Anderson / Lake Hartwell KOA Holiday

Oconee Bell Nature Trail

Starts: 03/14/2022 - Ends: 12/31/2025

One of South Carolina's most unique and earliest wildflowers, the Oconee Bell, can be found blooming from mid-March to early April. Colonies of the Oconee Bells blooming in their entire splendor can be seen along the Oconee Bell Trail at Devils Fork State Park, a gateway to the Jocassee Gorges. The Oconee Bell is a rare flower found only in a few locations near the southern Appalachians. You can recognize the Oconee Bell by its white and yellow blossom with red stems and red-tinged leaves.

To catch a glimpse of this delicate and unique wildflower, make a trip to Devils Fork State Park during its blooming season and walk the Oconee Bell Nature Trail. Wear comfortable walking shoes. The walk is designed for ages ten and older and will take about 1/2 hour. The Oconee Bell Nature Trail is an easy 1.5-mile loop trail that received its name for the rare wildflower that can be found along the footpath.

Take a SCULTour through Downtown Anderson

Starts: 03/01/2022 - Ends: 12/31/2025

Explore the downtown Anderson area by walking. 

As part of the Annual Juried Show, the Anderson Arts Center partnered with the City of Anderson to bring new art to downtown. Chosen sculptures are on display for one year to encourage visitors to tour and discover works of art that make Downtown Anderson a destination for all. The pieces starting showing up in 20115 and more have been added each year.

Check out the Anderson Arts Center brochure to locate these pieces young and old will enjoy.

SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood

Starts: 06/05/2025 - Ends: 06/08/2025

Come and celebrate at the South Carolina Festival of Flowers in beautiful Greenwood, South Carolina. Celebrating over 55 years and one of Southeast Tourism Society Top Events, the SC Festival of Flowers offers a month-long schedule of activities the whole family can enjoy. The festival fun kicks off with our Main Weekend, June 5-8. Make plans to visit us for a “Blooming Good Time!”

The SC Festival of Flowers kicks off with highly entertaining and fun-filled events for all ages during the main weekend. Stroll among the larger-than-life, “living” topiary sculptures spread throughout the Uptown Greenwood square. Then come browse and shop the arts and crafts show, take in various performances, experience the Wine Walk, join the 5K run/walk, engage in Kidfest, and tour exquisite home gardens.

The highlight of this month-long event is the Signature Topiary Display. Come marvel at our beloved “living” topiary sculptures displayed throughout Uptown Greenwood, South Carolina. When it comes to flowers, everyone loves the topiaries, from the majestic elephant to the dabbling ducks to the Safari Jeep.  You will be astonished to see the variety of topiary sizes, plants, colors, and textures. In all, 49 “living” creations are uniquely set in landscaped areas in Uptown Greenwood, South Carolina for the entire month of June. Visit SC Festival of Flowers for dates and times of the various events during the month of June.

South Carolina BIGfoot Festival, Westminster

Starts: 10/10/2025 - Ends: 10/11/2025

Do you BELIEVE? True Believer? Skeptic? Undecided? He's coming back! Join us for a day of learning, listening, and eating on Main Street, Westminster, SC! Whether you think the concept of an undiscovered primate roaming the mountainside is farfetched or you and Sasquatch are on a first-name basis (or anywhere in between), we have the place to be this fall. This is a street-festival-style event with live music, expert speakers, Bigfoot tales, food and craft vendors, Bigfoot-themed contests, children's activities, and more.

Fireworks on the Fourth, Greenville

Starts: 07/03/2025 - Ends: 07/03/2025

In celebration of Independence Day, a long-standing tradition will be brought back to the City of Greenville – Fireworks on the Fourth! We invite the community to join us at Unity Park on July 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for a spectacular fireworks show in our beautiful 60-acre park. Come early, bring a blanket and picnic dinner, and enjoy a memorable evening as we honor our great country. 

Live Music will play on the Welcome Center deck from 7:30 - 9:00pm.
Food trucks may include the Noodle Lady, HipBurger, the Pound Cake Man and Aspen Street Sweets
Fireworks will go off at 9:30 p.m.

This is a free event.

Oktoberfest, Walhalla

Starts: 10/17/2025 - Ends: 10/19/2025

Tucked into the mountainous foothills of the Northwestern Corner of South Carolina, Walhalla bids you "Guten Tag! (Good Day!)". You're invited to experience "Gemutlichkeit!" (good spirits, good times, laughter and goodwill) at the Annual Walhalla Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest is a wonderful fall celebration of Walhalla's German heritage, with something fun for everyone! Each year, thousands of people come to Walhalla to experience Oktoberfest! Listen to the OOPS Polka Band while munching on a bratwurst with kraut. Enjoy a refreshing mug of cold German beer. Join the dance floor for the always fun "chicken dance". Explore our amazing arts & crafts with vendors from all over the Southeast. And don't forget an apple dumpling for dessert! The kids will love our carnival rides and games as well as a delicious funnel cake! 

There's truly something for everyone at the Walhalla Oktoberfest!

Belton Standpipe Heritage and Arts Festival

Starts: 10/04/2025 - Ends: 10/04/2025

The Belton Standpipe Heritage & Arts Festival is a festival celebrating the City of Belton and the Belton community. The excitement includes entertainment, games, rides, children's area, exhibitions and much more continuing throughout the day. An open car show is a main attraction of the festival. Cars range in type from a 1953 Corvette to a 1997 low-rider pick-up truck to a Model-T.  Featuring local and regional entertainers with live onstage acts, unique arts and crafts from all over the United States, local food venues, and more, this festival is the longest continually running fall festival in Anderson County. The festival will take place on the square in Belton on Saturday, October 5, from 11am to 9pm.

The evening ends at 8:30pm with a spectacular fireworks finale.

There are many events during the week leading up to the festival. On Saturday, September 28, the Belton Center for the Arts will open its display of over 80 extraordinary pieces of artwork, curated from artists hailing from a tri-state area during their juried art show  The celebration is open to the public and begins at 7pm.
Thursday and Friday, October 3 & 4, will be Education Days at Heritage Days at the Belton depot. Over 2,000 school children will enjoy interactive and hands-on instruction in the skills and artistry of their ancestors. School groups and homeschoolers will attend sessions from 8:45am to 2pm each day.

South Carolina Apple Festival, Westminster

Starts: 09/05/2025 - Ends: 09/06/2025

The Upcountry's salute to the apple, the SC Apple Festival, founded in 1961, celebrates the beginning of apple harvest season in Oconee County, the largest apple producing area in the state. The annual festival starts on the Tuesday after Labor Day and continues to the following Saturday. The week-long activities include arts, crafts, and food vendors, a Chattooga River Float (Wednesday), live entertainment by various musicians, a street dance on Friday evening, the annual Apple Festival IPRA sanctioned World Championship Rodeo (Friday and Saturday nights), and so much more. Most of the events are free and are planned with the family in mind.

Parade is on Friday, 5pm start time. The parade will start in front of Westminster United Methodist Church, turn at Walgreens to go down Main Street, then turn at Blue Ridge Bank to cross the road to Sluders Urban Forestry's parking lot where the parade ends.

Dacusville Farm Show - Labor Day Weekend $

Starts: 08/30/2025 - Ends: 08/31/2025

Labor Day weekend in Pickens County features a popular celebration of life “down on the farm” at the Robinson farm, near the town of Dacusville, located approximately 25 minutes from the campground. The Farm Days features a steam engine, antique cars, wagon rides, country, bluegrass and gospel music, a peddle tractor pull, antique engines and tractors, both a saw and veneer mill, wheat threshing, country cooking, and the popular “Parade of Power” tractor parade. You can also get up close and personal with country critters at the farm animal petting zoo.

Admission is charged ($10 cash only). Children under 12 and military with id are free. For more information visit their website.

Father's Day Activities at the Campground

Starts: 06/15/2025 - Ends: 06/15/2025

- Challenge Dad to a game of mini golf.  Dad plays for free.
- Ice cream social (for anyone who likes ice cream; dad gets his ice cream for free; proceeds benefits KOA Care Camps - cancer camps for kids)
- Hot Wheel Races (Dad, see if you or your kids are better than you are ! LOL!)

Anderson Motor Speedway March to October

Starts: 03/01/2025 - Ends: 10/11/2025

The Anderson Motor Speedway is located just north of I-85 at exit 27 - approximately 15 miles from the campground. Anderson Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile paved oval. Wide straightaways and tight, tricky corners are infamous for producing close, competitive short track racing most Friday nights in the quest for the checkered flag. Anderson Motor Speedway roars into action each Friday night throughout the summer. A full lineup of the best driving talent from across the Carolinas and Georgia invade the "Supertrack of the Carolinas" each week in the quest for the checkered flag. Anderson Motor Speedway showcases some of the fiercest competition around. Come check out the Super Trucks.

Check out the Anderson Motor Speedway Schedule

South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair, Westminster

Starts: 09/23/2025 - Ends: 09/27/2025

Get ready for old-fashioned fun at the fair. Livestock, rodeo, rides and games, crafts, exhibits, clowns, antique tractors, farm equipment, loads of entertainment and, of course, that delicious fair food. 

See dairy cows and beef cattle, goats and hogs, rabbits and goats, roosters and chickens. Watch lumberjacks throw their axes and cut and chop logs. There will be wagon rides, a hay maze, petting zoo and pony rides. A fireworks show caps off the final night.
For more information, visit Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair .

Tuesday–Thursday: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday: 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

ADMISSION for the fair and for ride.

Mice-on-Main, Greenville

Starts: 03/01/2022 - Ends: 12/31/2025

The last thing you want to see is a mouse. This isn't the case in Greenville, where nine bronze mice have taken up permanent residence along Main Street. Conceived as part of Jim Ryan's high school senior project (back in 2000) and inspired by the children's book Goodnight Moon, the mice were brought to life by local sculptor and illustrator Zan Wells. 

Greenville's bronze mice are spaced out on one side of Main Street or the other, from the Hyatt Regency to the Westin Poinsett. Use these clues to find the mice.  To learn more go to their website.

July 4 Hillbilly Day - Mountain Rest

Starts: 07/04/2025 - Ends: 07/04/2025

Come on over for live bluegrass bands under a shady 5000 sq ft pavilion, with arts & crafts, hickory-smoked BBQ, greased pig chase, horse-drawn wagon, snow cones, costume contests, clogging contests, children's games, and more! Hillbilly Day was founded in 1959 and is a celebration of Appalachian mountain culture and crafts. Free admission. Parking donations accepted. Bring your own lawn chair for some traditional Appalachian music and family fun!

Hillbilly Day History
Hillbilly Day began between 1959 and 1961 to celebrate the Fourth of July and to showcase local talent in the areas of fiddling, square dancing, buck dancing, and political oration. The first gathering included music played in the back of a pickup, and a greased pole competition for the young, with money at the top as the prize. It has been an annual event that draws at least 5000 people to the small community of Mountain Rest on the Fourth of July. Homemade food and Bluegrass music are plentiful all day long, as well as demonstrations and competitions for sheep shearers, yodelers, and cloggers. Whoever has a talent is invited to come onstage, young'uns and old-timers. The crowd cheers for the most authentic hillbilly costume, and some them have been the same outfit worn by the same person for the last 50 years!

Children have run around barefoot and rolled in the sand to prepare to pile on top of each other to climb the greased pole where money is pinned at the top. Of course, it's a team effort, and the child on the bottom of the pile has to have strong shoulders. Tug-of-war, tossing games, chicken coops, goat pens, roosters, rabbits, soap making, pottery throwing, face painting, fabric crafts, hillbilly T-shirts, corncob pipes- you name itm it's there- even a blacksmith and wood carvers. Grills and smokers are aplenty with chicken and barbeque; there are homemade cakes and pies, and of course, ice cream.

Watch out, because when the greased pig is let loose, it will run under your feet, followed by dozens of fast children racing to catch it, knocking over everything in their path.

Shop Til You Drop - May 24

Starts: 05/24/2025 - Ends: 05/24/2025

Get ready for a day of treasure hunting, tasty bites, and community fun! The Civic Center of Anderson will host the Great Anderson County Yard Sale and Food Truck Rally on May 24, 2025, from 8:00am to 2:00pm, with all proceeds benefiting programs and services in Anderson County.

This family-friendly event invites residents and visitors to explore hundreds of yard sale booths and sample a wide variety of delicious offerings from locally favorite food trucks. From vintage finds to homemade treats, there's something to delight everyone.

Professional World Championship Rodeo

Starts: 11/14/2025 - Ends: 11/15/2025

Events include Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling,  Barrel Racing, Team Roping and Bull Riding.

$20.00 Adults, $5.00 Children ages 2-12. Cash or Check only - at the box office. Box office opens at noon on November 12-13 until 4:30pm and on November 14-15 from noon until showtime.
No Alcohol
No Dogs
No Lawn Chairs
Clear Bag Policy

Downtown Music - April to October on Thursdays

Starts: 04/03/2025 - Ends: 10/30/2025

The cities of Greenville and Seneca hold music in their old downtown areas. Bring your own chairs, eat some local food and tap your feet as a variety of musical genres fills the air.

In Seneca - every Thursday from April to September, Ram Cat Alley is closed between 6:30 and 9 pm for Jazz on the Alley, which offers visitors live music and late shopping at the stores on the street. According to town legend, trains carrying produce for Main Street merchants were unloaded onto carts that were then wheeled the two blocks to the shops on Main. So many cats would gather around the carts piled high with meat and fish that one clever wag once quipped: "You couldn't ram another cat into the alley." Main Street was officially renamed Ram Cat Alley in the mid-1990s. Music plays from 7-9pm. April through October
In Greenville - Downtown Alive kicks off the weekend every Thursday night with music at NOMA Square on Main Street. Check out who's playing here. (March-August)(5:30-8:30pm)

Father's Day Main Street Car Show, Anderson

Starts: 06/15/2025 - Ends: 06/15/2025

Downtown Anderson, Main St. Held each year on the Saturday before Father's Day in June, the Main Street Car Show is hosted by our local Main Street organization. Over 150 vintage automobiles line Main Street in downtown Anderson. Stroll the streets, vote for your favorite car, visit the many fine shops and restaurants in beautiful Historic Downtown Anderson.

History Comes Alive-Summer Chautaqua Festival (Greenville)

Starts: 06/06/2025 - Ends: 06/17/2025

More than history. More than a performance. More than a story. At Chautauqua we believe that stories should be told and that histories deserve to be heard. We celebrate the diversity of our culture through a variety of voices from the past because history belongs to all of us. Our events are and always will be free, fun, and family-friendly. Get ready to laugh, cry, and have an all-around good time.Plan to join us this summer as Chautauqua explores the nature and scope of celebrity in 20th century America. We have all heard of those who are only “famous for being famous,” but the Americans we will meet legitimately achieved their celebrity status through the creativity and excellence of their work.

• From the blackboards of science: Albert Einstein 
  
• From the early days of television: Lucille Ball
  
• From the spotlights of the Paris stage: Josephine Baker
  
• From the cheering crowds of baseball diamonds: Babe Ruth.
  
• From the pages of America's newspapers: Erma Bombeck .