Saturday, June 2 : 12:00PM-8:00PM
Waterfront Memorial Park
99 Harry Hallman Jr. Blvd.,
Waterfront Memorial Park
99 Harry Hallman Jr. Blvd.,
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
The annual Sweetgrass Festival in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina will celebrate the rich Gullah
Geechee cultural heritage and provides an extensive showcase of
Lowcountry sweetgrass baskets.
This year's event features an assortment of
unique handmade arts and crafts, paintings, live performances, and
documentary films. Festival-goers will enjoy a day filled with
entertainment that includes gospel songs and praise dance, storytelling
and Gullah Geechee skits, basket-making demonstrations and the Adande
African Drummers and Dancers. Visitors will be treated to a variety of
authentic Gullah cuisine, classic barbeque, fish, chicken and beverages
offered for sale by more than 15 Lowcountry restaurants and food
vendors. Children and adults will enjoy family friendly activities
including a waterslide.
Publications on Lowcountry Gullah Geechee
history, fiction, and cookbooks will be available for sale as well. Admission and parking are free. The festival is a
family event and no alcohol is sold. Animals, skateboards, and bicycles
are not allowed. Businesses interested in becoming a sponsor for the
event should contact Thomasena Stokes-Marshall at (843) 856.9732.
For more on the rich cultural tradition of Gullah sweetgrass basketry visit BasketMakers.com. You will find many resources including books, connections to individual sweetgrass basketmakers, history of the art form, supplies, auction postings for finished baskets and more.
Please mention your interest in basketry in your friend request.
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