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Aiken Welcomes YouWondering where to start on your trip to Aiken? Call orstop by the Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museumlocated at 406 Park Avenue SE and let us share with youabout what makes Aiken a place like no other! Jump onthe Historic Trolley Tour offered every Saturday from10am until 12pm (reservations are strongly recommended)and catch some live music at the depot most Saturday

mornings as well! For more information, please call 803-644-1907.

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Weekend Adventures: Horsin’ around in Aiken No better town for horse enthusiasts to gather, ride,watch and play. Over the years, Aiken, S.C. hasbecome one of the finest horse-training centers in thenation and has attracted international attention as well.For more information, click here.

48 Hours in Aiken for Horse Lovers What to see and do in Aiken, South Carolina, a topequestrian retreat, including in and out of the saddleadventures. For more information, check out the articlefeatured on Equitrekking.com and be sure to watchEquitrekking and Travels with Darley this Winter on PBS.

Upcoming EventsSunday Polo Head to Whitney Field now through November 8th andwatch six chukkers of polo and stomp the divotsduring half-time. Sit under the VIP pavilion or packyour own tailgate. The Aiken Polo Club hosts matchesevery Sunday at 3 pm during the fall and spring.

The Allant Trio Part of the Joye in Aiken music festival, The Allant Triowill be live concert on Sunday, October 18th at 4 pm. Youwon't want to miss it! The Allant Trio is quicklyestablishing itself as one of the most exciting youngensembles today. For ticket information, click here.

Western Carolina State Fair Join us for the Western Carolina State Fair October 22nd through October 31st.Entertainment includes ground acts, competitive exhibits, competitions, rodeo and ademolition derby. Don’t forget about the rides and tasty fair food! For more information,click here.

A Taste of Wine and Art Do you enjoy art, good food and wine? The AikenCenter for the Arts will host A Taste of Wine and Arton Thursday, October 29th from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Tolearn more about this fundraiser, click here.

Fall Steeplechase Forget your big hat. Wear your Halloween costumeinstead! The 24th Renewal of the Aiken FallSteeplechase (Holiday Cup) will be held on Saturday,October 31st. Gates open at 9:30 am and the last racebegins at 3:30 pm. For a list of festivities, click here.

Katydid Combined Driving Event The Katydid CDE will be held November 5th-8th andattracts the best carriage drivers across the country.Whether it’s the elegance and tradition of dressage, thespeed and daring of the cross country obstacles, or theprecision and drama of cones competition, there’ssomething that appeals to everyone.

*This is not a complete list of events. Please go to our calendar for a full list.

Aiken is…A Place Like No OtherCheck out this award-winning video about Aiken!

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Jenny Burghardt Tourism Supervisor jburghardt@cityofaikensc.gov

Mary Rosbach Tourism Clerk mrosbach@cityofaikensc.gov

City of Aiken Tourism Division PO Box 1177 Aiken, SC 29802 803-293-7846 1-888-AikenSC www.visitaikensc.com

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