Winter Break Camps; Holidays at the State Museum, Dec. 19-23
December 19, 2016
Winter Break Camps Begin, Today Dec. 19; Monday, Dec. 26
There is still room to sign kids up for the State Museum’s new line of winter camps for children aged 6-14 years old. Campers may register for the entire week or for individual days. Each day of the week is themed with a different focus. Parents can drop their registered camper off for day full of activities like: morning social time, museum exploration, hands-on and interactive activities, snack time and lunch time. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more or to register.
Holidays at the State Museum, Dec. 19 – 23
The State Museum is in full holiday mode with fun activities like holiday crafts and scavenger hunts for the entire family happening all week from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Visit and have your photo taken with Santa daily from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Special Holiday Happenings This Week:
- Columbia Marionette Theater presents, “Cinderella’s Holiday Ball,” – Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.
- Bright Star Theater presents, “Christmas with Santa” at 11 a.m. and “Holidays Around the World” at 1:30 p.m.,Thursday, Dec. 22
Tasting Tuesday, Dec. 20
The State Museum is open late until 8 p.m. every Tuesday night for holiday shopping, South Carolina food product tastings, samples of local beer and wine in the Cotton Mill Exchange during Tasting Tuesdays and a bluegrass jam session with the South Carolina Blue Grass and Traditional Music Association.
Free Tastings This Week:
- Palmetto Pepper Potions
- Mays Vinegrette
- Pecan Pralines from Charleston Specialty Foods
- Mercer House Winery
- Copper Horse Distillery
- Twisted Spur Brewing
- Windy Hill Orchard
Guests can also get in the holiday spirit with The Polar Express 4D Experience playing at 6:30 in the Rev. Solomon Jackson Jr. 4D Theater and Star of Bethlehem and Christmas Laser Fantasy: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, now playing in the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Observatory access is included with museum general admission, which is 2 for $10 and free for museum members during Second Shift Twosday nights. Please note: observatory viewing is dependent on clear skies. Visit scmuseum.org for a list of Second Shift Twosday activities.
Connect with Us
We would be happy to work with you to set up a story or provide you with more information about any of the items listed above. For more information, please contact our public relations manager, Jared Glover, at (803) 348-6010 (c), (803) 898-4948 (o) orjared.glover@scmuseum.org.
About the South Carolina State Museum: As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum, offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its largest artifacts, an 1894 former textile mill listed on the National Registrar of Historic Places. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more.
