Gullah Christmas Itinerary
Thursday, December 5, 2004
8:30am
Gullah Geechee – Sierra Leone Connection Symposium
Doors Open
Cost: FREE – Registration required
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
Sponsored by the Gullah Geehee Chamber of Commerce
9:00am
Symposium begins
1:00pm
Lunch Break – On Your Own
Recommended:
Caribbean Lunch Buffet $25
906 Port Republic St, Beaufort
Phone: +1 843 379 9976
2:00pm -3:00pm
Symposium Wrap up- Closing Speaker & Call to Action
at Jah' Lion Grill & Bar
7:00pm
Show Curtain
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
Tickets: $15 (ages 7-17) and $45 -$125 adults
Friday, December 6, 2024
9:00am
Christmas Wish… Freedom! (School Show #1)
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
10:30am
School Show #2
11:00am
Gullah Heritage Tours
Cost: FREE – Registration required
1-Hour Walking Historical Tour
Meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church
907 Craven St, Beaufort
12:00pm
School Show #3
5:00pm
Vendor Setup – Christmas Marketplace
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
5:30pm
Doors Open
Cost: FREE
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
7:00pm
Show Curtain
USCB Center for the Performing Arts
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
Tickets: $15 (ages 7-17) and $45 -$50 adults
Saturday, December 7, 2024
8:00am- 12:00pm
Rice Cookoff Contestant Prep & Cook (Pre-registration required)
Audience Admission Cost: FREE
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
711 Bladen Street, 2nd Floor, Beaufort
Will be livestreamed on Facebook Live
9:00am
Rice Cookoff & Christmas Marketplace
Vendor Setup
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
700 Bay St, Beaufort
Sponsored by the Gullah Traveling Theater, Inc.
11:00am
Christmas Celebration & A Taste of Gullah Rice Cookoff begins
Admission Cost: FREE
Live Entertainment
Line Dancing
Food Vendors
Craft Vendors
1:00pm
Rice Cookoff Tasting begins
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
700 Bay St, Beaufort
2:00pm
Judging closes
2:30pm
Community Presentations
3:00pm
Rice Cookoff Award Announcements
4:00pm
Christmas Marketplace Clean Up
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
5:30pm
Sunday, December 8, 2024
9:00am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Lunch & Shopping OYO
Downtown Beaufort and beyond…
3:00pm
City of Beaufort Christmas Celebration begins
Join us for the traditional Christmas Parade with a special guest appearance!
Parade starts at
Beaufort National Cemetary
Boundary & Carteret St.