Summer Celebration of Water Event

Join the city of Columbia, Richland County and Lexington County for the seventh annual Summer Celebration of Water on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The water-themed festival provides the public with free access to kayaking, boating and paddle boarding on the Columbia Canal as well as kid-friendly water slides and splash activities while learning at hands-on exhibits ways that everyone can care for our waterways so that they remain beautiful, swimmable and fishable. Community volunteers are still needed to help with various event activities. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt and lunch.

Cost: Free. Location: Riverfront Park, 1704 Gist St., Columbia. For more information, contact Jennifer Satterthwaite at 803-545-0184 or [email protected].