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A gentle brown cow with a child in the foreground.
A mother and her young son riding on a carousel horse with fair lights in the background.
A hand squeezing ketchup over one of two corndogs with a bucket of fries against a colorful background.
A man and a woman looking at artwork in a fair exhibition hall. The man is pointing to a landscape painting next to a closeup painting of a watch.
View from beneath the swings ride with multiple riders swinging out in a circle, feet dangling.
A mother and two children petting a brown llama in an animal show building.
The fair ferris wheel lit up at dusk with the Midway attractions and the fair Rocket in the background.
A large assortment of vegetables including tomatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, yellow squash and multi-colored corn, all in a cornucopia with a blue fair ribbon attached.

Plan Your Visit

Come to the fair October 9 – 20

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Events Today

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All Events

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DID YOU KNOW?

The South Carolina State Fair is a local, self-sustaining, non-profit organization.

Since 1997, our fair has donated over $3 million in scholarships for SC students.

South Carolina State Fair
1200 Rosewood Drive
Columbia, SC 29201 Contact
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Thanks to our generous partners!
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