Hujambo! Welcome to the official website of the Sankofa Festival of Florence, SC. This year's festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 26th and 27th.
HERITAGE IN MOTION is the theme for this year's festival, which will celebrate the African influence on modern dance.
We have an exciting lineup of performers and presenters for you to enjoy this year. In keeping with our theme, our featured performers will be the ADANDE DRUM AND DANCE CO. from Charleston, SC, which will offer two afternoon African dance and drum performances on Saturday. Also, on Saturday afternoon, come and enjoy a "histo-musical" presentation from QUEEN QUET of St. Helena Island, SC, Chieftess of the Gullah-Geechee Nation.
Also performing will be the exciting reggae band TRUE CONCEPT of Charleston, THE JUSTINE ROBERTS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY dance groups, and inspirational gospel singers, the HICKS SISTERS of Lamar.
The Sankofa Festival will open on Friday evening, June 26, with a Juneteenth Lecture featuring DR. BURNETTE GALLMAN of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization of Columbia, SC, at Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Dr. Gallman's and Queen Quet's presentations are sponsored by The SC Humanities Council, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage.
If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us using the information below, or the email contact form on the "Contact Us" page. Please check back later for updates and information about performers and presenters at this year's festival.
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Sankofa Festival Committees Executive Committee - Glenn Hooker, M.D., Chairman
- Fantah Hooker
- Njemile Bradley
- Imani Sekou Colclough
- Bhakti L. Hough, Project Director
Advisory Committee - Veronica Gerald, Conway
- Bess Daniels, Columbia
- Queen Quet, St. Helena Island
- Antwan Wells, Florence
- Mark Myers, Rembert
- Dr. Josh Angus, Florence
- Rev. Connie Barnes, Murrells Inlet
- Elaine Hannibal, Bishopville
- Tori Williams, Darlington
Contacts: - Dr. Glenn Hooker, Chairman
843-669-1484 - Bhakti Larry Hough, Project Director
843-383-9059 or DIRECTIONS TO THE FESTIVAL From Columbia (About an hour and a half): Once on I-20 East, do not make a turn until you dead-end at Palmetto Street in Florence; drive left on Palmetto to Coit Street. Turn right on Coit and drive to Timrod Park Drive, which will be on your right. Park will be on your left.
From Charleston (About 2 hours and a half): Take I-26 West to I-95 North. Take I-95 to the Hwy 52 (Lucas Street) exit in Florence. Go left on 52 (Lucas Street) and drive to Coit Street. Go right on Coit and drive to Timrod Park Drive, which will be on your right. The park will be on your left.
For local residents: Timrod Park is near the corner of Coit Street and Cherokee Road. Coit street intersects with Hwy 52 (Lucas Street), Darlington Avenue, and Cheves, Palmetto, and Evans streets, and Cherokee Road. Get on any of these streets in downtown and look for Coit. For help with directions on the day of the festival, call 843-639-9696.
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