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Iris Festival
Sumter, SC · Festival
- When
- May 21–23, 2027
- Where
- Swan Lake Iris Gardens, 822 W Liberty St · Sumter · SC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Sumter's Iris Festival centers on Swan Lake Iris Gardens, the only public garden in the country known to host all eight species of swan on one lake. The festival includes a Saturday parade, an arts and crafts market and music timed to the Japanese iris bloom. It has run since 1949.
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- Iris Festivalsame spot
Sumter's Iris Festival centers on Swan Lake Iris Gardens, the only public garden in the country known to host all eight species of swan on one lake.
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