Midlands Festival Guides

We love a good festival, ours and everyone else's. These guides cover the festivals that make Columbia, Irmo and the South Carolina Midlands such a fun place to live, with dates checked against each festival's own announcements.

Families on the lawn at the Moore Park amphitheater

Festivals in Columbia, SC: 2027 Calendar

Month by month: international, food, heritage and hometown festivals across the Midlands.

See the Calendar

Festival volunteers on the Moore Park stage in Irmo

Festivals in Irmo, SC

The Cherry Blossom Festival, the Sharpvue Irmo International Festival and the Okra Strut.

Irmo Festivals

West African drummers and dancers performing

International & Multicultural Festivals

Where to celebrate world cultures near Columbia, from Greek and Latin to Celtic and Caribbean.

World Festivals

Friends in balloon hats at a free festival

Free Festivals near Columbia, SC

Festivals around the Midlands with free admission, plus free extras at the ticketed ones.

Free Festivals

Kids performing martial arts in a festival Kid Zone

Kid-Friendly Festivals near Columbia, SC

Kid zones, bounce houses, face painting and rides, festival by festival.

Kid-Friendly Festivals

Midlands Festivals for Vendors

Booth fees and how to apply at festivals around Columbia, SC.

Vendor Guide