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Snowball Festival

Lexington, SC · Holiday

When

December 3–6, 2026

Where

Icehouse Amphitheater · Lexington · SC

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A four day holiday celebration in downtown Lexington with a craft fair, tree lighting ceremony, movie night, daytime carnival with rides and Santa photos, and a Christmas parade. Most events are held at the Icehouse Amphitheater. The Town of Lexington runs it, with the Lexington Jaycees handling the parade.

The history within reach

• Riverbanks Zoo and Five Points9.7 mi

  The zoo was built on the ruins of a Civil War mill Sherman burned, on both banks of the Saluda.

• Columbia Canal opens10 mi

  Built around the fall line rapids to link the upcountry to the port, and later rebuilt to drive the textile mills.

• Vista Lights11 mi

  Columbia's Congaree Vista district opens its galleries and shops for one evening of live music, food and a tree lighting to kick off the holiday season.

• Gamecocks women's basketball12 mi

  A program that had never reached a Final Four became the sport's standard: three national championships since 2017, an undefeated season, and year after year the best attendance in women's college basketball, with Colonial Life Arena selling out for conference games.

• The burning of Columbia12 mi

  Roughly a third of the city burned in a night.