Clemson announces Welcome Back Festival

The fall semester begins at Clemson University on Monday, Aug. 18. The city and the university announce this year’s Welcome Back Festival is planned for that evening from 5:30-8pm. The Welcome Back Festival hosts more than 70 vendors from local restaurants, businesses and university organizations on College Avenue in downtown Clemson. Streets are lined with food tastings, prizes and merchandise that can be purchased with festival tickets, which are sold for 50-cents each to raise money for the Student Alumni Council Endowment Scholarship Fund. During the festival, College Avenue will be closed to traffic from Keith Street to Highway 93 from 4:45-9pm. All cars should be removed from College Avenue by 4:30pm for the Welcome Back Festival on Monday, Aug. 18.