Calendar of events: Summer Beach Blast, meetings and more

Summer Beach Blast film photo. (Photo courtesy of Columbia County)

Date: June 01, 2025

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ONGOING

  • The Augusta downtown market will run every Saturday through Nov. 15. For more information, visit theaugustamarket.com
  • The Evans Market will run every Saturday through June 28. For more information, visit the Columbia County Parks, Recreation and Events Facebook page

Monday, June 2

  • The Augusta Planning Commission will meet at 3 p.m. at the Municipal Building. For more information, visit augustaga.gov

Tuesday, June 3

  • The Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library Board will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Evans Library. For more information, visit gchrl.org
  • The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Evans Government Center Complex. For more information, visit columbiacountyga.gov
  • The Augusta Commission will hold a regular meeting at 2 p.m. at the Municipal Building. For more information, visit augustaga.gov.

Wednesday, June 4

  • The Big Run 2025 will be held at 6 p.m. at SRP Park in honor of Global Running Day. For more information, visit the event Facebook page.

Thursday, June 5

  • 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

Saturday, June 7

  • Summer Beach Blast will be held at Evans Towne Center Park from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. This is a free event that will have live music, food vendors, games and activities. For more information, visit the event Facebook page
  • Book Bash 2025 will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Hub – Augusta. There will be free books, games, face painting and more. For more information, visit the event Facebook page

Friday, June 13

  • Screen on the Green will show “Wicked” at 6 p.m. at Lakeside Park. For more information, visit the event Facebook page.

Thursday, June 19

  • Augusta Juneteenth Festival will be held from noon to 9 p.m. at the Augusta Exchange Fairgrounds. For more information, visit the event Facebook page

Saturday, June 21

  •  Vince Gill will be at the Columbia CountyPerforming Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com and the Queensborough Box Office at CCPAC.

Saturday, June 28

  • The 2025 Pride Festival will start at 10 a.m. in downtown with a parade. For more information, visit the event Facebook page

Friday, July 4

  • BOOM! in the Park, presented by Bank of America, will be celebrated at Evans Towne Center Park.The festivities begin at 5 p.m and there will be a variety of local food vendors on-site. Guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs and settle in for an exciting night of music and celebration. There will be live entertainment by Bryce Leatherwood and Maddie & Tae. The night will end with a fireworks display.

Thursday, July 10

  • Brad Williams will perform his comedy tour at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. For more information, please visit www.thecenterofcc.com

Saturday, Sept. 27

  • Dr. Reed Timmer from Discovery’s ‘Storm Chasers’ is set to bring his speaking series – Dominate The Storm – to Augusta’s Miller Theater. Tickets are on sale now via the box office or millertheateraugusta.com.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

  • The a cappella group Straight No Chaser are back for another festive fall with their “Holiday Road Tour.” The “Holiday Road Tour” (a nod to the theme song of cult classic film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation) will be making a stop at Columbia County Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit https://thecenterofcc.com/

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