City of Columbia, Columbia SC

Lifeguard Training Classes
2025-03-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-18 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-19 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-21 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Charles Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Walker Solomon Way, Columbia, SC, 29204, United States

Belmont Neighborhood Association Meeting
2025-03-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Gable Oaks Apartments, 901 Colleton Street, Columbia, SC, United States
The ONSE will attend the monthly community meeting to gain feedback from residents as well as provide an update.

Columbia City Council - Regular Meeting
2025-03-18 16:00 - 17:00 | City Hall Third Floor Chambers, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina

FastTrac Growth Venture
2025-03-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-25 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Midlands Technical College Northeast Campus, 151 Powell Road, Columbia, SC, 29203, United States
The Office of Business Opportunities is no longer accepting applications for the 2025 FastTrac Growth Venture course. If you have any questions, you can contact our office at (803)545-3950 or send an email to OBO@columbiasc.gov.
FastTrac Growth Venture is a course designed to support the entrepreneur seeking to take their existing business to a higher level. This program assists entrepreneurs in analyzing their current business condition to identify the best opportunities for growth. Budgeting, sales strategies, management team roles, operational systems and business plan implementation are key areas of emphasis. The course also facilitates networking between entrepreneurs and experienced professionals.
This training is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with more in-depth business skills to grow their business successfully. 2025 is the 22nd year of the collaborative partnership between the City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities and Midlands Technical College in providing the FastTrac Growth Venture training to local business owners.
To be eligible to participate in the FastTrac Growth Venture course, participants must:

Have a small business located in Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, or Saluda counties.
Have a business plan or must be in operations for more than five (5) years.

Be one of the lucky few selected for this course and join the many who have successfully risen to the challenge.

Lunch and Learn
2025-03-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Busby Community Center, 1735 Busby St, Columbia, 29203, United States

Street Outreach
2025-03-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
The ONSE will attend this monthly event to assist with community outreach efforts.

Design/Development Review Commission (D/DRC) Meeting
2025-03-20 16:00 - 18:00 | City Hall, Council Chambers, 1737 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Regularly scheduled Design/Development Review Commission Meeting. Application deadline for this meeting is February 24, 2025. For more information, call 803-545-3222 or visit the D/DRC page for agendas, approved minutes, a printable calendar, and more.

NxLevel For Micro Entrepreneurs
2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Busby Community Center, 1735 Busby St, Columbia, 29203, United States
The Office of Business Opportunities is no longer accepting applications for the 2025 NxLevel For Micro Entrepreneurs course. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office at (803) 545-3950 or send an email to OBO@columbiasc.gov.
NxLevel For Micro Entrepreneurs Course
The NxLevel For Micro Entrepreneurs course is training that prepares entrepreneurs to compete, win, and survive in the market place. It is designed for businesses with less than five employees. Participants learn how to choose a business idea, develop a business plan, develop a marketing plan, understand market analyses, explore financing options, assess risk management, develop a customer’s service philosophy, as well as other relevant entrepreneurial skills.
To be eligible to participate in the NxLevel For Micro Entrepreneurs course, participants:

Can reside or have their small business located in Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, or Saluda counties.
In the process of starting a small business or have been in operations for two (2) years or less.

Food Truck Friday and Blood Drive!
2025-03-21 10:00 - 15:00 | 2300 Bull Street (REI Co-op parking lot at BullStreet, corner of Bull and Colonial), 2300 Bull Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Office of Business Opportunities will partner with The Blood Connection to host a mobile blood drive unit alongside the food trucks that set up every Friday in the REI Co-op parking lot.
With the convenience of a mobile blood drive unit next to the food trucks, it’s a perfect opportunity to take a lunch break, treat yourself to delicious food, and possibly save 3 lives by donating blood!
Help encourage people to come out to the Blood Drive & Food Truck Friday, and become a lifesaver (and enjoy some amazing food while they’re at it)! This is a great opportunity to bring the community together while supporting a vital cause.

Ribbon Cutting for IMAGE Studios
2025-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | 2154 Boyce Street, 2154 Boyce Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
IMAGE Studios® will be hosting their upcoming grand opening on Friday, March 21 at 12:00 p.m. at 2154 Boyce Street.
IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive salon suite that provides modern, high-end salon studios at affordable rates to salon professionals. Their core values of creativity, freedom and success are the driving forces that empower them collectively and embody all that they do as professionals in the industry. They strive to improve the communities they live in with the creation, support and growth of independent franchisees across the country.

Get Wet on World Water Day
2025-03-22 | Riverfront Park North, 4122 River Dr, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Leadership Conference
2025-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Darla Moore School of Business, 1014 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, United States
The ONSE staff will present at the USC TRIO Spring Student Leadership Conference, which aims to enhance leadership skills, discuss civic engagement opportunities, professional development, and networking for TRIO students, their parents, as well as local professionals. The ONSE staff will present on Health and Safety, focusing on the relationship between the two factors.

Stuff the Storage: One-Day Donation Drive
2025-03-22 10:00 - 14:00 | 3800 North Main St, 3800 North Main St, Columbia, SC, 29203, United States
The City of Columbia is proud to partner with The Brook for their annual Love Week outreach initiative, inspired by John 3:16. This year, The Brook is supporting Rapid Shelter-Columbia, recognizing its vital role in serving those experiencing homelessness.
Join us for a one-day donation drive to collect essential items like toiletries, furniture, bedding and household appliances to support our unhoused neighbors. Your generosity can make a lasting impact! Let’s come together and serve our city with love.

Gear Up and Garden!
2025-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Granby Park, 100 Catawba Cir, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Health, Social and Environmental Affairs Committee - Standing Committee Meeting
2025-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Mayor's Coffee with the Press
2025-03-26 09:00 | City Hall, Second Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann will hold an informal coffee with the press the last Wednesday morning of every month. These will be informal coffee talks where representatives from all press outlets are invited to come for an update from him and to ask questions. The sessions will be held in the Mayor’s Conference Room at City Hall, 1737 Main Street. Each session will be scheduled for approximately 45 minutes.

Fleet Services Hiring Fair
2025-03-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Earlewood Park, 1113 Recreation Drive, Columbia, SC, 29203, United States
The City of Columbia will be hosting a career fair to promote openings within the Fleet Services department. As the backbone of the city’s operations, the Fleet Services department plays a vital role in maintaining and repairing our fleet of city vehicles to ensure the safety, efficiency and reliability of our many services to the community. This event is aimed at skilled technicians who are passionate about keeping our fleet running smoothly.
We are actively hiring for a variety of roles:

Light Vehicle Technician
Light Vehicle Technician, Second Shift
Heavy Vehicle Technician
Heavy Vehicle Technician, Second Shift
Heavy Vehicle Technician, Senior
Master Heavy Vehicle Technician

On the spot interviews will be held during the career fair and offers may be provided to qualified candidates. Here are a few great benefits to working with the City:

Competitive Benefits – Health, Retirement, etc
Professional Development
Various/multiple career opportunities

Game Night
2025-03-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Busby Community Center, 1735 Busby St, Columbia, 29203, United States

Food Truck Friday!
2025-03-28 11:00 - 15:00 | 2300 Bull Street (REI Co-op parking lot at BullStreet, corner of Bull and Colonial), 2300 Bull Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Each Friday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, join us in the REI Co-op parking lot on Bull Street to enjoy lunch from a variety of food trucks!
Check out the line up for February’s food trucks:
March 7, 2025:

Lunch Box
Mamas Taste of the World
Moma Kno’z Butter Bites
Wise’s Fish & Fries

March 14, 2025:

Brown Bag Deli
Diamond’s Smokehouse BBQ
Fishers of Men
Kurt’s Kitchen

March 21, 2025: The Blood Connection Mobile Blood Drive Unit will be parked alongside the food trucks, so come out, grab lunch, and give blood to help save a life!

Fresh Pours & Mo’
Smoke It Up
Snacks & Things
Tacos Oink Oink

March 28, 2025:

Diamond’s Smokehouse BBQ
Kurt’s Kitchen
Lunch Box
Purposely Made Sweets

Tai Chi
2025-03-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Riverfront Park South, 312 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States

Father's Rights Workshop
2025-03-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Greenview Park, 6700 David Street, Columbia, SC, 29203, United States

Bingo Social
2025-04-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Busby Community Center, 1735 Busby St, Columbia, 29203, United States
