The Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc.

Presents

“Celebrating Our Gullah Roots...AFRICA”​

Schedule of Events

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Friday, May 26, 2023 

Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park

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Workshops-Gullah Village

 

Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 11:00am-12:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A

Gullah Art Embellishment - 11:00am - 12:00pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Percussion (Drum) Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee/African American Quilt Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A

 

 

Additional Friday Attractions, May 26, 2023 

10:00am-3:00pm- Lest We Forget-Times To Remember (Walk Through)
Admission: Free Will Offering
Tabernacle Baptist Church
901 Craven Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

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10:00am - 12:00pm "Wuh Mek Oonuh Gullah Geechee Lecture - Amadu Massally ~ $30 per person

5:00pm - 6:00 pm "We Wear the Mask Lecture - Ron Daise ~ $30 per person
Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall
901 Craven Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

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Gullah Mini Film Festival ~ "Gullah Roots"

12:30pm - 1:30pm & 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall 901 Craven Street

 

Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park

11:45am Whale Branch Early College High School Warrior Band & "Funkline" Drumline

12:30pm Battery Creek High School Band
6:00pm Royal Drummers and Dancers ~ Sierra Leone, West Africa

 

9:00pm-12:00am – Friday Night- All White Party
DJ – DJ OJ ~ Caterer – Sandies Catering
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion ~ Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina

     $40 on-line and $45 at the gate

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Gullah Tours (See front gate for information during the festival.)

 

The Gullah Village – Located inside the park

 

The Vendor Market – Open to the public

 

(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)

 

 

Saturday May 27, 2023  

10:00am Drum Call - Willie Bleach and Kevin Young
10:15am Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk
10:45am Louise Cohen - Gullah Storyteller
11:15am Elsie Mufuka - Mufukaworks Dance Company
11:45am Voices of de Gullah People Singers
12:30pm Official Welcome Ceremony - Hosts ~ Sharon Millen and Rayburne Turner
2:00pm Wona Womalon African Dancers & Drummers
2:30pm Greg Whittaker & Modern Daze Band
3:00pm Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
3:30pm Dani's Dance Dynamics
4:00pm Angela Bonaparte Ministries
5:00pm Soweto Street Beat South African Dance Theater
5:45pm Gospel Proclaimers of the Lowcountry
6:15pm Terry Robinson - "Pastor P"
6:45pm Wade Johnson and Pride Ensemble Band

 

Concert
8:00pm - 10:00pm ~ Fresh Vibe Band
 

Saturday, May 27, 2023 – Workshops – Gullah Village
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 11:00am-12:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A

Gullah Art Embellishment - 11:00am - 12:00 ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Percussion (Drum) Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee/African American Quilt Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 2:00pm-3:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A

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Additional Saturday Attractions, May 27, 2023 
10:00am-3:00pm- Lest We Forget-Times To Remember (Walk Through)
Admission: Free Will Offering
Tabernacle Baptist Church, 901 Craven Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

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Gullah Mini Film Festival ~ "Gullah Roots"

12:30pm - 1:30pm & 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall 901 Craven Street

 

Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton Prather) and Gullah Kinfolk ~ Presents
“Decoration Day” Musical ~ Broadway Back In Da Woods Musical Production
Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 3:00pm 
Center for the Arts~ USC-Beaufort ~801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
For Ticket Prices, go to www.gullahkinfolktravelingtheater.org

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Gullah Tours (See front gate for information during the festival.)

 

The Gullah Village (Located inside) & The Vendor Market – (Open to the public)

 

(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)

 

Sunday May 28, 2023 

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM     Hour of Power Worship Service

Pastor Sam Spain-Lady's Island Baptist Church (Donations Accepted)

Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park ~ 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina

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11:00 AM  Rededication of the Commemorative Marker

Foot of 11th St - Port Royal, SC

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Main Stage Events

2:00pm Drum Call – Willie Bleach and Kevin Young
2:15pm Lady's Island Baptist Church Male Chorus
2:45pm Natasha Robinson – Reenactment - Harriet Tubman
3:15pm Quinton Smalls - Gullah Rapper
3:45pm Re. Hayward Anderson and the Davis Chorale Singers
4:15pm Royal Drummers and Dancers ~ Sierra Leone, West Africa
4:45pm Gullah Historical Reenactment Group
5:00pm Devin Smalls - Gospel Mime Artist
5:15pm Prophet Ali-Caleb Brown - Spoken Word
6:30pm Parris Island Marine Band Presents ~ "Dirty Boots Brass Band" Concert - Parris Island, SC
 

7:30 PM   Unity Circle (Form a circle around the park and connect)

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(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)

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