The Original Gullah Festival of
South Carolina, Inc.
Presents “Celebrating Our Gullah Roots”
Friday, May 22, 2026
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
Workshops-Gullah Village
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 11:00am-12:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee Quilt Making - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area A
I Be Crocheting - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $40 (Free ages 5-17) per person Space #23
Cultural Doll-Making - 11:00-12:30 ~ $40 (Free ages 5-17) per person Kiddie Village
Woodworking - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $40 per person Artisan Area Space #11
Gullah Blacksmithing - 12:45pm - 2:15pm ~ $40 per person Beaufort County Black Chamber
Rice Farming - 1:00pm - 2:30pm ~ $40 per person Artisan Area Space #24
Gullah Blacksmithing - 3:30pm - 5:00pm ~ $40 per person Beaufort County Black Chamber
Rice Farming - 3:30pm - 5:00pm ~ $40 per person Artisan Area Space #24
Preserve & Paint - 6:00pm - 9:00pm ~ $40 per person Springhill Suites, Beaufort
2227 Boundary St. 29902
Additional Friday Attractions, May 22, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm- Lest We Forget-Times To Remember (Walk Through)
Admission: Free Will Offering
Tabernacle Baptist Church
901 Craven StreetBeaufort, South Carolina 29902
Wood Working
Rice Farming
Blacksmithing
Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
10:00am - 10:15am "Drum Call" - Sedeek Prather & Tariq Kinloch
10:30am - 2:30pm Area Beaufort County School Performances
Broad River Elementary School Starfish Choir
Beaufort Elementary School Kindergarten and Primary Montessori (K/1)
St. Helena Elementary School Drummers
Whale Branch Middle School Choir
Beaufort Middle School
Battery Creek High School Band
Delightful Dancing Puppets - Brenda Singleton & "Creative Beginnings Two" Students Visual Artist - Puppet Show
9:00pm-12:00am – Friday Night- All White Attire Party
DJ – Sissy The Entertainer ~ Comedian - Bam Robinson ~ Gullah Caribbean Meal ~ Fresh Vibe Band
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion ~ Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
$65 on-line and $70 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 23, 2026
Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
10:00am Drum Call - Sedeek Prather & Tariq Kinloch
10:30am Gullah Traveling Theater, Inc. ~ Aunt Pearlie Sue & Gullah Kinfolk
11:15am Official Welcoming Ceremony
Hosts ~ Sharon Joyce Millen and Rayburne J. Turner
12:15pm Wona Womalon African Dancers & Drummers
1:00pm Louise Cohen - De Gullah Ooman- Storyteller
1:45pm Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
2:30pm Deninufay African Drummers and Dancers
3:15pm Dr. Marlena Smalls & The Hallelujah Singers
4:00pm Dani's Dance Dynamics
4:45pm Trae Hicks and The Family Band
5:30pm Egbe Shekere of Atlanta
6:15pm Queen T. - Gyenyan African Drummers & Dancers
7:00pm Beth Inabinett and The For The Funk Of It Band
*Saturday Night Concert*
9:00pm - 10:30pm ~ Terence Young Band
Saturday - May 23, 2026 – Workshops – Gullah Village +
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 11:00am-12:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee Quilt Making - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Rice Farming - 11:00am - 12:30pm ~ $40 per person Artisan Area Space #24
Gullah Blacksmithing - 12:45 - 2:15 ~ $40 per person Beaufort County Black Chamber
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area A
I Be Crocheting - 1:00pm-2:30pm ~ $40 (Free ages 5-17) per person Space #23
West African Doll Making - 1:00pm-1:30pm ~ $40 (ree ages 5-17) per person Kiddie Village
Rice Farming - 1:00pm - 2:30pm ~ $40 per person Artisan Area Space # 24
Gullah Blacksmithing - 3:30pm - 5:00pm ~ $40 per person Beaufort County Black Chamber
Additional Saturday Attractions, May 23, 2026
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 23, 2026 @ 3:00pm
Center for the Arts ~ USC-Beaufort ~ 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
For Ticket Prices, go to the #Tickets tab above
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 24, 2026
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hour of Power Worship Service
Rev. Dr. Michael Williams - Pastor-Faith Memorial Baptist Church, St Helena Island, SC
(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
~ Artisan Workshops ~
Gullah Blacksmithing 1:45pm - 3:15pm ~ $40 per person Beaufort County Black Chamber
Woodworking 2:30pm - 4:00pm ~ $40 per person Specialty Artisan Area C
Rice Farming Workshop 3:30pm - 5:00 ~ $40 per person Specialty Artisan Area Space #24
Main Stage Events
2:00pm Drum Call – Sedeek Prather & Tariq Kinloch
2:30pm Elijah White and Company - Gospel
3:15pm Gullah Traveling Theater, Inc. / Gullah Kinfolk Reenactment Group
The Gullah Experience During The Revolutionary War
4:00pm Angela Bonaparte Ministries
4:45pm Bonnie Jazz Music
5:30pm Heyward Anderson - Gospel
6:15pm 282D Army Band Jazz Combo
7:00pm Bahamas Junkanoo Band
Unity Circle (w/ "God Bless America")
(Form a circle around the park and connect)
8:00pm - 9:30pm CONCERT ~ The Promise Land Band
9:30 - Fireworks Display
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)