FestivalGazette

Event types

Show all

Cost

When

Search

Keyword

Event type

Start date End date

Cost from $ Cost to $

Must See and editorial picks

Upstate South CarolinaPickens

This week’s events, in your region, on one page.

Storytelling Festival and Liar’s Competition (25th Annual)

Storytelling Festival and Liar’s Competition (25th Annual)

Friday Night Frights ghost stories, Saturday tall tales with Tim Lowry and Andy Offutt Irwin, and the $75 Liar’s Competition crown at Hagood Mill.

WHO Family

WhenFri Oct 16, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. (Friday Night Frights 6:30 p.m.); Sat Oct 17 through 4:00 p.m.

WhereHagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens, SC 29671 (Pickens County)

CostFriday Night Frights $10 ages 10+; Saturday $7 ages 10+; Fri+Sat combo $17 ages 10+; children 9 & under free.

4th Annual Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival

4th Annual Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival

Hagood Mill hosts Friday bluegrass under the stars and Saturday folk music, artisans, and Appalachian food trucks—free daily admission, camping or day trip.

WHO Family

WhenFri Oct 23, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. through Sat Oct 24 to 7:00 p.m.

WhereHagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens, SC 29671 (Pickens County)

CostFREE daily admission; camping $10/person 1 night or $15/person 2 nights (ages 10+).

Midgard at the Mill: A Viking Invasion

Midgard at the Mill: A Viking Invasion

Upstate Renaissance Faire’s Midgard Viking Invasion hits Hagood Mill with Nordic bands, combat demos, crafts, and an evening ship burning.

WHO Family

WhenSat Nov 7 · 10:00 AM–8:00 PM · 2026

WhereHagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens (Pickens)

Cost$10 ages 13+ · $5 ages 4–12 · free ages 0–3

Native American Celebration

Native American Celebration

Hagood Mill’s Native American Celebration brings drumming, dancing, storytelling, cultural demos, and handmade crafts for Heritage Month.

WHO Everyone

WhenSat Nov 21 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · 2026

WhereHagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens (Pickens)

CostSee organizer website for details.

4 Festival Gazette South Carolina Upstate South Carolina Pickens

We are an independent weekly regional event list. This week’s events, in your region, on one page.

We find public events from calendars, venues, and local guides, then check each listing on the organizer’s own site before it goes in the paper. Listings checked against an official organizer URL. Nothing auto-lists.

Free for readers. Ads fund the Gazette.

Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or selling tickets for the events we list. Hours and prices come from the organizer and can change — check the source before you go.

Locator maps © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Tips & corrections: events@festivalgazette.com (send an official URL)
Advertise: ads@festivalgazette.com

Follow the Gazette

Facebook → Instagram → X →