November in Augusta: the Augusta Symphony Nov. 6 and 12, Veterans Day, Lights of the South from Nov. 20, a Thanksgiving Day 5K and the Nutcracker Nov. 27-29.

Last checked Oct. 31, 2026. Rebuilt at the start of every month. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page; times and prices are as the organizer published them. For this weekend only, see things to do this weekend. Gallery shows, concerts and theater are on arts and exhibitions this month.

Updated Oct. 31: retitled for November; October dates removed. Added Steed’s Dairy’s free military weekend Nov. 14-15, Lights of the South from Nov. 20, Santa’s Southern Lights from Nov. 27, and Home Alone and Frozen on Dec. 11.

November in Augusta starts with Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, and the end of daylight saving time early Sunday. Then come the Augusta Symphony on Nov. 6 and 12, Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, holiday markets, the first light shows from Nov. 20, and Thanksgiving races and the Nutcracker over Thanksgiving weekend. Confirm the day before you go, because outdoor events can move for weather.

Before you go

Every week

  • The Augusta Market at the River, every Saturday through Nov. 21 on the 8th Street Plaza at Reynolds Street: local farmers, makers, food vendors and live music on the River Stage. The Triple 8 Run, 3 or 8 miles over both river bridges, starts at the fountain at 8 a.m. (The Augusta Market)
  • Free Sundays at the Morris, noon to 5 p.m. every Sunday at the Morris Museum of Art, 1 Tenth St. The museum is closed Thanksgiving Day. (Morris Museum of Art)
  • Nature and history boat tours on the Augusta Canal leave from the Discovery Center at Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene St., Tuesday through Saturday into December. (Augusta Canal)
  • Corn maze and pumpkin patch at Steed’s Dairy in Grovetown, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 15, and Pumpkin Fest at Sara’s Farm Adventure through Nov. 8; details are on fall festivals and pumpkin patches.
  • City recreation programs, from senior line dancing to pickleball, run weekdays at community centers across the county; times are on the city calendar.

Week by week

Saturday, Oct. 31: Rivers Alive Cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon at Phinizy Swamp: volunteers clear trash from Butler Creek and the Mayor’s Fish’n Hole. Free; registration required, or call 706-796-7707; online tickets have closed. (Phinizy Center) Trick-or-treating is this evening; see trick-or-treat hours. Plantation Blood’s haunt is open tonight and Sunday, Nov. 1, its last night, with gates at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1: Artrageous! Family Sunday: Bushel to Bouquet at the Morris, 2 to 4 p.m. (Morris). Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day. What is on the Augusta ballot is on our Nov. 3 ballot page.

Thursday, Nov. 5:

  • Art Now Artist Talk: Philip Juras at the Morris, 6 p.m.: new paintings of the landscapes naturalist William Bartram saw between Augusta and Athens. $10, free for members. (Morris)
  • Oysters on Telfair, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art’s yearly fundraiser, 7 to 10 p.m., with an art auction, music and food. (Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art)

Friday, Nov. 6:

  • American Fanfare, the Augusta Symphony with pianist Thomas Pandolfi playing Gershwin, and Copland’s Symphony No. 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Miller Theater; doors at 6:30 p.m. (Miller Theater)
  • First Friday at Westobou, 5 to 8 p.m. at Westobou Gallery, 1129 Broad St. (Westobou)
  • The last regular-season football Friday; see Friday night football.

Sunday, Nov. 8: Holiday Pop Up at the Morris, noon to 4 p.m.: local and regional makers, with free gift wrapping (Morris). It is also the last day of Pumpkin Fest at Sara’s Farm Adventure.

Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day. Augusta’s downtown parade has run at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 in recent years; the 2026 details had not been posted when we checked on Oct. 31. See Veterans Day in Augusta.

Thursday, Nov. 12: The Augusta Symphony with Michael Cavanaugh, The Great American Singer-Songwriters, 7:30 p.m. at the Miller Theater (Miller Theater).

Friday, Nov. 13: Whose Live Anyway?, improv comedy at the Miller Theater, 7:30 p.m. (Miller Theater).

Sunday, Nov. 15: Mary Poppins at the Miller Theater, 2 p.m., free with a reserved ticket (Miller Theater). Savannah River Stringband plays the Morris at 2 p.m. (Morris). It is the last day of the corn maze at Steed’s Dairy, which is free for active-duty and retired service members with ID on Nov. 14 and 15 (Steed’s Dairy).

Thursday, Nov. 19: Holiday Market and Guild Bake Sale at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sacred Heart).

Friday, Nov. 20: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet, the touring production, at the Miller Theater, 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. (Miller Theater). Lights of the South in Grovetown opens its season the same night and runs to Dec. 30; see holiday lights and Christmas events.

Saturday, Nov. 21: The Poncere Show: An Exclusive Conversation with Rickey Smiley at the Miller Theater, 6 p.m. (Miller Theater). It is also the last Augusta Market at the River of the season.

Thursday, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving. The RunGiving 5K starts at 9 a.m. at the Mill Village Trailhead, 109 Eve St., with a fun run at 10 a.m.; bring a canned good for the Broad Street Ministry Center’s pantry (RunGiving 5K). Closures and trash changes are on Thanksgiving in Augusta.

Friday to Sunday, Nov. 27-29: The Colton Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Imperial Theatre over Thanksgiving weekend, opening at 7 p.m. Friday (Imperial Theatre); every show time is on the Nutcracker in Augusta. Santa’s Southern Lights at Sara’s Farm Adventure opens Nov. 27, Fridays to Sundays 1 to 9 p.m. through Jan. 3, and Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are on holiday shopping.

Saturday, Nov. 28: The Gobbler 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon on the canal from the Mill Village Trailhead, 8 a.m. (race page).

Monday, Nov. 30: The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical at the Miller Theater, 7 p.m. (Miller Theater).

Friday, Dec. 4:

  • The Sunkicks: Home for the Holidays at the Miller Theater, 7:30 p.m. (Miller Theater)
  • First Friday at Westobou, 5 to 8 p.m. (Westobou)

Saturday, Dec. 5:

Friday, Dec. 11:

  • Home Alone in Concert with the Augusta Symphony, 7:30 p.m. at the Miller Theater (Miller Theater)
  • The Augusta Players’ Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical opens at the Imperial Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (Imperial Theatre)

The city’s Christmas parade and Light Up Spectacular dates for 2026 had not been announced when we checked on Oct. 31; they will be on Christmas parade and tree lighting.

Holidays and the harvest season

Halloween night is on trick-or-treat hours. Corn mazes in and around Augusta are on fall festivals and pumpkin patches, Friday night games on Friday night football, and the holidays on Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, holiday shopping and holiday lights and Christmas events.

Know of an event?

Organizers can send an event through our contact page with the date, time, place, price and a link to the organizer’s own page. We list it if we can confirm it.