Sports & Games This Weekend in Columbia (October 2 – October 4, 2026)
17 live sports events Friday–Sunday in Columbia, sorted by date.
Sports & Games This Weekend in Columbia (October 2 – October 4, 2026)
Southern Strings Music Festival: Infamous Stringdusters & Lettuce - Weekend Pass
Bruce's Field · Aiken
Fri · Oct 2Sawyer Brown
Evans Towne Center Park · Evans
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PMSouth Carolina Gamecocks Women's Volleyball vs. Oklahoma Sooners
Carolina Volleyball Center · Columbia
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PMLandonTalks & Mary Ryan Brown
Hardin Performing Arts Center · Evans
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PMArtimus Pyle Band
Newberry Opera House · Newberry
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PMCan't Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party
The Senate at Tin Roof · Columbia
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PMPresbyterian Blue Hose vs. St. Thomas University Tommies
Bailey Memorial Stadium · Clinton
Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PMSouth Carolina State Bulldogs vs. The Citadel Bulldogs
Dawson Bulldog Stadium · Orangeburg
Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PMBenedict Tigers vs. Clark Atlanta Panthers
Charlie W. Johnson Stadium · Columbia
Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PMSouth Carolina Gamecocks vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia
Sat · Oct 3 · 4:15 PMSouthern Strings Music Festival: Infamous Stringdusters & Lettuce - Weekend Pass
Aiken, SC · Bruce's Field
Sawyer Brown
Evans, GA · Evans Towne Center Park
South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Volleyball vs. Oklahoma Sooners
Columbia, SC · Carolina Volleyball Center
LandonTalks & Mary Ryan Brown
Evans, GA · Hardin Performing Arts Center
Artimus Pyle Band
Newberry, SC · Newberry Opera House
Can't Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party
Columbia, SC · The Senate at Tin Roof
Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. St. Thomas University Tommies
Clinton, SC · Bailey Memorial Stadium
South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. The Citadel Bulldogs
Orangeburg, SC · Dawson Bulldog Stadium
Benedict Tigers vs. Clark Atlanta Panthers
Columbia, SC · Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Columbia, SC · Williams-Brice Stadium
Newberry College Wolves vs. Virginia-Wise Cavaliers
Newberry, SC · Setzler Field
Black Violin
Newberry, SC · Newberry Opera House
South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Volleyball vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
Columbia, SC · Carolina Volleyball Center
SC Philharmonic
Columbia, SC · Harbison Theatre At Midlands Tech
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Augusta, GA · Miller Theater - GA
Cinderella - Ballet
Augusta, GA · Miller Theater - GA
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico
Newberry, SC · Newberry Opera House
Columbia runs 5 pro teams across NCAAF, NCAAB, and NCAAVB — the Benedict Tigers (NCAAF), the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball (NCAAB), the South Carolina Gamecocks Football (NCAAF), and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Volleyball (NCAAVB), and more. This page filters every live listing to October 2 – October 4 only — sorted by date so the earliest weekend start sits on top — so a Friday-night game, a Saturday matinee and a Sunday afternoon all surface in one feed.
Planning Your Columbia Weekend
Columbia has 17 games listed for this weekend (October 2 – October 4). Benedict Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball, South Carolina Gamecocks Football are among the teams on the schedule. Prices and availability vary by event, seat location and seller. Compare the current listings below, then review the selected seller's final total and terms before purchase.
Columbia Weekend Venues
Mizzou Arena anchors the Columbia weekend calendar, hosting most Missouri Tigers Basketball home games. The grid above pulls events across every covered Columbia venue, so a Friday-night game, a Saturday matchup, and a Sunday afternoon all surface in one feed.
Columbia sports market at a glance
Columbia carries 5 pro teams across NCAAF, NCAAB, and NCAAVB, putting about 100 home dates on the annual calendar. The overlap between seasons — especially when and run concurrently — splits local demand and can push prices down on the less-hyped matchups.
Venue capacity shapes the price floor here. Williams-Brice Stadium seats 77,559 for South Carolina Gamecocks Football games, which creates more available inventory per event and generally softer resale pricing. In contrast, Colonial Life Arena holds 18,000, so South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball tickets carry tighter supply and higher floors on popular dates.
Game-day guide: Columbia venues
Colonial Life Arena — South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball (NCAAB)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000 seats) is a large indoor arena in Downtown Columbia (Vista district) that hosts South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball (NCAAB) home games. Upper-level center seats are the value play for sightlines, with lower-bowl corners and baselines offering closer views at mid-range prices. Courtside, rinkside, and club sections sit at the top of the price scale. Downtown garages and surface lots serve the arena in the Vista district, several within a short walk. The COMET buses serve downtown Columbia with stops near the arena.
Williams-Brice Stadium — South Carolina Gamecocks Football (NCAAF)
Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559 seats) is a large open-air stadium in Columbia (off-campus, near the fairgrounds) that hosts South Carolina Gamecocks Football (NCAAF) home games. In a stadium this size, upper-deck sideline sections offer the best value views, while lower-bowl seats between the 20-yard lines or behind home plate carry the highest prices. End-zone and outfield seats split the difference. State Fairgrounds and surrounding lots open on game day for tailgating; permit and donor lots ring the stadium with public lots nearby. Game-day shuttles serve the stadium from campus and remote lots; the venue sits near the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.