It’s a 3-day weekend. Enough said.
Have fun, hope for minimal rain, and drink responsibly.
–Sam
Friday | May 25
TodayIs: National Wine Day 🍷 | Check out 5 wine + cheese dates for $20 + shop this list of 5 wines you’ve never heard of for <$15. (Fun fact: 30% of Americans prefer dry reds.)
Drink: Relaunch of Columbia Girls Pint Out Mix & Mingle | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Columbia Craft Brewing | free to attend
Cause: 20th Annual Vista Queen: All Hail the Queen | 7-11 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | $50-100 | drag pageant for a good cause
Workshop: Photography for the Bootstrapping Entrepreneur | 2:30-3:15 p.m. | Richland Library Main, meeting space 205 | free 📸
Outdoors: Guided Wilderness Canoe Tour | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Congaree National Park | free to reserve seats: 1-877-444-6777 | meet ranger at the South Cedar Creek Canoe Landing
Historic: Lunch and Learn: Black Skin, Red Coats: The Revolutionary History of the Carolina Corps | 12-1 p.m. | South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum | 301 Gervais St. | free
Discuss: Chamber Conversations: John Warren, part of the Gubernatorial Candidate Series | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Palmetto Club | 1231 Sumter St. | $35-55 to register
WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies vs. Greenville Drive | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | Fireworks Friday 🎇 Ⓟ
Active: Friday Night Beer Ride | 6:30-8 p.m. | Cycle Center Columbia | 1001 Harden St.
Show:
- Anthony David Live! A Night of Smooth Soul | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge At Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $28.45+
- The Armory | 10 p.m. | Tin Roof | free
- Dempsey, Dead Swells | 8 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $10 or $6 for under 21
- The Solo (Only) Thing To Do This Friday hosted by Tomorrowquest Theatre | 7:15-10 p.m. | Art Bar | 1211 Park St. | free; 21+
RoadTrip: U.S. National Whitewater Center Memorial Day Celebration | Friday, May 25-Sunday, May 27 | Charlotte, N.C. | festivities include 5 and 8-mile trail races, yoga, live music on Sunday + fireworks
Saturday | May 26
Active: 12th Annual Jailbreak 5K Run/Walk | 6-10 a.m. | Lexington County Sheriff’s Dept. | 521 Gibson Rd., Lexington | $25-30 | race begins at 8 a.m.
Cause: BKBG Walk Against Homelessness | 9-10:30 a.m. | Finlay Park | $7.33
WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies vs. Greenville Drive: Harry Potter Night | 6:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | calling all wizards as Spirit Communications Park is transformed into Hogwarts Ⓟ 🔮
Festival: INFERNO Music Festival & Conference | 12-8 p.m. | 918 Gervais St. | $28.45+
Drink: Roses with your Broses | 12:30-3:30 p.m. | Flying Saucer | $25 | 10 rose samples, snacks + live music
Film:
- Come Around My Way Showcase | 12-1:30 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | free to register | hosted by Indie Grits Labs in partnership with C.A. Johnson High School
- Sound & Vision series: sandcastles. + Shut Up and Play the Hits | 10 p.m. | Nickelodeon Theatre | $11
Show:
- Rhythm on the River: Travelin’ Kine, Finnegan Bell | 6 p.m. | West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater | free
- John Mullins And Nick Sweat Live | 7:30 p.m. | Drip Five Points | free
- Jay Taylor | 9:30 p.m. | Tin Roof | free
- Hairspray the musical | 8-10:30 p.m. | Town Theatre | 1012 Sumter St. | $15+
ForKids:
- Ice Age: No Time For Nuts 4D opening day | showtimes + tickets | S.C. State Museum
- A T-Rex Tea Party! | 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Mad Platter | 3101 Millwood Ave. | $35 for kid + parent
Workshop: Intro to 3D Printing | 1-4 p.m. | Cola Maker Space | 4804 Colonial Blvd. | must be a member; sign-up
Outdoors: 2018 Palmetto Falls Water Park Season opening day | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Palmetto Falls Water Park | 3381 Marion Ave. | $12 per person for daily entrance; free for children 2 and under; $50 per person for season membership for civilians
Historic: Eau Claire Story Museum Closing Reception | 3-6 p.m. Eau Claire Story Museum | 4021 Monticello Rd.
Sunday | May 27
Outdoors: Sundays with Lily: Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Kayak Trips | 1-4 p.m. | Riverfront Park | 312 Laurel St. | free to join the waitlist
Dish: Brookland Brunch | 10 a.m. | 121 Alexander Rd. | free to attend
Celebrate: Memorial Day Weekend Bash | 8 p.m.-2 a.m. | Tin Roof | free to attend
WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies vs. Greenville Drive | 6:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | Memorial Day fireworks 🎇Ⓟ
Show:
- Black AF | 8-10 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | $25
- America the Beautiful: A Concert for Memorial Day | 4-5 p.m. | Koger Center for the Arts | free
- ET Anderson, Breathers, FRATMOUTH, Superbody | 7:30 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $10 or $6 for under 21
Active:
- Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12-1 p.m. | Conquest Brewery | $10.75
- Lyra 2.0 Workshop | 12:30-2 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $30
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