About Calhoun County Fair

Calhoun County is a small rural Midlands county centered on St. Matthews, named for the great South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun, where farming communities along the North Fork of the Edisto River maintain a traditional agricultural fair in one of South Carolina's most quietly pastoral counties.

What to Expect

Livestock and agricultural shows, 4-H exhibits, carnival rides, community food vendors, and local entertainment celebrating Calhoun County's Midlands farming heritage and agricultural traditions.

Visitor Tips

St. Matthews is the Calhoun County seat on US-601 in rural SC between Columbia and Orangeburg. The rural Edisto River country of Calhoun County is a genuinely peaceful slice of middle South Carolina.

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