Schedule:

Saturday, April 29, 2023

10:00AM - Iris Festival Pageant, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street

Thursday, May 25, 2023

6:00PM
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

7:30PM - The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

8:30PM - Boat rides end The Taste at the Gardens Closes

Friday, May 26, 2023

10:00AM
All Vendors Open
Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center

6:00PM
All Vendors Close
Petting Zoo Closes

6:30PM - 4th Fridays Outdoor Concert in Downtown Sumter, 21 N. Main St.

7:30PM - The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

Saturday, May 27, 2023

9:00AM
Parade line up begins at Sumter Civic Center
Head Turnerz Classic Car Registration Begins, Heath Pavilion

10:00AM
17th Annual Shrine Day Parade Begins, Sumter Civic Center to USC Sumter
All Vendors Open
Carousel Opens, beside 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

11:00AM
Spring Garden Tour Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W Liberty St.
Head Turnerz Classic Car Judging Begins, Bland Gardens

12:00PM
Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start
Iris King and Queens Introduced, Main Stage

3:00PM
Spring Garden Tour Ends
Head Turnerz Classic Car Show Ends

4:00PM
Mary Hinson Flower Show Ends
SAFE Kids Adventureland Ends

5:00PM - Children's Art in the Park Ends

6:00PM
Just Kidding Around Children's Area Ends
Carousel Closes, beside Visitors Center
Petting Zoo Closes
All Vendors Close

6:15PM - Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End

7:30PM - The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

Sunday, May 28, 2023

10:00AM
All Vendors Open
Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center
Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start

12:00PM - Kids Area Opens

1:00PM
Mary Hinson Flower Show Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.
Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Begins, Heath Pavilion

3:00PM
Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Ends
The Phantom Tollbooth, Sumter Little Theatre

4:00PM
Mary Hinson Flower Show Ends

5:00PM
Kids Area Closes
Petting Zoo Closes
All Vendors Close

5:15PM - Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End

Date: May 25 - 28, 2023

Location: Various Venue, Sumter, SC 29150

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