UPCOMING EVENTS
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Columbia Green’s Beat the Heat Tree Giveaway
Get up to 3 free trees and help us Beat the Heat, Columbia!
Columbia Green is accepting orders from Columbia-area property owners for free shade trees to help us address urban heat across our city. We planted over 1,500 trees during the 2024-2025 planting season and aim to plant even more this year! Visit our Beat the Heat page to find out how you can become part of the solution to urban heat. Then sign up to receive up to three free shade trees for your property.
If you rent your home, you can still participate…download this flyer and send it to your property owner. Volunteer to plant the trees if they will order them for your home!
5 WEEK PROGRAM
Community Engagement University Program
Address: Virginia Bedford Center Earlewood Park, 1113 Recreation Dr., Columbia, SC 29203
Discover Your City - Engage, Learn and Participate!
This is a five-week course designed to enhance citizen awareness and provide a behind the scenes look at various departments and divisions that make our city run smoothly. These courses will begin on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 and end on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Participating in all sessions will earn you a Certificate of Completion! Light refreshments will be provided.
Class Dates and Times:
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 22th, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
APRIL 24TH
Annual Plant Sale and Community Education Day
9:00am - 3:00pm at Clemson Sandhill Research & Education Center located at 1 Pecan Grove Road Columbia, SC 29229
Join the Richland Master Gardener Association for their annual plant sale which includes annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, bulbs, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants. Proceeds benefit the RCMGA Scholarship Programs and Demonstration Projects.
Need some help in your garden? They will have their Ask-A-Master Gardener booth where you can ask your gardening questions and will also have a "Victory Garden" small-garden demonstration.
On a first come first serve basis, 25 customers will be provided with 10 vegetable and herb plants plus a selection of seeds to begin your own gardens! We hope you’ll join them!
MAY 14TH
Living Wright Foundation’s Bees & Blossoms Spring Fundraiser
6pm at The Hall at Senate’s End, 320 Senate St., Columbia, SC 29201
Join the Living Wright Foundation for some Hor'doeurves, Cocktails, Auction and more at their Bees & Blossoms Spring Fundraiser!
Step into an elegant evening of beauty, community, and purpose. This is more than a fundraiser-it's a celebration of compassion, connection, and collective impact. Together, we can ensure that every family has access to nourishment, dignity, and the support of a caring community.
