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Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival

Looking for a great time that combines the beach, music, art, food and lots of fun in some pretty great weather, well you’re in luck. It’s time for the 25th Annual Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival!

11066177_899192413458679_6647186160135453547_nThe festival is a very family friendly time with live music on two stages (featuring the not so scary-sounding Dangermuffin), a kids activity zone (including jump castles), games, face-painting, lots of food and art (over 80 vendors), a pageant and a 5K run/walk/skate — and in the best Folly tradition, it’s a big party.

The festivities start at 7:30 PM on Friday with the Miss Sea and Sand Pageant (and who wouldn’t want to be Miss Sea and Sand?) and then runs all day Saturday.

Folly (the Edge of America) is never your typical beach town, and here’s just one more reason why.

For more information, check out their website. Have a great time!

 

 

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asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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