Steffens Collection 10am-4pm Kershaw Cornwallis House Historic Camden
January 10-11    Auditions! Kid and Teen Spring Productions 6pm-8pm Wood Auditorium
January 13          Bassett Gallery Opening Peacemakers By Nikolai Oskolkov & Christopher Lane 5:30pm-7pm
January 15          Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Unity Celebration, 11am African American Cultural Center march to City Hall
                              Program 12pm City Hall front lawn
January 19          Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
January 20          Jazz Night with Ben Rosenblum Trio 7pm Black Box Theatre  $35 includes Charcuterie Box
January 23          Kershaw County Music Association Scholarship Competition Wood Auditorium Time TBA
January 29          SC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association (SCTOBA) Annual Meeting, National Steeplechase Museum
January 29          The David Pankey Jr Jazz Trio 5:30pm-8pm Gallery 537, 537 East Dekalb Street

FEBRUARY 2022
February 2          Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
February 4          Duke Pitchforks 8:00pm $5 Students $10 Adults Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 11        Masked Regency Soiree 7pm Hosted by Long Gone LLC Douglas Reed House 810 Lyttleton Street
February 11-12  South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Special Event SC Equine Park
February 12        Regency Tea Class 10:30am & 1pm Hosted by Long Gone LLC Douglas Reed House 810 Lyttleton Street
February 12        Grand Regency Ball 7pm Hosted by Long Gone LLC Douglas Reed House 810 Lyttleton Street
February 16        Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
February 18-20   Extreme Trail Course Clinic SC Equine Park
February 25-27   South Carolina Horsemen's Council SC Equine Park
February 26        Biscuits & Breezing 8am-10am Springdale Racecourse 302 Knights Hill Road
February 26        United Way of KC Caring Hearts Winter Ball 7pm 833 South Broad New Day Transitional Housing Benefit

MARCH 2022
March 1                Irish Paint Night 6:30pm Art of Life Studio 1031 Broad Street
March 4                Irish Fest Pub Crawl 6pm-10pm Downtown Camden
March 4-6             South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
March 5                Lucky Leprechaun 5K 8am Town Green
March 5                Irish Fest Camden Main Event 10am-5pm Historic Camden 222 Broad Street
March 9                Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
March 12              Biscuits & Breezing 8am-10am Springdale Racecourse 302 Knights Hill Road
March 12              Revolutionary War Visitor Center 1st Annual Market Day 10am-3pm
March 12              The David Pankey Jr Jazz Trio 5:30pm-8pm Gallery 537, 537 East Dekalb Street
March 12              Rotary Wild Game Dinner and Auction 6pm-10pm Camden City Arena
March 12-13         Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
March 17-20         Puffs Teen Performance 7pm Nightly 3pm Sunday Matinee, Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 19              Unveiling of Butterbean Sculpture Revolutionary War Visitor Center of Camden
March 19-20         Four Beats For Pleasure SC Equine Park
March 20              Camden Community Concert Band 3pm Camden High School
March 23              Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
March 24-27         The Quest for Quasi! 7pm Nightly 3pm Sunday Matinee Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 26               Revolutionary Run Half Marathon and 5K 7:30am Camden City Arena
March 26               Kershaw County Farmers Market Spring Fling 10am-2pm 906 Broad Street
March 26               Spring Shearing Farm Day Old McCaskill's Farm 10am-5pm
March 26-27          Harmon Classic Hunter Jumper Show SC Equine Park

APRIL 2022
April 1                    National Steeplechase Museum Cocktail Party 6pm
April 1                    Patrick Davis “Where I’m From” Festival Town Green 6pm-10pm
April 2                    87th Running of the Carolina Cup Races presented by Mullikin Law
April 2-3                 South Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Association SC Equine Park
April 2-9                 Equus Film & Arts Fest The Marley Project Camden Film Week
April 5 & 7             Claire Bryant and Friends chamber music program Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 6                    Winter Wednesdays Schooling Series SC Equine Park
April 7                    Blankets & Bands Town Green 5:30pm-8pm 1015 Market Street
April 7-10               Boykin Spaniel Society Spring National Field Trial Rembert/Boykin area
April 8-10               Progressive Show Jumping Spring SC Equine Park
April 9                    Kershaw County Farmers Market Opening Day 9am-12pm
April 9                    Food Truck Festival, The Marley Project, live music 3pm-7pm Historic Camden
April 14-17            Pickleball APP (Association of Pickleball Professionals) SC Open Tournament
April 16-17            Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
April 21                  Blankets & Bands Town Green 5:30pm-8pm 1015 Market Street
April 22                  Earth Day!
April 22                  Nature As Teacher Preserve for Education Grand Opening 4pm- Sunset (8pm) 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
April 22                  Historic Camden’s Revel at Hobkirk Inn 5pm-8pm
April 22                  24 Hours of Lemons Downtown Block Party 6pm-9pm
April 23                  Commemoration of the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill 9am-4pm Revolutionary War Center
April 23-24            24 Hours of Lemons returns to the Carolina Motorsports Park
April 24                  Aiken Polo Opening Day 2pm
April 29                  Two Perspectives; Land & Water by Robert Ariail & Tony Scully, Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 30                  SC Dept of Natural Resources Fishing Rodeo, Youth 15 years and younger 8am-1pm Historic Camden

MAY 2022
May 5                     Blankets & Bands Town Green 5:30pm-8pm 1015 Market Street
May 6                     Woolard Technology Center Senior Career Fair 10am-2pm 70 Innovation Way
May 6                     Finally Friday Concert Series Shull Pavilion the Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 6-7                  Spring Fling with the Antique Shops of Camden 10am-5pm 125 vendors across 7 shops
May 7                     84th Annual Grace Church Dog Show 10am Registration, 11am Show Rectory Square Park
May 7                     Camden's Spring Art-Fest on Broad 10am-4pm
May 10                   Poetry Event & Reception 7pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 12                   Bassett Gallery Opening - Visual Arts Society Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 13                   Tennis Center of Camden Open House 823 Campbell Street
May 14                   Kershaw County Master Gardener Plant Sale 8am-12pm 1333 Chestnut Ferry Rd (behind American Legion)
May 14                   Paddle With A Ranger guided tour of Goodale State Park via canoe or kayak 10am-1pm
May 15                   Camden Community Concert Band 3pm Rectory Square
May 17                   Chamber Music - Upton Trio Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 19                   Blankets & Bands Town Green 5:30pm-8pm 1015 Market Street Sole Purpose
May 21                   Starry Night Gala Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 21-22              Camden Spring Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
May 26                   SC Philharmonic Chamber Concert Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 27-29              South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
May 28                   Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter Spring Garden Tour 11am-3pm councilgcsumter@gmail.com 803.968.5694
May 28-29              Mary Hinson Standard Flower Show, Trees, The Breath of Life 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm 842 W Liberty St Sumter

JUNE 2022
June 3                     Finally Friday Concert Series 6pm-8:30pm Shull Pavilion Arts Center of Kershaw County
June 4                     Nature as Teacher Open Trails free self-guided exploration 7am-7pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
June 4-5                  Kershaw County Ag + Art Tour Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 1pm-5pm
June 4-5                  Camden Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
June 7-Aug 9          Discoveries At Dusk The Nature as Teacher program every Tuesday 7pm-8pm Kendall Park
June 9-Aug 11        Discoveries At Dusk The Nature as Teacher program every Thursday 7pm-8pm Kirkwood Park
June 10                    Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
June 10-Aug 12      Discoveries At Dusk  The Nature as Teacher every Friday 7pm-8pm Preserve for Education
June 17                    Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration 3pm-8pm Camden City Arena
June 17                    Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
June 18                    Juneteenth Celebration 9am-3pm 622 Rutledge Street
June 18                    ALPHA Rocks Recovery 11am-5pm Arts Center of Kershaw County
June 21                    Nature as Teacher Slime Camp ages 7-14 10am-4pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
June 24                    Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
June 24-26               South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
June 25                    The Lizard Man Stomp 10am-2pm Downtown Bishopville
June 25                     Live Eclectic Jazz with the David Pankey Trio & Special Guests 7:30pm-10pm Gallery537 537 East Dekalb St

JULY 2022
June 27–July 21     Oceana – Arts Arising Student Show Bassett Gallery Arts Center of Kershaw County
July 1                       Tenth Anniversary of Find Waldo in 25 participating local businesses ending at Books on Broad July 30
July 1                        Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
July 2                        6th Annual Kids' 4th of July Parade 10am Camden City Hall
July 2                        Nature as Teacher Open Trails free self-guided exploration 7am-7pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
July 2                        Jollification at the Tavern 6pm-10pm McCaa's Tavern Historic Camden
July 3                        Patriots, Picnics & Pops gates open 5pm concert 7:30pm Free Kershaw-Cornwallis House 222 Broad Street
July 8                        Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
July 9                        Second Saturday at Historic Camden 10am 222 Broad Street
July 15                      Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
July 16                      Back To School Bash 9am-12pm Bethel Worship Center 814 Fair St Free school supplies, hot dogs & more
July 16                      Nature as Teacher Wild Wonders Carolina Wildlife Center Ambassadors 7:30pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Rd
July 22                      Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
July 29                      Summer Camp at Historic Camden 6pm-9pm 222 Broad Street children 9-12 years of age
July 29                      Back to School Bash - Stuff the Bus 5pm-8pm Town Green
July 30                      Find Waldo grand-prize drawing 12pm Books on Broad 944 Broad Street
July 30-31                 Camden Summer Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park

AUGUST 2022
August 5                   Mini Concert On The Farm 7pm Old McCaskill Farm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert
August 6                   Nature as Teacher Open Trails free self-guided exploration 7am-7pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Road
August 5-7;12-14     SpongeBob The Musical – Main Stage Arts Center of Kershaw County
August 13                 Battle of Camden Commemoration 10am 1606 Flat Rock Road Camden
August 13                 Historic Camden Open House Saturday 10am-4pm 222 Broad Street
August 13                 Arts Center Open House & Hot Dog Event Arts Center of Kershaw County
Aug 15–Sept 29       Mountain Girls Exhibition Bassett Gallery Arts Center of Kershaw County
August 20                 Nature as Teacher Bee Informed The Pine Tree Bee Club 10am-12pm 247 Chestnut Ferry Road

SEPTEMBER 2022
September 2-4         South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
September 3-10       Downtown Camden Cultural District Celebration
September 8            Artists Reception The Mountain Girls Arts Center of Kershaw County
September 10          Springdale 5k Run & Walk 8am Springdale Race Course Knights Hill Road
September 10          Historic Camden Open House Saturday 10am-4pm 222 Broad Street
September 10          Jollification In The Tavern with PJ Brunson 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
September 10-11     Palmetto Paint Horse Club Carolina Color Classic SC Equine Park
September 15           Arts Center of Kershaw County Annual Meeting
September 17           Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden
September 17-18     Camden Fall Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
Sept 22-Oct 2            Friends of the Library Book Sale days and hours vary, contact Kershaw County Library for details
September 24           26th Annual FireFest 9am-1pm Camden City Arena 420 Broad Street
September 24           Reggie Sullivan Band Black Box Theater Arts Center of Kershaw County
September 24           Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 8pm-9pm Historic Camden
September 29           Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm Harre, Hayes & Massalon 1015 Market Street

OCTOBER 2022
October 1                  Touch A Truck 10am-1pm Wateree River Veterans Park 550 Hwy 1 South, Lugoff  MOVED TO NOV 12
October 1                  Jollification In The Tavern with Bloody Mag and the Scalawag Orchestra 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
October 1-2               Palmetto Paint Horse Club SC Equine Park
October 6                  Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm Blues Festival Kick-Off Concert 1015 Market Street
October 6-9               25th Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
October 7-9               Palmetto Pony Club SC Equine Park
October 7-9               Palmetto Cup Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
October 8                  Old McCaskill Farm Fall Family Farm Day 10am-5pm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert
October 8                  Fall Fine Arts & Crafts Market On Broad 9am-4pm 938 Broad Street
October 8                  Historic Camden Open House Saturday 10am-4pm 222 Broad Street
October 8                  Historic Camden Revel Community Table Event 6pm-8pm 222 Broad Street
October 13                Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm Latin Caravan 1015 Market Street
October 14                Tail Waggin' Ball 7pm-11pm Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
October 15                Quaker Cemetery Tour 5pm Tickets $10 online or at the gate 713 Meeting Street
October 15                Haunted Legends of Camden Tour Louise C Proctor Hall 5pm-9:30pm
October 15-16           Four Beats For Pleasure SC Equine Park
October 16                SC Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assoc Wine Tasting National Steeplechase Museum
October 20                Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm Middle Ground 1015 Market Street
October 21-23           SC Dressage and Combined Training Assoc Schooling Show & Championship SC Equine Park
October 21-23           Bethesda Presbyterian Church 200th Anniversary Celebration 11am-4pm 502 DeKalb Street
October 22                Ten Cent Rich Gallery537 Art 6pm Music 7:30pm 537 East Dekalb Street
October 23                 Camden Horse & Hound Expo 10am Dale Thiel Showgrounds Horse Pasture Road end of Firetower Road
October 27                10th Annual Food For The Soul Golf Tournament 11am-4pm Camden Country Club (rain date Nov 10)
October 27                 Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm New Old Friends 1015 Market Street
October 28-30           South Carolina Quarter Horse Association SC Equine Park
October 29                 United Way Chili Cook-Off 11am Camden Town Green
October 30                 Haunts and Spirits 6:30pm-8:30pm Historic Camden

NOVEMBER 2022
Oct 6 - Nov 19            Visual Art Society’s Fall Showcase 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri Bassett Gallery at the Arts Center
November 3              Blankets & Bands Camden Town Green 5:30pm-8pm Harre, Hayes & Massalon 1015 Market Street
November 4              Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 7pm Historic Camden
November 4-5           Hammond School Interscholastic Equestrian Association SC Equine Park
November 5              Mt. Moriah Outreach 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run 8:30am 801 Broad Street
November 5               Second Annual KC Habitat Holiday Market 9am-2pm KC Parks & Rec Department
November 5              Open House Historic Camden
November 5              Escape Room 12:00pm, 1:30pm, 3:00pm Historic Camden
November 5               Jollification In The Tavern with Zach Lemhouse 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
November 5               Ramblin' Don Scott Duo Gallery537 Art 6pm Music 7:30pm 537 East Dekalb Street CANCELLED
November 6               The Camden Hunt 87th Annual Hunter Trials 9am Hunter Trial Hill Knights Hill Road
November 6               Danish String Quartet 4pm Wood Auditorium at the Arts Center
November 11             Sweet Heat Gallery537 Art 6pm Music 7:30pm 537 East Dekalb Street
November 11             Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 7pm Historic Camden
November 11-12        Battle of Camden Barbecue Festival Saturday 6pm-10pm, Sunday 11am-3pm Historic Camden
November 11-13        BOTS! A New Children’s Musical Black Box Theater at the Arts Center
November 12             Touch A Truck 10am-1pm Wateree River Veterans Park 550 Hwy 1 South, Lugoff
November 12             Antiques & Art Holiday Open House 10am-5pm various downtown Camden locations
November 12             Holiday Craft Fair 9am and BBQ 10:30am Fundraiser Louise C Proctor Hall 2030 Lyttleton Street
November 12             David Pankey Trio Gallery537 Art 6pm Music 7:30pm 537 East Dekalb Street
November 12-13        Camden Winter Classic Hunter Jumper SC Equine Park
November 12-13        Battle of Camden Rev War Reenactment 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm 1208 Keys Lane Kershaw
November 18-20        BOTS! A New Children’s Musical Black Box Theatre at the Arts Center
November 19             Touch-A-Tractor 10am-2pm Old McCaskill Farm
November 19             Folklore and Legends Lantern Tour 7pm Historic Camden
November 24             The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds 9am Red Fox Road
November 25             Horses and Heroes Oyster Roast & Lowcountry Boil Historic Camden benefit 6pm-9pm 212 Broad Street
November 26             Small Business Saturday

DECEMBER 2022
December 1               City of Camden Tree Lighting 6pm City Hall
December 1               Elgin Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 6pm-8pm
December 1-4            South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association Finals SC Equine Park
December 2-11          The Arts Center’s Holiday Market 10:30am-6pm
December 3               Elgin’s Catfish Stomp Festival and Parade 9am-12pm
December 3               Country Christmas Shopping 10am-5pm Old McCaskill Farm 377 Cantey Lane Rembert
December 3               Colonial Holiday Market McCaa's Tavern 11am-3:30pm Historic Camden
December 3               Christmas Wonderland 12pm downtown Camden
December 3               Jollification in the Tavern 6pm-10pm Historic Camden
December 10             Kershaw County Farmers Market Holiday Market 9am-2pm 906 Broad Street
December 10             Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am downtown Camden
December 10             Colonial Holiday Market McCaa's Tavern 11am-3:30pm Historic Camden
December 10             Colonial Christmas 5pm-7pm Historic Camden
December 10             46th Annual Camden Junior Welfare League Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-9pm
December 10             Lights Of Lugoff Parade 6:30pm (rain date Sunday Dec 11)
December 10-11        IEA Interscholastic Equestrian Association SC Equine Park
December 11             Camden Community Concert Band Christmas Concert 3pm Camden High School
December 17             Colonial Holiday Market McCaa's Tavern 11am-3:30pm Historic Camden
December 18             Boykin Christmas Parade

A Look Back - 2021

JANUARY 2021
FEBRUARY 2021

MARCH 2021
March 4            Celtic Art Gallery Opening, Arts Center of Kershaw County, 810 Lyttleton Street 5:30pm
March 4            Open Mic, Books On Broad 944 Broad Street 6:30pm
March 5            ShamRock The Block, Rutledge Street 6pm-9pm
March 5-7         SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
March 6            Lucky Leprechaun 5K, Town Green, 1010 Market Street 8am
March 6            Irish Fest Camden, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site 10am-5pm
March 12-14    Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
March 19-21    Four Beats For Pleasure, SC Equine Park
March 26-28    Harmon Classic, SC Equine Park
March 27          Old McCaskill Farm Annual Shearing of the Sheep 10am-5pm   
March 27          Spring Fling Market, Kershaw County Farmers Market 906 Broad Street 10am-3pm

APRIL 2021
April 2-4            SCDCTA Show, SC Equine Park
April 9 & 10      Boykin Spaniel Spring Nationals, Boykin and Rembert
April 10-11        Progressive Show Jumping, SC Equine Park
April 16-18        Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
April 23-25        SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
April 30-May 2  Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park

MAY 2021
May 1                May Day Festival, Boykin Mill Road, Boykin 10am-4pm
May 7                Patrick Davis Concert, Wood Auditorium 7:30pm $35 General Admission $50 VIP Seating
May 8                The Big Spring Events in downtown Camden
May 8                13th Anniversary Habitat ReStore Annual Sidewalk Sale 11am-4pm
May 13              Together We Are Normal - Black Box Theater 6-8pm, Tickets $30
May 14              Kershaw County Master Gardeners Plant Sale, 8am-12n, American Legion
May 21              Finally Friday Carolina Cup Kick Off Concert 6–8:30pm, Free Admission, Shull Pavilion
May 21-23        Camden Spring Classic H/J, SC Equine Park
May 22              Carolina CUP Races presented by Mullikin Law
May 28-30         SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park

JUNE 2021
June 4-6            Camden Classic H/J, SC Equine Park
June 5-6            Kershaw County Ag + Art Tour 10am-4pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm, farms, markets & artisans
June 18-20        SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
June 22              South Carolina Philharmonic Concert, Arts Center of Kershaw County
June 25-27        SCDCTA Dressage Youth Clinic

JULY 2021
July 1-Aug 12    Discoveries at Historic Camden, Nature As Teacher Free family program, Thursdays 7pm 
July 2-Aug 13    Discoveries at Boykin Park, Nature As Teacher, Fridays 7pm
July 3-Aug 14    Discoveries at Powder Magazine Park, Nature As Teacher, Market St, Saturdays 8:30-11am
July 3                  Fifth Annual Kids’ Fourth of July Parade, City Hall/Rutledge Street 10am
July 4                  Patriots, Picnics & Pops Kershaw Cornwallis House Colonial Garden 6pm, concert 7:30pm
July 6-Aug 10    Discoveries at Kendall Park, Nature As Teacher, Tuesdays 7pm
July 10                Historic Camden Second Saturday, Indigo dye presentation
July 31                24th Annual Black Cowboy Festival & Rodeo Greenfield Farm 4585 Spencer Rd, Rembert 12pm
July 31-Aug 1    Camden Summer Classic, SC Equine Park

AUGUST 2021
August 14-16     Battle of Camden Commemoration Weekend, Historic Camden
August 27-29     Southeastern Reining Horse Association, SC Equine Park

SEPTEMBER 2021
September 3-5   SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
September 4      Fall Craft Fair, Louise C Proctor Hall 9am-3pm
September 11    Springdale 5K Run and Walk, Springdale Race Course 8am
September 16    Arts Center of Kershaw County Annual Meeting, Wood Auditorium 6:30pm
Sept 18-19          Camden Fall Classic H/J, SC Equine Park
September 24    Tail Waggin' Ball, 7pm-11pm National Steeplechase Museum, 200 Knights Hill Road
Sept 24-26          SCPEA/NCPEA (Palmetto Exhibitors Association), SC Equine Park
Sept 24-26          Nunsense The Musical, Arts Center of Kershaw County, Black Box Theatre
Sept 24-26          Kershaw County Library Book  Sale Week One, Old Armory, hours vary
September 25    25th Annual Firefest, Camden City Arena

OCTOBER 2021
Sept 30-Oct 3     Kershaw County Library Book Sale Week Two, Old Armory, hours vary
October 1-3        Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
October 2           Kershaw County Touch A Truck, Wateree River Veterans Park 10am-1pm
October 2           Old McCaskill’s Farm Fall Family Farm Day, 10am-5pm
October 2           Opening reception for Gallery 537, 5pm-10pm 537 East DeKalb Street
October 7-10      Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
October 8-9        Dr. Susan Fay Clinic, SC Equine Park
October 9           Camden’s First Annual Art-Fest on Broad, 10am-4pm
October 14         17th Annual Habitat For Humanity Golf Tournament, Camden Country Club
October 15         Masquerade Ball 7pm, Louise C Proctor Hall
October 15-17    Four Beats For Pleasure, SC Equine Park
October 16         Haunted Legends of Camden Tour, 5pm-10pm Louise C Proctor Hall
October 22-24    One Life, Dogs The Musical, Arts Center of Kershaw County
October 22-24    SC Quarter Horse Association Spooktacular, SC Equine Park
October 29-31    SC Dressage and Combined Training Association, SC Equine Park
October 30         United Way of Kershaw County Annual Chili Cookoff

NOVEMBER 2021
November 3       Winter Wednesdays, SC Equine Park
November 4       Claire Bryant & Friends, 7:30pm Arts Center of Kershaw County Wood Auditorium
November 5       15th Annual Ronald McDonald House Sporting Clay Tournament 7:30am Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
November 6       Mt. Moriah Outreach 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk 8am-11am, race proceeds to serve Thanksgiving meals
November 6       Kershaw County Habitat Holiday Market, 9am-3pm 638 Rutledge Street
November 6       Historic Camden's 51st Anniversary Celebration 9am-4pm
Nov 12-14           Agatha Christies:  Murder On The Orient Express - A Comedy! 7pm nightly, 3pm Sun matinee Arts Center of KC
November 12     Land Jam Country Music Festival Kickoff Party acoustic singer-songwriter showcase 6-9pm  Gates open 5pm
November 13     4th Revolutionary Run at Historic Camden Half Marathon 7am (POSTPONED)
November 13     Antique Shops of Downtown Camden Holiday Open House
November 13     Land Jam Country Music Festival 296 US-601, Lugoff  Live music 12-8pm Gates open 11am
Nov 13-14           Camden Winter Classic, SC Equine Park
Nov 13-14           Rev War Battle of Camden Reenactment 10am-5pm 1208 Keys Lane, Kershaw
November 14     The Camden Hunt 86th Annual Hunter Trials, 9am Hunter Trial Hill, Springdale Race Course
November 17     Winter Wednesdays, SC Equine Park
November 18     The Visual Arts Society Fall Show Gallery Opening, 5:30pm-7pm Bassett Gallery (runs through Dec 17)
November 18     Chamber Music with The Upton Trio 6pm Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres, 7pm Concert, Arts Center of KC
Nov 19-20           Battle of Camden BBQ Festival 6pm-10pm, Sat 10:30am-3pm, Live music both days Historic Camden
Nov 19-21           Agatha Christies:  Murder On The Orient Express - A Comedy! 7pm nightly, 3pm Sun matinee Arts Center of KC
November 25     The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds, 9am Red Fox Road
November 27     Small Business Saturday!
November 30     Kershaw County Tinsel Trail, 50 decorated live Christmas Trees, 5:30pm-8pm Wateree Veterans Park,
                              550 Highway 1 South, Lugoff
November 30     Columbia City Ballet’s Nutcracker, 7pm Arts Center of Kershaw County

DECEMBER 2021
Dec 2-5                 SCHJA Finale, SC Equine Park
December 2        Camden Tree Lighting 6pm City Hall, with a Shopping Stroll 5-8 pm that evening
December 2        Elgin Tree Lighting 6pm-8pm
December 4        Old McCaskill's Farm 12th Annual Country Christmas Trunk Show 10am-5pm
December 11      Kershaw County Farmers Market Holiday Market, 9am-2pm, 906 Broad Street
December 11      Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
December 11      Columbia Children’s Theatre Performance, Arts Center of Kershaw County
December 11      45th Annual Camden Junior Welfare League Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-9pm
December 11      Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade 6:30pm
December 11      Colonial Christmas, Historic Camden
December 12      Camden Community Concert Band Winter Concert 3pm Camden High School
December 15      Winter Wednesdays, SC Equine Park

A Look Back - 2020

JANUARY 2020
January 16     Jazz Pianist Ben Rosenblum, Arts Center of KC (AC)
January 26     Brevard Music Scholarship Competition 2020, 1pm Arts Center of KC
January 31     Treaty of Ghent Celebration, 3pm Historic Camden 222 Broad Street
January 31     The Pitchforks of Duke University 8pm, Arts Center of KC

FEBRUARY 2020
February 1      Mardi Gras - A Community Celebration of the Arts 6-10pm Broad Street
February 7-9  IEA Regional Finals, SC Equine Park (SCEP)
Feb  7-16         The Odd Couple, Arts Center of KC
February 8      SCTOBA Annual Awards Banquet National Steeplechase Museum
February 8      8th Annual Wild Game Dinner & Auction, 6pm Camden City Arena
February 9      Volunteer Training/Wildlife Basics, 2-4pm pthwildlife@gmail.com for information
February 15    KC Master Gardeners Seminar, 9am-3pm 803/432-9071 or www.kcmga.com
February 22    Gospel Fest, 6pm Arts Center of KC
February 22    The Camden Hunt Ball, Springdale Hall Club
February 22    Caring Hearts Winter Ball, 7-11pm 833 South Broad, United Way of Kershaw County
February 23    34th Annual Multi-Cultural Heritage Tea, 3pm Arts Center of KC
Feb 28-Mar 1  Four Beats For Pleasure, SC Equine Park

MARCH 2020      Events Cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19
March 5          Irish Authors & Open Mic 6pm Books On Broad
March 5          A Seat At The Table, Arts Center of Kershaw County 5:30-7pm
March 6          Irish Fest Camden Pub Crawl, 7pm Downtown Camden
March 6-8      SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
March 7          Biscuits & Breezing, Springdale Race Course 8am
March 7          Lucky Leprechaun 5K, 8am Town Green 1010 Market Street
March 7          Irish Fest Camden Main Event 10am-5pm Historic Camden 222 Broad Street
March 7          Annual Arts Center Gala, 6:30pm Springdale Hall Club
March 8          Camden Community Concert Band, 3pm Camden High School
March 12        Columbia City Ballet's The Great Gatsby, Arts Center of Kershaw County 7pm
March 13        African American Workshop, Louise C Proctor Hall 9:30am
March 13-15  Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
March 19-22  Once Upon A Mattress, Wood Auditorium, Arts Center of KC
March 20-22  Harmon Classic, SC Equine Park
March 21        Spring Fling Market, Kershaw County Farmers Market 10am-3pm
March 21        Camden Family Fun Run, 9am Historic Camden
March 21        84th Annual Spring Dog Show, Registration 12n, show 1pm, Rectory Square
March 22        The Camden Hunt Horse Show
March 22        SC Philharmonic Concert, 4pm Kershaw-Cornwallis House Historic Camden
March 26        Claire Bryant & Friends:  Decoda, Arts Center of Kershaw County 7pm
March 27        Austin & Sally Brown Collection Exhibit Opening, 6-8pm National Steeplechase Museum
March 27-29  Spring Fling Dressage, SC Equine Park
March 28        Carolina Cup Races presented by Mullikin Law

APRIL 2020      Events Cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19
April 2            8th Annual Food For The Soul Golf Tournament (rain date Apr 16) Camden Country Club 1pm
April 3-5        Spring Attic Sale, 1036 Broad Street times vary
April 3-5        One Life: Dogs The Musical, Wood Auditorium, Arts Center of KC
April 4            Kershaw County Farmers Market Opening Day (season through Nov 21) 8am-12noon
April 4            United We Serve Pickleball Tournament 823 Campbell Street 8am
April 4            Spring Craft Fair, Louise C Proctor Hall 9am
April 10          Food Truck Fest, 3pm Historic Camden
April 11          African American Cultural Center Celebration 10am 517 York Street
April 13-16    Equus Camden Film Week
April 17          Kershaw County Special Olympics, Camden Military Academy 9:30am
April 17-19    Equus Film and Arts Fest Camden Tour Stop
April 17-19    Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
April 18          Old McCaskill Farm Annual Shearing of the Sheep 10am-5pm
April 18          Black Tie and Blue Jean Gala, The Paddock Rutledge Street 7pm
April 19          Wildlife Rescue Baby Shower, Historic Camden 2pm
April 23          Oyster Roast - Boykin Spaniel Spring National Field Trials, Historic Camden 6pm
April 24-26    SC Quarter Horse Association Mini Circuit, SC Equine Park
April 25          Third Annual Revel Fundraiser for Historic Camden 602 Greene Street 6:30pm

MAY 2020      Events Cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19
May 1-3         Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park
May 3             Camden Community Concert Band, 3pm Rectory Square
May 15-17     Camden Spring Classic Hunter/Jumper, SC Equine Park
May 17-18     Battle of Camden BBQ Festival Historic Camden 6pm-10pm, 10:30am-3pm
May 22-24     SC Quarter Horse Association Palmetto Classic, SC Equine Park
May 23           Pirates Invade Proctor Hall, Louise C Proctor Hall 11am
May 29-31     Camden Spring Classic II, SC Equine Park

JUNE 2020
June 1-7         Heart of Dixie Reining Horse Association, SC Equine Park
June 13-14     SC Dressage & Combined Training, SC Equine Park
June 19-21     SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park

JULY 2020
July 24-26      Camden Summer Classic, SC Equine Park

AUGUST 2020
Aug 15-16     Battle of Camden Commemoration Weekend at Historic Camden

SEPTEMBER 2020
Sept 4-6         SC Quarter Horse Association, SC Equine Park
Sept 11-13     Camden Fall Classic, SC Equine Park
Sept 17           Bassatt Gallery, Through it all I RISE! An Exhibit by Keith Tolen 5:30-7pm
Sept 18-19     The Big Bad Musical online shows, Virtual Performance, Arts Center of Kershaw County
Sept 18-20     Southeastern Reining Association, SC Equine Park
Sept 25           Finally Friday, Shull Pavilion, Johnny Glenn & The Chasers 6-8pm
Sept 27           Fall Craft Fair, Louise C. Proctor Hall 1pm

OCTOBER 2020
Oct 9-11        Palmetto Paint Horse Association, SC Equine Park
Oct 16-18      Four Beats For Pleasure, SC Equine Park
Oct 23-25      SC Quarter Horse Association Spooktacular, SC Equine Park
Oct 30-Nov 1 Palmetto Paint Horse Club, SC Equine Park

NOVEMBER 2020
November 6   City of Camden Arbor Day Presentation 11am, Historic Camden
Nov 6-8            Camden Winter Classic, SC Equine Park (SCEP), 443 Cleveland School Rd
Nov 6-8            Rev War Days 50th Anniversary, Historic Camden 222 Broad Street
November 7   Engage the Revolutionary War Southern Campaign 10am-4pm, Historic Camden
Nov 7-8            Rev War Field Days 50th Year Living History Reenactments 10am-5pm/3pm 1208 Keys Lane, Kershaw
November 8    85th Annual Hunter Trials, The Camden Hunt, Hunter Trial Hill, Knights Hill Road
November 12  8th Annual Food For The Soul Golf Tournament, Camden Country Club 1pm shotgun start
November 21  Christmas Bazaar Handmade crafts and food trucks 9am-4pm Louise C. Proctor Hall
November 26  Thanksgiving, The Blessing of the Hounds, The Camden Hunt 9am 776 Red Fox Road
November 28   Small Business Saturday!

DECEMBER 2020
Dec 4-6              SCHJA Finale, SC Equine Park (SCEP), 443 Cleveland School Rd
December 5     Colonial Christmas at Historic Camden
December 5     Country Christmas Shopping Trunk Show 10am-5pm, Old McKaskill Farm  
December 6     Country Christmas Shopping Trunk Show 12pm-5pm, Old McKaskill Farm Day Two!
December 6     Christmas Open House 4pm, Louise C. Proctor Hall, 2030 Lyttleton Street
December 12   Holiday Market 10am-3pm Hosted by the Kershaw County Farmers Market, 906 Broad Street
December 12   44th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes VIRTUAL Event

A Look Back - 2019

JANUARY 2019
Jan 11             FAC Bassett Gallery Opening Cat Coulter Lloyd & Sam Compton 5:30-7pm
Jan 11-13/18-20FAC You Can’t Take It With You, 7pm, Sun 3pm Wood Auditorium
January 19      African American Cultural Center “Let’s Talk About...”, The Green Book of SC 1:30-3pm
January 26      FAC Gala & Auction, 6-10pm Springdale Hall Club

FEBRUARY 2019
February 1      FAC The Pitchforks of Duke University, 8pm Wood Auditorium
February 1-3   A Treaty of Ghent Celebration Weekend, Historic Camden
February 2      Garden Seminar “Within the Garden”, 9am-3pm American Legion 1333 Chestnut Ferry Rd
February 8-10 SCEP IEA Regional Finals
February 9      FAC Beatles the Ballet Columbia City Ballet, 7pm Wood Auditorium
February 9      SCTOBA Annual Awards Banquet National Steeplechase Museum
February 16    2nd Annual Soul-icious celebration, 11am-4pm Price House 724 Broad
February 17    FAC Chamber Music II Phillip Bush & Friends, 3pm Wood Auditorium
Feb 18-24         Camden Film Week Equus Film Festival  www.equusfilmfestivalcamden.com
February 23    Caring Hearts Winter Ball, 7-11pm 833 South Broad, Black Tie
February 23    The 2019 Camden Hunt Ball, 6pm Springdale Hall Club
February 23    FAC Gospel Fest, 6pm Wood Auditorium
February 24    FAC Heritage Tea 3pm Wood Auditorium, reception Douglas Reed House
February 28    Irish Authors Reading & Open Mic Night, 6-8pm Books on Broad

MARCH 2019
March 1          Irish Fest Camden Pub Crawl, 7-10pm 1000 block of Broad
March 1-3       SCEP Four Beats for Pleasure
March 2          Lucky Leprechaun 5K, 8am Town Green 1010 Market Street
March 2          Irish Fest Camden, 10am-5pm Historic Camden 222 Broad Street, irishfestcamden.com
March 2-16    Biscuits & Breezing 8-10am Springdale Race Course Saturdays March 2, 9, 16
March 7-10    Attic Sale 1050 Broad Street, Th Friends & Family Night 5-8, Fr 10-7, Sa 9-6, Su 1-4
March 7-10    The Phantom Tollbooth, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 7-22    Youth Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 8-10    SCEP (South Carolina Equine Park) SC Quarter Horse Association
March 9          Redoubt and Cannon Unveiling Ceremony 11am Historic Camden
March 9          Trivia Night 6-10pm Historic Camden
March 14-17  SOS Savoy High, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 15-17   SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
March 17        Camden Community Concert Band Concert, 3pm Camden High School
March 21        Kershaw County Music Association Spring Concert, 7pm Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
March 21-24  2019 Boykin Spaniel Field Trial
March 23        Grace Episcopal Church 83rd Annual Spring Dog Show, 12n Rectory Square 432-7621
March 23        Second Annual Historic Camden Revel Colonial Gala, 7pm
March 23-2    SCEP Harmon Classics Spring Challenge
March 28        7th Annual Food For The Soul Golf Tournament, 1pm shotgun start, Camden Country Club
March 29-31  SCEP Spring Fling Dressage
March 30        85th Running of the Carolina Cup

APRIL 2019
April 4            Chamber Music & Gallery Opening, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 5            Shaggin’ on the Green, 6-10pm Town Green 1015 Market St
April 5-7        United We Serve Pickleball Tournament 823 Campbell Street
April 5-7        SCEP Camden Spring Classic
April 6            Opening Day 2019 Kershaw County Farmers Market 8am-12n
April 6            Wild Game Dinner & Auction 6-9pm, 833 South Broad, scholarships for HS seniors
April 12-14    SCEP Progressive Show Jumping Spring Show
April 13          Dancing With The Stars!  Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
April 19-21    SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
April 26-27    SCEP SC Quarter Horse Association
April 27          The Camden Hunt Spring Hunter Pace

MAY 2019
May 2-5         Fences, Camden Community Theatre Production, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
May 3-5         SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
May 4            Tour de Camden 9am Historic Camden
May 4            Old McCaskill Farm Annual Sheep Shearing Family Farm Day
May 5            Camden Community Concert Band 3pm Rectory Square
May 16          Bassett Gallery Opening 5:30-7pm with KCART & KCMA Concert 7pm, Free, Fine Arts Center
May 17-18     Battle of Camden BBQ Festival, Friday 6-10pm, Sat 10:30am-3pm, Historic Camden 222 Broad
May 18-19     SCEP Camden Hunter Jumper Series Spring Show
May 21-26     LevelUp Pickleball Camp
May 23          Historic Camden Volunteer Appreciation Party 6pm McCaa’s Tavern
May 24-26     SCEP SC Quarter Horse Association
May 25           Historic Camden Washington Walk, 10am $15/pp
May 31           11th Anniversary Habitat ReStore Annual Sidewalk Sale 11am-3pm
May 31-June 2 SCEP Camden Spring Classic II

JUNE 2019
June 7-Aug 17 Summer Camp at Historic Camden www.historiccamden.org/camps to register
June 7            Night at the Museum:  Colonial Camp 6-9pm Historic Camden
June 7-9        SCEP NSBA National Snaffle Bit Association Boot Camp
June 8-9        Ag + Art Tour, Free, visit agandarttour.com/kershaw/ for more information
June 21          Night at the Museum:  Camp Joseph Kershaw 6-9pm Historic Camden
June 21-23    SCEP SC Quarter Horse Association
June 28-29    SCEP SCDCTA Dressage & Combined Training Association Jr Clinic
June 29          4th Annual Kids' Fourth of July Parade 10am Camden City Hall
June 30          5th Annual Patriots, Picnic & Pops Historic Camden

JULY 2019
July 5-7          SCEP Progressive Show Jumping
July 12           Night at the Museum:  Super Science Camp 6-9pm Historic Camden
July 12-14      SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
July 12-14      Junior Teams Tennis State Championships
July 26           Night at the Museum:  Camp Swamp Fox 6-9pm Historic Camden
July 26-28      SCEP Camden Summer Classic
July 31            Waldo Celebration Party, 4pm Books on Broad 944 Broad St

AUGUST 2019
August 3        Day at the Museum:  Archaeology Camp 8am-noon Historic Camden
August 10      Battle of Camden Commemoration 8am 1606 Flat Rock Rd
August 17      Day at the Museum:  Apprentice Camp  8am-noon Historic Camden
August 17      Arts Open House 11:30am-1pm Fine Arts Center
August 17      Nights at the Museum 5pm National Steeplechase Museum 200 Knights Hill Rd
Aug 23-25      SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
August 30      George Morris Clinic 8am South Carolina Equine Park
August 31      N2 Track Days 7am Carolina Motorsports Park

SEPTEMBER 2019
Sept 7            Springdale 5K Run & Walk 8am 200 Knights Hill Rd
Sept 12-15    Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports hosts the US FITASC Grand Prix
Sept 13          Lemons South Fall 12pm Carolina Motorsports Park
Sept 13          24 Hours of Lemons Downtown Block Party 6pm-9pm
Sept 13-14    Bethune Chicken Strut
Sept 13-15    SCEP Camden Fall Classic
Sept 14          Fall Craft Fair 9am-4pm Louise C. Proctor Hall 2030 Lyttleton St
Sept 14          Darin and Brooke Aldridge - A Bluegrass Concert 7pm Wood Auditorium Fine Arts Center
Sept 17          Book Panel and Publishing Release - "Our Prince of Scribes:  Writers Remember Pat Conroy"
Sept 19-29    Friends of the Library Book Sale Old Armory Bldg 1034 W DeKalb St days/times vary
Sept 21          3rd Annual Revolutionary Run Half Marathon + 5K 7:30am-12pm 222 Broad Historic Camden
Sept 26          Bassett Gallery Reception WHAT is art? Panel Discussion Jeremy Butler and Keith Tolen 6pm
Sept 27-29    SCEP IIIR Stars EQ Team
Sept 28          24th Annual FireFest 9am City Arena

OCTOBER 2019
Oct 3             Golf Tournament to benefit Habitat For Humanity of Kershaw County, Camden Country Club
Oct 3-6         23rd Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
Oct 4-6         Gotta Move Attic Sale First Palmetto Savings Bank 1050 Broad Fri 10-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 1-4
Oct 5             Old McCaskill Farm Fall Family Farm Day 10am-5pm
Oct 5             Touch A Truck 10am Wateree River Parcel, 550 US-1 Lugoff
Oct 11           Jam For The Soul, Food For The Soul Annual Fundraiser, Town Green
Oct 18-20     SCEP Four Beats For Pleasure
Oct 19           Haunted Legends of Camden Tour 5pm Louise C. Proctor Hall 2030 Lyttleton St
Oct 19           5th Annual Fostering Foster Animal Rescue Barn Dance 6pm-9:30pm Pear Tree Farm
Oct 20           Camden Community Concert Band Fall Concert 2019 3pm Kendall Park
Oct 24           Open Mic Night 6pm Books on Broad 944 Broad Street
Oct 25-27     SCEP SC Quarter Horse Association Spooktacular
Oct 26           9th Annual United Way Chili Cook-Off 11am-2pm Camden Town Green
Oct 26           Halloween at Historic Camden 6pm
Oct 27           Haunts & Spirits 6pm Historic Camden
Oct 28           Upton Trio Concert and Party 6pm Ten Eleven Galleria $50/pp

NOVEMBER 2019
Nov 1-3         SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club
Nov 2-3         Rev War Field Days 10am Historic Camden
Nov 9             SCEP Camden Hunter/Jumper Series Year End Awards Show 8am
Nov 14           Downtown Art Crawl 5pm downtown Camden
Nov 14           Bassett Gallery Opening:  Visual Arts Society 5-9pm The Arts Center 810 Lyttleton Street
Nov 14           6th Annual Oysters & BBQ Bash 6:30pm-9:30pm 833 Broad Street
Nov 18           Upton Trio 6pm cocktails, 7pm concert Salud! 1011 Broad Street
Nov 21           Open Mic Night 6pm Books on Broad 944 Broad Street
Nov 21-24     Schoolhouse Rock Jr 7pm nightly, 3pm Sun The Arts Center
Nov 28           The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds, 776 Red Fox Road 9am
Nov 30           Small Business Saturday

DECEMBER 2019
Dec 5             Camden Tree Lighting & Shopping Stroll 6pm City Hall
Dec 5             Columbia City Ballet's The Nutcracker 7pm The Arts Center, 810 Lyttleton Street
Dec 5             Elgin's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 7pm
Dec 6-8         SCEP SC Hunter Jumper Association Palmetto Medal & Derby Finale
Dec 6-8         Holiday Attic Sale 10am-6pm, 9am-6pm, 1pm-4pm 1036 Broad Street
Dec 6-14       Holiday Sales Show M-Sat 10:30am-6pm, Sun 1pm-6pm Douglas Reed House The Arts Center
Dec 7             12th Annual Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk 8am Fitness Zone, Lugoff
Dec 7             Elgin's Catfish Stomp Festival and Parade 10am
Dec 7             Colonial Christmas at Historic Camden 5pm
Dec 8             Old McCaskill Farm 10th Annual Holiday Trunk Show 1pm-6pm 377 Cantey Lane, Rembert SC
Dec 8             Camden Community Concert Band 3pm Camden High School
Dec 13           Wine & Cheese Silent Auction Evening Out 6pm Camden Mercantile Fostering Foster Benefit
Dec 14           Happy Holidays Holiday Market Kershaw County Farmers Market 8am-2pm
Dec 14           Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 14           Celebration of Richard Kirkland 1pm Quaker Cemetery
Dec 14           43rd Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm Camden Archives and Museum
Dec 14           Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade 6:30pm
Dec 14           Hadden in the House Holiday Concert & Culinary Benefit 7pm 514 Rutledge Street
Dec 14           SC Jazz Masters 7pm-9pm The Arts Center
Dec 15           Christmas Open House at Proctor Hall 5pm
Dec 17           Christmas With The First Responders 5:30pm Zemp Stadium
Dec 21           Bethune Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 21           The Dance Place Presents - The Nutcracker 3pm-5pm & 7pm-9pm The Arts Center

A Look Back - 2018

JANUARY 2018
Jan 20             Fine Arts Center Annual Gala & Auction Springdale Hall Club
Jan 20             SC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Assn Annual Awards Dinner, National Steeplechase Museum
Jan 26-27       Candlelight Tea Tasting 7-9pm, Palmetto Tea Room

FEBRUARY 2018
Feb 2              The Pitchforks of Duke University, Wood Auditorium 8pm
Feb 23            Artillery Tavern Weekend, Historic Camden
Feb 23-25      Equus Film Festival Camden Tour Stop www.equusfilmfestivalcamden.com
Feb 24            Soul-icious - 1st Annual Price House Festival 11am-4pm Historic Price House
Feb 24            Gospel Fest - Fine Arts Center 6pm
Feb 24            Caring Hearts Winter Ball 7-11pm, 833 South Broad, Black Tie
Feb 25            Heritage Tea - Fine Arts Center 3pm

MARCH 2018
March 2-4       SCEP Four Beats for Pleasure
March 3           Lucky Leprechaun 5k 9am Run/Walk certified USTAF
March 3           2nd Annual Irish Fest 10:30-5, downtown Camden
March 3           Youth Arts Month Exhibition 2018 - You Gotta Have Art 5:30-7pm Bassett Gallery
March 8-11     Camden Community Theatre The Little Mermaid 7pm, Sun 3pm
March 9-11     SCEP SC Quarter Horse Association Southern Gold
March 10         Historic Camden Inaugural Revel Colonial Gala 7-11pm
March 16         Joel Rush Live at the Fine Arts Center 6:30pm
March 16-18   SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Association
March 16-18   Adult Hard Court Tennis State Championships 8am-5pm
March 18         Wildlife Rescue Baby Shower, McCaa’s Tavern Historic Camden 2-4pm
March 18         Camden Community Concert Band Concert 3pm Rectory Square Park FREE
March 23-25   SCEP Harmon Spring Classic
March 24         Grace Episcopal Church 82nd Spring Dog Show, rain date March 25, Rectory Square
March 25         The Camden Hunt Horse Show, Dale Thiel Stables
March 30         Finally Friday Free Concert Series Cup Kick-off Jam 6-8:30pm on the Town Green
Mar 30-Apr 1  SCEP Spring Fling Dressage
March 31         84th Annual CAROLINA CUP featuring the 48th Running of the Colonial Cup

APRIL 2018
April 6-8         SCEP Camden Spring Classic
April 7             Opening Day KC Farmers Market, 8am-12pm (through Nov 17) 906 Broad St
April 7             CEC Hunter Jumper Show, Toopler Branch Farm 9am
April 13-15     SCEP PSJ Spring Show
April 14           Proctor Hall Craft Fair, 2030 Lyttleton Street 8am-4pm
April 14           Yakking the River, 10am-2pm
April 20           Special Olympics Spring Games, Camden Military Academy 9am-1pm
April 20-22     SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Association
April 20-23     Junior State Open Tennis Championships
April 21           Blackmon’s Little Midget 60th Anniversary Celebration, 11am-2pm Town Green
April 21           Old McCaskill’s Farm Family Sheep Shearing Day 10am-6pm
April 21           A Day with Samuel E. Wright, Fine Arts Center 3pm
April 27           Finally Friday Free Concert Series, Fine Arts Center 6pm
April 27-28     SCEP SCQHA Mini Circuit
April 28           Historic Camden Spring Jam Festival 5-11pm

MAY 2018
May 3-6          The Wall That Heals exhibit, Historic Camden - Open 24 Hours/Day
May 5              Tour de Camden, Historic Camden 9am
May 7              Camden Military Academy Golf Tournament, Camden Country Club
May 11-13      SCEP (South Carolina Equine Park) - Dressage Show
May 15            Shagging In The Alley, access from Broad Street or the Town Green 7-9:30pm
May 17            Camden ART Honors Show & Sale, Fine Arts Center 6:30-8pm
May 17            Kershaw County Music Association Spring Variety Show, Wood Auditorium 7pm
May 18-19      The Battle of Camden Barbeque Festival, Historic Camden 6pm-3pm
May 18-20      Vintage Market Days, Camden City Arena 10am-5pm
May 19            10th Anniversary Habitat ReStore Annual Sidewalk Sale 10am-2pm
May 19-20      SCEP - Camden Spring Classic Hunter/Jumper Show
May 25            Finally Friday Free Concert Series, Potter Community Park Elgin 6-8:30pm
May 25-27      SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association

JUNE 2018
June 1-3         SCEP - Foothills Hunter/Jumper Show
June 1-3         Mark Renneson Pickleball Clinic, Camden Pickleball Plaza 9am-5pm
June 2-3         Kershaw County Ag + Art Tour
June 8-10       SCEP - Dressage Show
June 9-10       United We Serve Pickleball Charity Tournament, Camden Pickleball Plaza 8am-5p June 10  Reception with Karen White 4-5:30pm Books on Broad
June 14-16     SCEP - National Snaffle Bit Association Boot Camp
June 15           Downtown Camden Classic Cruise-In 5-9pm
June 17           SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Open Show
June 21-24     SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Show & Maxi Circuit
June 23-24     Brides & Beyond Expo, Louise C. Proctor Hall 2030 Lyttleton St 10am-5pm
June 28           Arts Arising Showcase, Fine Arts Center 7pm
June 29           Finally Friday Free Concert Series, Fine Arts Center 6-8:30pm
June 29-July 1 SCEP - Junior Dressage Clinic
June 30           Fourth of July Kids' Parade 10am Camden City Hall

JULY 2018
July 1              4th Annual Patriots, Picnic & Pops 5pm Historic Camden
July 6-8          SCEP - Progressive Show Jumping Hunter/Jumper Show
July 9-Sept 5  Fine Arts Center Summer Camps
July 13            Night At The Museum: Super Science Camp 6-9pm Historic Camden ages 7-12
July 13-14      SCEP (South Carolina Equine Park) Palmetto Paint Horse Club
July 13-15      Junior Team Tennis State Championship, Tennis Center of Camden 8am-5pm
July 14            Camden Equine Circuit Show, Voxton Farm Equestrian Center
July 27            Night At The Museum: Camp Swamp Fox 6-9pm Historic Camden ages 7-12
July 27-29      SCEP Camden Summer Classic

AUGUST 2018
Aug 4             Back To School Festival, Mt. Moriah Church corner of Broad and York 9am-4pm Free
Aug 11           Battle of Camden Commemoration, Official Opening of the Eagle Loop Trail
Aug 23-25     Bethune Chicken Strut, Bethune Elementary School
Aug 24-26     Adult Hard Court Open State Championships, Tennis Center of Camden
Aug 24-26     SCEP Palmetto Paint Horse Club Summer Sizzler
Aug 25           Camden Hometown Music Festival, Historic Camden 222 Broad Street 5-11pm
Aug 25           Bethune Chicken Strut Parade 10-11am

SEPTEMBER 2018
Sept 7             Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir 7pm Camden Town Green 1015 Market St
Sept 7-9         SCEP George Morris Clinic
Sept 14-16     Books on Broad Junior SC L4 Tournament, Tennis Center of Camden
Sept 14-16     SCEP SC Hunter/Jumper Association Camden Fall Classic
Sept 14           Carolina Motorsports Park 24 Hours of Lemons Block Party 6-9pm  Town Green
Sept 15           9th Annual Springdale 5K at Sunrise 8am 200 Knights Hill Road
Sept 15           Four Corners of the World International Festival, City Arena 10am-3pm
Sept 15           Towns Redfearn Memorial Book Dedication 10:30am Kershaw County Library
Sept 20-30     Library Book Sale Old Armory, Friends 9/20 5-8pm, Fri 12-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5  Th 12-8 + Fri, Sat, Sun
Sept 21-23     SCEP IEA Western Show
Sept 22           Revolutionary Run Half Marathon and 5K 7:30am Historic Camden
Sept 22           Jam For The Soul, Camden Town Green 3-9pm Hosted by Food For The Soul
Sept 29           23rd Annual Firefest 2018 9am-2pm Camden City Arena

OCTOBER 2018
Oct 4-6           22nd Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
Oct 5-7           Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports hosts 2018 US Open FITASC Championship
Oct 5-7           Cassidy Allstate Junior Doubles Open, Tennis Center of Camden
Oct 6               Old McCaskill Farm Fall Family Farm Day 10am-5pm
Oct 6               Blues Deluxe at Salud! 7pm 1011 Galleria
Oct 12-14       SCEP - SCPEA Rodney Ready Memorial Show
Oct 13             SC State Guard 10K Hurricane Hike 2018 6:30am City Arena
Oct 13             Tribute to Military Concert featuring Edwin McCain 10am-3pm Camden City Arena
Oct 19-20       Haunted Legends of Camden Tour
Oct 19-21       SCEP - Four Beats For Pleasure
Oct 20             Fostering Foster Animal Rescue’s 4th Annual Barn Dance 6pm
Oct 26-28       SCEP - SCQHA Spooktacular
Oct 27             2018 Chili Cook Off United Way of Kershaw County 11am Camden Town Green
Oct 27             Halloween at Historic Camden

NOVEMBER 2018
Nov 2-4          SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Club
Nov 3-4          48th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days, Historic Camden
Nov 9              FAC Bassatt Gallery Camden ARTS Opening 5:30-7pm - Runs through Dec 16
Nov 9-11        SCEP - SC Hunter/Jumper Association Camden Winter Classic
Nov 9-11        FAC Mamma Mia! Fine Arts Center, 7pm, Sunday 3pm
Nov 12-13      FAC Auditions for You Can’t Take It With You, Wood Auditorium 6pm
Nov 15-18      FAC Mamma Mia! Fine Arts Center, 7pm, Sunday 3pm
Nov 17            SCEP - Camden Equine Circuit Finals 2018
Nov 17            Kershaw County Farmers Market Closing Day 8am-12n
Nov 22            The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds, Red Fox Road 9am
Nov 24            SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY  Special event at Broad & Rutledge Streets 10am-12n
Nov 28            Harvest Dinner 833 Broad Street 6:30-9:30pm
Nov 29            City of Camden Annual Tree Lighting 6pm, Lyttleton Street City Hall
Nov 29-Dec10 Downtown Camden 12 Days of Christmas
Nov 30-Dec 1  Dickens Festival & Int’l Krampus Festival, Historic Camden
Nov 30-Dec12 FAC Holiday Sales Show, Douglas Reed House M-Sa 10:30am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm

DECEMBER 2018
Dec 1               11th Annual Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk 8am-12n Fitness Zone Lugoff
Dec 1               Elgin’s Catfish Stomp Parade 10am
Dec 1               42nd Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-9pm
Dec 2               Old McCaskill Farm Country Christmas Trunk Show 1pm-6pm
Dec 7-9           SCEP SCHJA Finale Hunter/Jumper
Dec 8               Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 8               Holiday Market 2018 National Steeplechase Museum 10am-4pm
Dec 8               Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade 6:30pm
Dec 13             FAC Chamber Music Concert Claire Bryant & Friends Wood Auditorium
Dec 15             Camden Holiday Market, Kershaw County Farmers Market 906 Broad St 9am-2pm
Dec 15             Bethune Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 15             Colonial Christmas at Historic Camden 5:30-8pm
Dec 15             FAC Nutcracker (The Dance Place) Wood Auditorium 7pm
Dec 16             25th Annual Boykin Christmas Parade 1pm
Dec 16             Camden Community Concert Band Holiday Show, Camden High School 3pm

A Look Back - 2017

JANUARY 2017
Jan 12            Karen White reception for latest novel, The Guests on South Battery - Indigo Jones 
Jan 12-15      Camden Community Theater presents Steel Magnolias - Fine Arts Center
​Jan 14            The Camden Hunt Benefit Horse Show - Voxton Farm
Jan 14            SCTOBA Annual Awards Dinner - National Steeplechase Museum
Jan 21            Kershaw County Master Gardeners Horticulture Seminar - Gardening: Then & Now
Jan 26-29      Annual Attic Sale - 1032 Broad Street, Camden

FEBRUARY 2017
Feb 3-5          SCEP - Ron McLoughlin Horse Handling Clinic
Feb 17-18      EQUUS Film Festival WINNIE Winners Tour www.equusfilmfestivalcamden.com
Feb 17-19      SCEP - IEA Region 7 & 8 - Zone 3
Feb 18            The Camden Hunt Evening Lark - National Steeplechase Museum
Feb 18            South Carolina Youth Shoot - Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
Feb 18            United Way of KC Caring Hearts Winter Ball 7-11pm
Feb 25            Gospel Fest - Fine Arts Center

MARCH 2017
Mar 4              Irish Fest Camden - Broad & Rutledge 11am-5pm
Mar 4-5          SCEP - Four Beats for Pleasure
Mar 10-12      SCEP - SCQHA Southern Gold Classic
Mar 16-19      FAC - Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
Mar 16-28      FAC - Youth Arts Month Exhibition - You Gotta Have Art
Mar 17-19      SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Mar 17-19      The Palmetto Cup Sporting Clays - Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
​Mar 18            The Camden Hunt Spring Hunter Pace
Mar 18            Camden Shrine Club's annual Crappie Tournament 7am-3pm
Mar 19            Camden Community Concert Band Winter Concert
Mar 19            Colonial Brew To-Do Historic Camden 2pm
Mar 24-26      SCEP - Harmon Spring Classic
Mar 26            Wildlife Baby Shower for Pine Tree Hill Wildlife Care & Exotic Rescue - FAC 2-4pm
Mar 30            Food for the Soul Golf Tournament 1pm
Mar 31            Finally Friday Free Concert Series - Pre-Cup Local Jam! Fine Arts Center 6-8:30pm
Mar 31-Apr 2  SCEP - Spring Fling Dressage

APRIL 2017
Apr 1              Carolina Cup - Springdale Race Course
Apr 2              The Camden Hunt Horse Show
Apr 4-May 5   FAC - J. Michael McGuirt - Form & Flow - Bassett Gallery
Apr 4              FAC - The Emanuel 9 Columbia City Ballet
Apr 6-9          Boykin Spaniel Society National Field Trial Championship - City Arena
Apr 6-9          SCEP - Camden Spring Classic
Apr 8              KC Farmers Market OPENING DAY!
Apr 8              RACC 5th Annual Spring Parade - 10am Camden Hwy, Rembert
Apr 8              Camden Shrine Club's 39th annual Steak & Quail Dinner 6pm
Apr 14-16      SCEP - Progressive Show Jumping Spring Show
Apr 15            Advertising deadline for May/June issue
Apr 20            FAC - Chamber Music Southeast with Phillip Bush & Claire Bryant
Apr 20            FAC - Kershaw County Music Association Spring Instrumental Showcase
Apr 21-23      SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Apr 21-23      Camden Junior Championships Tennis Tournament 
Apr 22            Old McCaskill Farm A Day in the Life Annual Sheep Shearing 10-6pm $5 <2yr free
Apr 22            Yakking the River
Apr 22            Teach a Child to Garden - Wateree Recreation Area
Apr 28            Finally Friday Free Concert Series - Fine Arts Center 6-8:30pm
Apr 28-30      SCEP - SCQHA Mini Circuit
Apr 29            Spring Fling Trail Ride benefiting the SC TRF
Apr 29            Historic Camden Youth Fishing Rodeo 8am
Apr 29            Spring Jam Music Festival at Historic Camden 4pm
Apr 29            Tail Waggin' Ball - Thiel-Meyer Pet Adoption Center Benefit
Apr 29            10th annual Clinic Classic 5k Run/Walk

MAY 2017
May 1-5         FAC - J. Michael McGuirt - Form & Flow - Bassett Gallery
May 5             Learn & Lunch 1pm-2pm Historic Camden
May 5             Salute the Hounds party - Springdale Race Course
May 5             Shop & Sip - 833 Broad Street 6pm-9pm
May 5-6         Elgin PoDunk Festival - Friday 7pm, Saturday Parade at 10a
May 5-7         SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
May 6             Tour de Camden 9am-3pm Historic Camden
May 6             Carolinas Hound Show - Springdale Race Course 9am-4pm
May 6             8th Annual Rotary Duck Drop 10am-12pm Kendall Park, Haile Street
May 6             West Wateree Rotary Wild Game Dinner, Old McCaskill's Farm 6pm-10pm
May 7             Camden Community Concert Band Spring Concert
May 12           107th Annual Awards Gala & BBQ Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce
May 13           9th Annual Habitat Restore Sidewalk Sale 10am-2pm
May 14           FAC - Kershaw County Music Association Mother's Day Concert 4-6pm Free
May 16           FAC - Camden ART Honors Show 6:30-8:30pm, to June 15
May 19-20     Battle of Camden BBQ Festival benefiting Camden Jaycees' Annual Stocking Fund
May 19-21     SCEP - Camden Spring Classic
May 20           81st Annual Grace Church Spring Dog Show - Grace Episcopal Church
May 20           Lake Bash 2017 Food For The Soul Fundraiser 1pm-6pm Creekside Grill & Ale
May 25           FAC - James Gregory
May 26           Finally Friday Free Concert Series - Fine Arts Center 6-8:30pm

JUNE 2017
June 2-4        SCEP - SC Palomino Exhibitors Association
June 3            Summer Fun I & II Horse Shows Pine Tree Stables
June 4            Central Carolina Dressage Association at Pine Tree Stables
June 9-11      SCEP - Dressage
June 16-18    SCEP - SCQHA Youth Show
June 17-18    AG + ART Tour
June 30          Finally Friday Free Concert Series end of season - Fine Arts Center 6-8:30pm

JULY 2017
July 1-31       Find Waldo!  Month-long fun from Books on Broad
July 4             Lake Wateree Assn fireworks show 9:15pm Island 8 near Clearwater Cove Marina
July 8-9         SCEP - Camden Summer Celebration Horse Show
July 13           Safe Capture & Transport Class 6:30pm 206 S Main, Bethune
July 14           Habitat's 25th Anniversary Celebration 6-9pm Kershaw County Rec Department
July 15           Peach Festival 10am McLeod Farms
July 16           PTH Wildlife Education Ambassador Retirement Party, 222 Broad Street, 2pm-4pm
July 20           Safe Capture & Transport Class 6:30pm 2652 Main St Elgin
July 21           Lunch & Learn with Bill Davies 12pm Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
July 22           Safe Capture & Transport Class 10am 634 W Dekalb
July 22           Squirrel Rehab Basics 12:30pm 634 W Dekalb St, Camden
July 28           Movies on Main 7pm Potter Community Park, Elgin
July 29-30     SCEP - Camden Summer Classic
July 31           Find Waldo 30th Anniversary celebration 4-5pm Books on Broad

AUGUST 2017
Aug 24-26     Bethune Chicken Strut
Aug 19           Springdale 5K at Sunrise 8am
Aug 19-20     SCEP - NC Palomino Roy Saunders Memorial Show
Aug 21           SOLAR ECLIPSE
Aug 25-27     SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association

SEPTEMBER 2017
Sept 1-3         SCEP - George H. Morris Clinic
​Sept 8-10       SCEP - Pumpkin Patch Dressage
Sept 15-17     SCEP - Camden Fall Classic
Sept 15-17     24 Hours of Lemons - Camden block party Friday Sept 15
Sept 22           Happy Hour at the Tavern Historic Camden 4-7
Sept 23           Revolutionary Run Half Marathon 7:30am - Historic Camden
Sept 23           Dancing With The Stars! 7pm Fine Arts Center of KC
Sept 23-24     Proctor Hall Craft Fair 2030 Lyttleton Street, Sat 8-2, Sun 10:30-3
Sept 24           The Camden Hunt Fox Hunting Clinic
Sept 29           Historic Camden Gift Shop Open House 5pm
Sept 30           22nd Annual FIREFEST 9am Camden City Arena

OCTOBER 2017
Oct 5-7          FAC 21st Annual Carolina Downhome BLUES FESTIVAL
Oct 5-15        Library Book Sale, Rec Dept 1034 W Dekalb, (Th 10/5 5-8 FOKCL night)
Oct 6              Archaeology Month Lunch & Learn 12pm Historic Camden
Oct 7              Old McCaskill’s Farm FALL FAMILY FARM DAY 10am-6pm
Oct 7              The Camden Hunt Fall Bash 6pm Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
Oct 13-15      SCEP - SCEP Rodney Ready Memorial Show
Oct 13            Haunted Legends of Camden Tour, Louise C. Proctor Hall 4-9
Oct 14            Habitat of KC & KC Farmer’s Market Camden Fall Festival 8-2, Historic Camden
Oct 20            Haunted Happenings Wateree Recreation Area 6:30pm
Oct 20-22      SCEP - Four Beats For Pleasure
Oct 21            United Way 7th Annual Chili Cook Off 12-3pm Town Green
Oct 21            3rd Annual Barn Dance & BBQ for Fostering Foster Animal Rescue 6:30-10pm
Oct 22            Camden Community Concert Band Fall Concert, Rectory Square 4pm
Oct 27            Finally Friday Concert 7-9:30pm Town Green
Oct 27-29      Vintage Market Days Southern Charm 10-4 Camden City Arena
Oct 27-29      SCEP - SCQHA Spooktacular
Oct 28            Halloween at Historic Camden 6pm

NOVEMBER 2017
Nov 3             Battle of Camden 12:30pm Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
Nov 3-5         SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Nov 4-5         47th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days, Historic Camden 10am-5pm
Nov 5             82nd Annual Camden Hunt Hunter Trials 9am
Nov 6             Chamber Music with Ed Arron & Friends, 6-7pm Fine Arts Center
Nov 10-12     SCEP - Camden Fall Classic South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association
Nov 10-12     US FITASC Sporting Clays Competition, Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
Nov 10-12     USTA sanction L2 Tennis Tournament
​Nov 12           Dick Goodwin’s Big Band Fine Arts Center 3pm
Nov 17           Gallery Gallop & Fall Camden ART Exhibition 5:30-9pm
Nov 17           SCEP 1st Annual James A Smith Memorial Rodeo
Nov 21           Kershaw County Music Association Fall Choral Showcase L-E HS 7pm
​Nov 23           The Camden Hunt Opening Meet & Blessing of the Hounds Wood Residence 9am
Nov 25           SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Shop Small Sunrise Event Broad Street Park 8am-12n
Nov 30           City of Camden Annual Tree Lighting City Hall 6-6:45pm

DECEMBER 2017
Dec 1-3         SCEP - SCHJA Palmetto Finals
Dec 1-13       2017 Holiday Sales Show Fine Arts Center - Opening Dec 1 10:30am-6pm
Dec 2             10th Annual Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk 8am
Dec 2             Elgin Catfish Stomp Parade 10am
Dec 3             9th Annual Country Christmas Trunk Show 1-6pm Old McCaskill Farm
Dec 7             Cultural Celebration of Trees 5:30-7pm - Fine Arts Center
Dec 7-10       Camden Community Theater Presents - It's A Wonderful Life 7pm
Dec 9             Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 9             41st Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes 3-8pm
Dec 9             Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade 6:30pm
Dec 9-10       SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Dec 10           Camden Community Concert Band Christmas Concert 3pm Camden High School
Dec 16           Bethune Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 16           The Ballet Story of the Nutcracker Fine Arts Center 7pm
Dec 17           24th Annual Boykin Christmas Parade 2pm

A Look Back - 2016

​JANUARY 2016
Jan 16            SC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association Annual Awards Banquet
Jan 23            FAC - Annual Gala and Auction, Springdale Hall Club

FEBRUARY 2016
Feb 5             FAC - The Pitchforks - Duke University’s All Male A Cappella Ensemble
Feb 6             The Camden Hunt Evening Lark - National Steeplechase Museum
Feb 14           FAC - The Danish String Quartet with Claire Bryant 5pm
Feb 19-20     Equus Film Festival WINNIE Winners Tour in Camden
Feb 20           FAC - KC Music Assoc Music Scholarship Competition Noon | 4:00pm Concert
Feb 20           Palmetto Pony Club Open House
Feb 21           Jim Curry - The music of John Denver, 7p Camden High School for Habitat-KC
Feb 26-28     SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association Show
Feb 27           FAC - Gospel Fest, 6pm Wood Auditorium $5

MARCH 2016
Mar 4-6         SCEP - Carolina Walkers
Mar 11-12     SCEP - SC Quarter Horse Association Southern Gold
Mar 11-14     Armies Through Time Historic Camden
Mar 13           Daylight Savings Time begins
Mar 17-20     FAC - Winnie the Pooh Youth Theatre Production
Mar 18-20     Hermitage Farms Shooting Sports SC State Championship and Palmetto Cup
Mar 20           Camden Community Concert Band Winter Concert 3pm, Camden High School
Mar 20           107th Annual Camden Hunt Horse Show
Mar 20           Spring begins
Mar 25-27     SCEP - Harmon Spring Classic

APRIL 2016
Apr 1             FAC - Finally Friday Free Concert Series 6pm Town Green
Apr 1-3         SCEP - Spring Fling Dressage Show
Apr 2             Carolina Cup races
Apr 2             Camden Shrine Club's 31st annual Crappie Tournament - Clearwater Cove Marina
Apr 7             FAC - Touring Springer Opera House - A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline
Apr 7-10       SCEP - Camden Spring Classic
Apr 9             Opening Day Kershaw County Farmers' Market 8am - 12pm
Apr 10           Old McCaskill Farm A Day in the Life Annual Sheep Shearing 1pm-6pm $5 <2yr free
Apr 15-17     SCEP - Progressive Show Jumping Spring Show
Apr 16           10th Annual Sporting Clays Tournament - Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
Apr 22-24     SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Show
Apr 23           Boykin Spring Fling Trail Ride benefiting SC Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
Apr 29           FAC - Finally Friday Free Concert Series 6pm - 8:30pm
Apr 29-1       SCEP - SC Quarter Horse Association Mini Circuit

MAY 2016
May 1            Camden Community Concert Band Spring Concert 3:00 pm Rectory Square
May 6-8        SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Show
May 7            Tour de Camden starting from Historic Camden
May 14          8th Anniversary Habitat ReStore Sidewalk Sale Event!
May 17          FAC - Spring Honors Show Opening Reception featuring award winning artists from  the Camden ART Fall Show
May 20-22    SCEP - Carolina Starz Hunter/Jumper
May 22          Aberdeen Polo 2016
May 22          FAC - The Columbia Choral Society’s Jasmine & Jazz An Evening of Dick Goodwin Music 3:00pm, Wood Auditorium  $15
May 27          FAC - Finally Friday Free Concert Series 6pm featuring local band Blyss
May 28-29    SCEP - SC Palomino Exhibitors Association Summer Sizzler PHBA Open Show
May 30          Memorial Day

JUNE 2016
June 4-5        SCEP - Dressage at Camden
June 16-19    SCEP - SC Quarter Horse Association
June 18-19    Free Kershaw County Ag + Art Tour!
June 20          Summer begins
June 24          FAC - Finally Friday featuring Double Naught Spies.  Last one of the season. 
June 24-27    SCEP - Clinton Anderson Fundamentals Clinic

JULY 2016
July 1-30       Find Waldo in Camden!  25 local businesses.  Books on Broad for more information.
July 9-10       SCEP - Progressive Show Jumping Camden Celebration Horse Show
July 16           Tavern Night At McCaa Tavern 7pm-11pm Free Admission, refreshments sold
July 22-24     SCEP - Camden Summer Classic

AUGUST 2016
Aug 12-14     SCEP - Harmon Classics Summer Fun Show
August 13      FAC - Abbey Road LIVE! 9pm-11pm
August 20      Springdale 5K Sunrise Walk & Run 8am, benefiting United Way of Kershaw County
August 25      FAC - Camden Community Theatre Sign Up and Improv 7:30pm-9pm
Aug 26-28     SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association Fall Show of Colors
August 27      FAC - Arts Open House and Hot Dog Lunch 12:30pm-2pm
Aug 28-29     FAC - Auditions for Camden Community Theatre’s musical Footloose

SEPTEMBER 2016
Sept 2-4        SCEP - NCPEA North Carolina Palomino Exhibitors Association
Sept 5            Labor Day
Sept 9-11      SCEP - George Morris Clinic
​Sept 10          Hurricane Hike 2016
Sept 15          Robin Joseph - From Camden to Charleston FAC 6:30 Opening Exhibit - Oct 14
Sept 16-18    SCEP - Pumpkin Patch Dressage
Sept 17-18    24 Hours of Lemons - Friday 9:00am to Sunday 7:00pm
Sept 24          21st Annual FIREFEST 9am
Sept 24          FAC - 2016 Dancing With The Stars! Fundraiser
Sept 24-25    SCEP - Carolina Starz Hunter/Jumper
Sept 29          Kershaw County Library Camden Book Sale begins! 1034 West DeKalb​

OCTOBER 2016
Oct 2             Dogtoberfest corner of Broad & Rutledge 5pm-9pm
Oct 6-8         20th Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
Oct 14-16     SCEP - Rodney Ready Memorial Show
Oct 15           Old McCaskill Annual Fall Farm Day 10am-6pm, $5/person
Oct 21-23     SCEP - Four Beats For Pleasure
Oct 22           United Way 6th Annual Chili Cook-off 12n-4pm Town Green
Oct 22           2nd Annual Haunted Legends Tour  Begins at 4pm on Saturday
Oct 23           Camden Community Concert Band Fall Concert 4-5:30pm FREE Rectory Square
Oct 23           FAC - Dick Goodwin's Big Band
Oct 27           Family Night at the Tavern 6-11 Historic Camden
Oct 28           Outdoor Movie Night Ghostbusters 1984 on the big screen 8pm Historic Camden
Oct 28           Family Night at the Tavern 8-11 & Night tours of the Kershaw-Cornwallis House 
Oct 28           FAC - Chamber Music Series with Edward Arron & Friends
Oct 28-30     SCEP - SCQHA Spooktacular​
Oct 29           Yappy Hour at Historic Cornwallis House benefiting KC Humane Society 5pm-8pm
Oct 29           Historic Camden Trick or Treating at the houses on the lower grounds 7pm-9pm
Oct 29           Karaoke at the Tavern (adults) 8pm-11pm 

NOVEMBER 2016
Nov 3-7         2016 US Open FITASC Championship Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports
Nov 5-6         46th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days
Nov 6             The Camden Hunt Hunter Trials, Hunter Trial Hill, Knights Hill Road
Nov 10           KC Music Association 10th annual Choral Showcase 7pm Lugoff-Elgin High School
Nov 11-13     SCEP - Camden Fall Classic H/J
Nov 12           Habitat for Humanity 1st Fall Festival and Craft Fair 8am-2pm Historic Camden
Nov 17           3rd Annual Oysters & BBQ - 833 Broad Street
Nov 18           Shoot for Second Chances Charity Clay Tournament - Hermitage Farm
Nov 18           Camden ART Fall Show Gallery Crawl opening reception
Nov 19           Colonial Cup Races
Nov 24           The Camden Hunt Opening Meet Blessing of the Hounds 9am Thanksgiving
Nov 26           Small Business Saturday

DECEMBER 2016
Dec 2-4         SCEP - SCHJA Palmetto Finals
Dec 3             Elgin Catfish Stomp
Dec 4             Old McCaskill Farm Annual Country Christmas Trunk Show 1p-6p
Dec 10           Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
Dec 10           Camden Junior Welfare League 40th Anniversary Candlelight Tour of Homes
​Dec 10           Lights of Lugoff
Dec 11           Camden Community Concert Band Christmas Concert 3pm Camden High School
Dec 15           Deadline to Advertise in the January/February 2017 issue of Camden Living
Dec 17           Bethune Christmas Parade
​Dec 18           Boykin Christmas Parade 2pm, get there by noon

A Look Back - 2015

JANUARY 2015
Jan 10-11
Jan 17

FEBRUARY 2015
Feb 14
Feb 27-Mar 1
Feb 28

MARCH 2015
Mar 6-8
Mar 8
Mar 13-15
Mar 19-21
Mar 20
Mar 22
Mar 27-29
Mar 28

APRIL 2015
Apr 1-4
Apr 6-7
Apr 10-12
Apr 17-19
Apr 25
Apr 25-26

MAY 2015
May 1-3
May 2
May 8-9
May 9
May 15-17
May 17
May 22-24
May 30-June 1

JUNE 2015
June 12-14
June 17-21
June 21
June 26

JULY 2015
July 3
July 6
July 11
July 17-19
July 25

AUGUST 2015
Aug 7-9
Aug 8
Aug 15
Aug 29
Aug 29-30

SEPTEMBER 2015
Sept 10
Sept 11-13
Sept 18
Sept 19
Sept 19-21
Sept 23
Sept 26

OCTOBER 2015
Oct 1-3
Oct 2-4
Oct 8
Oct 8-10
Oct 10-11
Oct 11
Oct 15
Oct 18
Oct 23
Oct 23-25
Oct 30-Nov 1
Oct 31

NOVEMBER 2015
Nov 1
Nov 7
Nov 7-8
Nov 19
Nov 20
Nov 20
Nov 20
Nov 20-22
Nov 21
Nov 26

DECEMBER 2015
Dec 1-15
Dec 4-6
Dec 5
Dec 5
Dec 6
Dec 12
Dec 12
Dec 19
Dec 20
Dec 21

SCEP - Roger Young Stables IEA Interscholastic Equestrian Assn
Annual SC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Assn Award Banquet
National Steeplechase Museum

SCEP - Annual South Carolina Horsemen's Council EXPO
SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
The Camden Hunt 79th Annual Hunter Trials Knights Hill Road   


SCEP - Carolina Walkers Show
Daylight Savings Time begins
SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Southern Gold
SCEP - Harmon Spring Challenge
Spring begins
106th Annual Camden Hunt Horse Show at Dale Thiel Stables
SCEP - Carolina Regional Spring Show Pony Club Jumping Rally
83rd Running of the Carolina Cup Races


SCEP - CAMDEN SPRING CLASSIC  US Equestrian Federation
SCEP - Joe Fargis Clinic
SCEP - Progressive Show Jumping CAMDEN SPRING
SCEP -  Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Queen's Cup Steeplechase Mineral Springs NC
SCEP - Dressage at Camden


SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Mini Circuit
Kentucky Derby - Find some friends and have a party!
SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
Carolinas' Hound Show Springdale Race Course
SCEP - Carolina Starz Hunter/Jumper Show
Aberdeen Polo Gates 11a, Match 1pm
SCEP - NC Quarter Horse Assn Division IV Little River Circuit
SCEP -  SC Palomino Exhibitors Association


SCEP - Dressage at Camden
SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association
Summer begins
FAC - Finally Friday Free Concert 6pm-8:30pm with Reflections


Camden Community Concert Band 5p-8p Kershaw-Cornwallis
Grand Opening of Adams Hay & Feed 40 East DeKalb St
20th Annual Jammin’ in July Music Festival 5-11pm
SCEP - Camden Summer Classic
FAC - Abbey Road LIVE! 7pm


SCEP - Harmon Classic Summer Fun Show
Springdale 5K at Sunrise 8am
235th Anniversary of the Battle of Camden
FAC - Arts Open House and Hot Dog Lunch
SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association


FAC - Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Party
SCEP - Pumpkin Patch Dressage
24 Hours of LeMons downtown Camden Block Party 6-9pm
FAC - Dancing with the Stars! FUNdraiser
SCEP - Carolina Starz Hunter/Jumper Show
Autumn begins
FireFest 2015


FAC - 19th Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
SCEP - George Morris Clinic
Civic Dialogue - Preserving History Robert Mills Courthouse 6:30p
Autumn Attic Sale 833 Broad Street
SCEP - SC Palomino Exhibitors Assn Rodney Ready Memorial
Old McCaskill Annual Fall Farm Day 1p-6p, $5/person
Civic Dialogue - Time, Talents & Treasures RM Courthouse 6:30p
SCEP - Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Show
Haunted Legends of Camden Tour 5:30p-9p
SCEP - Four Beats for Pleasure
SCEP - South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Spooktacular
5th Annual Chili Cook-Off 10:30am-2pm, Town Green


Daylight Savings Time ends
45th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days
SCEP - Camden Fall Classic
Sally & Austin Brown Colonial Cup Golf Tournament
Shoot For Second Chances Sporting Clays Charity Tournament
Birds of Prey Exhibition 5:30pm behind National Steeplechase Museum
Hope Cooper Tribute / Sporting Art Show & Sale NSM 6:30pm
SCEP - Palmetto Paint Horse Association
46th Running of the Colonial Cup Races
The Camden Hunt Opening Meet Thanksgiving morning 9am


FAC - 2015 Holiday Sales Show with over 40 local artisans
SCEP - South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association Palmetto Finals
Candlelight Tour of Homes 3pm-8pm
Elgin Catfish Stomp  10am
Old McCaskill Farm Country Christmas Trunk Show 1pm-6pm
Kershaw County Christmas Parade 10am
Lights of Lugoff  6:30pm
Bethune Christmas Parade  10am
Boykin Christmas Parade  2pm
Winter Begins