S.C. Humanities Festival at the NASC
Schedule
Sat Oct 18 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
119 S. Main St, Lancaster, SC, United States, South Carolina 29720 | Lancaster, SC
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Enjoy activities in conjunction with the 2025 South Carolina Humanities Festival!Take-and-Make Corn Husk Doll Kits: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pick up a corn husk doll kit to go and make your own creation (while supplies last)!
Mini Pop-Up Market: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
This monthly mini market features digital design demonstrations by Alex Osborn (Catawba Nation), books and beadwork by Jeannie Sanders Smith (Catawba Nation), and children’s clothing and textiles by Hanna Williams (Catawba Nation).
Artifact ID Session: 10-11 a.m.
Have a stone tool, pottery sherd, or mysterious item you’d like to know more about? Join Center Archaeologist and USC Lancaster Senior Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology, Chris Judge for this ID session of Native American artifacts.
“Native American Archaeology in South Carolina”: 11 a.m.- Noon
Presented by Center Archaeologist and USC Lancaster Senior Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology Chris Judge, this lecture presents archaeological data on Native American cultures since the last Ice Age. From the coast to the mountains, archaeological evidence abounds in our state. This lecture looks at the sites and artifacts that tell the history of the state’s Indigenous peoples prior to the arrival of Europeans. This lecture is sponsored by the Lancaster County Council of the Arts and S.C. Humanities and will also be held virtually (register via Zoom at https://bit.ly/4n1bBNG)
Longleaf Pine Needle Basketry Workshop: 2-4 p.m.
Catawba artist and Center Program Assistant Beckee Garris leads a workshop demonstrating pine needle basket making techniques.
For a complete list of weekend activities, visit https://schumanities.org/annualevents/humanitiesfestival/
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