S.C. Peach Festival Events To Call Limestone Home

The 2016 South Carolina Peach Festival starts soon, and Limestone College is once again a proud sponsor and host for several events.

Limestone will be home to the Fun Run & Road Races (Timken Center), Dog Show (Timken Field) and the Miss S.C. Peach Festival Pageant (Fullerton Auditorium) on Saturday, July 9. The College's Fullerton Auditorium will also host New Talent Night on Thursday, July 14.

The complete S.C. Peach Festival schedule is below. For more information, visit www.scpeachfestival.net.

S.C. Peach Festival
2016 Schedule of Events:

Friday July 8
•Kickoff – Gaffney City Hall 5:00 PM
•Inflatables – 5:00 PM
•Dessert Contest – Gaffney City Hall 6:00 PM
•The Peach Beach: Jim Quick and the Coastline Band – Community Stage – Gaffney City Hall 6:00 – 11:00PM
•Peach Eating Contest – Gaffney City Hall 7:30 PM Sponsored by: Abbott Farms
•Ronald McDonald will be making an appearance from 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Saturday July 9
•Road Race 5k & 10k – Limestone College, Timken Center 7:30 AM
•Kids Fun Run – Limestone College, Timken Center 9:00 AM
•Dog Show – Limestone College, Timken Field 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
•Pageant – Limestone College, Fullerton Auditorium – 2:00 PM
•Truck & Tractor Pull – Lake Whelchel 7:00 PM Sponsored by: Nance Tractor

Thursday July 14
•New Talent Night – Limestone College, Fullerton Auditorium 7:00 PM

Friday July 15
•Golf Tournament – 8:00 AM
•Arts & Crafts – County Admin 5:00 PM
•Carnival – County Admin 5:00 PM
•Wing Ding – County Admin 5:00 PM
•Music – County Admin 5:00 PM Sponsored by: Founder’s Credit Union

Saturday July 16
•Parade Downtown – Limestone St. Starts at 10:00 AM (Lineup at 9:00 AM)
•Car Show – 10 AM – 3:00 PM
•BBQ Cookoff – County Admin 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
•Arts & Crafts – County Admin 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
•Corn Hole Tournament – County Admin 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
•Music – Battle of the Bands – County Admin 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
•Wrestling – 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Sunday July 17
•Praise and Worship – Gaffney High School 6:00 PM

Saturday July 23
•Mud Bog – Lake Whelchel – 7:00 PM