’Strum on down.
May 11-12: The seventh annual
Aiken Bluegrass Festival is returning, bringing music, food, drinks, arts and crafts, and good old fashioned family fun to the heart of Aiken.
aikenbluegrassfestival.org/
Cluck along.
May 10-12: The
South Carolina Poultry Festival in Batesville-Leesville pays homage to the chicken, but it's YOU who will have a great time!
scpoultryfestival.com/
Take a dam ride.
May 12: Tour de Midlands offers a 15, 30, 72— or the ultimate challenge— 102 mile routes on a beautiful bike ride that winds through some of the most beautiful areas of Lexington, Richland, Fairfield, Newberry and Saluda Counties. (That's right. The route spins over the Lake Murray DAM, too!)
tourdemidlands.org/
Expand your horizons.
May 25 - June 10: For 17 days and nights each spring,
Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston’s historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera, theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral and jazz music.
spoletousa.org