Live Music
High Cotton Blues Jam Series
High Cotton Music Hall · Hartwell, GAExplore Georgia lists the High Cotton Blues Jam as a recurring fall-to-holiday music series in downtown Hartwell.
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Events, festivals and upcoming fishing tournaments around Lake Hartwell.
Updated Oct 16, 2026AROUND THE LAKE
8 upcomingUpcoming events
ON THE LAKEDON’T MISS
State Park EventAstronomy at Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell State Park · Fair Play, SCSouth Carolina State Parks lists an evening astronomy program at Lake Hartwell State Park for October 23.
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Major College Football WeekendClemson vs. Virginia Tech — Homecoming
Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SCClemson Homecoming brings alumni and a major game-day crowd to the eastern Lake Hartwell region and can materially affect traffic, lodging and restaurants.
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State Park EventHalloween at Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell State Park · Fair Play, SCLake Hartwell State Park's current calendar lists its Halloween event for October 24.
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FestivalHartOberFest & Depot Day
Historic Downtown Hartwell — S. Carolina & Depot St. · Hartwell, GADepot Day and HartOberFest connect two downtown Hartwell celebrations with vendors, crafts, children's activities, live music, food and a beer-garden setting.
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Hartwell Christmas Tree Lighting
Downtown Hartwell · Hartwell, GADowntown Hartwell's annual Christmas tree lighting opens the holiday season with vendors and family activities.
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Major College Football WeekendClemson vs. South Carolina — Palmetto Series
Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SCThe annual Clemson-South Carolina rivalry is one of the biggest fall weekends in the region and can strongly shape travel around the Clemson side of Lake Hartwell.
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Hart County Christmas Parade
Downtown Hartwell · Hartwell, GAHart County's annual Christmas parade returns to downtown Hartwell for a seasonal community gathering near the Georgia side of the lake.
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4 upcomingUpcoming tournaments
A1 Anglers Lake Hartwell TournamentA1 Anglers · Gum Branch Boat RampOfficial details ↗2026 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by LowranceB.A.S.S. · Green Pond Landing, Anderson, SCOfficial Bassmaster announcement ↗2027 SCDNR Youth Bass Fishing ChampionshipSouth Carolina Department of Natural Resources · Green Pond Landing, Lake HartwellOfficial SCDNR event ↗2027 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under ArmourB.A.S.S. · Lake Hartwell / Greenville, SCOfficial Bassmaster announcement ↗