Lexington South Carolina

October 3, 2008
3rd Annual Oyster Roast at Virginia Hylton Park from 5:00-9:00 p.m., sponsored by the Rotary Club. Come out and enjoy Oysters, hotdogs, hamburgers, barbecue, beer and soft drinks. Entertainment provided by Mama's Home Cookin'. Tickets ar e$25 each. You may bring folding chairs. All proceeds will go to or scholarship fund benefiting local high schools and the technology center. To purchase tickets or for additional information contact Craig Lemrow at 960-3572 or Brant Taylor at 609-3777.

October 3-4, 2008
Helping Hands Hoedown at the Old Mill -- Vendors/exhibitors welcome! -- Silent Auction, Street Dance and Pet Show -- Free. For additional information contact the Heidi Black at 803-957-3602.

October 4, 2008
Free Outdoor Family Adventure in Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day -- Learn about archery, boating, and hunting safety, bird watching, and more all in the same day, and at the same place. Come out to the Outdoor Family Adventure in Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Bring your friends, children, grandchildren, or kids from your church or neighborhood. It is a great way for kids to get a taste of many different types of outdoor activities! Contact Erika Hamilton at 803-256-0670.

October 4, 2008
Lexington County Master Gardener Plant Sale -- from 8:00 a.m. -12:00 noon at the Lexington County Museum. For further information or plant donations contact Lisa at lele712@aol.com or 996-6116.

October 11, 2008
The Arts & Taste of Chapin- 11am - 3 pm Located downtown Chapin, Beaufort and Clark Streets--Food and arts festival open to the public. See area artists' work on display, enjoy live entertainment, shop craft vendors, try the fare of local restaurants, and help judge the "people's choice" award in the annual chili cook-off. For more information, please call The Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce at 803-345-1100.

October 18 through November 2, 2008
24th Annual 2008 Parade of Homes from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily at Saluda River Club in Lexington, SC. The Parade of Homes offers the opportunity to explore multiple brand-new, fully decorated and landscaped homes in the Midlands' newest neighborhoods. For more information, please see the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia web site at www.columbiabuilders.com closer to the event.

October 23 -24, 2008
The Lexington County Museum will hold the 2nd annual Gore and Folklore Halloween event on at 7 pm, 7:30 pm, 8 pm, and 8:30 pm.  will learn about some strange and unusual events in Lexington County's antebellum and Civil War history.  This family friendly event will have ghoulish guides lead visitors on tours where frights and surprises are around every corner.  For more information, please call the Lexington County Museum at 359-8369.

October 24-25, 2008
CAROLINA Q-CUP - The Carolina Q Cup is designed to bring together in one location all of the very best barbeque cookers in the state and even in the nation.  Only South Carolina with its four major types of barbeque has such a wide diversity of barbeques to offer.  For information contact Lhigh1@sc.rr.com

October 25, 2008
Harmon's Halloween Carnival from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Come in enjoy the corn maze, haunted hay rides, boo house, costume content, playground, face painting, snack bar/grill, 18 hole miniature golf and much, much more. For additional information, call 803-359-4454.

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