June 16

Tara Hall Home for Boys is sponsoring a three-hour fun run on the Black Mingo Creek. Same-day registration is at the Union Station Mart in Hemingway and the put-in entrance is near the mart. Shuttles will be available. The four-mile paddle will end at Tara Hall, where games, music and lunch will be served. Two grand prizes will be awarded to fun run winners. Other activities include a redneck barrel race, bluegrass jam sessions, pontoon rides, door prizes and more. 

Tara Hall, 510 Tara Hall Road. Saturday, noon, $10–$25. (843) 546-3000, www.tarahallpaddlefest.webs.com