Edisto Welcomes Spring with Events for Warmer Weather and Longer Days
With spring on the horizon, the Edisto Island and Edisto Beach communities will mark the shift in seasons with events designed to showcase the natural wonder of this quiet coastal island destination in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
First up is the Edisto Eats Food Festival, which will take place on March 16 at McConkey’s Jungle Shack. The Arts and Crafts Fair will begin at 11a.m. The 3rd Annual Chefs’ Competition will be held at 2:00 p.m., followed by a community oyster roast at 4:30 p.m. Live music will begin at noon.
In conjunction with the Edisto Eats Food Festival, the 2nd Annual Edisto Beach Road Race start the day at 8:30 a.m. and run on beach streets and along Big Bay Creek. For registration information, visit www.edistochamber.com.
Later in March, the Edisto Art Guild Players will present four performances of “The Red Velvet Cake.” The show will run March 21 through 24. Tickets are $10.00. For more information, call 843-869-3275.
On March 30, local and talented artisans will display their creations at the Art Guild’s semi-annual Arts and Crafts Show and Sale. Scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the event will take place at the Edistonian General Store, located at 406 Highway 174 on Edisto Island.
On April 20, the Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society will host an inaugural event — The Spring Tour of Homes: History in the Making — showcasing new homes on the island. Interested parties are encouraged to get tickets early when they go on sale late February. For additional information, visit www.edistomuseum.org.
Meanwhile, May brings the always popular Edisto Day Bazaar on May 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Lions Club, located on Edisto Beach at 2907 Myrtle Street. The event attracts all ages and features an arts and crafts fair, white elephant sale, baked goods, and a café with a variety of culinary offerings.
That same day, participants will gather on Big Bay Creek for the 4th Annual Offshore Fishing Challenge. The captain’s meeting will be held at Dockside Restaurant May 3 at 7:30 p.m. For additional information, including information on entry fee, weigh in and guidelines, visit www.edistobeachoffshorechallenge.com.
Later in May, the Open Land Trust Legacy Live Oak Dedication and Conservation Celebration will be held. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 19, at 3:00 p.m. at Indigo Farms. Visit www.edisto.org, or call 843-869-7820 for more information.
If you aren’t familiar with Edisto, it’s set in a rare, sparsely-developed corner of the world, with vast green spaces, ancient live oaks, wide open marsh views, and quiet, pristine beach, offers a coastal island experience uncommon today among Eastern seaboard communities. Visitors and residents alike enjoy a slower pace of life, coupled with a broad range of year-round recreational activities, all set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. This is the coastal island destination that is said to offer its own “state of mind…any time, any season.”
