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Five Festivals for Fun in the Greenwood Sun

There’s plenty to do year-round in Greenwood’s mild climate, but things really heat up in spring and summer. May marks the start of a full-blown season of festivals with mouth-watering food, memorable music, arts, crafts, cars, flowers and all-around fun for everybody. With the SC Festival of Flowers and its famous topiaries coming in June, it’s time to take a look at some of the area’s other big events.

Catfish “Feastival,” Ware Shoals, May 25-28, 2022

Tiny Ware Shoals will kick off the fun in May with the Catfish Feastival, a Memorial Day weekend tradition for more than 40 years. Why is it called a “feast”ival? “Because we eat our way through it.”

After being cancelled and then reimagined as a smaller fall event in 2020, the 2021 festival returned to its former glory, with the same planned for this year. “We’re not scaling back on anything,” says organizer Rick Holland. The Wednesday night gospel show returns to the Feastival for the second time, with three church choirs performing.

Find Family Fun in Greenwood This Summer

Summer is the time for family getaways, with the freedom to explore everything that Greenwood, SC, has to offer. Adventures are everywhere—on the lake, at parks and trails, at historic sites and all over Uptown

Summer festivals are in full swing, with great food, arts, music and children’s activities, from the Catfish Feastival in late May to the Festival of Discovery in July. Right in the middle is the fabulous SC Festival of Flowers, with its magical topiary creatures and KidFest.

Splash Around

Beautiful, blue Lake Greenwood is just another name for 11,000 acres of fun. There are sandy beaches for swimming, as well as paddleboard and watercraft rentals at marinas. A Jungle Float with water swings, trampolines and slide is just part of the fun at Skippers on Lake Greenwood, where you’ll also find watercraft rentals and even an ice cream boat. You can charter a cruise for six on the “Wüber,” a 23-foot Berkshire pontoon boat for a quick “taxi” ride or a full day of cruising on Lake Greenwood.