Iris Festival Guide 2023

GUIDE Iris Festival2023

Iris Festival Letter from the Chair

The Sumter Iris Festival Commission is so excited to celebrate its 81st festival May 25-28, 2023, at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. There are many new vendors, games and entertainment to enjoy this year, including a new layout for the entire festival!

This event is Sumter’s oldest and largest festival. The first one was held in 1940, and from the very beginning it has brought thousands of people from around the state to our great city. This year’s festival has some special surprises in store that we hope you will really enjoy. We look forward to welcoming people from across the Southeast, and we hope their stay will be a great one.

The Iris Festival is an annual tradition and has been named one of the “Top 20 Events” by the Southeast Tourism Society, as well as one of the “Top 100 Events in the United States” by the American Bus Association.

The fun begins on Thursday, May 25, with the Taste at the Gardens. The “Taste” offers great food, prepared by a variety of vendors, and music for everyone to enjoy. We are excited to welcome DJ Howie D as our musical guest during the Taste. This year, admission is FREE for everyone! The event is from 6 – 8:30 p.m.

On Friday, May 26, while the Arts & Crafts and Marketplace vendors are setting up, Tandem Health will offer a free health fair at the Swan Lake Visitors Center from 9 –11 a.m.

This year will also include new additions such as human bowling, inflatable axe throwing, a classic carousel and a petting zoo! There is also an extension to the kid’s area for younger ages to color, run, jump and play while parents have seating so they can catch a rest!

The Annual Shrine Day Parade will take place on Saturday, May 27, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the Sumter County Civic Center, move down Liberty Street and turn up Alice Drive to Miller Road.

All three days of the festival are packed with things to see and explore, along with live entertainment. Admission to Swan Lake Iris Gardens is FREE. Ongoing events throughout will include Art in the Gardens with featured artists, Gateway to Gardening, Arts & Crafts, Food Court, Marketplace, an extended Kid’s Area, Children’s Art in the Park and so much more. Check the Iris Festival book for the times of the events you would like to participate in.

I would like to thank everyone who has worked with the 2023 Iris Festival and give a special thanks to the Swan Lake Iris Gardens staff, who keep the gardens beautiful all year. I would also like to thank our sponsors because without them, we could not offer this wonderful event to the public with free admission every year.

Most of all, we want to pass along a big “THANK YOU” to our community for all the support and encouragement that you give us throughout the year. It is truly special to offer this event each year and it is only possible because Sumter is the BEST community anywhere!

We hope you enjoy all the events and we’ll see you at the gardens!

Kristin Milan

2023 Iris Festival Chair

Iris Festival Arts & Crafts/Marketplace

Welcome to Sumter, South Carolina’s, “Gamecock City,” and welcome to the world-famous Swan Lake Iris Gardens, which is known for its beautiful irises and being home to all eight known swan species. The stage is set and the beautiful weather is here as we present the Sumter Iris Festival’s “Arts & Crafts Show” and “Marketplace.”

In the “Arts & Crafts” area, located inside the garden gates across from the Swan Lake Visitors Center, you will find absolutely beautiful masterpieces of stained glass of any size and design, elaborate quilts, handmade hair bows for the little ones, uniquely designed bird feeders, pottery, and so much

As you continue to stroll and visit the vendors, you will find woodworking, beautiful wind spinners, as well as handcrafted artisan jewelry, clothing and accessories. Wooden swings, rocking chairs and gliders can be found swaying and rocking in the breeze, as well as unique outdoor lawn décor. You will also want to take in the homemade bath soaps, handpoured candles, re-purposed wood items, and an array of other items as you enjoy your time here at the Iris Festival.

Both areas will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Be sure to visit the “Marketplace” area, located near the main stage and playground area, where you will find displays for various types of merchandise, including samplings of sauces and dips, and lots of fun items for the kids.

Both areas will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Come on out and visit the vendors while enjoying the beauty of the Swan Lake Iris Gardens.

Art in the Gardens & Gateway to Gardening

Art in the Gardens and Gateway to Gardening feature both local and regional artists and fine craftsmen. All art media are usually on display with some having emphasis on the Iris Gardens. Woodturning, photography, watercolor originals, and even garden art are displayed in a new location for 2023, on the Garden Street side of the Heath Gardens.

The Master Gardeners are available to answer

questions, and this is the only time during the year that visitors can purchase irises from within the gardens.

Plan to have part of your agenda be a visit to Art in the Gardens and enjoy watching some of our talented artists at work. Art in the Gardens will be open 10a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday.

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Iris Festival Entertainment

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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023

6 p.m.

• Opening ceremony, garden street gate

• Crowning of the King and Queen, garden street gate

• Boat rides begin, garden street dock

• "A night out in Rio" The taste at the gardens begins, garden street gate

• Music by DJ Howie D begins

7:30 p.m.

• The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

8:30 p.m.

• Music ends

• Boat rides end

• The Taste at the Gardens closes

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023

9 a.m.

• Tandem Health BP screening begins, Visitors Center

10 a.m.

• All vendors open

• Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

• Education Day activities start

• Kids Scavenger Hunt begins (K-5)

• Boat rides begin, Garden street dock

• Festival trolly starts

11 a.m.

• Tandem Health BP screening ends

1:30 p.m.

• Backcountry experience, kids area

2 p.m.

• From the Morning, dock stage

3:34 p.m.

• Fighting for Daylight, main stage

4:30 p.m.

• Just Vibes Band, main stage

5 p.m.

• Education Day activities end

5:30 p.m.

• Believer's Quartet, main stage

6 p.m.

• All vendors close

• Petting zoo closes

• Boat rides end

• Festival Trolley ends

6:30 p.m.

• 4th Fridays Outdoor Concert in Downtown Sumter at the Historic Sumter County Courthouse

7:30 p.m.

• The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023

9 a.m.

• Parade line up begins at Sumter Civic Center

• Head Turnerz Classic Car registration begins, Heath Pavilion

10 a.m.

• 17th-annual Shrine Day Parade begins, Sumter Civic Center to USC Sumter

• All vendors open

• Carousel opens, beside the Visitors Center

• Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

• Kids area opens, children's playground area and garden street entrance

• Children's Art in the Park begins

• SAFE Kids Adventureland begins, kids area

• Boat rides begin, garden street dock

• Mary Hinson Flower Show begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center

• Mel Geddings, dock stage

10:45 a.m.

• Hands on Praise Puppets, main stage

11 a.m.

• Spring Garden Tour begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.

• Head Turnerz Classic Car judging begins, Heath Pavilion

• Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake start

Iris Festival Entertainment

11:45 a.m.

• Miss Libby's School of Dance, main stage

Noon

• USC Cocky, Visitors Center and throughout the Festival

• Frank Fickling, garden street stage

12:15 p.m.

• Iris King and Queens introduced, main stage

12:30 p.m.

• Dreamworks Dance Academy, main stage

1:15 p.m.

• Sumter Tae Kwan Do, main stage

2 p.m.

• From the Morning, dock stage

3 p.m.

• SHS Show Choir, main stage

• Spring Garden Tour ends

• Head Turnerz Classic Car Show ends

4 p.m.

• Just Vibes Band, main stage

• Mary Hinson Flower Show ends

• SAFE Kids

Adventureland Ends

5 p.m.

• Children's Art in the Park ends

6 p.m.

• Boat rides end

• Festival Trolley ends

• Just Kidding Around Children's area ends

• Carousel closes, beside Visitors Center

• Petting zoo closes

• All vendors close

6:15 p.m.

• Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake end

7:30 p.m.

• The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023

10 a.m.

• All vendors open

• Boat rides begin, garden street dock

• Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

• Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake start

• Boat rides begin, garden street dock

• Festival Trolly starts

• Boat rides begin, garden street dock

• Kids area opens

1 p.m.

• Frank Fickling, garden street stage

• Mary Hinson Flower Show begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.

• Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show begins, Heath Pavilion

2 p.m.

• The Green Swamp Collective, main stage

3 p.m.

• Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show ends

• The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

4 p.m.

• Mary Hinson Flower Show ends

5 p.m.

• Festival Trolly ends

• Boat rides end

• Kids area closes

• Petting zoo closes

• All vendors close

5:15 P.M.

Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End

Iris Festival SAFE KIDS Adventureland

SAFE KIDS Sumter County, funded by the Tuomey Foundation, will sponsor the SAFE KIDS “Adventureland” on Saturday, May 27, during the Iris Festival. Adventureland is an educational safety fair located adjacent to the playground area of the Heath gardens. Adventureland is offered from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Available information will include tips for keeping safe at home, including safe sleep. Participants will also learn about the importance of child passenger safety and

heat stroke information.

Informational displays will include Tandem Health Pediatrics, Tandem Health Obstetrics & Gynecology and Tandem Health Dental, Sumter OB, Prisma Health, Palmetto Tennis Center, Maternity Resource Diaper Pantry, Santee-Wateree Mental Health Center, and more. Local librarians will also read to the children.

For information, contact Cheryl Jackson at www.safekidssumter.com.

For information, contact Cheryl Jackson at safekidssumter.com.

Tandem Health Health and Wellness Screening

Tandem Health will offer a FREE health and wellness screening inside the Swan Lake Visitors Center on Friday, May 26. The fair will be from 9-11 a.m.

Free hypertension screenings will be provided.

Educational materials and health related displays will help everyone with the journey to maintain a well and active lifestyle. For further information or if interested in participating in this or other screenings, call (803) 774-4606.

Swan Lake Visitors Center

Friday, May 26 9-11 a.m.

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Iris Festival Children's Activities

FREE Kids’ Area:

Every year, the Iris Festival’s “Kids Zone” area provides lots of fun and activities for children. It is all FREE! The newly expanded amusement area will feature rides, games, lots of fun activities and a special area for smaller children to enjoy! There will also be an area for parents to sit and watch the fun! A special added attraction this year is a full-sized merry-go-round on Saturday and Sunday, May 27 and 28, that is suitable for kids of all sizes! A petting zoo will be featured on the lawn next to the Swan Lake Visitors Center. The main area for “Kids Zone” is located beside the playground and is open all three days of the festival. See festival schedule for times.

FREE Children’s Art:

Children can explore their creative side and participate in “Children’s Art in the Park,” hosted by the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Children will be able to paint, create and take home special treasures from the festival as a memory of their visit. “Children’s Art in the Park” will be open Saturday, May 27, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Iris Festival Taste of the Gardens

Each year, more than 1,000 hungry festival-goers come out for one of the most popular events of the Iris Festival – “Taste at the Gardens.” The Taste, as most Sumterites refer to this fun event, kicks off the annual festival. This year, it will be held at the Garden Street Stage on May 25 from 6-8:30 p.m. The theme for 2023 is “A Night in Rio,” and attendees are encouraged to dress for Carnivale!

The Taste offers a wide variety of foods from local restaurants, caterers and individuals. Admission is FREE, and vendors will be accepting cash.

Come out to dance with the music from DJ Howie D and join the community at this year’s “Taste at the Gardens.” When else can you eat some great food, talk with friends, dance a little and even take an evening boat ride on Swan Lake?

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Taste at the Gardens

A Night in Rio Garden Street Stage

Thursday, May 25 from 6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Iris Festival King and Queen

For over 20 years, the Sumter Iris Festival has hosted the crowning of the Iris Festival King and Queen. Area high schools send their brightest and best to compete, as the King and Queen are chosen from our future leaders. Each winner is awarded a $500 scholarship. The award recognizes achievements in scholarship, character, school and civic involvement.

The student nominees from each school will be recognized at the Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting at the Heath Pavilion on Thursday, May 25 at 5 p.m. The Iris Festival King and Queen will be crowned by outgoing King and Queen during the Taste at the Gardens of the Festival at the Garden Street Stage at 6:15 p.m.

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Iris Festival Art in the Gardens

The 2023 Sumter Iris Festival features a variety of talented artists displaying their works. These artists will include:

Friday, May 26

Kerry Strathman

Saturday, May 27

Sumter Artist’s Guild, featuring

• Laura Cardello

• Erin Duffie

• Mark Duffie

• Jenifer Franklin

• Toni Jacildone

• Olivia Cardello Tucker

ARTIST Kerry Strathman

Friday, May 26

Kerry Strathman is a painter who is “inspired by our beautiful South Carolina landscapes and locally loved locations. I use oil paint predominantly to translate the emotions I feel into images that speak to my viewers… As I hope to capture a unique place and time, equally my wish is that I find an expression of some universal experience. Simple places and visions with shared emotions.”

Sunday, May 28

Dominique Hodge

Art in the Gardens

ARTISTDominique Hodge

Sunday, May 28

Sumter native Dominique Hodge, aka Jakeem Da Dream, is a visual artist, muralist and teacher specializing in acrylic paint. Most of his images are rooted in Afrocentric themes. He views art as “a form of alchemy, being able to transmute the conscience of the Black experience into works of visual art that transcends time and space.”

The art displays will be located in the Heath Gardens.

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Iris Festival Artist Olivia Cardello

ARTIST Olivia Cardello

At an early age, Olivia Cardello was exposed to all different types of artists and art forms. From grades four to 11, she participated in Sumter School District’s REACH program for gifted and talented students. After graduating from Sumter High School, she enrolled in Central Carolina Technical College’s welding program.

Already a prolific pen-and-ink artist, Olivia

Already a prolific pen-and-ink artist, Olivia was encouraged by her welding teacher, Axel Reis, to explore her artistic side through welding. She entered her first three metal sculptures in the 2022 Sumter Artist Guild Show. She came in 2nd place overall, and will be in the 2023 Winners Show with the other top winners from the Sumter Artist Guild.

Olivia is the youngest guild member to date to win in any category. She will finish her welding classes in Summer of 2023 and go on to a career as a professional welder.

*Olivia Cardello Tucker's work will be on display Saturday, May 27, alongside other Sumter Artists Guild artists.

Mary Hinson Flower Show

The Mary Hinson Standard Flower Show, sponsored by the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter Inc., is a FREE event open to the public on Saturday, May 27, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday,

May 28, 1- 4 p.m. The show will be held at the Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC (next door to Swan Lake), and will include floral designs and horticulture specimens.

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Iris Festival Education Day

Friday, May 26, is Education Day at the Sumter Iris Festival! Schools from across Sumter County are invited to join in special events just for students, featuring:

• STEM activities

• Games

• Nature walks

• Historical re-enactments

• Food demonstrations

• Mascot competition

• Animal exhibits

…and more!

Schools must pre-register by May 12 in order to participate. Lunch is on your own; comfortable clothes and shoes are encouraged.

For more information, please call (803) 436-2640.

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Iris Festival Parade

The 18th-annual Shrine Day Parade, put on by the Streakers, assists the Shriners in fulfilling their mission of giving support and hope to the kids of Sumter. For over 90 years, the Shriners have been a part of helping these children.

This year’s parade will be held on Saturday morning, May 27. The parade, in conjunction with the 2023 Iris Festival, will begin at 10 a.m. It will feature dignitaries, beauty queens, funny cars, floats, bands and much more.

The parade route begins at the Sumter County Civic Center on Liberty Street. The parade will proceed down Liberty Street in front of the Swan Lake Iris Gardens and turn right onto Alice Drive. The parade will then turn right onto Miller Road and end at USC Sumter.

Iris Festival Car Show

The Sumter Iris Festival will once again host two car shows during the 2023 celebration, and this year, they will be in a new location! Both Saturday’s and Sunday’s shows are moving to the field adjacent to the Heath Pavilion, located at the end of Garden Street.

HEAD TURNERZ CAR CLUB SUNDAY CAR SHOW

Head Turnerz Car Club will host the 11thannual Spring Blast Classic Rides show on Saturday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free to the public and there is an entry fee of $20. Proceeds will benefit Sumter United Ministries. This year’s show is sponsored by J.R. Dixon Auctions. For more info, please call David Dury at (803) 316-1052.

The Sunday car show is being held on May 28, brought to you by Charlie Fossett and hosted by the Blinking Buzzards Car Club. Gates will open for line-up at 10 a.m. at the Heath Pavilion, with judging at 1 p.m. and awards being given at 3 p.m. at the registration table.

New this year is a display in front of the Swan Lake Visitors Center featuring Todd Touchberry’s Model T, which will be departing Sumter in November for the “Coast 2 Coast” cross-country ride for hydrocephalus. Come out and enjoy classic cars and learn more about getting involved with a great cause! Need more info? Call Todd Touchberry at (803) 983-5430.

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