It's our FIRST year on the South Carolina Ag + Art Tour! We invite you to come and experience our great farms, artisans, and of course hospitality that is second to none!
MAY 4, 2024
Saturday 9am-4pm
Pin Key:
Blue = Open Saturday + Sunday
Green = Open Saturday Only
Red = Open Sunday Only
TOUR SITES & ARTISANS
206 N. Main Street
McCormick SC 29835
Cotton Gin & Grass Area
Open Saturday Only from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
AG Combine Simulator: Through the magic of audio visuals, participants can “ ride” in the combine cab and see and hear how South Carolina farmers harvest a variety of crops . The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation AG Combine Simulator will be in the Grass Area of the Dorn Mill Complex.
Spring Craft Market is located inside the Cotton Gin. Our local artisans will be selling beautifully handcrafted merchandise.
McCormick County Clemson Extension office will have a display showcasing all programs offerings including.
4-H.
The Historic 1898 Grist Mill will be open for touring.
Items for Sale: jewelry, pottery, textiles, jams, jellies, glass art and more
Schedule of events:
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visions & Dreams Special Events will be on site with food for purchase.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Music by Jessica Wood and Brooker Strom
Artisans on Site:
209 N Mine Street
McCormick SC 29835
Open Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tour the starting point of an actual 1852 gold mine and see some of the original features, go into an underground gold mining tunnel to learn to pan for gold and gemstones like the Oldtimers, talk about current gold prospecting opportunities.
Schedule of Events:
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tour is No Charge
Panning $ 5.00
Food Truck will be available to purchase food.
Artisans on Site:
218 South Main Street
McCormick, SC 29835
Open: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
A thriving Artisans Guild & Gift Shop featuring quality handcrafted items representing 35 artisans from around the area. The Artisans Guild & Gift Shop was established in August 2005 by a dedicated team of talented artists.
Items for sale: Jewelry, cards, pottery, fine art, and much more
Artisans on Site:
115 South Main Street
McCormick, SC 29835
Open Saturday only 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Display of Antique and New Age Tractors with demonstrations by local artisans of spinning and weaving of mohair from colored angora goats; water coloring, color pencil, creating in clay, off-loom weaving, and painting with different materials. A local performance group performs on stage “The Keturah hotel” a look back in time telling the story of our town through the eyes of Cyrus and Nettie McCormick, founders of the Town of McCormick. Performances throughout the day by award-winning dance groups and local musical groups.
Items for sale:
Food trucks and various restaurants will be open.
Schedule of events:
10am – 12pm: Rhythm & Class Dance Group
12pm: Green Curtains Performance Group skit “The Keturah Hotel”
1pm – 4pm: The Eclectics
Artisans on Site:
Intersection of Wiliam Jefferson Road
and SC Highway 283
(about 1.8 miles east
Of Plum Branch SC 29845)
*See map for coordinates*
Open on Saturday only 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Parks Mill Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Preserve is located on Stevens Creek east of the village of Plum Branch on SC Highway 283 downstream of the Stevens Creek Bridge. The Creek has a good flow of water through a series of rocky shoals. The shoaly creek provides a great habitat for rocky shoals’ spider lily, a rare and beautiful native wildflower. Our spider lily community is the best medium-sized population in South Carolina. The shoaly creek also provided water-power energy to power a series of waster-powered mills that provided energy for a grist mill, a sawmill, and a cotton gin. . The land and the Creek are home to a variety of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers as well as a variety of birds, mammal, fish, and shellfish species. 
The site is managed by : The South Carolina Native Plant Society, Naturaland Trust and Upper Savannah Land Trust.
No Charge for Self-Guided - Tour docents will be available to answer questions.
Schedule of Events
10 a.m. – 12 Noon The Bruner String Duet
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Local Musical group playing country and old-time bluegrass.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Luthier demonstration by local artisan, Nathaniel Bruner
Artisans on Site:
192 Gettys Road
McCormick, SC 29835
Open Saturday 9am-4pm
The South Carolina Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe (JDLH) is a state-funded, public, residential high school focused on providing a unique and challenging agricultural education program. Our school, the first statewide program of its kind in the nation, will allow students to receive hands-on training in the fields of agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, land management, food science, and more - all aimed at assessing the needs of modern farms.
Items for sale:
Handmade candles, tote bags, soaps, lotions, head wraps, jewelry, art, and more!
Schedule of events:
9am-4pm:
10am-11am & 2pm-3pm:
10am-12pm
Artisans On Site:
TOUR SITE VIDEO GALLERY
COUNTY CONTACT
Thank you to our sponsors!
Our Participating Counties: Abbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Berkeley County, Chester County, Clarendon County, Colleton County, Fairfield County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lexington County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Pickens County, Richland County, Sumter County and York County.
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.
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