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Pickens, SC

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Forage Walk – November 7, 2026 (1:00 PM)1.9 mi

Forage Walk – November 7, 2026 (1:00 PM)

Saturday · 1 PM – 2 PM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $20All agesFestivals

<p>A one-hour walk through the Hagood Mill woods with herbalist Donna Putney: use an ancient rock mortar and pestle and learn how people ate, drank and healed with the trees around them. Held during Midgard at the Mill; festival admission sold separately.</p>\n

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (9:00 AM)1.9 mi

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (9:00 AM)

Saturday · 9 AM – 10 AM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $40All agesFestivals

<p>Forge your own split medieval-style cross in this one-hour, hands-on blacksmithing class. Held during Midgard at the Mill; festival admission sold separately.</p>\n

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (10:00 AM)1.9 mi

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (10:00 AM)

Saturday · 10 AM – 11 AM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $40All agesFestivals

<p>Forge your own split medieval-style cross in this one-hour, hands-on blacksmithing class. Held during Midgard at the Mill; festival admission sold separately.</p>\n

Midgard at the Mill: A Viking Invasion1.9 mi

Midgard at the Mill: A Viking Invasion

Saturday · 10 AM – 8 PM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $5All agesFestivals

<p>The Upstate Renaissance Faire’s annual Viking Fest at Hagood Mill: live combat, axe throwing, Beowulf, a Viking market, encampments, music and a Viking ship burning. November 7, 2026, 10 AM–8 PM.</p>\n

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (11:00 AM)1.9 mi

Forge Like a Viking: Medieval Cross – November 7, 2026 (11:00 AM)

Saturday · 11 AM – 12 PM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $40All agesFestivals

<p>Forge your own split medieval-style cross in this one-hour, hands-on blacksmithing class. Held during Midgard at the Mill; festival admission sold separately.</p>\n

Mushroom Walk – November 7, 2026 (1:00 PM)1.9 mi

Mushroom Walk – November 7, 2026 (1:00 PM)

Saturday · 1 PM – 2 PM

Hagood Mill · Pickens · 1.9 mi

From $20All agesFestivals

<p>A one-hour guided walk to find and identify the mushrooms and fungi of the Hagood Mill woods with Anthony Moricoli. Held during Midgard at the Mill; festival admission is sold separately.</p>\n

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