Thursday
Christmas in Cayce
Its time for Christmas in Cayce. The citys 35th annual tree lighting ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at Cayce City Hall. Also, The Lights of Cayce will be turned on and displayed through Dec. 31. City hall is at 1800 12th Street, Cayce. Free; (803) 796-9020
Friday
Happy Festivus
The Five Points Association will host the fifth annual Airing of Grievances bar tour. Airing grievances is one of the joys of Festivus, the holiday celebrated by the Costanza family on Seinfeld. There are 10 stops on the grievance tour, which will be held from 6-10 p.m. Art Vandelay Awards will be given for the best grievances. Delaneys will host Seinfeld trivia at 9:30 p.m., and Pawleys Front Porch will have a themed photo booth. Registration will be at the Five Points Fountain. $15, which includes a T-shirt, grievances notepad and pen, tour map, trivia invitation and other goods; www.fivepointscolumbia.com
Saturday
Holiday parade
The 59th annual Carolina Carillon Holiday Parade begins at 9:45 a.m. at Gervais and Bull streets. The theme is A Fairy Tale Christmas. The parade, which will be broadcast live on WIS-10, will move past the State House to the Vista. There will be nearly 100 entries of floats, marching bands and drill teams. There will also be live performances. The event begins with the Jingle All the Way 5K. For more information, visit www.carolinacarillon.com.


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