Directions
For directions to Branchville, click here.
Contact Information
Arts & Crafts - Carrie Johnson @ 803.378.5504 (email) or Blaine Heffelfinger at 803.682.0124
Beauty Pageant - Jan Wright @ 803.707.6003 (email), Carrie Johnson @ 803.378.5504 (email)
Concessions - Carrie Johnson @ 803.829.3754 or Jordan Fontana @ 803.308.9600
Parade - Pauley Jumper @ 803.747.5610 (email)
Program Book - Carrie Johnson @ 803.829.3754 (email)
General Information - Blaine Heffelfinger, President @ 803.682.0124 or Carrie Johnson @ 803.378.5504
Ads Information - Click Here
Food Vendors, Arts & Crafts, and Concessions
Calling all vendors, food trucks, concession stands, stand alone trucks for the Raylrode Daze Festival. To obtain vendor/concession information, check our website for information (coming soon) and get your application in now. We are expanding our areas to permit more food, fun and vendors of all kinds. Pricing starts based on what food or novelties are sold and if you are local. If you are self-sufficient on a generator and do not need electricity, your price may be negotiable. For a contract for Arts and Crafts or Concessions, contact Carrie Johnson @ 803.378.5504 (email) or Jordan Fontana @ 803.308.9600.
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Beauty Pageant
The pageant will be held May 21, 2023 at 3:00pm at Branch Junction.
Click here for the application. The event is open to young ladies in Orangeburg, Bamberg, Colleton, Calhoun, Dorchester and Berkley Counties. If you need more information, please contact Jan Wright at 803.707.6003.
Golf Tournament
The Fourth Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in Bamberg. Three man teams are $180.00. Hole Sponsors are $100.00. Any questions or to sign up, call Frank Dickson at 803-347-6874 or Flynn Dickson at 843-830-9962. Information on website or at Town Hall in Branchville.
Ham Fundraiser
There will be a fundraiser for the 2023 Raylrode Daze Festivul. Ham Dinners will be sold by ticket on Sunday, May 21st from 11am – 2pm at Branch Junction. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the Bank or any festival board member.
Program Book Information / Ads
Ads are currently being accepted for the 2023 Program Book. This is a great way to advertise and show your support of the festival. Ads are: ¼ page $35, ½ page $50.00 and full page $100.00. You can email your ad information and picture(s) to Carriej658@gmail.com with ad size and send your check to Raylrode Daze Festival, PO Box 158, Branchville SC 29432. Any pictures of past festivals or stories are also appreciated and can be emailed to the same address.
Parade
- Come one and all to one of the best parades. Trophies are awarded to various categories in our parade.
- This year's parade will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 11:00 am.
- For information about the parade and applications for parade entries, contact: Pauley Jumper at 803-747-5610
- Click here to download the parade information.
Bands (2022)
Want to go onstage and show your local talent, call Carrie at 803-378-5504. Tell me what you can do? We are always looking for new and innovative entertainment.
Attractions
Branchville offers many attractions and events. For information regarding Branchville, call Town Hall at 803.274.8820.
Branchville Railroad Shrine Museum and Depot, 7505 Freedom Road (U.S. Hwy 21), is a restored historic depot building filled with antiques and memorabilia open from Friday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 803.274.8104 or 803.274.8934. A restaurant is also located there.
Old Sardis Church, off U.S. Hwy 21 a half mile north of downtown, just past the city limits, is a historic church organized in 1786 and built in 1811.
The Original Settlement, on Bridge Street a mile out of town, is shown by a marker indicating the site of the settlement and Indian trading crossroads.
Cattle Creek Campground, on Highway 210, five miles from Branchville toward Bowman, is home to religious revivals and camp meetings, with original wooden tent structures.
Branchville restaurants include:
- China Town, 7621 Freedom Road, 803.274.8722
- Eatery at the Depot, 7501 Freedom Road at the rear of the Depot
- Iris' Bar and Grill, Edward Street & Hwy 78
- Subway, 7604 Freedom Road in the EZ Shop, 803.274.4248
- The Churn, 7609 Freedom Road, 803.274.8690
The nearest lodging is found 13 miles away in St. George or in Orangeburg:
- Southern Suites, Orangeburg, 803.531.4300
- Southern Lodge, Orangeburg, 803.531.7333
- Sleep Inn, Orangeburg, 803.531.7200
- Holiday Inn Express, Orangeburg, 803.539.2900
- Fairfield Inn, Orangeburg, 803.533.0014
- Comfort Inn, St George, 843.563.4180
- Country Hearth Inn, St George, 843.636.9393