22nd Annual Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival

Event Details

The 2012 Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival will be Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25. Center Street on Folly Beach will be shut down at 8 a.m. March 24 and the arts, crafts and food vendors and non-profits will open their booths at 10 a.m.

At 11:30 a.m., the street party and live music will get kicked off on the Follywood Stage by Reid Stone and Jeff Davis of Guilt Ridden Troubadour, followed by the Folly Beach Bluegrass Society from 12:50-1:50 p.m., the Shakin’ Martinis from 2:10-3:10 p.m., and Concrete Jumpsuit will close the festival down on that stage from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Meanwhile on the Chill & Grill Stage (main stage), Champagne & Friends will get things rolling at noon and play until 12:50 p.m., followed by Weigh Station from 1:10-2:10 p.m., Jupiter’s Garden featuring James Justin Burke from 2:30-3:30 p.m., and Stereo Reform will bring it home from 3:50-5:00 p.m.

The festival is free to the public, and there will be nearly 100 street vendors offering arts, crafts, clothing, concessions, children’s games, silent auction, etc. all day. The Folly Art Guild will also be holding its Tides of March Festival in the Folly River Park that day.

On Sunday, the festival will continue with the Folly Wahine Surfing Competition and the Folly Beach Now Sand Sculpting Competition and culminate with the East Coast Party Band concert at the Tides Resort.

The Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival is a family and child-friendly event presented by the Folly Association of Business, Follywood Productions and Blue Planet Green Events. More information can be found online at www.follybeachseaandsand.com.