38th Annual Penn Center
Heritage Days Celebration Cancelled
November 12—14, 2020
Heritage Days Celebration is a three-day cultural event celebrating Penn School - Penn Center, and the Gullah Geechee history, folk arts, food, music, crafts and West and Central African cultural legacy.
Located at Penn Center—formerly the Penn School, one of the first schools for formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants living in the Sea Islands of South Carolina—visitors can experience the unique setting of the 50-acre Penn School National Historic Landmark District.
Special events for the weekend include demonstrations of West African/Gullah cultural connections, including:
Live cultural demonstrations
Gullah storytellers and re-enactors
Singers, African drummers, and dancers
Educational symposium
Fish fry, crab crack & oyster roast
Back in the Day Jam
Parade
Center stage entertainment
Craft fair
Youth & Family Day with lots of educational "fun fuh de chillun and famlee" (fun for the children and family).
Please contact us for more information by email: heritagefestival@penncenter.com
SELECTED Highlights from past Heritage Days celebrations:
Penn Center is tremendously grateful to our ~ 2019 Heritage Days Celebration Sponsors
BOEING OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES
GRAINGER NISSAN OF BEAUFORT
PENN CLUB, INC
VADEN OF BEAUFORT
RED PIANO TOO ART GALLERY
BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
REGIONS BANK
bEAUFORT-JASPER-HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES
MS. GARDENIA SIMMONS-WHITE
THE LAW OFFICE OF CLIFFORD BUSH, III
Penn Center needs friends like you to support this year’s Celebration. For 2020 sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at at (843) 838-8554 or send an email to vsmalls@penncenter.com To expedite processing, please include "2020 Heritage Days Celebration" in the subject line of your email.