Entertainment Districts in Columbia

The Congaree River waterfront in Columbia presents riverfront trails and restaurants near the Gervais Street Bridge.

Downtown Lexington presents a growing restaurant and bar scene serving Columbia's western Lake Murray suburbs.

Five Points is the University of South Carolina's legendary entertainment neighborhood — a bohemian commercial district of bars, restaurants, and music venues that has served as the social heart of USC student life since the 1970s. The neighborhood's eclectic mix of dive bars, ethnic restaurants, and nightclubs, combined with the annual St. Patrick's Day street festival that draws 40,000+ people, makes Five Points one of South Carolina's most lively small-urban entertainment destinations.

Five Points near the University of South Carolina presents the city's most concentrated college-town bar and restaurant corridor.

Irmo presents restaurants and bars serving Lake Murray communities northwest of Columbia.

Lake Murray presents marina restaurants and bars along one of South Carolina's largest reservoirs near Columbia.

The Vista presents converted warehouse buildings housing restaurants, galleries, and bars in downtown Columbia's arts and entertainment district.

The Vista is Columbia's premier entertainment district — a redeveloped warehouse district along the Congaree River presenting restaurants, craft cocktail bars, galleries, and nightclubs for South Carolina's capital city. The Vista's transformation from vacant warehouses to Columbia's most vibrant neighborhood reflects the broader South Carolina trend of investing in urban entertainment districts to attract and retain young professionals in state capital cities.