free Parking | free Admission
free rides | free activities
all weekend!
Thursday, May 14, 2026
6:00 PM
- Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting - Garden Street Stage
- Crowning the King and Queen of the Iris Festival - Garden Street Stage
6:15 - 9:00 PM
- The Taste at the Gardens Starts - Garden Street Stage
- Entertainment by DJ Howie D - Garden Street Stage
- Boat Rides - Garden Street Dock
Friday, May 15, 2025
FRIDAY | Friday, May 15 Main Stage | Friday, May 15 Garden St Stage |
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10-11 AM | Bill Eaker Solo | Line Dancing with Mary Lee 10 am - 12 pm |
11-12PM | Bill Eaker Solo | Line Dancing with Mary Lee 10 am - 12 pm |
12-1 PM | Bill Eaker Karaoke Party | Line Dancing with Mary Lee 10 am - 12 pm |
1-2 PM | Bill Eaker Karaoke Party |
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2-3 PM | General Music | Kevin Jarvis 2-4 pm |
3-4 PM |
| Kevin Jarvis 2-4 pm |
4-5 PM | 282D Army Band Brass Band “Heat Cat VI” | General Music |
5-6 PM | Dreamworks Dance Academy | General Music |
Saturday, May 16, 2026
SATURDAY | Saturday, May 16 Main Stage | Saturday, May 16 Garden St Stage |
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10-11 AM | General Music | General Music |
11-12PM | Shag Club | Voices of Delta |
12-1 PM | Iris Festival Announcements | TruKuntry Line Dancing |
1-2 PM |
| TruKuntry Line Dancing |
2-3 PM | 282D Army Band Jazz/Pop Ensemble | General Music |
3-4 PM |
| Kevin Hastie |
4-5 PM | Gump Fiction 4-6 pm | Sumter Violinaires |
5-6 PM | Gump Fiction 4-6 pm | Caribe Latin Sound & Salsa Lessons |
Sunday, May 17, 2026
SUNDAY | Sunday, May 17 Main Stage | Sunday, May 17 Garden St Stage |
|---|---|---|
10-11 AM | Bill Eaker Solo | General Music |
11-12PM | Bill Eaker Solo | General Music |
12-1 PM |
| General Music |
1-2 PM | Last Chance Band 1-3 | Kevin Jarvis 1-2 |
2-3 PM | Last Chance Band 1-3 | Frank Fickling 2-5 |
3-4 PM | Green Swamp Collective 3-5 | Frank Fickling 2-5 |
4-5 PM | Green Swamp Collective 3-5 | Frank Fickling 2-5 |
Please note: festival dates and times are subject to change or cancellation.
*For more events happening this weekend, visit www.lovesumter.com!*
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