The Christmas Park 2023

Opening night ceremonies and lighting of the Christmas Park was held on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m., as part of the new Winter Wonderland event held in Historic Williamston, SC.

The Christmas Park has been a holiday attraction in the upstate since 1958. It is a joint effort by local citizens and the town to convey the Christmas spirit through a unique collection of holiday lights and displays.
Each year, local businesses, churches, civic groups, the Springwater Committee and The Town of Williamston contribute by placing original displays and 1000s of lights in Mineral Spring Park.
Visitors come from all over the upstate and surrounding states to circle slowly along the drive or walk the paths viewing lighted displays. A visit with Santa in the Boy Scout Hut is a treat for the children, and parents!
The Pelzer-Williamston Jaycees are credited with originating the Christmas Park idea 59 years ago. They saw it as a “Christmas parade that stands still.” The idea soon became the local tradition that area residents look forward to during the Christmas season.
The lighting of the park includes the opening of Deck the Halls in Williamston’s Municipal Center.
The annual event has become a holiday tradition for the town and features beautifully decorated Christmas trees in the main hallways of the Municipal Center. It will be open to the public for viewing following the lighting of the park and during regular business hours through the holidays.

Santa’s schedule for the Scout hut will be 6 pm to 9 pm November 26 and 30, December 1-3, December 7-10 and December 14-23, 2023.

The Williamston Christmas Parade will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. The parade route will begin at East Main Street and Hamilton Street and end at the traffic light at West Main and Academy Street.

 

Winter Wonderland Event features Christmas Tree and Park lighting

Envision Williamston and the Town of Williamston will hold the third annual Winter Wonderland event on Sunday, November 26.
The “Williamston Winter Wonderland” Christmas tree, Park lighting and Deck the Halls opening ceremony will take place in front of the Williamston Municipal Building.

Spring Water Festival 2023

SPONSORED BY . . .

The 42nd Annual Spring Water Festival will be Aug. 25 & 26, 2023 in Williamston’s Mineral Spring Park

 

The Spring Water Festival Features:

Arts & Crafts – Live Music  – 5K Run – Gospel Music Showcase – Free Children’s Activities – Amusement Rides – Antique Car Show – Festival Food  – Exhibits – Souvenirs   

80 Craft and Boutique Vendors – 50 plus Display Vendors – 17 Food Vendors Live Music on 2 stages 150 + Car Show entries & Jeeps – Fire Truck Rides

FREE ADMISSION – FREE PARKING

 

Spring Water Festival announces entertainment – Levon to headline

Featured entertainment for the 42nd Annual Spring Water Festival will be Levon, a country trio from Nashville, Tennessee.
The trio (l-r) is made up of Camden, Tennessee, native Ryan Holladay (on guitar, mandolin and harmonies), Northbrook, Illinois, native Michael David Hall (on guitar and lead vocals) and Sumter, South Carolina’s Jake Singleton (on harmonies, bass, and percussion). They will be performing with Kyle Egart on drums.
All in their twenties, Levon’s members share a collective musical passion for the 1970s and the artist/songwriter generation whose lyrics and melodies have remained relevant long after their time on the charts.
A few of the trio’s musical roots are suggested by their name, an homage to the talents of The Band’s Levon Helm, as well as Elton John and his song, “Levon.”
“We wanted people to hear our name and kind of know where we were coming from,” Hall says.
Levon’s website says that Hall has opened many a performance with the following statement: “You have no idea who we are, but we’re about to be great friends.”
Making friends through the music is part of what it’s all about for this soulful trio, whose cross-generational sonic appeal draws from past and present, with a harmony-driven style built around compelling lyrics and memorable melodies: music with a timeless quality.
Their debut EP, Levon EP, was released on May 12, 2017. “Ms. Marianne” is the lead single.
In June, 2017, they were mentioned in the Tennessee Journal’s Top 5 Artists to watch at CMA fest. Video for “Ms. Marianne” premiered on People.com on July 31, 2017 and the song was placed on Sounds Like Nashville’s 10 songs to listen to in September 2017.
Levon debuted on the Grand Ole Opry on June 30, 2018.
Their latest single, “Till the Wheels Fall Off” is now streaming on all platforms.
The band has been performing nationally as the opening act for classic rock band REO Speedwagon and recently performed with REO in Augusta, Georgia.
For more information or to hear their music, visit their website at:
www.levonthemusic.com or check them out on youtube.
Also appearing at the Spring Water Festival After Party Concert on Saturday will be Kendall Lanford and Clearview, an energetic country band playing music from the early 70’s through modern day country hits and Blue Sky Blues Band, a local blues/rock band from Piedmont, will perform a variety of classic blues and rock songs with a few originals mixed in.
The Carolina Coast Band will kick off Friday night entertainment with beach music. The Carolina Coast Band features some of the Upstate’s most talented professional musicians.
All day Gospel on the Park Center Stage Saturday will include: New Beginning, Living Truth, Grateful Hearts, Pineridge Boys, Epps Family, Jennifer Phillips, Redeemer’s of Faith, The Other Side, Catlin Tierce, Maples, Tru Faith and Scott Phillips.
The Spring Water Festival will feature a 5K walk/run. Cash and gift card prizes will be awarded to the top 3 females and males. Registration fee is $25. Registration fee includes a race bib and timing chip. Race shirts can be added on to any registration for $15 each. Register online until race day at www.runsignup.com or email: Kellylanemoon@gmail.com
A link for online registration can also be found on the Spring Water Festival website at www.springwaterfestival.com

Listen to Levon – Why oh why

Watch Levon perform Runaway Love – 

 

Organizers are still accepting business display and car show applications for the festival.
Local businesses, and non-profits are invited to have a display to promote their business at the festival.
Business displays should contact Dianne Lollis at 864-847-5743 or by email at missetta68@gmail.com.
The festival will again feature one of the Upstate’s largest antique and classic auto shows, being sponsored by the Williamston Fire Department. To register contact David Huff at 864-625-1281 or email wfdchief@williamstonsc.us. Also online at www.williamstonfire.com. There will be awards in a number of categories.
Hours for the festival this year will be 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The After Party Concert featuring Levon will be held 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday.

 The Spring Water Festival will be held August 25 and 26 in Williamston’s Mineral Spring Park.
The festival will feature free kids activities, amusement rides, more than 80 craft and business vendors, antique and classic auto show, fire truck rides, festival food vendors and other special attractions including the 5K Spring Water Run.

 

Advance registration now available for 5K Spring Water Run

The 42nd Annual Spring Water Festival will feature a 5K walk/run that will be held on Saturday, August 26th.
Advance online registration will be available until race day. Fee is $20 and includes a race bib and timing chip. Spring Water Race shirts can be added on to any registration for $15 each.
The race will be timed and the overall top three male and female winners will receive cash and gift card prizes.
The course includes city streets and country roads with rolling hills. Food and drink will be provided for runners. The Williamston Police Department will secure all major intersections and paramedics will be on site.
Packet Pickup and registration begins at 6:30 am on race day in the parking lot beside McDonald’s in downtown Williamston. Race starts at 7:30 pm
All proceeds from the Spring Water Run go towards renovations for Mineral Spring Park.
Additional information including registration is available online at www.springwaterfestival.com and or email: Kellylanemoon@gmail.com

Spring Water Run registration – Click Here

Race results and other information can be found at www.runsignup.com and
www.go-greenevents.com

Spring Water Festival adds new vendor category for 2023

New this year, the Spring Water Festival has added a new vendor section. Vendor spots will be open to those that do not have “handmade” craft items.

This will open up a section of the festival for boutique owners and other small businesses in the area that would like to display and sell merchandise at the festival.

New vendor category added
Local boutique owners and other small businesses that want to sell merchandise that is not handmade at the Spring Water Festival – register online here

Organizers now accepting applications for 2023 Spring Water Festival!

Organizers of the 42nd Annual Spring Water Festival are now accepting vendor, display and car show applications for the two day festival August 25 & 26, 2023.
Hours for the festival this year will be 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday with an After Party Concert 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Any local craft vendor interested in participating in the event can pick up an application and guidelines at The Journal office or online at the Spring Water Festival website at www.springwaterfestival.com. Craft Vendors can also register online this year!
For more information on crafts contact Joy Zapada by email at swfvendor@gmail.com

New vendor category added
Business Vendor – Local boutique owners and other small businesses that want to sell merchandise that is not handmade (crafts) can also register online.

Due to limited space and tremendous response, the Spring Water Festival is no longer accepting craft vendor applications

Local businesses, and non-profits are also invited to have a display to promote their business at the festival.
Business displays should contact Dianne Lollis at 864-847-5743 or by email at missetta68@gmail.com.

The festival will again feature one of the Upstate’s largest antique and classic auto shows, being sponsored by the Williamston Fire Department. To register contact David Huff at 864-625-1281 or email wfdchief@williamstonsc.us. Also online at www.williamstonfire.com. There will be awards in a number of categories.

The Spring Water Run will also return this year. Registration information will be posted soon.

2023 SWF Application Forms

Craft Vendor Application – Register Online
Caft Vendor Application – PDF Mail In
Craft Vendor Guidelines PDF
New Category – Business Vendor Application – Register Online
Business Display Vendor – PDF Mail In
Business Display Vendor Guidelines – PDF
Non Profit Display Vendor – PDF Mail In
Spring Water Run Registration 
Food Vendor Application – info coming soon

More Information To Be Posted Soon!