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06/18/2024

🎬 Family-friendly movies at the every Tuesday at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM running through July 30th.

🎟 Admission is $2 per person. Bottled water and popcorn will be available for $1 each. Large groups please call ahead to reserve space - (803) 436-2616.

05/23/2024

National Travel & Tourism Week is in full swing and we're reveling in all that travel brings to Sumter. From vibrant communities to thriving jobs and a bustling economy, travel enhances everything! 🌍✈️

Join us in celebrating two one-of-a-kind events in Sumter this weekend. Witness the beauty at the Sumter Iris Festival and experience the unique culture at the Black Cowboy Festival. Let’s start making memories tonight! 🌺🤠

More at www.LoveSumter.com

05/22/2024

It's National Travel & Tourism Week, and we're putting a spotlight on the industry's vital role in driving economies, enriching communities, and fostering connections.

🎉🎈Join us in Downtown Sumter for the kick-off of our Fourth Friday Concert Series this Friday, starting at 6:30 PM! Let's celebrate travel, tourism, and tunes together with National Travel & Tourism Week. 🎶

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05/21/2024

National Travel & Tourism Week is here to power up your economy and connect Sumter with America 🇺🇸. Let's embrace the adventures and experiences that await us all. Travel more, discover more, live more with us! 🚀🌍🌅

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05/20/2024

The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) has named the Sumter Visitors Center a partner in Discover South Carolina’s Front Porch Program.

The Front Porch Program connects local visitor centers and destination marketing organizations in small towns and big cities all over the state with South Carolina’s bustling state-operated Welcome Centers and the powerful Discover South Carolina brand. The program was created to help local entities amplify their reach to attract more visitation.

Certified Front Porch program participants share information, promote special events, and provide SCPRT with up-to-date information about their destinations. This allows SCPRT’s nine Welcome Centers to share the latest and greatest information available about our destinations with our millions of visitors, helping increase visitation to those areas and improving visitor experience upon arrival. Program members receive an official window cling and certificate to promote their participation in the program; bulk copies of state maps and the Discover South Carolina Vacation Guide; and access to special training and events hosted by SCPRT’s expert travel staff.

The Sumter Visitor's Center, located on the grounds of the world-famous Swan Lake Iris Gardens, is home to the Sumter Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Office, whose mission is to identify and evaluate all sources of present and future tourism, and to make every effort to encourage, promote, advertise and foster the growth of tourism throughout the private and public sectors.

Sumter is a growing city that is rich in history, culture, and recreation, offering visitors numerous parks, a vibrant arts scene, and plenty of sites and museums to explore.

Learn more at LoveSumter.com or the Sumter Visitor Center, 822 W. Liberty Street.

05/13/2024

Because of increased demand for Millford Plantation tours, they are adding another day of tours on June 8. Tickets for June 8 are now available on the website for the usual 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pm tour times. The home will be closed in July and August for maintenance (and the heat!), so this will be the last chance to visit Millford before the Fall.

Every ticket this spring was sold out, so these tours may fill quickly.

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05/07/2024

Showcasing Sumter outdoor activities at the Professional Outdoor Media Association’s annual meeting this week.

Media professionals from across the US gathered in Pinewood SC to network and share their content, products, and capabilities.

We look forward to seeing their photos and stories!

05/02/2024

Join us for the next Friday!

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04/24/2024

It was a gorgeous day to be at our state capital! Sumter Tourism is an annual sponsor of Hospitality Day at the Statehouse and we couldn’t be more proud of our representation in Columbia today and every day.

Tourism staff, Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee members and students and teaching staff from the Sumter Career and Technology Center attended the culinary event today to honor the Sumter Legislative Delegation. Attendees also got to explore inside the facility prior to the event and found the portrait of one of Sumter’s great leaders Mary McLeod Bethune.

Thank you to all who participated! It’s always nice to see our delegation in action. Way to go Sumter!

04/24/2024

Yay, for Summer Movies at the historic Sumter Opera House! Get these added to your schedule every Tuesday in June and July.

🍿 What is better than freshly-popped popcorn and summer movies at the Sumter Opera House??

🎬 Family-friendly movies will be shown every Tuesday at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM beginning June 4th and running through July 30th.

🎟 Admission is $2 per person. Bottled water and popcorn will be available for $1 each. Large groups please call ahead to reserve space!

04/18/2024

Do you know what Bobby Richardson, Jordan Montgomery and JP Sears all have in common? They all played for American Legion Post 15 P15 Baseball team AND the New York Yankees! Get an early start and sign up for the Sumter P15’s baseball camp! Registration is open now!

It is time to sign your child up for our summer P-15 Baseball Camp. Camp Information:
June 3-6 from 9-12
Ages 6-12
$70 if you register by May 25
$80 after May 25, if space is available.

04/16/2024

This Saturday!!!!!

What are you doing THIS WEEKEND?

We are proud to say that we have 4 wonderful vendors with their very own booths at Art In The Park this weekend.

🖼️ Terry with T.S. Newmans Arts
🎁 Christi with Looking Upwards Gifts
🧵 Linda with Sew Fine Creations
🪧 Kelly with Adorn Once More

And our wonderful amigarumi artist (that’s the crocheted stuffies to you and me) Brooke will be there talking plants!

Great event for the family, kid friendly, live events and over 100 vendors.

Mark your calendars! Saturday 9-3

04/09/2024

Check out a few photos our staff took today of the eclipse at Swan Lake Iris Gardens.

04/08/2024

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04/04/2024

New Exhibit Opening Next Week!: "The Admiring Glance of the State:" Sumter County in the Progressive Era, curated by Assistant Curator Leeam Stein, explores the economic revolution, social metamorphosis, educational innovation, and the birth of
uncommon patriotism that defined Sumter County in the Progressive Era.
Check it out in our Williams Brice House starting Thursday, April 11th. Our operating hours are Thursdays through Saturdays, 10am to 5pm. Learn more here: www.sumtercountymuseum.org

04/04/2024

A shout-out to one of our community partners Jeffrey Lampkin for his feature story and recipe in Garden & Gun Magazine this week! If you haven't tried Jeffrey's “Soul Saving Greens” you are missing out!

Check out: Jeffrey Lampkin's Country Boy Kitchen, located off Hwy 441, and Jeffrey Lampkin's Country Boy Bistro, located in Downtown Sumter. BTW, they have a food truck that travels around the state too!

For the full story and recipe visit https://gardenandgun.com/recipe/jeffreys-lampkins-soul-saving-greens/

The South Carolina singing chef hits a high note—and makes collard converts

04/02/2024

Get this on your calendar! May 11-12

More events at LoveSumter.com

This is NOT an Aprils Fools Joke!🎉

We’re excited to be a part of the Ag & Art Tour this year. There will be LIVE demos.

So mark your calendars and join the fun!

🌸 May 11th & 12th 🌸

04/02/2024

It's April! And that means two popular events coming up at the Sumter County Museum! Join us for:
Made in Sumter Craft Fair- Saturday, April 6th, 9am to 3pm
22nd Annual Shrimp Feast- Thursday, April 25th, 6pm to 9pm
Learn more at our website here: www.SumterCountyMuseum.org/events

03/18/2024

Buy your tickets early to win an upgrade to see Lewis Brice perform at Sumter Original Brewery for a special VIP experience!!!

03/15/2024

Hey'all, go check out The War Years at Temple Sinai Jewish History Center!

Located at 11 N. Church Street the center features permanent exhibits including stories from Sumter residents and lessons from the Holocaust. While you're there, take your kids and let them paint a butterfly!

Learn about Sumter museums and more at www.LoveSumter.com

02/27/2024

Ready for an unforgettable event in downtown Sumter? We are so excited to partner with the 2024 Sumter Springfest!

The event will feature multiple stages and feature country music star Lewis Brice. Check out his music online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf1I2_RgTAU), then grab your tickets and head to Downtown Sumter on Saturday, March 23.

The day is full of more talented artists you don't want to miss -- Eddie Rogers and the Sun Down Band, The Jake Bartley Band, Honey & The New Era Band and 20 RIDE - America's #1 Zac Brown Tribute.

For tickets and info to SpringFest visit https://sumterspringfest.com/



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02/20/2024

The Blues. Jazz. R+B. Pop. Funk. Rock. Soul. Folk. Banda. Country. Rap. Choosing the music to close out each scene in the drama “Sweat” was a labor of love for Director Traci Quinn. (Only one transition was prescribed: Santana’s “Smooth.”)

“The scenes begin with a news clip to set the date and economic environment – locally and nationally – and there’s a subtle and sometimes not so subtle focus on how corporate executives, Big Business, politicians and the stock market are impacted by the downward shift in the economy, so I wanted to choose music that would spotlight how that spiral toward recession affected the working class people who frequent the bar that is the setting for most of the scenes in ‘Sweat,’” she said.

“I put on my headphones, took my dog Henry for a long walk and listened to folk songs about labor unions, Latino working class music, blues tunes about being poor and out of work, a little R+B and soul music about he**in addiction, and some heartland rock to match the tone of certain characters.Then I came home and researched for several days, trying to find just the right style and mood for each scene or for a specific line. I wanted to be sure to represent the culture of each of the characters in ‘Sweat,’ to have something that would relate to each pivotal event.”

“Sweat” opens Thursday, Feb. 22, and runs through March 3. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Purchase tickets here: https://ticketpeak.co/sumterlittletheatre/events/7791-Sweat

Please note that this show includes coarse language and an act of violence and is not suitable for those under 16 without a parent present.

02/17/2024

As part of our ongoing partnership with The Sumter Item check out this wonderful video of the recent Tuskegee Airmen Monument Dedication in .

02/15/2024

Congratulations to Ryder Lafferty for winning the 2024 Sumter National Enduro! Ryder is continuing on the Coastal GasGas Factory Racing team and now holds the points lead after the first round.

Second overall was Steward Baylor Jr onboard his new ride with the newly formed Red Bear Rocky Mountain Kawasaki team.

A new face to the National Enduro scene of Johnny Girroir takes the final spot on the NE Pro1 podium in 3rd overall on his Factory KTM.

The opening round of the 2024 Red Line Oil AMA National Enduro Series presented by Beta Motorcycles and MSR is the FMF Sumter National Enduro. The race draws in thousands of racers, families, businesses and support teams to the Wedgefield SC area annually.

Winning the Womens Elite class at the FMF Sumter round was Red Bear Rocky Mountain Kawasaki rider Rachael Archer.

First place in the NE Pro2 Class and eighth overall was Landers KTM rider Grant Davis.

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The opening round of the 2024 Red Line Oil AMA National Enduro Series presented by Beta Motorcycles and MSR was the FMF Sumter National Enduro. The event is held near the air force base in Sumter, SC. Sandy soil and epic conditions met the riders as they began the series. Ryder Lafferty came into

02/13/2024

We couldn't be more proud of our community. Sumter's Veterans Park will be the only public park in the U.S. to have a full-scale model of a P-51 Mustang Red Tail on display for free and open to the public 365 days a year!

Located at 3875 Broad Street, Sumter, SC