Contests Events in Columbia

Check out happening contests events all around Columbia, SC

🎉 SC State vs. USC Pre-Game Day Tailgate 🎉

 Sat, 06 Sep at 03:00 pm SC State Fairgrounds

2025 SC Korean Festival

Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am 1412 Richland St, Columbia, SC

The Brook and The Bluff

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm The Senate at Tin Roof

🎨 Pick 'n' Paint 🎨

 Fri, 05 Sep at 06:00 pm 5412 Bluff Rd, Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29209

2025 Association for Talent Development South Carolina Annual Conference

 Fri, 03 Oct at 12:00 am Seawell's

End of Summer Hog Roast

 Fri, 05 Sep at 05:00 pm Smoked USD 50

South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Oklahoma Sooners

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Williams-Brice Stadium

Meet the Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201

The 18th Annual Palmetto Peanut Boil

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 2900 Block of Devine Street, Columbia, SC, United States

Benedict Tigers vs. Virginia-Lynchburg Dragons

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm Charlie W. Johnson Stadium

Play on the Plaza

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am Columbia Museum of Art

South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball vs. Bowling Green Falcons

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Colonial Life Arena

🥳Dazzles Homecoming Party 9/7/25

 Sun, 07 Sep at 12:00 pm 1573 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC

The Rollerdance Workout

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm 2300 Greene Street, Columbia, SC

Whose Live Anyway?

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Koger Center For The Arts

Trivia Night

Tue, 09 Sep at 06:30 pm 1800 Taylor St, Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201

Maxwell at Colonial Life Arena

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm Colonial Life Arena

Play on the Plaza

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am Columbia Museum of Art

2025 Nightmare in Elmwood 5k & Fun Run

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Elmwood Park Historic District

Wednesday Night Strikes (Progressive & IFPA)

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm 1712 Main Street, Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201

Tico's Gravel Grinder 10k

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:30 am Harbison State Forest

Raphael Saadiq

 Sun, 28 Sep at 12:00 am Township Auditorium

T.A. Monthly Pinball Tournament

 Sun, 07 Sep at 03:00 pm Transmission Arcade

Harbison MTB Challenge

 Sun, 05 Oct at 09:00 am Harbison State Forest

St. Paul and The Broken Bones

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm The Senate at Tin Roof

Hero Hustle 5K

Sat, 13 Sep at 08:30 am All Good Books

TBD at Columbia Fireflies at Segra Park

 Tue, 09 Sep at 11:59 pm Segra Park

NEEDTOBREATHE at Township Auditorium

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm Township Auditorium

Wanda Sykes

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Township Auditorium

Carolina League Playoffs: Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Columbia Fireflies - Game 3

 Fri, 12 Sep at 11:05 pm Segra Park

Play on the Plaza

 Sat, 20 Sep at 10:00 am Columbia Museum of Art

Parking Texas Longhorns at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Soccer

 Thu, 09 Oct Stone Stadium

UCF Knights at South Carolina Gamecocks Mens Soccer

 Sat, 04 Oct Eugene E. Stone III Stadium

South Carolina Philharmonic - Northern Lights at Koger Center for the Arts

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:30 pm Koger Center for the Arts

A Night on Wall Street-JA Midlands Stock Market Challenge!

 Tue, 04 Nov at 05:30 pm Stone River 121 Alexander Road West Columbia, SC

South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Williams-Brice Stadium

Violent Vira

 Thu, 20 Nov The Senate - Columbia, SC

Stomp

 Mon, 12 Jan at 07:00 pm Koger Center For The Arts

Smoked's Haunted Garden Party

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Smoked USD 71 to 130

Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks Mens Basketball at Colonial Life Arena

 Wed, 15 Oct Colonial Life Arena

South Carolina Philharmonic: Mozart and More

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Koger Center For The Arts

Columbia Anime-Fest

 Sun, 28 Dec at 10:00 am DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbia, South Carolina USD 23

Parking Jonas Brothers with The All-American Rejects

 Fri, 07 Nov at 12:30 am Colonial Life Arena

Play on the Plaza

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Columbia Museum of Art

The Music Man

 Mon, 19 Jan at 07:00 pm Koger Center For The Arts

NBA YoungBoy

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Colonial Life Arena

Parking Penn State Lady Lions at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Basketball

 Sun, 14 Dec at 08:30 am Colonial Life Arena

Winthrop Eagles at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Basketball

 Wed, 19 Nov at 08:30 am Colonial Life Arena

2025-2026 South Carolina Gamecocks Men’s Basketball Season Tickets (Includes Tickets To All Regular Season Home Games)

 Tue, 14 Oct at 07:00 pm Colonial Life Arena

Parking Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Basketball

 Thu, 01 Jan at 08:30 am Colonial Life Arena

Parking Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks Mens Basketball

 Tue, 24 Feb Colonial Life Arena

Stevie Nicks (Rescheduled from 8/27/2025)

 Thu, 04 Dec Colonial Life Arena

Penn State Lady Lions at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Basketball

 Sun, 14 Dec at 08:30 am Colonial Life Arena