Iris Festival Schedule
Sunday, May 1, 2022
12:00PM - Iris Festival Pageant, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street
Thursday, May 26, 2022
6:00PM -
- Opening Ceremony, Garden Street Gate
- Crowning of the King and Queen, Garden Street Gate
- Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
- The Taste at the Gardens Begins, Garden Street Gate
8:00PM - Mamma Mia! Musical begins, Sumter Little Theatre
8:30PM -
- Boat rides end
- The Taste at the Gardens Closes
Friday, May 27, 2022
10:00AM –
- All Vendors Open
- Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center
2:00PM - From the Morning, Dock Stage
3:00PM - Sorry, Peach Band, Main Stage
5:00PM - Dreamworks Dance Company, Main Stage
5:30PM - Believer's Quartet, Main Stage
6:00PM –
- All Vendors Close
- Petting Zoo Closes
6:30PM - 4th Fridays Outdoor Concert with Band "Too Much Sylvia", 21 N. Main St.
8:00PM -
- Mamma Mia! Musical begins, Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Ave.
- Red Clay Strays Concert begins, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
9:00AM -
- Parade line up begins at Sumter Civic Center
- Head Turnerz Classic Car Registration Begins, Bland Gardens
10:00AM -
- 17th Annual Shrine Day Parade Begins, Sumter Civic Center to USC Sumter
- All Vendors Open
- Carousel Opens, beside Visitors Center
- Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center
- Kids Area Opens, Children's Playground Area and Garden Street Entrance
- Children's Art in the Park Begins, Bland Gardens
- SAFE Kids Adventureland Begins, Children's Playground Area
- Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
- Mary Hinson Flower Show Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center
- Mel Geddings, Dock Stage
- Lemira Percussion Ensemble, Main Stage
10:30AM - Hands on Praise, Main Stage
11:00AM -
- Spring Garden Tour Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W Liberty St.
- Head Turnerz Classic Car Judging Begins, Bland Gardens
- Llamas on the Go, Garden Street
11:30AM - Miss Libby's School of Dance, Main Stage
12:00PM -
- Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start
- Iris King and Queens Introduced, Main Stage
- Get Cocky, Visitors Center
- Frank Fickling Begins, Gazebo
12:30PM - Freed School of Performing Arts, Main Stage
1:00PM - Sumter Tae Kwon Do, Main Stage
1:30PM - Kirby Acoustics, Main Stage
2:00PM - From the Morning, Dock Stage
2:30PM - Sorry, Peach Band, Main Stage
3:00PM -
- Sumter High School Show Choir, Main Stage
- Spring Garden Tour Ends
- Head Turnerz Classic Car Show Ends
4:00PM -
- Team Robinson, Main Stage
- Mary Hinson Flower Show Ends
- SAFE Kids Adventureland Ends
5:00PM - Children's Art in the Park Ends
5:30PM - Last Generation Quartet, Main Stage
6:00PM -
- Just Kidding Around Children's Area Ends
- Carousel Closes, beside Visitors Center
- Petting Zoo Closes
- All Vendors Close
6:15PM - Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End
7:00PM - Iris Festival's 80s Party Begins, Sumter Original Brewery, 2 S. Main St
8:00PM - Mamma Mia! Musical begins, Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Ave.
10:00PM - Iris Festival's 80s Party Ends
Sunday, May 29, 2022
10:00AM -
- All Vendors Open
- Boat rides begin, Garden Street dock
- Petting Zoo Opens, beside Visitors Center
- Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake Start
12:00PM - Kids Area Opens, Children's Playground Area and Garden Street Entrance
1:00PM -
- Mary Hinson Flower Show Begins, Alice Boyle Garden Center, 842 W. Liberty St.
- Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Begins, Bland Gardens
- Frank Fickling Begins, Gazebo
2:00PM - Mercy's Hand, Dock Stage
2:30PM - Gospel Artist Zadok, Main Stage
3:00PM -
- Mamma Mia! Musical begins, Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Ave.
- Sumter Cruisers Iris Festival Car Show Ends
4:00PM -
- Gospel Artist Zadok, Main Stage
- Mary Hinson Flower Show Ends
5:00PM -
- Kids Area Closes
- Petting Zoo Closes
- All Vendors Close
5:15PM - Shuttle Buses from Civic Center to Swan Lake End