Gullah Geechee Community Day highlights the significance of Gullah Geechee cultures and the wider African diaspora to both Horry and Georgetown counties. “Gullah Geechee” refers to the descendants of enslaved individuals, predominantly from West Africa, who retained many of their African traditions and cultures because of the relative isolation of their plantations from the rest of the world. Gullah Geechee traditions have informed most of what we know today as Lowcountry culture and cuisine from Hoppin’ John to Calabash Seafood.
The 2020 Community Day was the first to be held in Downtown Conway. Check out some of the schedules and events that happened there.