Ag + Art Tour expands, seeks artisans
Popular crawl looking for handcrafted items
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 25, 2025
It gets bigger every year.
The largest tour of farm and market sites in the entire country spreads to 22 S.C. counties in 2025. We know agriculture is a critical industry for the state economy, and we know it is critical to our own physical well-being. (The Hub enjoys a fresh, #CertifiedSC farm-to-table meal.)
But the reason it’s on our radar year after year is that they incorporate the arts to make this annual event the popular thing that it is!
The South Carolina Ag + Art Tour is a free, self-guided tour of farms and farmers markets, and it features local artisans at every stop. And every year, they put out a call for South Carolina artisans. If you are an artist, craftsman, weaver, wood carver, sculptor, painter, musician, potter, candle maker, quilter, soap maker, baker, jewelry maker, or any other artisan of handmade goods—they want to hear from you. You can set up shop at a farm in your county, or perhaps a neighboring county, and support your arts-based business by selling to the many, many visitors who come through in May and June.
As a participating South Carolina Ag + Art Artisan, you are asked to agree to:
- Participate during the designated time/hours of the tour.
- Engage visitors through demonstrations and/or performances.
- Connect with your tour site prior to the tour to introduce yourself and plan your set-up.
- Promote the tour using the tour brand guide.
2025 schedule (dates and counties open)
May 3
Hampton, Lancaster*, McCormick
May 3-4
Pickens
May 10
Aiken*, Newberry
May 10-11
Berkeley
May 17
Abbeville, Anderson, Bamberg, Calhoun, Colleton, Laurens
May 31
Kershaw*, Lexington
June 7-8
Richland*, York*
June 14
Barnwell
June 21
Georgetown*
June 28
Allendale, Florence*
June 28-29
Chester
*The Hub is not playing favorites, but we do want to point out that these counties are home to a South Carolina Cultural District…
Clemson Extension is the presenting sponsor and organizer of the South Carolina Ag + Art Tour.