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2026 Olanta Gator Festival

Downtown Olanta / Main Street | 230 E Main St, Olanta, SC 29114, USA
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Olanta's annual community festival features three days of live music, vendors, food trucks, dance company performances, fair rides, and family entertainment. The festival opens with Thursday Night Live on October 29, continues Friday with Julio and the Saltines, and concludes Saturday with live music by The Catalinas.

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Diamond Rio
OCT 29 - OCT 30

Diamond Rio

Country group Diamond Rio performs at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center. The band is kno...

Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee

No tricks—all the fun is FREE!Join us for the City of Dillon’s 6th Annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, proudly p...

Trick or Treat Trail and Movie Night
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Trick or Treat Trail and Movie Night

🎃👻Ghost, Goblins, and Monsters, oh my! Make sure to join us at our annual Trick or Treat Trail and Movie Ni...

Olanta Gator Festival Friday Concert with Julio and the Saltines
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Olanta Gator Festival Friday Concert with Julio and the Saltines

The Olanta Gator Festival Friday concert features rock and party band Julio and the Saltines. Admission is...

Drop the Sun at Southern Hops Brewing
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Drop the Sun at Southern Hops Brewing

Drop the Sun takes the stage at 7 at Southern Hops Brewing.

Storytime After Dark
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Storytime After Dark

A family friendly rotation of station based stories with crafts and snacks.📅 Friday, October 30🕖 7:00 PM📍 H...

Trick-or-Treat with Telescopes at the FMU Observatory
OCT 30 - OCT 31

Trick-or-Treat with Telescopes at the FMU Observatory

Francis Marion University’s Dooley Planetarium and the Society of Physics Students will be hosting an eveni...

SPC Credit Union Witch’s Run 5k
OCT 31

SPC Credit Union Witch’s Run 5k

A family-friendly Halloween 5K around downtown Hartsville. Children, pets, and wheelchairs are allowed, and...

Annual Pink Power Walk
OCT 31

Annual Pink Power Walk

Join us in person for the 14th Annual Pink Powe Walk and take steps together for a great cause!

Hartsville Pickleball Club 2026 Fall Tournament
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Hartsville Pickleball Club 2026 Fall Tournament

A two-day outdoor pickleball tournament at Lawton Park. Men’s and women’s doubles are scheduled for October...

Tent or Treat
OCT 31

Tent or Treat

Every year in October, on the last Saturday before Halloween, the City Center Market holds its annual Tent...

Halloween Market on Main
OCT 31

Halloween Market on Main

Join us for a morning of spooky-tacular farmers market FUN! 🎃 The first twenty youth (ages 0-18) to arrive...

Gator Festival Yard Sale
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Gator Festival Yard Sale

​Wanna declutter your house or just got some things you’d like to get rid of? Sign up for the first ever Ol...

Halloween Bonus Market
OCT 31

Halloween Bonus Market

Spooky-themed farmers market with local vendors and a costume promotion for youth ages 0–18.

City of Florence Trunk of Treat
OCT 31

City of Florence Trunk of Treat

Candy costumes and family fun.

Halloween Party
OCT 31

Halloween Party

Drop in party!

Andrews Heritage Festival
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Andrews Heritage Festival

The Town of Andrews' annual street festival on East Main Street, featuring a rib cook-off, car show, craft...

2X Monster Trucks Live
OCT 31 - NOV 1

2X Monster Trucks Live

A family-oriented monster truck show featuring King Sling Race, Jekyll & Hyde, Shark Bite, and Roarin Rex,...

Halloween Party
OCT 31

Halloween Party

Join us for Bennettsville’s Halloween Party! 🎃 Typically, we celebrate Halloween with our Annual Trunk or T...

Happy “Hallo” Ween Drive Thru
OCT 31

Happy “Hallo” Ween Drive Thru

A free family Halloween drive-through where children can collect treats and toys from their cars. Parents m...

Lee Chamber's Candy Crawl
OCT 31

Lee Chamber's Candy Crawl

📅 Halloween Candy Crawl will take place on Saturday, October 31!

Olanta Gator Festival Saturday Concert with The Catalinas
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Olanta Gator Festival Saturday Concert with The Catalinas

Join Olanta as it concludes three days of Gator Festival activities with beach music legends The Catalinas....

Mullins Trick or Treat Down Main
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Mullins Trick or Treat Down Main

🎃🚨 MULLINS… PREPARE FOR A CANDY EMERGENCY! 🚨🎃 The Mullins Police Department is taking over Downtown Main St...

Monsters on Main
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Monsters on Main

Food trucks and games

Wallace Fire Rescue Trunk or Treat
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Wallace Fire Rescue Trunk or Treat

Get dressed in your best costume and enjoy a night of chills, thrills, and lots of treats. 

Festival of Frights
OCT 31

Festival of Frights

🎃👻 MARK YOUR CALENDARS… FESTIVAL OF FRIGHTS IS BACK! 👻🎃Calling all little ghosts, goblins, superheroes, and...

Midnight Masquerade
OCT 31 - NOV 1

Midnight Masquerade

A 21+ adult Halloween costume party with a live DJ, dancing, prizes, light finger foods, and BYOB. Costumes...

Homecoming at Scranton Baptist Church
NOV 1

Homecoming at Scranton Baptist Church

​Please come and join us at Scranton Baptist Church for our Homecoming service on November 1st, 2026. ...

Shell of a Season
NOV 1

Shell of a Season

​Join us on November 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Cru Wine & Tap for a festive and creative experience! Paint...

Edible Elegance | Medicinal Plants for Stunning Gardens
NOV 3

Edible Elegance | Medicinal Plants for Stunning Gardens

Discover medicinal & edible plants that are as beautiful as they are beneficial—tips for using them in your...

Basic Sewing Workshop for Tweens & Teens Pt. I
NOV 5

Basic Sewing Workshop for Tweens & Teens Pt. I

During this Basic Sewing Workshop for tweens and teens individuals in attendance will be given instructions...

Late Night Shopping
NOV 5 - NOV 6

Late Night Shopping

Extended evening shopping hours at businesses in Marion’s historic district, with local merchants open late...

Reception and Artists’ Talk for the Native American Art Show
NOV 5 - NOV 6

Reception and Artists’ Talk for the Native American Art Show

Reception and artists’ talk held as part of the Americans exhibition programming at the Marlboro County Mus...

Student Choreography Showcase
NOV 6 - NOV 7

Student Choreography Showcase

A free Coker Dance Program concert featuring choreography by dance majors and contemporary, jazz, hip-hop,...

Student Choreography Showcase
NOV 6

Student Choreography Showcase

​The Coker Dance Program presents the Student Choreography Showcase featuring the choreography of dance maj...

2026 Fall Legislative Breakfast
NOV 6 - NOV 7

2026 Fall Legislative Breakfast

More information to come!

Partzilla Arenacross: Florence
NOV 6 - NOV 8

Partzilla Arenacross: Florence

The AMA Partzilla Arenacross National Championship comes to the Florence Center for East Region Rounds 3 &...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
NOV 7 - NOV 15

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his...

Partzilla Arenacross - Round 3
NOV 7

Partzilla Arenacross - Round 3

Round 3 of the 2026–2027 AMA Partzilla Arenacross National Championship, featuring indoor motocross racing,...

Run Like A Nut
NOV 7

Run Like A Nut

Road races associated with the South Carolina Pecan Music and Food Festival, including 5K, 10K, and half-ma...

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