The Columbia-Richland Fire Department’s (CRFD) 10th annual Firetruck Pull helped the effort to end childhood cancers. More than $26,000 was raised at the April 1 event, as 21 teams of competitors tried their luck pulling CRFD fire engines. All proceeds will go to support Curing Kids Cancer and its ongoingContinue Reading
District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties will host a district-wide Literacy Night for pre-kindergarten through third grade students on April 27, 2023, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Ballentine Elementary School. This event is for School District Five parents and guardians to learn literacy tips and resources for working with theirContinue Reading
Enjoy food, music, dancing, more than 90 vendors, free face painting, free balloon art foreveryone, free sidewalk chalk fun for children and artists, free admission and parking, a BounceHouse, Henna tattoos, a professional story teller in costume all day, and much more. Fun for allthe family from 11 am toContinue Reading
West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day, featuring iMAGINE STEam Festival, is April 22. The 4th annual free festival is seeking volunteers and parade participants to complete the planning of the event. Join in and get all the details at www.kineticderbyday.com. Registration for soapbox entries closes on April 17 at noon. ScheduleContinue Reading
The South Carolina Orchid society has announced the 2023 South Carolina Orchid Show and Sale April 14 – 16 in the newly re-built Garden Council of Greater Columbia Building at 1605 Park Circle in Downtown Columbia- near USC. The show will feature thousands of blooming orchids, presented by societies andContinue Reading
The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood donation drive April 14 from 11 am – 4 pm at the Ballentine Community Center located at 1009 Bickley Road. To make an appointment visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, Code: IRMOCOMMUNITY. Donors who give between April 1-23, will receive an exclusive Red Cross andContinue Reading
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, the City of Columbia Community Development Department is partnering with Richland County to host a Home Buying and Financial Workshop for this session of All Access Columbia April 20 from 6 – 8 pm. Informational booths will also be included. Topics will include downContinue Reading
The Historic Melrose Art in the Yard (AIY) returns for the spring and will welcome art lovers and history buffs alike to the historic, downtown Columbia neighborhood. Artists and artisans will sell their original work and as an added bonus, Historic Columbia’s Palladium Tour coincides with the festival. The eventContinue Reading
The 9th Annual Pinot & Pearls— a ladies’ night out — will be held from 6:30 – 9 pm April 20, at Saluda Shoals River Center. Attendees will dine on hors d’oeuvres, sip on a sampling of wines and bid on silent auction items. The Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club isContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair has announced its annual Spring Fair Food Drive-Through will return April 16 – 22. The week-long food event, featuring a wide variety of traditional fair food and drinks, will launch with a special Walk-In Kickoff Day April 15, and culminate with Movie Nights under theContinue Reading
Congaree National Park has announced the dates for the 2023 Synchronous Fireflies Viewing Event, which will take place May 13-16 and May 19-24, and will offer the public opportunities to observe the synchronous fireflies. Passes will be required to enter the park on event nights and will be made availableContinue Reading