| The Gullah Festival | |
A multi-day celebration of diversity and of the Gullah heritage, this May festival showcases talent from the local, regional, national, and international levels and prides itself on having something to appeal to every taste. Since 1986, the festival has provided a range of art and history exhibits including local choirs, jazz, storytelling, symphonic music, arts and crafts, and theater. Each year the Gullah Festival has grown bigger and better, recently hosting more than 70,000 people from 32 states and several different countries. A worship service is given Sunday
morning on the waterfront, and a marketplace in Port Royal once used in
the slave trade is rededicated in memory of Gullah predecessors. The
festival is the recipient of sixteen awards, including citations from
both houses of the South Carolina State legislature and the U.S.
Congress. |