Congaree Bluegrass Festival

Presented by the City of Cayce and CMC Steel South Carolina

Thank you!  This year's festival was a huge success with over 2,500 people in attendance.  The 2009 Congaree Bluegrass Festival will be held on Saturday, October 3.  Visit often for updates. 

Saturday, October 4, 2008
Granby Gardens Park
Cayce, South Carolina
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Join the City of Cayce for a family-oriented foot stomping, knee slapping good ole time at the Congaree Bluegrass Festival this October 4th!

The festival will feature 5 top notch bluegrass bands:

                              
Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass                                      Blue Grass TarHeels

                                 
               Last Road Bluegrass                                                               Cold Stream Crossing

           Sugarloaf Mountain Boys

...and individual guitar and banjo contests! There will be a children's play area that includes Panning for Gold and a Haystack Search. Food vendors will be on hand to serve up popular festival food--and there'll be some surprises, too!

Bring your lawn chairs--but no coolers please. This is an alcohol and tobacco free event!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11:00 a.m. Cayce Historical Museum Tours begin – Free – City Hall Complex

11:00 am   All Day Events begin

11:00 am   Welcoming and singing of Star Spangled Banner - Entertainment Stage

11:15 am   Sugarloaf Mountain Boys - Entertainment Stage

11:30 am   Banjo Contest - Entertainment Stage

12:45 am   Cold Stream Crossing - Entertainment Stage

1:30 pm     Banjo Contest Winners announced - Entertainment Stage

1:45 pm     Guitar Contest - Entertainment Stage

2:45 pm     Guitar Contest Winners announced - Entertainment Stage

3:00 pm     Sugarloaf Mountain Boys - Entertainment Stage

 3:30 pm     Band Scramble Contest - Entertainment Stage

 4:15 pm     Last Road Bluegrass - Entertainment Stage

 5:00 pm     Band Scramble Contest Winners announced - Entertainment Stage

 5:00 pm     Cayce Historical Museum Tours end

 5:15 pm     Bluegrass TarHeels - Entertainment Stage

 6:15 pm     Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass - Entertainment Stage

Children’s Area
11:00 am – 7:00 pm

 Panning for Gold – Come pan for jewels, river rocks, coins and maybe even GOLD!!! Children will be able to keep their “find!”

 Bounce House – take your shoes--but not to sit a spell. Jump up and down to your heart’s content!

 Haystack Search – each participant will be given an opportunity to find special prizes hidden in the haystack!

 Vendors

 May not be time for the Fair, but we’ve got the fixin’s just the same! Hot dogs, french fries, corn dogs, snow cones, homemade fudge, boiled peanuts and more!

 7:00 pm     Closing Remarks

The Congaree Bluegrass Festival is a family-friendly event. Bring your lawn chairs, but no coolers please!

For more information, visit www.congareebluegrassfestival.com or contact Tammy Barkley at 803-796-9020.

Also brought to you by the mighty fine folks at

CONGAREE STATE BANK - SCANA CORPORATION
Agape Senior, Barnyard Flea Market, Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, Compass & Partners, Convenient Auto Repair Service, EV Carolina, Farm Bureau Insurance,
Lexington Printing, Pal-Med  

Funding for the Congaree Bluegrass Festival is provided by the generosity of our sponsors and the City of Cayce Accommodations Tax Committee.