The Original Gullah Festival of
South Carolina, Inc.
Presents
“Celebrating Our Gullah Roots...Land and Legacy”
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 24, 2024
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
Workshops-Gullah Village
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 11:00am-12:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee Quilt Making - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Drumming: Connecting Heart, Soul, Rhythms - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Additional Friday Attractions, May 24, 2024
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
$30 per person
10:00am - 11:30am "Gullah Roots ~ A Gullah Culture History" - Dr. Emory Shaw Campbell
12:00pm - 1:30pm "Wuh Mek Oonuh Gullah Geechee Lecture - Amadu Massally
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Conversations "Tomorrow's Children" - Dr. Mahalia A. Hines
Grace AME Chapel
502 Charles Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
10:00am - 10:15am "Drum Call" - Spiritual Vibrations
10:20am - 2:30pm Area Beaufort County School Performances
Red Cedar Elementary Drummers and Dancers
Pritchardville Elementary School Choir
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy Choir
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy Step Team
Whale Branch Middle School Choir
Whale Branch Middle School Concert Band
Battery Creek High School Band
Whale Branch Early College High School Band
Nacir Keen - Spoken Word
3:00pm - 3:30pm Deninufay African Dancers and Drummers
9:00pm-12:00am – Friday Night- All White Attire Party
DJ – DJ Snipes ~ Gullah Caribbean Meal ~ Comedian-Bam Robinson ~ Band - Fresh Vibe
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion ~ Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
$45 on-line and $50 at the gate
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 25, 2024
Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
10:00am Drum Call - Spiritual Vibrations
10:20am Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk
11:30am Official Welcoming Ceremony - Hosts ~ Sharon Millen and Rayburne Turner
12:35pm Voices of de Gullah People Singers
1:10pm Louise Cohen - Gullah Storyteller
1:45pm Wona Womalon African Dancers & Drummers
2:20pm Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
2:55pm Dr. Marlena Smalls & The Hallelujah Singers
3:30pm Renesha Hendrix - Interpretive/Inspirational Dance
4:05pm Beth Inabinett and The For The Funk Of It Band
4:40pm Dani's Dance Dynamics
5:15pm Angela Bonaparte Ministries
5:50pm Ronald Daise
Concert
7:30pm - 9:30pm ~ Gwen Yvette Band
Saturday - May 25, 2024 – Workshops – Gullah Village
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 11:00am-12:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee Quilt Making - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Drumming: Connecting Heart, Soul, Rhythms - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Additional Saturday Attractions, May 25, 2024
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
Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton Prather) and Gullah Kinfolk ~ Presents
“Decoration Day” Musical
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Center for the Arts ~ USC-Beaufort ~ 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
For Ticket Prices, go to www.originalgullahfestival.org
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 26, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hour of Power Worship Service
Pastor Isaiah Smalls-Friendship Baptist Church (Donations Accepted)
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park ~ 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
11:00 AM Rededication of the Commemorative Marker Honoring our Ancestors
Foot of 11th St - Port Royal, SC
Main Stage Events
2:00pm Drum Call – Spiritual Vibrations
2:20pm Beaufort Mass Choir
2:55pm Devin Smalls - Gospel Mime Artist
3:30pm Gospel Proclaimers of the Lowcountry
4:05pm Gullah Historical Reenactment Group
4:40pm Latrise Bush and Band
5:15pm Quinton Smalls - Gullah Rapper
6:00pm Parris Island Marine Band Presents ~ "Dirty Boots Brass Band" Concert
7:05 PM Unity Circle w/"God Bless America"
(Form a circle around the park and connect)
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)