Three times a year, people of the Gullah Sea Islands heed the call from home to celebrate their heritage. These hypnotic festivals whet your appetite to indulge in Low Country cuisine and communal joy.

History
The majority of documented African slaves brought to America came through South Carolina

Lowcountry Cuisine
West African influences are the foundation of this remarkable cuisine

Beaufort
A series of old Black churches are must-visit for history lovers

Bluffton
Heyward House Historic Center offers programs on the history and culture of Bluffton

Daufauskie Island
Mary Fields School was built for newly freed slaves as the island’s only schoolhouse

Georgetown
Mansfield Plantation was home to about 100 enslaved people from West Africa.

Hilton Head Island
Each February, a celebration showcases the arts, crafts, foods and history of the Gullah people