Contests Events in Columbia

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🎉 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

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

Play on the Plaza

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

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

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

Winthrop Eagles at South Carolina Gamecocks Womens Basketball

Wed, 19 Nov at 08:30 am 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