FOOD - VENDORS - LIVE MUSIC - ART EXHIBIT
At the Sewee Center and other locations.
The festival is a day full of fun for everyone! Activities Include:
Kayaking
Photography workshop at the Sewee Center
Edible and native plant walks
Bird and Wildflower walks
Historic tours at Hampton Plantation and Sewee Shell Ring
Gullah Geechee Stories and Songs
Red wolf, Reptile, raptor, and beekeeping programs
Sweet grass basketry workshop
Fishing in Sewee Pond
Workshops & Events for the kids
Fishing, insect discovery and identification. Fresh water pond explorations.
Sea Turtle Program. Turtle hats. Face Painting. Boat simulator. Inflatable BB gun range.
Archery. Build a Bird Feeder. Nature Crafts
Wildlife Art Contest and Exposition
Students from St. James Santee Elementary and Middle School as well as Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School (CREECS) will showcase their creativity and talents in a wildlife art exposition and competition. Note cards created from the winners of the 2019 Art Contest will be available for purchase at the festival and in the Bulls Bay community. All contributions from the sale of note cards purchase art supplies for the schools.
Nature walks
Go and discover new places
Bird banding
Learn all about banding wild birds!
Get your hands dirty
Find out what’s living in that pond
Pelts. Skulls. Tracks.
Learn all about the nature around you
Looking over the ruins of a slave cabin in the Santee Delta.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Richard Porcher
Black Labor, White Rice and the Santee Delta
We are honored to announce that Dr. Richard Porcher will serve as our keynote speaker for this year’s event.
A distinguished botanist, author, and professor emeritus at The Citadel, Dr. Porcher has dedicated his career to the study and preservation of the rich natural heritage of the South Carolina Lowcountry. His acclaimed research and writing, including the seminal book "A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina," have inspired generations of conservationists, land stewards, and naturalists.
