Sumter Iris Festival begins Thursday with 4-day schedule of events

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 26

6 p.m.

- Opening ceremony, Garden Street gate

- Crowning of the King and Queen, Garden Street gate

- Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock

- Taste at the Gardens begins, Garden Street gate

8:30 p.m.

Boat rides end

Taste at the Gardens closes

Friday, May 27

10 a.m.

All vendors open

Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

2 p.m.

From the Morning, Dock Stage

3 p.m.

Sorry, Peach Band, Main Stage

5 p.m.

Dreamworks Dance Company, Main Stage

5:30 p.m.

Believer's Quartet, Main Stage

6 p.m.

All vendors close

Petting zoo closes

Saturday, May 28

9 a.m.

Parade lineup begins at Sumter Civic Center

Head Turnerz Classic Car registration begins, Bland Gardens

10 a.m.

17th-Annual Shrine Day Parade, Sumter Civic Center to USC Sumter

All vendors open

Carousel opens, beside Visitors Center

Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

Kids Area opens, Children's playground area and Garden Street entrance

Children's Art in the Park begins, Bland Gardens

SAFE Kids Adventureland begins, Children's playground area

Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock

Mary Hinson Flower Show begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center

Mel Geddings, Dock Stage

Lemira Percussion Ensemble, Main Stage

10:30 a.m.

Hands on Praise, Main Stage

11 a.m.

Spring Garden Tour begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.

Head Turnerz Classic Car judging begins, Bland Gardens

Llamas on the Go, Garden Street

11:30 a.m.

Miss Libby's School of Dance, Main Stage

Noon

Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake start

Iris King and Queens introduced, Main Stage

Get Cocky, Visitors Center

Frank Fickling begins, Gazebo

12:30 p.m.

Freed School of Performing Arts, Main Stage

1 p.m.

Sumter Tae Kwon Do, Main Stage

1:30 p.m.

Kirby Acoustics, Main Stage

2 p.m.

From the Morning, Dock Stage

2:30 p.m.

Sorry, Peach Band, Main Stage

3 p.m.

Sumter High School Show Choir, Main Stage

Spring Garden Tour ends

Head Turnerz Classic Car Show ends

4 p.m.

Team Robinson, Main Stage

Mary Hinson Flower Show ends

SAFE Kids Adventureland ends

5 p.m.

Children's Art in the Park ends

5:30 p.m.

Last Generation Quartet, Main Stage

6 p.m.

Just Kidding Around Children's Area ends

Carousel closes, beside Visitors Center

Petting zoo closes

All vendors close

6:15 p.m.

Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake end

Sunday, May 29

10 a.m.

All vendors open

Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock

Petting zoo opens, beside Visitors Center

Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start

Noon

Kids area opens, Children's playground area and Garden Street entrance

1 p.m.

Mary Hinson Flower Show begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.

Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show begins, Bland Gardens

Frank Fickling, Gazebo

2 p.m.

Mercy's Hand, Dock Stage

2:30 p.m.

Gospel Artist Zadok, Main Stage

Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show ends

4 p.m.

Gospel Artist Zadok, Main Stage

Mary Hinson Flower Show ends

5 p.m.

Kids area closes

Petting zoo loses

All vendors close

5:15 p.m.

Shuttle buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake end