Festivals & annual events January: Taste of FollyFolly Beach merchants and restaurants will have booths offering their wares and portions from their menus. For the kids there will be a 20-foot inflatable slide, face-painting, balloon animals and cupcake decorating.

February: Annual Folly GrasNew Orleans style Mardi-Gras on Folly Beach. Parade, Food, Music and Fun.

March: Pub CrawlIn the tradtion of a pub crawl, all interested parties 21 and older are invited to “crawl” to six local bars on Folly Beach. Each participant will be given a stamp card that contains a spot for each bar on the crawl. As participants reach each check point and purchase a drink of their choice, they will be provided with a respective stamp. Get stamps from all six bars to be eligible for prize giveaways.

March: Tides of MarchAn annual renaissance festival featuring arts and crafts as well as live theatrical productions.

april: Sea & Sand FestivalWhere else could you enter a hula hoop competition? This festival also sponsors a 5K Fun Run, Skate or Walk.

May: Wahine Surf Classic One of the largest all-women surf competitions on the East Coast which takes place at Folly Beach’s infamous “Washout”

OctOber: Fine Arts FestivalSee some of the finest artists in the south compete in the judged art show during this festival. You may also attend live theatrical performances as well as an arts & craft show.

OctOber: FollypaloozaFollyapalooza is a cancer benefit that raises money for the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Patient Relief Fund, and also supports our own Folly Beach cancer patients going through treatment. Money raised from the festival will go directly to these great causes.

DeceMber: Christmas ParadeArts & Crafts show and sale from 10 to 5 at the Folly River Park. Come watch the parade and do some holiday shop-ping. Everything for sale is hand made by the artists and make very unique gifts.

shOpping &restaurants Folly Beach offers an eclectic shopping experience with everything from beach balls to vintage clothing, tee shirts to surf boards and ice cream to

fine wines and cheeses. There is truly something for everyone, with great prices too!

For food, you’ll find it all, from cozy local breakfast hideaways, fun lunch spots and gourmet dinners. You’ll never leave Folly Beach hungry.

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Folly Beach County Park – One of the most spectacular parks in the country with access to ocean-front beaches; offering visitors rentals of everything from beach umbrellas to boogie boards. There’s a great picnic area as well as public restrooms. The Pelican Watch shelter is available for rent year-round and comes equipped with an oyster roaster, volleyball court, picnic tables and covered deck.

Loggerhead Turtle Watch – Every year between May and September female log-gerhead turtles come ashore to make their nests and lay eggs on Folly Beach. The hatchlings flee the nests at night to make their journey to the water where they will eventually find the Gulf Stream.

Folly River Landing – This public landing offers a four lane boat ramp for access to Folly River and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Fishing Pier – The Pier hosts several fishing competitions throughout the summer as well as monthly “Moonlight Mixers” for an opportunity to dance the night away under the stars. Don’t miss the great 2nd story dolphin watch.

The Washout – Some say the best surfing on the East Coast can be found at the Washout. This great spot is the host to many year-round surf competitions. If surfing is not for you, then come to see the most spectacular sunsets in the Carolina’s.

Morris Island Lighthouse – For over centuries, this lighthouse has been an icon of the Carolina coastline. Located off the northern tip of Folly Beach, the Morris Island Lighthouse was origi-nally built thousands of feet inland on May 30, 1767. Due to beach erosion and the ever-changing coastline, Morris Island Lighthouse now stands several hundred yards off-shore surrounded by swift ocean currents. Folly Beach is as close as one can get to the lighthouse as there is no public access to Morris Island itself.

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the city OFFOlly beach...… is a six mile-long barrier island and the closest

beach to historic Charleston, South Carolina.

We are the home of sea, sand, surfing, historical

and cultural sites, a maritime forest, Morris Island

Lighthouse, gourmet food, endangered species of

birds and real Southern hospitality. Surrounded

by the natural beauty of beaches and marshlands,

Folly has long been a part of coastal South

Carolina’s history and charm.

If you are looking for a warm, inviting destination

with a personality all its’ own, look no further

than Folly Beach.