Columbia, South Carolina has a love of the arts and entertainment that is seen in its theatres, galleries, dance companies, orchestra, art schools and outdoor murals. Columbia SC is enriched by the many artists who live here and whose work can be seen exhibited in the numerous Columbia art galleries, museums and festivals throughout the area.
Art lovers will want to visit the Columbia Museum of Art, one of the Southeast’s finest, with an extraordinary collection of European and American fine and decorative art spanning several centuries. You’ll also enjoy spending a day at Columbia SC’s historic Congaree Vista arts district, which has an eclectic variety of artist studios and galleries intermixed with a vibrant shopping and restaurant scene. You’ll see local artists in their studios, painting or creating works of blown glass.
Entertainment options are abundant in Columbia, South Carolina. Theatergoers will be thrilled with Columbia, SC’s many venues for evening entertainment. Among the choices are the Town Theater, the longest continuing performing arts theater in the country, and the modern Koger Center for the Arts, which provides excellent theatrical, music and dance performances from around the world. In addition, the Colonial Center, Carolina Coliseum and the Township Auditorium provide a wide array of first class entertainment from some of today’s biggest stars.
Annual festivals and events keep the Columbia, South Carolina climate vibrant with regional and nationally recognized entertainment featured at the 3 Rivers Music Festival and several locally sponsored concert series. The Congaree Vista arts district’s two signature art festivals, November’s Vista Lights and Artista Vista, held each spring, draw thousands from across South Carolina and beyond.
The Columbia South Carolina Convention and Visitors Bureau is your local source for South Carolina travel and vacation information including Columbia hotels, convention and meeting planning, attractions, sports and recreation, culture and more. For immediate help booking a hotel in Columbia, please click our hotel package link. To request a Columbia Official Travel Guide, click here.
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