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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

Jah’Lion Grill & Bar

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

Christmas Wish… Freedom!

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

Christmas Marketplace

Cost: FREE

USCB Center for the Performing Arts

801 Carteret Street, Beaufort

7:00pm

Show Curtain

Christmas Wish… Freedom!

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

Holiday Boat Parade

Cost: FREE

Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park

700 Bay St, Beaufort

Sunday, December 8, 2024

9:00am - 12:00pm

Worship Gullah Style

Worship in Historic Beaufort, St. Helena, or Port Royal

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.

Safe travels, come see us again!
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