{
    "id": "sc-history-events",
    "name": "History Events in South Carolina: Reenactments, Living History and Tours",
    "description": "34 history events in South Carolina (battle reenactments, living-history days, heritage festivals, candlelight and holiday tours of historic homes, America 250 events) with dates as each organizer publishes them.",
    "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/events/",
    "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-events.csv",
    "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-events.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). History Events in South Carolina: Reenactments, Living History and Tours. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/events/",
    "publisher": "It's South Carolina",
    "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 34,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "kind",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "start",
        "end",
        "dates",
        "date_status",
        "price",
        "organizer",
        "organizer_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Event name as the organizer uses it",
        "kind": "Reenactment, Living history, Heritage festival, Candlelight or holiday tour, Tour of homes, Commemoration, America 250 or Other",
        "city": "City or town",
        "county": "County",
        "region": "Our editorial region",
        "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD where the organizer has published it",
        "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD",
        "dates": "Dates as the organizer writes them",
        "date_status": "confirmed (organizer page shows the date) or usual-timing (organizer gives only a month or season)",
        "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See event site",
        "organizer": "Who runs it",
        "organizer_url": "Organizer's own page",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Our Founding Tables Upstate",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Pickens",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": "2026-11-05",
            "end": "2026-11-05",
            "dates": "November 5, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free daytime activities; ticketed evening event",
            "organizer": "South Carolina State Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://scmuseum.org/events/our-founding-tables",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Family Revolutionary Sunday: Indigenous Allies",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-11-08",
            "end": "2026-11-08",
            "dates": "November 8, 2026, 2 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "The Charleston Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/events/family-revolutionary-sunday-indigenous-allies/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Veterans Day Orangeburg District American Revolution Tour",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Orangeburg",
            "county": "Orangeburg",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-11-11",
            "end": "2026-11-11",
            "dates": "November 11, 2026, 9 a.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free with reservation",
            "organizer": "SC250 Commission",
            "organizer_url": "https://southcarolina250.com/event/veterans-day-orangeburg-district-american-revolution-tour/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Veterans Day Oyster Roast / Lowcountry Boil at Eutaw Springs",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Eutawville",
            "county": "Orangeburg",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-11-11",
            "end": "2026-11-11",
            "dates": "November 11, 2026, 5:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free with reservation",
            "organizer": "SC250 Commission",
            "organizer_url": "https://southcarolina250.com/event/veterans-day-oyster-roast-lowcountry-boil-at-eutaw-springs/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "The Battle of Camden (theatre)",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Camden",
            "county": "Kershaw",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-12",
            "end": "2026-11-21",
            "dates": "November 12-21, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free (per SC250 listing)",
            "organizer": "See SC250 listing",
            "organizer_url": "https://southcarolina250.com/event/the-battle-of-camden-theatre/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "42nd Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "St. Helena Island",
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-11-12",
            "end": "2026-11-14",
            "dates": "November 12-14, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer; 2026 symposium free",
            "organizer": "Penn Center, Inc.",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.penncenter.com/heritage-days",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Carolinas Revolutionary War Weekend and Reenactments",
            "kind": "Battle reenactment",
            "city": "Kershaw",
            "county": "Kershaw",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-14",
            "end": "2026-11-15",
            "dates": "November 14-15, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Tickets via organizer (SC250 lists TBD)",
            "organizer": "Southern Campaign 1780",
            "organizer_url": "https://southerncampaign1780.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "8th Annual American Revolution Symposium",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Richland",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-14",
            "end": "2026-11-14",
            "dates": "November 14, 2026, 9 a.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$85-$110",
            "organizer": "South Carolina Archives & History Foundation",
            "organizer_url": "https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/category/news-events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "University Hill Walking Tour",
            "kind": "Living history / walking tour",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Richland",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-15",
            "end": "2026-11-15",
            "dates": "November 15, 2026, 1-2:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$10 non-members; $5 members",
            "organizer": "Historic Columbia",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.historiccolumbia.org/events/2026/2026-11/university-hill-walking-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Remember the Ladies: Backcountry",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Camden",
            "county": "Kershaw",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-21",
            "end": "2026-11-21",
            "dates": "November 21, 2026, 10 a.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Revolutionary War Visitor Center",
            "organizer_url": "https://simplyrevolutionary.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "The Spirit of 96 Soiree",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Ninety Six",
            "county": "Greenwood",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": "2026-11-21",
            "end": "2026-11-21",
            "dates": "November 21, 2026, 6 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$96",
            "organizer": "Friends of the Ninety Six National Historic Site Committee",
            "organizer_url": "https://southcarolina250.com/event/the-spirit-of-96-soiree-hosted-by-the-friends-of-the-ninety-six-national-historic-site-commitee/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Howser House Open House",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Blacksburg",
            "county": "York",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-11-28",
            "end": "2026-11-28",
            "dates": "November 28, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Kings Mountain National Military Park (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/kimo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Preservation Society of Charleston Candlelight Tours",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-12-10",
            "end": "2026-12-10",
            "dates": "December 10, 2026 (evening)",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "Preservation Society of Charleston",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.preservationsociety.org/fall-tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hollywood-Rose Hill Walking Tour",
            "kind": "Living history / walking tour",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Richland",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2026-12-13",
            "end": "2026-12-13",
            "dates": "December 13, 2026, 1-2:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$5 members; non-member price see organizer",
            "organizer": "Historic Columbia",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.historiccolumbia.org/events/2026/2026-12/hollywood-rose-hill-walking-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Family Revolutionary Sunday: Surrender!",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2026-12-13",
            "end": "2026-12-13",
            "dates": "December 13, 2026, 2 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "The Charleston Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/events/family-revolutionary-sunday-surrender/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Christmas Candlelight Tours at Historic Brattonsville",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "McConnells",
            "county": "York",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually December (Christmas season); 2026 dates not posted",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "Culture & Heritage Museums",
            "organizer_url": "https://chmuseums.org/plan-your-visit-hb/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Reconstruction Era National Historical Park 10th Anniversary Celebration",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": null,
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2027-01-12",
            "end": "2027-01-12",
            "dates": "January 12, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Reconstruction Era NHP (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/reer/planyourvisit/calendar.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "246th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Chesnee",
            "county": "Cherokee",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": "2027-01-16",
            "end": "2027-01-17",
            "dates": "January 16-17, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Cowpens National Battlefield (NPS); SAR Daniel Morgan Chapter (Jan 17)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cowp/planyourvisit/calendar.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Arsenal Hill Walking Tour",
            "kind": "Living history / walking tour",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Richland",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": "2027-01-17",
            "end": "2027-01-17",
            "dates": "January 17, 2027, 1-2:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$5 members; non-member price see organizer",
            "organizer": "Historic Columbia",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.historiccolumbia.org/events/2027/2027-01/arsenal-hill-walking-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Hilton Head Island",
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2027-02-01",
            "end": "2027-02-28",
            "dates": "February 1-28, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.gullahcelebration.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Andrew Jackson birthday celebration",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Lancaster",
            "county": "Lancaster",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually March",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "Andrew Jackson State Park (SC State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/andrew-jackson",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "The Charleston Festival",
            "kind": "House tour season",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2027-04-01",
            "end": "2027-04-24",
            "dates": "April 1-24, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer (tickets on sale Dec 1, 2026)",
            "organizer": "Historic Charleston Foundation",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.thecharlestonfestivalsc.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Sumter anniversary living history at Fort Moultrie",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Sullivan's Island",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually the Saturday nearest April 12 (April 11 in 2026)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Fee-free day in 2026",
            "organizer": "Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie NHP (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fosu/planyourvisit/park-events.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lafayette Lecture Series: Lafayette, North Island, and Slavery on Georgetown's Shores",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Georgetown",
            "county": "Georgetown",
            "region": "Pee Dee",
            "start": "2027-04-14",
            "end": "2027-04-14",
            "dates": "April 14, 2027, 1:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Georgetown 250",
            "organizer_url": "https://sc250georgetown.org/events/lafayette-lecture-series-contested-waters-the-entangled-histories-of-lafayette-north-island-and-slavery-on-georgetowns-shores/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Original Gullah Riverboat Cruise",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Beaufort",
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2027-05-27",
            "end": "2027-05-27",
            "dates": "May 27, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "The Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc.",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.originalgullahfestival.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Original Gullah Festival",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Beaufort",
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": "2027-05-28",
            "end": "2027-05-30",
            "dates": "May 28-30, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "The Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc.",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.originalgullahfestival.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Mitchelville Juneteenth Celebration",
            "kind": "Juneteenth",
            "city": "Hilton Head Island",
            "county": "Beaufort",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually mid-June (June 11-13 in 2026, 12th annual)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See organizer",
            "organizer": "Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park",
            "organizer_url": "https://exploremitchelville.org/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Legacy of Cowpens",
            "kind": "Juneteenth",
            "city": "Chesnee",
            "county": "Cherokee",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": "2027-06-19",
            "end": "2027-06-19",
            "dates": "June 19, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Cowpens National Battlefield (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cowp/planyourvisit/calendar.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Carolina Day at Fort Moultrie",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Sullivan's Island",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually late June, around June 28 (June 27-28 in 2026)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Fee-free in 2026",
            "organizer": "Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie NHP (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fosu/planyourvisit/park-events.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Celebration of Freedom",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Chesnee",
            "county": "Cherokee",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": "2027-07-03",
            "end": "2027-07-03",
            "dates": "July 3, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Cowpens National Battlefield (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cowp/planyourvisit/calendar.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Columbia Free Sunday",
            "kind": "House tour season",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Richland",
            "region": "Midlands",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Third Sunday of each month",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free for Richland and Lexington county residents",
            "organizer": "Historic Columbia",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.historiccolumbia.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Aiken-Rhett House America 250 Revolutionary history tour",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Every Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Admission at door",
            "organizer": "Historic Charleston Foundation",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.historiccharleston.org/house-museums/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "The Night before Kings Mountain",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Chesnee",
            "county": "Cherokee",
            "region": "Upstate",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "annually October 6",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Cowpens National Battlefield (NPS)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cowp/planyourvisit/hours.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Preservation Society of Charleston Fall Tours",
            "kind": "House tour season",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "county": "Charleston",
            "region": "Lowcountry",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually October (Oct 1-31 in 2026)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Varies by tour",
            "organizer": "Preservation Society of Charleston",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.preservationsociety.org/fall-tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}