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Annual Events The Hammock Coast has some-
thing happening year round.
The following are some of the
area’s popular annual events.
January
• Taste of the Marshwalk – Murrells Inlet August
• Pawleys Outdoor Summer Music Festival
GEORGETOWN: February – Pawleys Island

• Mardi Gras Strut & Party – Georgetown
Authentic History in a Modern River City • Marshi Gras – Murrells Inlet Marshwalk September LORDS PROPRIETORS
• Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival
March – Murrells Inlet
A Spanish settlement on the Sampit River in 1526 marked the earliest
European habitation that would eventually become the City of Georgetown. Georgetown • Plantation Tour of Homes
County was officially founded in 1670 after the settlement of Charleston. Plans for the City of – Pawleys Island, Georgetown October
Georgetown were established by Elisha Screven in 1729, making Georgetown the third-oldest • BBQ Festival & Cookoff – Murrells Inlet • Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art
city in South Carolina. • Spring Garden Fest – Brookgreen Gardens – Pawleys Island, Litchfield
As a harbor town, the city thrived. Known for the rice and indigo plantations outside the city, • Wooden Boat Show – Georgetown
harbors shipped products to worldwide markets. Plantation owners often built homes in the April Events
town for convenience while handling business at the harbor. • Blessing of the Fleet – Georgetown • Harvest Home Weekend Festival
The City of Georgetown has hosted the likes of local heroes Thomas Lynch, Jr. (a signer of • Shag Festival – Georgetown – Brookgreen Gardens
the Declaration of Independence), Francis “The Swamp Fox” Marion, and the Marquis de • Winyah Bay Heritage Festival – Georgetown • Chilympics Chili Cookoff – Murrells Inlet
Lafayette and Baron Johann de Kalb during the American Revolution. President George
Washington also paid Georgetown a visit on his presidential Southern Tour, adding to the long May November
list of historically powerful visitors.
• Blessing of the Inlet – Murrells Inlet • Murrells Inlet Oyster Roast – Murrells Inlet
While much time has passed since these luminaries walked Georgetown’s streets, the city’s • Taste of Georgetown – Georgetown
entire history district including the area that comprised the original town square is filled with • Pawleys Pavilion Reunion – Pawleys Island
well-preserved historic buildings. Even the street names are the same as they were in those
long-ago times: Front Street, Prince Street, Highmarket Street, King Street, and others. June December
The oldest existing structure in Georgetown is a dwelling that dates from ca. 1737. There are • Pawleys Island Fest – Litchfield • Nights of a Thousand Candles
approximately 28 additional 18th century structures as well as 18 buildings erected during • Carolina Country Music Festival (CCMF) – Brookgreen Gardens
the 19th century prior to the Civil War. The existing structures – homes, churches, public – Myrtle Beach • Christmas Parades & Tree Lightings
buildings – are of both historical and architectural significance and are situated on heavily • Pawleys Outdoor Summer Music Festival • Christmas Lighted Boat Parade
shaded, wide streets. The architecture ranges from the simplicity of early colonial, or Georgian, – Pawleys Island
to the elaborate Classical Revival rice plantations. – Georgetown Harbor
Some structures today range from museums to bed and breakfast inns, allowing the public to July
peer into lovingly-restored interiors often decorated with period furnishings. You may want
to book a night or two at 620 Prince Street, a handsomely restored 19th century home that is • Murrells Inlet Boat Parade – Murrells Inlet
now a luxury bed-and-breakfast inn to experience the atmosphere of time at a standstill. Many • Indigo Choral Society July 4th Concert
other structures remain private residences, only to be enjoyed by the public from the brick- – Georgetown
lined sidewalks. Still, all add up to a modern, riverport city filled with authentic and historic • July 4th Parades & Fireworks – North
charm. It’s no wonder Georgetown was named “Best Small Coastal Town” by USA Today in Litchfield, Pawleys Island, DeBordieu Colony
2018, being quoted that Georgetown “is what Charleston used to be…lots of Southern charm
and none of the crowds.” - by Teresa Greer • Pawleys Outdoor Summer Music Festival
– Pawleys Island 4th of July Parade

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