Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Sumter Iris Festival kicks off 80th year with Taste at the Gardens and crowning of Iris king, queen

Posted 5/28/22

For 80 years, the Iris Festival has brought life to the heart of Sumter and South Carolina, drawing in thousands to see the Japanese Irises bloom every Memorial Day weekend.

After postponing the event for two years amid COVID-19, the Iris …

This item is available in full to subscribers

Subscribe to continue reading. Already a subscriber? Sign in

Local reporters bringing you local news. Stay in the know about all things Sumter.

You can cancel anytime.

View more offers

Latest News

Sumter entrepreneur closes 3 businesses after property management struggles

6 Sumter School District seniors earn full private donor scholarship

'It takes a community': Sumter mother, Durant Children’s Center encourage healing and awareness at annual Heart2Heart event

South Main Street property in downtown Sumter to become retail, apartments space

Sumter penny sales tax prep continues with 1st meeting of commission

Arts & Entertainment

Nicole Kidman, who 'makes movies better,' gets AFI Life Achievement Award LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: " Nicole Kidman. She makes movies …

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, experiences largest streaming week ever NEW YORK — Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week after the release of her 11th album, "The Tortured Poets Department." The 31-track album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, …

Hundreds attend 22nd-annual Shrimp Feast as Sumter Museum announces plans to expand Good. You couldn't go a few minutes at the 22nd-annual Shrimp Feast without hearing the word refer to someone or something, and for good reason. At the 22nd-annual Shrimp Feast on Thursday, April 25, presented by Sumter Pest Management, nearly …

Arts & Entertainment

Sumter Iris Festival kicks off 80th year with Taste at the Gardens and crowning of Iris king, queen

Subscribe to continue reading. Already a subscriber? Sign in

Local reporters bringing you local news. Stay in the know about all things Sumter.

Don't miss out - 3 places to eat downtown and their fan favorites

Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They urinate stronger than us, and an STD can turn them into zombies

SUBSCRIBE

Sumter Iris Festival kicks off 80th year with Taste at the Gardens and crowning of Iris king, queen

Subscribe to continue reading. Already a subscriber? Sign in

Local reporters bringing you local news. Stay in the know about all things Sumter.

Don't miss out - 3 places to eat downtown and their fan favorites

Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They urinate stronger than us, and an STD can turn them into zombies