Events & Entertainment

March/April

Southern Plant & Flower Festival Held in late March – early April

Location: Pee Dee State Farmers Market

843-665-5154

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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

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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

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Annual Tobacco Festival

Held in early September

Location: Lake City (located 30 minutes south of Florence)

843-374-8611

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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

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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.