Calendar of events: Juneteenth celebration, Comic Book Convention and more

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ONGOING

• The Augusta Market on the River began March 16 and will run through Nov. 16. The market will be held at 8^thStreet and Reynolds Street. For more information, visit https://www.theaugustamarket.com. 
• Evans Market is set to begin on Saturday, April 20 and run every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until June 29. For more information, visit the Columbia County Parks, Recreation and Events Facebook page. 

Monday, June 17

• The Augusta Commission will meet for a work session to discuss fiscal year 2025 budget at the Bell Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.

Tuesday, June 18

• The Richmond County Board of Education will hold its committee meeting and regular meeting starting at 4 p.m. with the regular meeting immediately following the committee meeting. 
• The Augusta Commission will meet at 2 p.m. in the Municipal Building. For more information, visit augustaga.gov.
• The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Evans Government Center Complex. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov.  

Wednesday, June 19

• Juneteenth Augusta Festival will be held noon to 9 p.m. in the James Brown Arena parking lot. For more information, visit the Juneteenth Augusta Facebook page. 

Thursday, June 20

• The Columbia County Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Evans Government Center Complex. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov. 
• The Augusta Commission will meet for a work session to discuss SPLOST 9 at a meeting from 1-4 p.m. in the Commission chambers. 

Friday, June 21

• The 2024 Augusta Toy and Comic Book Convention will be held at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Attendees will be able to browse collectible toys, comic books, get autographs from artists and celebrities, including Sgt Slaughter. For tickets and more information, visit Joefestusa.com. 
• Chill N’ Grill Food Festival will take place from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. There will be a variety of food trucks and vendors. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. 
• Aiken Pro Rodeo will be held at the Western Carolina State Fairground. Gates will open at 4 p.m. and the rodeo will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit aikenrodeo.com. 

Saturday, June 22

• Augusta Pride Festival will be held at the Augusta Common starting at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the Augusta Pride Facebook page.
• The 2024 Augusta Toy and Comic Book Convention will be held at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Attendees will be able to browse collectible toys, comic books, get autographs from artists and celebrities, including Sgt Slaughter. For tickets and more information, visit Joefestusa.com. 
• Chill N’ Grill Food Festival will take place from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. There will be a variety of food trucks and vendors. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. 
• Aiken Pro Rodeo will be held at the Western Carolina State Fairground. Gates will open at 4 p.m. and the rodeo will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit aikenrodeo.com. 

Sunday, June 23

• The 2024 Augusta Toy and Comic Book Convention will be held at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Attendees will be able to browse collectible toys, comic books, get autographs from artists and celebrities, including Sgt Slaughter. For tickets and more information, visit Joefestusa.com. 
• Chill N’ Grill Food Festival will take place from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. There will be a variety of food trucks and vendors. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. 

Monday, June 24

• The Harlem City Council will hold its work session and regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harlem Public Safety Building located at 110 W. Milledgeville Road.

Tuesday, June 25

• The Columbia County Community and Emergency Services Committee and Public Works and Engineering Services Committee will meet starting at 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Evans Government Center Complex. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov. 

Thursday, June 27

• The Augusta Commission will meet for a work session to discuss Parks and Recreation director recruitment from noon to 2 p.m. in the Commission chamber. 

Friday, June 28

• Food Truck Friday will take place from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. There will be a variety of food trucks to enjoy. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov.  

Saturday, June 29

• The Twilight Fairy Festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Back to Nature Garden Center in Augusta. There will be dancing, fire, fae folk, food and more. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://twilightfairy-festival.com/. 
• The City of Grovetown will hold a fireworks show out at Liberty Park. The gates will open at 6 p.m. and the show will begin at dark. There will be food vendors and live music onsite. For more information, visit the Grovetown Leisure & Recreation Facebook page or call 706-860-7691.

Monday, July 1

• The Augusta Commission will meet for a work session regarding toe Augusta Aviation Commission (Bush Field) from 10 a.m. to noon in the Commission chambers. 

Wednesday, July 3

• Fort Eisenhower Independence Celebration will be held from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. at Barton Field. For more information, visit the Fort Eisenhower MWR Facebook page. 

Thursday, July 4

• Yankee Doodle Dash 5K/10K will take place from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Mill Trailhead – Augusta Canal. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 
• Boom! In the Park will take place at Evans Towne Center Park. The gates will open at 5 p.m. There will be live music, food, a laser show and fireworks. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 
• The 14^th annual Signers Monument Celebration will be held at 9 a.m. at 500 Greene St. Everyone is invited to celebrate the three signers of the Declaration of Independence that were from Augusta. More information can be found here.
• The 2024 Freedom Run in Harlem will take place at 10 a.m. at Harlem Park. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 

Tuesday, July 13

• Tomato Pie Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Boondock Farms in Jacksonville, S.C. There will be tomato pies, fresh produce, vendors, live music and food trucks. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 

Thursday, July 25

• Christmas in July summer sale will take place at Sacred Heart Cultural Center from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

Thursday, Aug. 8

• The Augusta Commission will meet for a work session regarding the Land Bank Authority from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. 

Thursday, Aug. 22

• PurseNality Night, which benefits Safehomes Augusta, will be from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church of North Augusta 625 Georgia Avenue North Augusta, S.C. Don’t miss out on the chance to win some amazing prizes and support a great cause. Bring your favorite purse and get ready for a fun night, plus receive a free charcuterie cup and cake upon entry with ticket purchase. Tickets can be purchased online.

Sunday, Sept. 29 

• The 2024 Ironman 70.3 Augusta will take place. For more information, visit the https://www.ironman.com/im703-augusta.

Friday, Oct. 4

• Shrek the Musical will be at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit thecenterofcc.com.

Saturday, Oct. 5

• FireK 2024 will take place at 10 a.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. This will be the 10^th year for the event. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 
• Fall Wine Festival will take place in downtown Augusta. There will be food trucks, vendors, mobile bars, cocktail classes, live entertainment and more. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. 

Friday, Oct. 11

• Zoso, the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, will perform at Miller Theater. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. Zoso formed in the mid-90s and have played over 4500 shows since then. They try to play as similarly as possible to the original band. This is part of their latest tour. Zoso is currently celebrating 29 years of being a Led Zeppelin tribute band. For more information, visit millertheateraugusta.com.

Saturday, Oct. 26

• The 39^th annual SEED STEM Festival will take place at USC Aiken. This event is free to the public. For more information, visit seedstemfestival.org.

Saturday, Nov. 2

• Augusta Anime-Fall Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Augusta. For more information, visit the event Facebook page. 

Friday, Nov. 8

• American Hero Pro Rodeo will be held at Liberty Park in Grovetown. For more information, visit the American Hero Pro Rodeo Facebook page.

Saturday, Nov. 9

• Kids Jam 2024 will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverview Park Activities Center. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. 
• 2024 Augusta Buddy Walk will be held from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
• American Hero Pro Rodeo will be held at Liberty Park in Grovetown. For more information, visit the American Hero Pro Rodeo Facebook page.

Friday, Nov. 15

• The band KANSAS will bring their tour, “Another Fork in The Road,” to the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.com and the Queensborough Box Office at CCPAC. 

Saturday, Nov. 30

• The 2024 Palmetto Peach half marathon, 10k and 5 k will take place at SRP Park. For more information, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/NorthAugusta/PalmettoPeachHalfMarathon.

Monday, Dec. 2

• Hadestown will be at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit thecenterofcc.com.