Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce

09/14/2026

It's Homecoming Week for the Pickens Blue Flames! 🔵🔥

Downtown stores and businesses, show your support by decorating your storefronts with ALL THINGS BLUE!

Tag and share with a fellow Blue Flame to help spread our town's Blue Flame spirit!

City of Pickens, SC - City Hall

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🎉 NEXT WEEK IS THE END OF SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE 🛍️☀️

👉 Tag a friend or family member who loves shopping downtown Pickens, they won't want to miss this!

Mark your calendars because it's almost time! Just like Christmas in July, we're bringing you BIG deals, BIG sales, and so much more from all of your local businesses! 🎄🛒

✨ Get a head start on holiday shopping
✨ Business owners, make room for that incoming holiday merchandise
✨ Support local while scoring amazing deals

This is your official invitation from the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce to join us for our End of Summer Sidewalk Sale! 🙌 Open to every business in the City of Pickens!

Follow along to see everything exciting coming this fall from the Chamber!

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🍅 Hanks Produce is coming to Central this Wednesday!

Just 2 days to go! Stop by the Young at Heart Senior Center in Central for fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables.

🌽 Wednesday, September 16 | 8:30 AM
📍 120 Commons Way, Central

Have Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers left? This is a great chance to use them!
Everyone is welcome to shop.

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🚨 CAMPING IS BACK for the 2026 Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival! 🏕️🎻

We’re excited to once again offer on-site camping at the 4th Annual Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival at Hagood Mill Historic Site—the perfect way to enjoy a full weekend of Appalachian music, culture, and community!

🏕️ Camping Details:

✨ 1 Night – $10 per person (ages 10+)
✨ 2 Nights – $15 per person (ages 10+)
⛺ Primitive tent and car camping available

🎟️ Festival admission is FREE! Enjoy great music, food, heritage crafts, and a place to stay under the stars.

📅 Festival Dates: October 23–24, 2026
📍 Hagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Rd., Pickens, SC

Pre-order camping passes here: https://loom.ly/ahfsk04

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🎻 The band lineup is here for the 4th Annual Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival!

Make plans to join us Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Hagood Mill Historic Site for two days of outstanding Appalachian music, storytelling, food, artisan vendors, heritage, and family-friendly fun.

Friday, October 23

🎶 Spare Creek — Featuring members of Creekwater Collective and Spare Parts Band, Spare Creek brings together talented young Upstate musicians for a fresh take on bluegrass, strong vocals, and skillful picking.
🎶 Murphy Campbell and Flat Foot Dancer — A young old-time musician, singer, and flatfoot dancer from Floyd County, Virginia, Murphy brings traditional Appalachian music and dance to life.
🎶 Panther Ridger — A family-and-friends mountain music group performing original songs, traditional tunes, close harmonies, and fiddle-led old-time Appalachian music.

Saturday, October 24

🎤 Storytelling with Johnny Thomas Fowler — An engaging Appalachian storyteller who brings regional characters, humor, history, and mountain traditions to life.

🎶 Buffalo Barfield & Unherd of Entertainment — Led by Greenville multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and storyteller Gregg “Buffalo” Barfield, this lively group shares Southern heritage through music, dance, laughter, and traditional entertainment.

🎶 Swamp Rabbit Bluegrass — An Upstate South Carolina bluegrass group with a fresh, homegrown sound built around traditional instrumentation, tight harmonies, and energetic picking.

🎶 Murphy Campbell — Returning Saturday with her distinctive blend of old-time singing, traditional fiddle music, and Appalachian dance.

🎶 Wanda Johnson Band — South Carolina’s “Lady of Rhythm and Blues and Soul,” Wanda Johnson delivers powerful vocals rooted in blues, R&B, gospel, and Southern soul.

🎶 Appalachian Son — A regional Southern Gothic act blending roots-driven music, dark mountain storytelling, and a modern Appalachian sound.

🎶 Reedy River String Band — Hailing from Greenville, South Carolina, this three-part-harmony string band blends progressive newgrass with Appalachian roots, original songs, and high-energy acoustic musicianship.

The Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival is free to attend, with free parking. Bring your chairs and settle in for a memorable weekend celebrating the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.

📍 Hagood Mill Historic Site
138 Hagood Mill Rd.
Pickens, SC

🏕️ Primitive tent and car camping will also be available.

Presented by the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, Hagood Mill Historic Site, and Holly Springs Center.
For festival details, camping passes, vendor information, and sponsorship opportunities, visit pickensappalachianfolkfestival.org.

For festival details, camping passes, vendor information, and sponsorship opportunities, visit pickensappalachianfolkfestival.org

09/14/2026

Help us spread the word! There are still 16 spots left in our Fall 2026 Archery session! Registration is open until FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH!

To learn more about our Archery Ministry, register your child, and pay the fee, please go to our website at https://pickensviewchurch.com/archery/.

If you have any questions about this ministry, please give us a call at 864-878-2324. We will be happy to answer any questions you have!

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Here's our full lineup of events for the rest of the month!

Every event is free and packed with value for both our community and local businesses. The Greater Pickens Chamber works hard to give our community and members opportunities to grow their business, skills, experience, and knowledge.

Know a business or individual who'd benefit from one of these events? Tag them below today! Some events require sign up. Check our events page to access sign up options.

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