Temptations Revue - Day 256

Enjoy the smooth sounds of My Girl and Just My Imagination during Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue! The concert will be held at the Marlboro Civic Center on September 20th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $25 and you can get yours from the box office today! The box office hours are M-F 1pm-5pm. You can also call for tickets at 843.454.9496. Chances are you will be out of your seat and swaying to Ain't Too Proud To Beg before the night is over! 

For more details, please visit our calendar. 

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

Opening Day at Pim Farms - Day 255

It is starting to feel like fall around here and what better way to get into the season than with a great fall farm festival! Join Pim Farms this Saturday for fall fun with wagon rides, cow train rides, corn hole, horse shoes, duck racing, and farm animals. One of the coolest sights to see, or try to get out of, is the Coker College Cobra Maze! Musical entertainment will be provided by Coker College students and tickets are just $7 for kids 12 and up, and $6 for 4-11. Kick of fall with Opening Day at Pim Farms from 10am-9pm. 

Pim Farms is located at 464 Dovesville Highway in Darlington. For more information, please visit our calendar.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

Bike with a Park Ranger - Day 254

On Saturday, you can ride through the Sandhills and the Lynches River wetlands with a Lee State Park park ranger! The ride will be 5 miles on the loop road, which is a dirt and gravel road built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s! Riders must bring their own bike, preferably with mountain bike tires, a helmet, sunscreen, water, and snacks. The riders will meet at the Environmental Education Center at 9am Saturday. Children must be at least 8 years old and those participants 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Please call Lee State Park today to register for Saturday's park ride at 803.428.4988. There is no registration fee so grab your bikes and hit the trail! 

For more information on the Bike with a Park Ranger event at Lee State Park, you can visit our calendar or call 803.428.4988.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

Children's Resale - Day 253

 

The cooler mornings mean fall is right around the corner! If your kids need  fall clothing, be sure to check out the Merry Go Round Children's Resale at the Hartsville YMCA this weekend. The sale starts on Thursday and will end on Saturday afternoon. There will be tons of gently worn fall clothing, baby items, shoes, toys, books, and holiday wear. Thursday and Friday the hours will be from 8:30am-6pm and Saturday from 9am-12pm. On Saturday, everything will be 1/2 off! If you want first dibs there will be a pre-sale Thursday evening at 6:30 and you can shop for $8.00. (There is no admission fee during regular sale hours.) 

For more information on the resale, please visit our calendar.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

South Carolina Tobacco Festival - Day 252

The South Carolina Tobacco Festival starts Thursday in Lake City! This weekend will be packed with live entertainment, food, games, music and festival fun. On Thursday night gospel and bluegrass performances will get things started, followed by a movie screening at Screen on the Green later in the evening. Friday there will be a live street dance, music by the Band of Oz and a wing eating contest. And Saturday is so full I decided it would be easier to share the schedule:

The SC Tobacco Festival is a family fun event that truly offers something for everyone. For more details on the schedule of events for the 3-day festival, please visit our calendar here.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

Artsville Songwriting Competition - Day 251

Tomorrow at the Midnight Rooster in Hartsville, the inaugural Artsville Songwriting Competition will begin! The first round of the lyrical throw down will be starting at 6pm in the coffee house and will be judged by 4 award-winning songwriters from all over the world! 25 songwriters from around the region will face off for cash and prizes, but the overall grand prize winner will receive $250, the chance to perform at RoosterFest, and a recording package from Southern Harmony Recording Studio. The 25 songwriters will be recorded tomorrow night and their music will be sent to the judges. Then, the judges will narrow down 10 semi-finalists to move onto the next round of competition to be held on September 30th. You can find more details on the phases of competition here. Don't miss great food and coffee and talented songwriters all in one place!


For more information on tomorrow's songwriting competition, please visit our calendar.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!

Creative Meet Up - Day 250

 

Feeling artsy? Head to Cheraw for a Creative Meet up! This is a great event for crafters and artists to together for a monthly meeting to just have fun, get creative, and exchange ideas. The event is open to all area artists and crafters in any media or level. Bring projects to work on or get some help with your creative ideas. The Creative Meet Up will be held once a month in the Matheson Memorial Library in Cheraw on the second Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm. There is no charge so get your creative juices flowing!

For more details, please visit our calendar.

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!