South Carolina State Fair offering free drive-through experience and drive-through fair foods

Most State Fairs have been canceled for 2020, including the North Carolina State Fair, but the South Carolina State Fair is taking a different approach.

It’s transforming itself into a two-day drive-through event.

The Drive-Through South Carolina State Fair will take place on October 20th and 21st, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Enter from Rocket Gate at 1200 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, South Carolina.

It will be FREE to attend.

Although there will not be rides, you can enjoy food, exhibits, crafts and animals, all from the safety of your car.

You can see a map of the attractions here.

Some of the attractions at the Drive-Through South Carolina State Fair:

Rocket and History
Calliope
Pepsi Trailer and Pepsi Peach Display
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Antique Fire Truck and New Fire Truck
SC Daodas
Select Health
The Circus at the Fair
United Rentals
Smokey Bear
Blanchard
S.C. State Fair Agriculture
S.C Department of Mental Health
Thomas Humphries “Fighting Stallions”
Lexington Medical Center
Flower Department
Photography
Fine Art Presented by First Citizens
Student Art
701 Center for Contemporary Art
Beef Cattle
FFA
Swine and Meat Goats
Dairy Cattle
Milking Parlor
4H/Clemson Exhibit
Poultry Exhibit & Ernest Lee Artowkr
Heritage Village
Mike William’s Sculpture
S.C. Farm Bureau Federation
Carolina Lights
Home and Craft
Ride of Your Life Scholarship Display
Fred

In addition, the South Carolina State Fair will be offering Drive-Through Fair Food from October 20th to 24th, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Enter Gate 6 located at 901 George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, SC 29201
You will be directed to one of six lines
Each line has the exact same food options
There are seven food trucks in each line
Each food truck has someone that will greet you safely at your vehicle
Visitors are not allowed to exit vehicles
Cash and Credit Cards are accepted (Visa & MasterCard)
No buses or pedestrians are allowed
Exit Gate 10 onto Bluff Rd.

Menu includes:

Fiske Fries
Corn Dogs
Turkey Legs
Sausage Sandwich
Funnel Cakes
Elephant Ears
Cotton Candy
Candy Apples
Caramel Corn

The South Carolina State Fairgrounds are at 1200 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, South Carolina, an hour and a half from Charlotte.

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