Kick back with some fish fry and music at St. Helena Island cultural celebration

Lands End Woodland of St. Helena Island will celebrate the 12th annual Lands End Woodland River Festival on Sept. 2-3 at 100 Lands End Road. The festival is a multicultural community celebration of the Gullah ancestry and history of the people of St. Helena Island.

A Caribbean Night fish fry and crab boil with reggae music is from 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 2.

The River Festival is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 3 and will feature Gullah storyteller Aunt Pearlie Sue of the Gullah Kinfolk, African drummers, dancers, the Family Sliders, gospel choirs and step teams.

Lands End Woodland is the oldest African-American landowners association in South Carolina now operated by descendants of formerly enslaved Africans, according to a press release. Members continue to work to conserve the historic 320 acres of woodland and waterfront property.

River Festival admission is $3 for adults and free for children 16 and younger. Parking is free.

Details: 843-263-5261 or www.landsendwoodland.org

This story was originally published August 23, 2016 at 8:42 AM with the headline "Kick back with some fish fry and music at St. Helena Island cultural celebration."