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This weekend
See everythingCarolina Sunshine for Children: Golden Hour Glow Run 5K
Saluda Shoals Park · 5:00 PM
Craftsmen's Christmas Classic
Cantey and Goodman Buildings · Through Nov 15
Carolina Sunshine for Children: Golden Hour Glow Run 5K
Saluda Shoals Park · 5:00 PM
Whiskey, Wine & Blues
Midway Parking · 7:00 PM
Explore our Graduate Programs LIVE!
Columbia College events · 6:00 PM
Sip & Plant Workshop: Thanksgiving Herb Planter!
Gardener's Outpost Cottontown · 6:30 PM
Whiskey Cocktail Competition
Gather COLA · 5:00 PM
Jim Lane Courtyard Dedication
Columbia College events · 5:30 PM
USC Night
Gather COLA · 6:00 PM
Fall 2026 Jazz & Choir Concert
Columbia College events · 7:00 PM
Watercolor Leaf Painting
Picnic shelter next to parking lot 1 · 10:30 AM
Wild Lights
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · Through Jan 10
Rooted in Her: A Lecture-Recital Celebrating American Women Composers
Gardener's Outpost Cottontown · 6:30 PM
Bohicket 5k and Half Marathon
165 Village Green Ln. · 8:00 AM
Spring Hill Derby Day 5K
Spring Hill High School - 11629 Broad River Rd. · 9:00 AM
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Columbia, SC – Saturday, November 21, 2026
The Peanut Man Gourmet Cafe · 6:00 PM
The Sesquilizer 8.67 Miler
Sesquicentennial State Park - 9564 Two Notch Rd. · 9:08 AM
Sleigh Bell Trot 4 Miler
Saluda Shoals Park · 7:00 PM
Full Moon Hike
Sesquicentennial State Park · 5:30 PM
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands Turkey Day Run 5K
Colonial Life Arena - 801 Lincoln Street · 9:00 AM
Children's Charities of the Midlands Turkey Trot 5K
Village Green at Lake Carolina · 9:30 AM
Shandon Turkey Trot & Burn 5K
Shandon Presbyterian Church · 10:00 AM
Camp Cole Giving After Thanksgiving 5k
Quail Lane Racquet & Swim Club · 9:00 AM
Saturday Fitness Series - Tetrick Technique & Training
Gather COLA · 9:00 AM
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Columbia College events · 6:00 PM
Thomas Bosse Artist Talk
701 CCA Gallery · 7:00 PM
Graduating Senior Exhibition
Columbia College events · Through Dec 10
Junior League of Columbia Holiday Market
Cantey and Goodman Buildings · Through Dec 6
Brew Lights
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · 7:00 PM
Heavy Metal: An Experience in Metallic Music
701 CCA Gallery · 7:00 PM
Santa's at Sesqui 5K
Sesquicentennial State Park · 10:00 AM
Enameling 101 with Mana Hewitt
AIR Loft · 10:00 AM
SCACA Gun & Knife Show
Cantey Building · Through Dec 13
Combat Life: Season's Beatings
Cantey Building · Through Dec 20
First Day Hike - Sandhills Hiking Trail
Sesquicentennial State Park · 10:00 AM
American Digger Antique Militaria & Americana Show & Sale
Ellison Building · Through Jan 10
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Columbia, SC – Saturday, January 16, 2027
The Peanut Man Gourmet Cafe · 6:00 PM
Saturday Fitness Series - Love Strong
Gather COLA · 9:30 AM
Saturday Fitness Series - Baby Steps Personal Training
Gather COLA · 9:30 AM
Saturday Fitness Series - Unconditionally Michelle
Gather COLA · 9:30 AM
Columbia Fireflies Home Games
Prisma Health Park · 7:05 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Charleston RiverDogs
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Augusta GreenJackets
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Wine Tasting at Riverbanks Botanical Garden
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · 7:00 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Hill City Howlers
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Riverbanks Run
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · 7:15 AM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Hickory Crawdads
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Wilson Warbirds
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Fayetteville Woodpeckers
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Brew at the Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · 7:00 PM
Columbia Fireflies vs. Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Columbia Fireflies · 7:05 PM
Riverbanks ZOOfari
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · 7:00 PM
Boo at the Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden · Through Oct 30
Coming up at Columbia Fireflies
Columbia Fireflies vs. Charleston RiverDogs
Columbia Fireflies vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Columbia Fireflies vs. Augusta GreenJackets
Columbia Fireflies vs. Hill City Howlers
Columbia Fireflies vs. Hickory Crawdads
Columbia Fireflies vs. Wilson Warbirds
Columbia Fireflies vs. Fayetteville Woodpeckers
Columbia Fireflies vs. Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Close by, in Downtown Columbia, The Vista
Mark Rapp Group at The Joint
Columbia Main Street District events
Positive Metamorphosis III: A Fashion Show Extravaganza
Koger Center for the Arts
Laura Spong - Remember the Future
One Columbia for Arts and History calendar
Locked In: The Storm
One Columbia for Arts and History calendar
The New Columbia
Koger Center for the Arts
Painting Still Life in the Style of Cezanne
One Columbia for Arts and History calendar
Justin Moore — 2026 Fall Jam
Township Auditorium
Rene Vaca (18+)
The Senate
CLUB SLAYYY: SLAYYYTER + HYPERPOP NIGHT (18+)
The Senate
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4D
South Carolina State Museum
Jam Room Music Festival Afterparty w/Fust, Speed70, Cassie Ramone
Art Bar
University Hill Walking Tour
1619 Pendleton StreetPlaces in Columbia
- Columbia FirefliesBallpark · 60 coming up
- Columbia Running Club race calendarRunning club race calendar · 9 coming up
- BullStreet District events (Gather COLA)District association · 7 coming up
- Riverbanks Zoo & GardenZoo and botanical garden · 7 coming up
- The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show (Columbia)Dinner theater · 7 coming up
- Columbia College eventsCollege · 5 coming up
- South Carolina State Fairgrounds eventsFairgrounds · 5 coming up
- Sesquicentennial State ParkState park · 4 coming up
- 701 Center for Contemporary ArtArt center · 3 coming up
- Congaree National ParkNational park · 2 coming up
- Gardener's Outpost CottontownGarden shop and event space · 2 coming up
- South Carolina State FairState fair
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