Events in Columbia, SC: Don’t Miss a Thing

Just in time for the fall holidays: DIY Halloween and Thanksgiving cake-decorating step-by-step techniques. Guided instruction for creating DIY projects. We provide the supplies; you supply the creativity!
📍 Location: Richland Library Eastover, 608 Main Street, Eastover, SC 29044
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Create hauntingly fun art projects in this kid-friendly spooky craft hour — no tricks, just treats. (grades K–5)
📍 Location: South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library, 200 Sunset Drive, West Columbia, SC 29172
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🧒 Ages: Elementary

Things are getting spooky at the library. Enjoy eerie stories, fun games and wander the stacks for tricks or treats.

Pack the car for a seasonal drive-in movie the whole family can enjoy. Watch from your car or set up tailgating chairs; the parking area opens at 6:30 pm and the movie starts after sunset, around 7:15 pm. Food trucks and concessions will be on site.
🎟️ Cost: $25 per car; $35 per 12+ passenger van.
📍 Location: Saluda Shoals Park East, 6071 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29212
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🧒 Ages: All ages

Drive up and settle in for a spooky-fun outdoor movie night at Saluda Shoals Park, part of Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission’s October Halloween Events lineup.

Join the Barnes & Noble – Shoppes at Woodhill in store this weekend, dressed in your favorite Halloween costume, for a LEGO Halloween themed mini build event; dressing up is optional. This event is perfect for ages 10+ and LEGO enthusiasts of all ages are welcome! Kits are limited. Contact their store for more information on how to reserve a spot for this event.

📍 Location: Barnes & Noble – Shoppes at Woodhill, 6090 Garners Ferry Road Suite C, Columbia, SC 29209
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🧒 Ages: 10+

Come dressed in your best Halloween costume to trick-or-treat along the path at Leo’s Landing Inclusive Playground, then stay to enjoy the playground. Tickets are limited, so purchase in advance.

Join the Barnes & Noble – Columbiana in store this weekend, dressed in your favorite Halloween costume, for a LEGO Halloween themed mini build event; dressing up is optional. This event is perfect for ages 10+ and LEGO enthusiasts of all ages are welcome! Kits are limited. Contact their store for more information on how to reserve a spot for this event.
📍 Location: Barnes & Noble – Columbiana, Columbiana Centre, 100 Columbiana Cir #1222, Columbia, SC 29212
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🧒 Ages: 10+

Village Square Theatre is hosting a Trunk or Treat event on October 10th from 6–8 p.m. Enjoy entertainment, trunk or treating, a costume contest, and other fun activities. Admission is free!

Help a Scientist reverse the spell of a witch and save Countess Megg. Children will experience creepy potions, floating eyeballs, and science with Mad Science’s Preschool Halloween.
📍 Location: Richland Library Sandhills, 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC 29229
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🧒 Ages: Preschoolers (3-5)

Create the coolest hero or wackiest villain you can imagine as a cardboard costume you can actually wear. All supplies are provided — just bring your imagination!

Enjoy the fun of the fall season with pumpkin painting. Wear paint-friendly clothes.
📍 Location: Irmo Branch Library, 6251 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC
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🧒 Ages: Elementary

Love pumpkin carving but hate the mess? Bring a pumpkin of any size, use our tools and supplies to carve or decorate, and leave the cleanup to us.

Love it or not, candy corn takes center stage with games, activities and sweet treats to enjoy while you play. (grades K–5)

Step into the Creepy Crawly Pathway, where Halloween fun slithers, scurries, and sneaks around every corner! Follow the spooky-lit trail through the park and stop at each decorated station to collect candy and surprises from our community partners. Along the way, watch out for glowing spiders, fluttering bats, and friendly costumed characters who make the pathway come alive with Halloween spirit. Bring your best costumes, your candy buckets, and a little bit of courage — the Creepy Crawly Pathway is full of sweet (and slightly spooky) fun for the whole family!

Come one, come all, to Aiken State Park’s Sandhills Spooktacular Fall Festival! Enjoy carnival games and trunk-or-treating from noon to 4pm, plus s’mores and hayrides from 3-4pm, with food trucks onsite for seasonal treats. Free after park admission.

Join in watching Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and create a sculpture of the iconic scene in which Victor recites his wedding vows and places his wedding ring on Emily’s skeletal hand. (2005, PG, 77 min.).
📍 Location: Richland Library Edgewood, 2101 Oak Street, Columbia, SC 29204
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🧒 Ages: Teens 12-18

Lexington BMX is hosting their Fall Festival at the Lexington BMX Track – a fun-filled evening with music, food trucks, vendors and craft booths, bounce house and kids zone, BMX track riding, games, and a trunk or treat! Admission is free and all ages are welcome.
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Lexington BMX Track (Red Bank Arena), 1159 Nazareth Road, Lexington, SC 29073
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🧒 Ages: All ages

Make cauldrons bubble and potions swirl in this spooky STEAM program that’s perfect for young witches and wizards.
📍 Location: Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
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🧒 Ages: School-age children

Celebrate the spooky season with a screening of Hocus Pocus 2 (rated PG, 1 hour 44 minutes), plus a snack and a craft.
📍 Location: Richland Library North Main, 5306 North Main Street, Columbia, SC 29203
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🧒 Ages: Families

Bring a bag and your best costume for a Trick-or-Treat Trail (6 to 7:30 pm) along the walking trail and a Halloween carnival (6 to 8:30 pm), with a free hayride back to the parking lot. Everyone attending must be registered.
🎟️ Cost: $5 per person in advance; $7 per person day of; ages 1 and under free.
📍 Location: Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin, SC 29036
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🧒 Ages: All ages

Dance the night away at a Halloween-themed Zumbathon at Seven Oaks Park, part of Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission’s October Halloween Events lineup.

Bring your pup for Howl-O-Ween at the Bark, a Halloween celebration for dogs and their families at Crooked Creek Park, part of Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission’s October Halloween Events lineup.

Use plastic skulls, floral foam and crushed glass to create a Halloween treasure. (grades 9–12).
📍 Location: South Congaree Branch, 200 Sunset Dr, South Congaree, SC 29172
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🧒 Ages: Grades 9-12

Something strange is stirring at The Creature Room! Bring the whole family for The Creature Carnival — a gathering for those who love the strange and unusual, with local vendors, delicious food and treats, animal encounters, raffles, and more. Don’t forget to wear your best Halloween costume!