Annual Iris Festival puts boots on the ground, smiles on faces

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 5/21/25

There were boots on the ground and smiles on faces throughout Saturday's festivities at the annual Sumter Iris Festival. Hundreds ebbed and flowed throughout Swan Lake Iris Gardens, the only public park in the United States to feature all eight swan …

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