Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C. Offers 50+ Eclipse Events, with Longest Totality on East Coast, August 18-21, 2017
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Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 1101 Lincoln St, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
One of the Southeast’s most vibrant mid-sized cities, Columbia, S.C., is home to the longest total solar eclipse for a metro area on the East Coast and will host Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C., a long weekend of more than 50 eclipse-related festivals and events, from Aug. 18 to 21, 2017. The third largest city on the center line of the eclipse path of totality, Columbia will see 2 minutes and 36 seconds of darkness in the middle of the afternoon. Eclipse events throughout the weekend and on eclipse day include a variety of large and small festivals; kid-friendly/family activities; food and drink parties from posh to casual; outdoor river and lake adventures; education, science and history events; art, film and dance happenings and more. Dubbed the “Total Eclipse Capital of the East Coast,” Columbia has been named a top U.S. viewing city by USA Today, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post and others. Follow @TotalEclipseCAE and plan your Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C. online.