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Susquehanna Valley Mall is set to hold its first-ever Back to School Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, August 12, 2023, as a unique way to engage with the community while also offering a fun-filled educational opportunity for children.

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) has an Accessibility Morning meet and greet with Maisy Mouse on May 13, 2023. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the SCSM.

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) has an Accessibility Morning meet and greet with Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat on March 11, 2023. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the South Carolina State Museum.

Spartanburg, South Carolina - Classical Healing Keys presents a free concert highlighting mental health stories and challenging stigma around mental illness in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America of Spartanburg County,

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum has an Accessibility Morning meet and greet with Esteban, the Pea Green Crayon from Drew Dewalt's The Day the Crayons Came Home children's book on February 11, 2023. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the South Carolina State Museum.

A new concert program creates accessible event for persons with sensory sensitivities and their families. Columbia, South Carolina – The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Sensory Friendly-Family Concert Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 3:00 PM at the Koger Center for the Arts. This concert event is designed especially for persons with sensory sensitivities and their families. As a component of the SCP's educational and outreach programs, this inclusive concert gives audience members the ability to fully experience orchestral music without any of the constraints of a standard performance. During this 60-minute program, audience members are free to move about, dance, speak, sing, vocalize or move between the auditorium and the lobby if desired.

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum has an Accessibility Morning meet and greet with a creature from Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are children's book on January 14, 2023. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the South Carolina State Museum.

(Douglas County, Colo.) Stay up-to-date with events in Douglas County. This week’s events include everything from a Scrabble meetup to a holiday bazaar. Here are six events happening between Nov. 7 and Nov. 13 to consider adding to your calendar:

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum has an Accessibility Morning with The Very Hungry Caterpillar on November 12, 2022. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the museum.

Columbia, South Carolina - The lights and sounds of the South Carolina State Fair will be a little lower from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, when the S.C. State Fair hosts it’s first-ever Sensory-Friendly Morning. During Sensory-Friendly Morning, the S.C. State Fair will create an environment designed with children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders in mind. The goal for the morning is to enable families who have a member, whether child or adult, with special needs to visit, explore and enjoy the fair.

Columbia, South Carolina - The South Carolina State Museum has an Accessibility Morning with Penelope the Dinosaur on September 10, 2022. This program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, and young adults who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience and a quieter and calmer setting at the museum.