The region around St. George, South Carolina hosts festivals throughout the year. The festivals all include food, music and entertainment for the entire family. Each festival has a unique theme that celebrates South Carolina's history and culture. Whether your interests lie in flowers, trains, grains or water sports, there is a festival in the St. George area for you.
St. George, South Carolina is a small town with a big appetite for grits. The town's 2000 citizens eat the most grits per person in the world. Every year, St. George hosts the World Grits Festival. The festival is a three-day event held in the spring. Although celebrating grits is the main purpose, the festival hosts many events for the entire family. The celebration draws large crowds, attracting as many as 45,000 attendees. Activities at the World Grits Festival include a grits eating contest, a carnival midway and a beauty pageant.
World Grits Festival
559 Friendship Rd
Reevesville, SC 29471
worldgritsfestival.com
Orangeburg, South Carolina hosts the Festival of Roses every spring. Edisto Memorial Gardens is the site of this four-day festival. The gardens contain 75 types of roses and 4,000 plants. Activities include a golf tournament, beauty pageant and arts and crafts vendors. The Black River is the site of a bass catching tournament and a kayak and canoe race. The festival also includes a road race, divided into 12 k, 5 k and 1 mile runs.
Festival of Roses
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
155 Riverside Drive, S.W.
Orangeburg, SC 29116
803-534-6821
800-545-6153
festivalofroses.com
Branchville, South Carolina contains the world's oldest railroad junction. Each fall, the town holds the Raylrode Daze Festivul. Events include a beauty pageant, a pet show and a carnival. The stores in Branchville all get in on the fun, decorating their windows for the festival. Staged gunfights, Can Can girls and a saloon capture the feeling of the Wild West.
Raylrode Daze Festivul
803-274-8831
raylrodedazefestivul.com
Colleton, South Carolina holds two major festivals each year. The Edisto Riverfest offers canoeing and kayaking events. Other activities include live bands, workshops on paddling and technique and organized excursions. The Colleton County Rice Festival celebrates South Carolina's history as a rice growing state. Activities include a cooking competition, road race, parade and arts and crafts booths.
Edisto Riverfest
Colleton State Park
edistoriver.org
Colleton County Rice Festival
200 East Washington St.
Walterboro, SC 29488
843-549-1079
ricefestival.org
