5 Columbia SC area Memorial Day 2023 events and ceremonies to try
Whether its backyard grilling, camping out or beach trips, there’s plenty of ways to spend Memorial Day weekend in South Carolina.
But why not try something a bit more organized or different this year?
In the Columbia area, you could attend a Memorial Day ceremony, participate in an organized run, enjoy water slides or do more than one event if you choose.
Below are five Columbia-area events for the Memorial Day weekend.
Raise the Colors
When: Monday at 7:30 a.m.
Where: Savage Craft Ale Works at 430 Center St., West Columbia
Cost: $40
Get some good exercise over Memorial Day by joining the Raise the Colors: A Memorial Day Remembrance Murph.
According to the organizers’ website, the event is not just a workout. It gives participants the opportunity to humble themselves through a bit of sweat and pain to honor those that sacrificed everything for our freedom.
Join law enforcement in Lexington County along with Sorinex, Savage Craft Ale Works and Shellback Tactical in a murph workout that will consist of a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats and another mile run, all while wearing a weighted vest.
To sign up for the event or find additional information, click here.
Memorial Day Service
When: Monday at 7 p.m.
Where: Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church at 3011 Leaphart Road, West Columbia
Cost: Free
Come gather to honor those who sacrificed everything. The service will feature a collection of patriotic songs. All veterans and their branches of service will be recognized. A reception will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall.
Fort Jackson Cemetery Ceremony
When: Monday at 9 a.m.
Where: 4170 Percival Road, Columbia
Cost: Free
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is set to host a Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Visitors are encouraged to contact the national cemetery to confirm information prior to the event. For contact information, click here.
Palmetto Falls Water Park
When: Saturday-Monday
(11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 12-5 p.m. on Monday)
Where: 6511 Strom Thurmond Blvd., Fort Jackson
Cost: $13-$17 per ticket
The Palmetto Falls Water Park will be open for family fun throughout the Memorial Day weekend. Daily fees for DoD ID cardholders are $13, while costs are $15 for guests of authorized patrons and $17 for unaffiliated civilians.
Memorial Park
When: All weekend
Where: 700 Hampton St., Columbia
Cost: Free
Here’s something easy and free to do at your own time and pace. Remember our fallen soldiers with a visit to Memorial Park. The park is a memorial to 980 South Carolinians who died in Vietnam. It also has monuments honoring the USS Columbia warship and those that served with her during WWII; the China-Burma-India Theater Veterans of WWII; casualties of the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941; a Holocaust monument; and a Korean War Memorial.
