Heritage Days

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Usually held in November, Penn Center’s Heritage Days Celebration is a three-day cultural event celebrating Penn School/Penn Center, and the Gullah Geechee history, folk arts, food, music, crafts, and West and Central African cultural legacy of the region.

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Visitors enjoy demonstrations of West African/Gullah cultural connections, including:

  • Live cultural demonstrations 

  • Gullah storytellers and re-enactors 

  • Singers, African drummers, and dancers 

  • Educational Symposium 

  • Fish fry, crab crack, & oyster roast 

  • Back in the Day Jam 

  • Parade

  • Center Stage entertainment 

  • Craft Fair 

  • Youth & Family Day in particular features lots of educational "fun fuh de chillun and famlee" (fun for the children and family).

For more information, email heritagefestival@penncenter.com.

We need friends like you to support Heritage Days!

For sponsorship opportunities, call (843) 838-2474, or email info@penncenter.com with "Heritage Days Sponsorship" in the subject line.