Schedule of Events

May 23, 2024

6:00pm:

Hawaiian Night/Opening Ceremony, Garden Street Gate
Crowning of the King and Queen, Garden Street Gate
Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
Charleston Polynisian Dancers
Music by DJ Howie D

9:00pm:

Music ends
Boat rides end
The Taste at the Gardens Closes

May 24, 2024

9:00am:

Tandem Health BP Screening begins, Visitors Center

10:00am:

All Vendors Open
Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center
Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
Festival Trolly starts

5:00pm:

Children's Art in the Park Ends
Education Day Activities Ends

6:00pm:

All Vendors Close
Petting Zoo Closes
Boat rides end
Festival Trolley ends

6:30pm:

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

May 25, 2024

9:00am:

Parade line up begins at Sumter Civic Center
Head Turnerz Classic Car Registration & Check-in, Heath Pavilion

10:00am:

Parade Begins, Sumter Civic Center to USC Sumter
All Vendors Open
Carousel Opens, beside the 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, Heath Pavilion
Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start

12:00pm:

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:

Boat rides end
Festival Trolley ends
Just Kidding Around Children's Area Ends
Carousel Closes, beside Visitors Center
All Vendors Close

6:15pm:

Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Ends

May 26, 2024

10:00am:

All Vendors Open
Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start
Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
Festival Trolly starts
Kids Area Opens

1:00pm:

Mary Hinson Flower Show Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty Street
Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Begins, Heath Pavilion

3:00pm:

Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Ends

4:00pm:

Mary Hinson Flower Show Ends

5:00pm:

Festival Trolly ends
Boat rides end
Kids Area Closes
All Vendors Close

5:15pm:

Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End

Date:
May 23-26, 2024

Location:
Various Venue, Sumter, SC

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