Gullah Geechee Festival

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In 2006 the U.S. Congress designated an area known as the Gullah Geechee Corridor, which runs from Wilmington, NC to Jacksonville, Fl. This corridor is considered “home to one of America’s most unique cultures”.

Today the Horry County Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival is in its ninth year. We are proud to present programs that pass the torch to future generations so that they know from where Gullah came. Our work is very important. That is why we host an annual festival, which features Gullah Arts and Culture. The festival has seen growth over the past years. We discuss who we are, where we are, and what we need to do. We celebrate the African American people. We invite anybody to come and to learn.

The Horry County Gullah Geechee Heritage Committee has striven for the past nine years to recognize the cultural importance of the Corridor's Congressional designation.  Under the leadership of Ms. Sondra Ward, this event has become an annual reunion and home coming for Gullah Geechee descendants. The addition of our first annual film festival enhances our overall mission.

We serve all of Horry County and neighboring Georgetown County. This project is as much about pride for people of Gullah descent as it is about awareness for the community. To date we’ve had support from local businesses, Horry County Parks and Recreation, the City of Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University, Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Town of Atlantic Beach, the Little River Chamber of Commerce, local churches and the Gullah Geechee Corridor Commission.