Editing Camden, South Carolina (section)

== Arts and culture ==
[[File:Kendall Lake in Camden, SC.png|thumb|Kendall Lake in Camden, SC]]
The [[Carolina Cup]] is an annual event held on either the final Saturday in March or the first Saturday of April. The first race was held on March 22, 1930, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1943 and 1945 during World War II and 2020 due to the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|coronavirus]]. The races have become a South Carolina tradition, and normally draw a crowd of over 70,000 spectators. "The Cup" has become a premier social sporting event in Camden and in South Carolina. The race is held at the Springdale Race Course, just north of Camden. The National Steeplechase Museum is located near the course. Among major steeplechase horse races, the Carolina Cup is unique that in South Carolina state law prohibits gambling on horse racing.

Held annually on the first Saturday of March, Irish Fest Camden draws over 2,000 visitors to its celebration of Saint Patrick's Day and Irish and Celtic culture. Founded in 2017, the festival features live Irish music and dancing, the Lucky Leprechaun 5K race, heavy event athletics, a kids zone, arts & crafts, a Medieval/Renaissance encampment, Irish wolfhounds, Gypsy Vanner horses, exotic birds, food trucks, and festive green beer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irish Fest Camden|url=https://www.irishfestcamden.com/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=IrishFest Camden|language=en}}</ref>

Revolutionary War Field Days are the signature event of Historic Camden, held the first full weekend of November since 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revolutionary War Field Days – Historic Camden Foundation|url=https://www.historiccamden.org/revolutionary-war-field-days/|access-date=2022-01-10|language=en-US}}</ref> Hundreds of reenactors from across the country converge on the grounds to camp, battle, and celebrate over the weekend. Visitors have a chance to be a spectator for a battle each day, and they will be able to walk through the camps of the combatants while seeing demonstrations of Colonial crafts and skills. Colonial sutlers (merchants) and scholars giving talks about the war are on site as well. More than 3,400 spectators and 350 reenactors and demonstrators attended the 2017 event.