Events & Entertainment
March/April
Southern Plant & Flower
Festival
Held in late
March – early April
Location: Pee Dee State
Farmers Market
843-665-5154
Call for additional information
May
Sports Council Spectacular
Held in late May
Location: McLeod Park
843-665-0515
Annual Horseshoe tournament
July
The Florence Family Fling
Held on the 4th of July
Location: Florence
843-665-0515
Call for additional information
Admission Free
The Florence Family Fling, held
each year on the 4th of July, is one of the largest one-day festivals in the
southeast. The day long event includes free admission to all activities, music,
and entertainment. The festival draws individuals from the entire southeast
traveling along the Interstate 95 corridor. Festival goers experience the
largest fireworks show in the Carolinas as the culmination of the day s events.
September
Fall Plant and Flower Show
Held in late September
Location: Greenville State
Farmers Market
864-244-4023
Call for additional information
Annual Tobacco Festival
Held in early September
Location: Lake City (located 30 minutes south of Florence)
843-374-8611
Call for additional information
The Tobacco Festival is held
each year in Lake City. This two day event in September celebrates the number
one cash crop of the area: Tobacco. Festival events include street dance, arts
and crafts, motorcycle rally and poker run, radio controlled
airplane/helicopter/ultra lite demonstrations, gospel/bluegrass singing, tobacco
tying and stringing contests, beauty pageant, all day stage entertainment and a
town parade.
October
Pee Dee Fall Festival
Held in early October
Location: Pee Dee State
Farmers Market, Florence
843-665-5154
Call for additional
information
Entertainment:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
320 W Cheves St.
Florence, SC 29501
843-661-2541
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
Season runs October – May
Florence Little Theatre
1000 South Cashua Drive
Florence, SC 29501
843-662-3731
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
Sports:
Darlington Raceway
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy
Darlington, SC 29532
Located approximately 12 miles
north of Florence
843-395-8499
Hours: Call for race
schedule and additional information
Admission Charged
Harold Brasington knew what he
was doing in 1949 when he started pushing dirt around an old peanut field. With
every lap those graders and bulldozers completed, the Darlington Raceway slowly
came to life. Today, the track's specifications remain true to Mr. Brasington's
vision, save a few minor adjustments.
