The Arts Center of Kershaw County is proud to announce the 2023 MAD Festival September 30 – October 8!
The MAD festival is a 9-day festival celebrating music, art, drama, and dance with events throughout Downtown Camden and Kershaw County. This year’s schedule serves as a perfect launch point, including an incredible range of gospel, chamber, and popular music, as well as the visual arts, theatre, and more.
Here’s a quick look at just a few of the exciting events at this year’s Festival!
The Mad Music Trail: Enjoy live music at restaurants and bars across the Downtown Camden Cultural District.
The Poets Heart: Experience a chamber music performance by the incredibly talented group Some Strings Attached.
MAD Gallery Crawl: Visit galleries across downtown Camden, including the Arts Center’s exhibition Quilted Impressions 2.
Quilters: Discover the beauty, terror, and joy of frontier life through a production of the musical Quilters.
The MAD Festival’s capstone event is the MAD Extravaganza. Based at the Arts Center of Kershaw County, this full-day celebration of the arts features access to the Basset Gallery, an open house, artist market, and an all-day concert. Be sure to bring an appetite, because food trucks and the Kombi Keg will be serving food and beverages throughout the event!
“Dolly Patton, the executive director for the Arts Center of Kershaw County, says she is thrilled to see their cultural district grow “Camden has a long history of Cultural Arts, and activity and drawing people here and it will make our city more vibrant with this designation encourage more artists and art studios.”
The Arts Center is proud to announce the 23/24 season! Below you can explore the full program listing for the Wood Auditorium, the Black Box Series, the Bassett Gallery, and our Theatre Productions. The Arts Center always brings the best of music, art, drama, and dance to Kershaw County, and we are so thrilled to [...]
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Irish Fest Camden for their generous donation of brand new mics. Ensuring that The SpongeBob Musical was a huge hit with audiences. The sound quality was fantastic, and we couldn’t have been more pleased. We are so grateful to have such a supportive community that believes [...]
The Arts Center of Kershaw County is pleased to announce its upcoming annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival from October 6-9. Now in its 25th year, the festival will be bigger and better than ever, with artists from across the nation converging on the city of Camden for three days of live music, food trucks, and …
The 2023 MAD Festival
The Arts Center of Kershaw County is proud to announce the 2023 MAD Festival September 30 – October 8!
The MAD festival is a 9-day festival celebrating music, art, drama, and dance with events throughout Downtown Camden and Kershaw County. This year’s schedule serves as a perfect launch point, including an incredible range of gospel, chamber, and popular music, as well as the visual arts, theatre, and more.
Here’s a quick look at just a few of the exciting events at this year’s Festival!
The Mad Music Trail: Enjoy live music at restaurants and bars across the Downtown Camden Cultural District.
The Poets Heart: Experience a chamber music performance by the incredibly talented group Some Strings Attached.
MAD Gallery Crawl: Visit galleries across downtown Camden, including the Arts Center’s exhibition Quilted Impressions 2.
Quilters: Discover the beauty, terror, and joy of frontier life through a production of the musical Quilters.
The MAD Festival’s capstone event is the MAD Extravaganza. Based at the Arts Center of Kershaw County, this full-day celebration of the arts features access to the Basset Gallery, an open house, artist market, and an all-day concert. Be sure to bring an appetite, because food trucks and the Kombi Keg will be serving food and beverages throughout the event!
The concert features a number of well-known groups from across the Midlands, including Brighter Beginnings, Marcus Gullen, The Terence Young Project, and Villa*Nova. Tickets are just $5 to experience the Extravaganza, so be sure to get yours today!
To view the full 2023 MAD Festival Schedule, visit the MAD Festival page here.
To stay up to date on the latest news from the Festival, be sure to follow the MAD Festival Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!
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