Worth leaving the cove for
5 verified picksA short list on purpose. Availability and weather can move faster than this page, so check the organizer before pointing the car north.
First Friday Fish & Chips, then J. Stephens at Keowee Brewing
The brewery runs its First Friday fish & chips special all day, then J. Stephens takes the stage in the evening.
Free to attend · Fish & chips 11am–9pm, music 6:30–8:30pm · Keowee Brewing, 401 E. Main St., Seneca
Check details & availability ↗Jocassee Valley Brewing: Dog Gone Boys + Simple Sammies
Live music from the Dog Gone Boys, with Simple Sammies' food truck out front for the evening.
Free · Open 9am–9pm, music 6:30pm · Jocassee Valley Brewing, Salem
Check details & availability ↗Día de los Muertos Festival at High Falls County Park
Art, music, dancing, food, and family activities on the Lake Keowee shoreline at High Falls. Ticketed through Eventbrite — price wasn't listed when we checked, so confirm there.
3–9pm · High Falls County Park, 671 High Falls Rd., Seneca · check Eventbrite for price
Check details & availability ↗Saturday night, two breweries: Billy Bauer and Big Eyes Parker
Keowee Brewing has Billy Bauer playing downtown Seneca; across the water, Jocassee Valley Brewing has Big Eyes Parker with Buns & Bones' food truck out front.
Free · Both start 6:30pm · Keowee Brewing, 401 E. Main St., Seneca & Jocassee Valley Brewing, Salem
Check details & availability ↗Jocassee Valley Brewing: Down Homesteaders
An afternoon set closes out the weekend, Farm to Fire Fermentery's food truck back for the day.
Free · Music at 4pm · open 12–7pm · Jocassee Valley Brewing, Salem
Check details & availability ↗Steal this weekend
Three days · no heroicsOne useful idea per day. Add friends, subtract obligations, and do not try to circumnavigate Keowee before lunch.
Friday
Fish & chips at Keowee Brewing, then J. Stephens
The First Friday special runs all day; music starts at 6:30. Good excuse to make it dinner.
Find a spot to eat & drink →Saturday
Get on the water before High Falls fills up for Día de los Muertos
The festival runs 3–9pm at High Falls County Park. Launch early and have the lake to yourself in the morning.
Find a ramp →Sunday
Check the lake level before the Down Homesteaders' set
Jocassee Valley Brewing's music starts at 4pm. See where Keowee and Jocassee stand before you head out for the afternoon.
Check the lake level →Sources checked for this edition
- Visit Oconee SC — Events calendar (Día de los Muertos Festival, Nov 7)
- Eventbrite — Día de los Muertos Festival at High Falls County Park
- Keowee Brewing — Events calendar (First Friday Fish & Chips + J. Stephens Nov 6, Billy Bauer Nov 7)
- Jocassee Valley Brewing (Dog Gone Boys Nov 6, Big Eyes Parker Nov 7, Down Homesteaders Nov 8)
- Walhalla Performing Arts Center — Events calendar (nothing scheduled Nov 6–8; next show is Sammy Kershaw, Nov 13)
- National Weather Service — Lake Keowee forecast