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January
3rd
week:
Winter Roast Annual Oyster Roast with Lowcountry favorites,
live entertainment and children games. Sponsored by Island Recreation
Center, 4-8pm Palmetto Bay Marina 681-7273
February
De Arts Ob We
People: A Gullah Celebration (through
3rd weekend in February) The Self Family Arts Center –
842-ARTS
March
SpringFest
(Month of
March) During Hilton Head's Springfest (Hilton Head Island,
843/686-4944 or 800/424-3387), throughout the month of March, you can
enjoy concerts, plays, films, art shows, theater, sporting events, food
fairs, and mini- tournaments.
Early March
Daily Sea Pines
Forest Preserve Wagon Tour
The preserve is home
to numerous animals & was home to Native Americans hundreds of years
ago. 3:30-5pm, 363-4530
Daily Sea Pines
Historic Stoney Baynard Ruins Tour
Explore this historic
tabby ruin & archeological dig site, which was built around 1793. Learn
how a cotton plantation was operated. 10-11:30am– 363-4530
Daily: The Spirit
of Harbour Town Historic Savannah Cruise
Cruise in heated or air-conditioned comfort to the heart of Savannah’s
historic district. Spend over 4 hours shopping, sightseeing and dining.
9:30am – 4:30pm, 842-7179
Daily Vagabond
Daufuskie Island Adventure
includes land tour.
call 842-4155 for times and reservations
Daily Beachwalks
with the Coastal Discovery Museum
This tour is a long
time favorite of Island visitors and residents. call 689-6767 for times
and reservations
Mid-March:
Annual Chocolate
Fair
sponsored by the Jr. Sailing Program. Coligny Plaza – 842-6050
2nd
weekend: Annual Wine Fest
largest outdoor tented
wine tasting on the East Coast! includes souvenir tasting glass, 1-4pm,
Shelter Cove Harbour – 800-424-3387
2nd
weekend: Jazz Fest
entertainment provided
by the Hilton Head Jazz Society. Free, Hilton Head Factory Stores 1 & 2
– 837-4339
2nd
weekend in March
St. Patrick’s Day
Parade
largest free spectator event on the Island. Free, 2pm, Pope Avenue –
842-4319
Last weekend in
March
SpringFest Open
House/International Food Tasting
Free, 4-6pm, USCB at
Hilton Head – 785-3995
Late
March
Architects Selected
Preview of Homes
a 1-day tour of
selected homes designed by local architects. 10am-5pm, 836-2929
St. Helena's
Episcopal Church Spring Tours
(Church St. and North St., St. Helena, 843/524-0363) offers festive
tours of Beaufort's Colonial homes and lovely Lowcountry plantations in
March and April.
April
Worldcom
Classic-The Heritage Of Golf
(11 Lighthouse La., Hilton Head Island, 800/234-1107), when more than
100 top golfers play at the Harbour Town Golf Links for a $3.5 million
purse.
May
Beaufort's Gullah
Festival in May highlights the fine arts, customs, language, and
dress of Lowcountry African-Americans.
July
In July during the
Beaufort County Water Festival (Beaufort, 843/524-0600), boats
galore turn up for water sports and entertainment. It's held in the
Waterfront Park on Bay Street.
September
Over Labor Day
weekend, Hilton Head hosts the Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf
Tournament (Hilton Head Island, 843/842-7711), during which
celebrities and amateurs play for three days on three different courses
to raise money for children's charities.
Annual FoodFest -
Best of the Lowcountry
Mid-September: 11:00
AM - 4:00 PM
The popular event now
covers 2 days and is held at Shelter Cove Harbour, starting at 11:00 am.
32 Island Restaurants, (16 different ones each day), showcase samples of
a few of their most popular menu items. Contests, prizes, family-style
entertainment
For further
information for day of event activities please contact the Hilton Head
Hospitality Association at 843-686-4944 or 1-800-424-3387.
October
St. Luke's Tour Of
Homes
(Hilton Head Island, 843/785-4099), take self-guided tours through
beautiful homes and plantations.
Beaufort Fall
Festival Of Homes And Gardens
(208 Scott St., Beaufort, 843/524-6334), private homes and gardens are
open to the public, and you can tour historic sites and attend lectures
and special events.
Plantation Tour
(Edisto Island, 843/869-1954) of the 18th- and 19th-century former
plantations and old churches on the island. Docents at every location
give historical background on all the sites.
Call for tickets.
Daniel Island Park
Day Saturday, last weekend in October
Daniel Island offers
hundreds of acres of parkland. this event is an opportunity to showcase
both these new and existing island parks. Each park will have a variety
of different activities for all ages. There is no entry fee to attend
this event, and most of the day’s activities will be free of charge.
Bicycles will be available for rent to allow visitors to tour the
island’s parks and neighborhoods and take part in all of the exciting
activities. Visitors can also take old-fashioned hay rides around the
island in traveling to each destination.
At Children’s Park:
great activities for
children and adults alike including the following: “Gullah” story
telling for children, local music, fly fishing demonstrations on the
dock, sweetgrass basket weaving, and more.
November
1st
weekend: Hilton Head Oyster Festival. Shelter Cove Community
Commons, 11 AM to 4 PM. All you can eat oysters, plus chili, chowder,
burgers and hot dogs. Games and live entertainment. 843-681-7273
2nd
weekend: "Taste of the Seasons". Holiday season specialties from various
restaurants. 6 PM to 8 PM, Port Royal Clubhouse. 843-785-2600 ext. 377,
M. C. Strong.
2nd
weekend: "14th Annual Merrie Christmas Shoppe Arts and Crafts Show". At
the Boardwalk on Folly Field Road. Free admission. 11/8, 6 PM to 9 PM;
11/9, 10 AM to 7 PM; 11/10, 10 AM to 4 PM. 843-681-5092.
3rd week:
Hayrides in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. 3PM to 4PM or 4PM to 5PM.
843-363-4530.
Thanksgiving
weekend:
Santa arrives at Coligny Plaza, with Yostie's puppets and Rick Hubbard's
Kazoo band. Noon. 843-842-6050.
Thanksgiving
weekend
Christmas tree lighting, caroling, crafts, refreshments, Santa and other
entertainment. Self Family Arts Center. 843-842-2787. |
