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 "attribution": "Source: Columbia Littles (https://littlesweekly.com/columbia-sc/). Cite the city page when you quote a listing; each listing also links to the page we checked it on.",
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  "name": "Columbia",
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  "label": "Oct 19–25, 2026",
  "start": "2026-10-19",
  "end": "2026-10-25"
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 "summary": "The South Carolina State Fair runs its final week through Sunday, and Boo at the Zoo fills Riverbanks Zoo & Garden every evening with trick-or-treating and Ray’s Moonlight Magic. Saturday morning pairs pumpkin decorating on Boyd Plaza at the Columbia Museum of Art with five Family Storytimes, including Richland Library Main at 10. Wednesday’s free Gladys’ Gang session at the museum suits 4- and 5-year-olds. This week has 22 outings, 19 free and 18 indoors.",
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  "indoor": 18
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  "date": "2026-10-24",
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    "label": "Morning",
    "name": "South Carolina State Fair",
    "where": "South Carolina State Fairgrounds",
    "time": "Fair hours 11am–9pm Mon–Fri, 10am–9pm Sat, noon–8pm Sun",
    "cost": "$20 at the gate ($16 online, $15 at Circle K); 5 and under free; ride vouchers $40–42",
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    "fromGuide": false
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    "label": "Lunch",
    "name": "Market on Main",
    "where": "Main Street, 1320 Main St.",
    "time": "Open 10am–10pm",
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    "name": "South Carolina State Museum",
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    "cost": "Kids $10, adults $13, children under 3 free",
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   "time": "Fair hours 11am–9pm Mon–Fri, 10am–9pm Sat, noon–8pm Sun (rides run later)",
   "venue": "South Carolina State Fairgrounds",
   "address": "1200 Rosewood Dr., Columbia, SC 29201",
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   "description": "The fair’s final week: rides, animals, fair food and shows. Thursday, Oct. 22 opens with a sensory-friendly morning, and the fair closes Sunday at 8.",
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   "time": "6–9pm",
   "venue": "Riverbanks Zoo & Garden",
   "address": "500 Wildlife Pkwy., Columbia, SC 29210",
   "cost": "Tickets online; children under 2 free",
   "free": false,
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   "category": "halloween",
   "description": "Trick-or-treat through the zoo, catch Ray’s Moonlight Magic and dance with the Eeky Freaky DJ. The Haunted Carousel and Riverbanks Express cost extra.",
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   "name": "Gladys’ Gang Preschool Edition: Head to Toe",
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   "time": "10–11am",
   "venue": "Columbia Museum of Art",
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   "description": "A preschool art session for 4- and 5-year-olds and a grown-up: story time, a look at bodies in the Body Matters exhibition, then a modeling project in the studio. Siblings welcome.",
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   "name": "Pumpkins and Painting on Boyd Plaza",
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