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Spring Water Festival 2019

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SPRING WATER FESTIVAL
August 23 & 24, 2019
Mineral Spring Park
Williamston, SC

State Hwy. 20 just off I-85 between Anderson and Greenville, SC

Arts & Crafts  Live Music  Gospel Music Showcase
Free Children’s Activities Amusement Rides
Spring Water 5K Run  1 Mile Fun Run
Antique Car Show   Festival Food  Exhibits Souvenirs   

Directions to Festival
From I-85 or Hwy. 29, exit onto Hwy.8 to Pelzer (Exit 32)
Right on Hwy. 20 into downtown Williamston

50 plus Crafters – 50 plus Display Vendors – 12 Food Vendors
Live Music on 3 stages
125 + Car Show entries – Antique Fire Truck exhibit – Fire Truck Rides

FREE ADMISSION – FREE PARKING
All Events – Rain or Shine
No alcohol – No coolers – No Pets – No Bicycles, No Skate Boards

2019 Festival Brochure

Special presentation to honor Jean Taylor during Spring Water Festival

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The Town of Williamston will place a plaque in honor of Jean Taylor on the covered bridge in Mineral Spring Park during the Spring Water Festival Saturday. A special ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. to unveil the plaque on the bridge which is  a favorite place she likes to sit. Taylor’s popular social media page “I’m from Williamston” has items of interest and photos related to the Williamston area. Mayor Mack Durham said was recognition for the “good works you have done providing a positive voice in our community.

 

Souvenir T-Shirt features Mural Art

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The 2019 Spring Water Festival T-Shirt is white with blue logo and features the Envision Williamston mural design by Thomas Addison. Addison’s mural design of “Unbroken Chain of Mineral Spring Water”, was brought to life by Palmetto High Art students Kerrigan Campbell and Rebecca Stephen, under the direction of Art teacher Gregg Davis, for Envision Williamston. The mural was the fifth placed in Williamston over the last year and can be seen on the side of the building located across from Calvary Church and near the new Anderson Drive “Gateway Welcome Sign”.  The full color print T-shirts are $15. Also available will be a Spring Water Festival ballcap, coffee cups and water bottles. Souvenirs will be available at the Spring Water Festival souvenir tent in the craft area of the festival.
 A limited supply of previous festival T-shirts will be available at special prices.
Don’t leave the festival without your Spring Water Festival souvenir.

Spring Water Festival Car Show features over 100 entries

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A tremendous display of antique and classic autos and trucks will surely delight enthusiasts during the 38th Annual Spring Water Festival. The show is being held at the Williamston Fire Dept. and on West Main St. in front of the park. It is being sponsored by Clinkscales Chevrolet in Belton and the Williamston Fire Department.
Organizer Williamston Fire Chief Steve Ellison said he is expecting more than 100 antique autos, street rods, customs, trucks and other special vehicles to be on display.
The show will feature the town’s 1936 Chevrolet Fire Engine. Vehicles from outside the local area are also expected.
This year there will be a $500 Cash Give-a-Way to registered entries, $100 each hour. Registration will be $20 with awards to the top 25, plus six specialty awards. Owners may register their vehicles between 8 a.m. and noon on festival day.
Persons interested in displaying a customized vehicle, antique or tractor in the show should call  (864) 844-7171, 847-4155 or 847-4950 for more information.
 Specialty awards include Best Original, Best GM, Best Ford, Best Truck, Best Street Rod, Best Rat Rod, Mayor’s Choice, and The Will Drake Memorial Award. Trophies are a special design. 
The fire department will also offer $1 rides on the restored 1936 Chevrolet fire engine.

Spring Water Festival to have variety of delicious food

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The Spring Water Festival offers a wide selection of food items that festival goers are sure to enjoy. From festival favorites and staples including Philly Cheese Steaks, Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Polish Dogs, Corn Dogs,  Barbecue Pork, Chicken, Ribs and Pork Chops to Chili Cheese Fries, Hot Wings, Shrimp, Fish, Tacos and more.
If you are looking for something sweet or something cool, there will be Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake, funnel cakes, homemade ice cream, fresh donuts, flavored snow ice and fresh squeezed lemonade.
And of course, boiled peanuts and cotton candy!
Vendors will also offer soft drinks, tea and water.
All of this and more can be found at this year’s Spring Water Festival!
Twelve food vendors, some local and some not, will offer their specialties. They are:
New – HOLLY’s CONCESSIONS – Hot Wings, Rib Eye Steak, Pork Chops, Fish and Shrimp.
MAMACITAS CARNITAS – Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas, Nachos, Fruit Crepes.
DANNY DOGS – Hot Dogs, Polish Dogs, Fries.
MILE HIGH SWEETS – Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake, Strawberries, Grapes and Bananas.
MILE HIGH CONCESSIONS – Philly Steaks, Foot Long Corn Dogs, Chili Cheese Fries.
ROAD RUNNER – Funnel Cakes, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade.
WAINAI SHAVED ICE – Three Sizes, Eight Flavors.
MAMA’S SWEET SHOPPE – Fancy Fresh Donuts.
GRANDMA’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM – Ice Cream.
HEY BO SASSY SOW BBQ – Pulled Pork & Pulled Chicken,  Baby Back Ribs, Fresh Cut Chili Cheese Fries.
HUDSON PEANUT COMPANY – Boiled Peanuts and Cotton Candy.
SOUTHERN SMOKE BBQ – Barbecue Pulled Pork, Ribs.
 

Spring Water Festival Pageant deadline extended to Aug. 22

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There will be a Little Miss and Master Spring Water Festival Pageant held Aug 24th in the Municipal Center Auditorium. This is a fundraiser pageant for The Mill Town Players and Spring Water Festival projects. Deadline has been extended to this Thursday, Aug. 22 for entry. The pageant is for girls ages are 0-18 boys age 0-7 and no pageant dresses are needed. For information and application email wking5670@charter.net or call 230-0157. 

Spring Water Festival 2019

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SPRING WATER FESTIVAL
August 23 & 24, 2019
Mineral Spring Park
Williamston, SC

State Hwy. 20 just off I-85 between Anderson and Greenville, SC

Arts & Crafts  Live Music  Gospel Music Showcase
Free Children’s Activities Amusement Rides
Spring Water 5K Run  1 Mile Fun Run
Antique Car Show   Festival Food  Exhibits Souvenirs   

Directions to Festival
From I-85 or Hwy. 29, exit onto Hwy.8 to Pelzer (Exit 32)
Right on Hwy. 20 into downtown Williamston

50 plus Crafters – 50 plus Display Vendors – 12 Food Vendors
Live Music on 3 stages
125 + Car Show entries – Antique Fire Truck exhibit – Fire Truck Rides

FREE ADMISSION – FREE PARKING
All Events – Rain or Shine
No alcohol – No coolers – No Pets – No Bicycles, No Skate Boards

2019 Festival Brochure

Twelve food vendors to offer a variety of food

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Twelve food vendors will offer a variety of festival food and snacks at the 2019 Spring Water Festival. They are Holly’s Concessions, Mamacita, Danny Dogs, Mile High Sweet, Mile High Concessions, Road Runner, Wainani Shaved Ice, Mama’s Sweet Shoppe, Grandma’s Homemade Ice Cream, Hey Bo Sassy Sow BBQ, Hudson Peanut Company and Southern Smoke BBQ.

Spring Water Festival special attractions

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A display of unique and original pottery will be on exhibit in the Williamston Municipal Center Exhibit Hall during the Spring Water Festival. The pottery production is a joint venture between Anderson master potter Ross Bryant and local artist/ art teacher Thomas Addison, and features a pottery glaze that is unique to the local area. The glaze on the pottery pieces is a homemade mixture which is created from the “chalybeate” or mineral spring water collected from the mineral spring in the park. The color on the pottery is derived from the high concentration of iron carbonate, which has been a well-known feature of the spring since its discovery in the late 1830’s by West Allen Williams.

There will be a Little Miss and Master Spring Water Festival Pageant held Aug 24th in the Municipal Center Auditorium. This is a fundraiser pageant for The Mill Town Players and Spring Water Festival projects. Deadline for entry is Monday, August 19.
The pageant is for girls ages are 0-18 boys age 0-7. Entry fee is $35. No pageant dresses needed. Only a summer dress or summer outfit. Every participant receives a crown. For info sheet and application please email wking5670@charter.net or call 2300157.

Bob Seymore of Atlanta will bring the fantastic world of STATUARY back to Williamston depicting the town’s founder West Allen Williams.

The 2019 Spring Water Festival T-Shirt is white with blue logo and features the Envision Williamston mural design by Thomas Addison. Addison’s mural design of “Unbroken Chain of Mineral Spring Water”, was brought to life by Palmetto High Art students Kerrigan Campbell and Rebecca Stephen, under the direction of Art teacher Gregg Davis, for Envision Williamston. The mural was the fifth placed in Williamston over the last year and can be seen on the side of the building located across from Calvary Church and near the new Anderson Drive “Gateway Welcome Sign”.

Twelve food vendors will offer a variety of festival food and snacks. They are Holly’s Concessions, Mamacita, Danny Dogs, Mile High Sweet, Mile High Concessions, Road Runner, Wainani Shaved Ice, Mama’s Sweet Shoppe, Grandma’s Homemade Ice Cream, Hey Bo Sassy Sow BBQ, Hudson Peanut Company and Southern Smoke BBQ.

The annual festival returns with over 100 vendors featuring arts and crafts, exhibits and business displays, festival food, children’s activities and rides, 5K Spring Water Run, antique car show, and live entertainment.

More than forty vendors will be offering handmade, personalized and unique items for sale in the craft area at this year’s Spring Water Festival. There will also be a 5KSpring Water Run and car show sponsored by the Williamston Fire Department and Clinkscales Chevrolet.
Guthrie Grove Church will have a puppet show, games and other activities for children. Buttons the Clown will entertain with balloon art.
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.