Clarendon County is ready for a howling good time this Halloween season, with communities from Summerton to Turbeville hosting Trunk-or-Treats, fall festivals, cook-offs, and family-friendly celebrations. From chili cook-offs and haunted mazes to bounce houses and costume contests, there’s something happening every weekend through early November.
You’ll find the County Fire Rescue’s Community Safety Day kicking things off at JC Britton Park on Oct. 25 with food, candy, and live demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. That same day, Laurence Manning Academy hosts its annual Catfest from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring a cook-off, carnival games, hayrides, and a Trunk-or-Treat. Nearby, A Second Chance Animal Shelter turns spooky with its Howl-A-Ween event at 537 S. Mill Street in Manning — a day-long craft fair, dog-costume contest, and evening haunted maze.
In Summerton, Seacoast Church and The Lighthouse Foundation team up for community fun. Seacoast will fill Wausau Park with pumpkins, hayrides, and free food from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25, while the Lighthouse Foundation’s Fifth Annual Summerton Trunk-or-Treat returns Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. with music, food trucks, and giveaways. Over in Turbeville, Let’s Read Clarendon will host a Fall Fest Oct. 29 at Walker Gamble Park, complete with trunk decorating, treats, and family fellowship from 5 to 7 p.m.
Rep. Fawn Pedalino is presenting a Halloween bash in Turbeville on Oct. 31 starting at 6 p.m., featuring face painting, bounce houses, bonfires, and outdoor movies. The same night, families can head to Jordan Crossroads Hwy 260 for a Trunk-or-Treat sponsored by the Bobcat Hunting Club from 4 to 7 p.m.
Back in Manning, Shannon Greens Golf Club invites families to a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Home Branch Baptist Church will open its lot Oct. 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with candy and fellowship. The Carolina Dance Academy’s Fall Festival wraps up the season Nov. 2 at 3 p.m., complete with s’mores, performances, and Trunk-or-Treat fun for all ages.
Whether you’re looking for candy, costumes, or community spirit, Clarendon County is once again proving there’s no shortage of fall fun for ghosts and goblins of all ages.
