Rock Hill Holds Annual “Come See Me” Festival
Written By Leanna Sheffield
Photos By Weston Hook
Local News
The Come-See-Me Festival is Rock Hill’s annual welcome to spring. This year’s festival is taking place from April 16 to April 25. It includes over 60 events for all ages to enjoy, many of which are free to attend.
The festival started as a weekend festival in 1962 to encourage the community to visit Rock Hill during the spring. It was founded by former Rock Hill mayor and state senator C. H. Albright and Illustrator Vernon Grant. Grant provided illustrations of the festival mascot, Glen the Frog; however he is most known for creating the Kellogg's characters Snap, Krackle, and Pop. Every year a new design is chosen by the festival chair to represent the mascot.
This year, the festival started off with a parad...