Featured Event

42nd Annual Gopher Hill Festival!

October 3 – 5, 2013 “Agriculture: A Home Grown Business, The Economic Driver” in Ridgeland, SC. Pink Tub Race, Bake Auction, Pet Contest, Gopher Idol Talent Show, Fireworks, Street Dance with Fabulous Expressions and Shag Contest, 5K Run, Parade, Classic Car Show, vendors, live entertainment, kid’s activities and more. Main St.

Chamber Restaurant Week hosted by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce!

January 26th – February 2nd! Select member restaurants offer special prix fixe (fixed price), multi-course menus. For a complete list of participating restaurants visit hiltonheadchamber.org.

New Year’s Day Polar Bear 5K!

January 1st! The 6th Annual Bluffton New Year’s Day Polar Bear 5K will start and finish at Cinemark Sea Turtle Theatre, 106 Buckwalter Pkwy., 10 a.m. The event will also include a Block Party, Award Ceremony and Post Race Celebration. The New Year’s Day Run is very cool way to kick off your new year. [...]

5th Annual Hilton Head Island Art Festival!

May 25th – 26th! 5th Annual Hilton Head Island Art Festival at Shelter Cove Harbour, 1 Harbourside Lane. The artistic media represented includes paintings, life-size sculptures, photographs, glass, wood, jewelry, collage and ceramics. The artists will line Shelter Cove Harbour with their gallery-style display booths transforming this popular waterfront shopping and dining destination into a [...]

17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest!

May 18th! 17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. Professional and amateur chefs compete for the certified judges’ and popular vote with live music, kid’s activities and more. Proceeds benefit local children’s charities. Tickets may be purchased in advance [...]

Buckwalter Farmers Market!

August – Tuesdays! “Buckwalter Farmers Market” Traditional farm produce as well as baked goods and prepared foods such as frozen pierogis and local jams, jellies, and honey. Buckwalter Place, Buckwalter Pkwy.

28th Annual Lowcountry Home & Garden Show!

March 22nd – 24th! Buckwalter Recreation Complex. The show features hundreds of local home and garden experts, all in one location, ready to provide you the insight and inspiration needed to renovate, decorate and landscape your home.

13th Annual Art Market at Historic Honey Horn!

April 27th – 28th, 2013! Juried fine art and craft show with works in a variety of media, including clay, wood, fiber, metal, glass, jewelry, watercolors, oil, mixed media and photography, on display and for sale. “Meet the Artists Party” on Sat., 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets required for the party. Show admission is free, parking is [...]

30th Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

March 17th! Parade begins at Coligny Circle, 3 p.m. Clowns, marching bands, floats, Shiners, dignitaries and animal contingencies make their way down Pope Avenue to Office Park Road.

The Church of the Cross – Candlelight High Mass!

December 24th, 2012! 10:30 p.m. Please reach out to your friends and relatives by inviting them to experience the warmth of God’s love as we worship the Christ child who was born to us and them.

“RBC Heritage”

April 15th – 21st! The 45th RBC Heritage will take place April 15-21, 2013 at the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island. Make plans now to “Get Your Plaid On!” Swedish born PGA TOUR golfer, Carl Pettersson was the 2012 Heritage tournament winner.

Bluffton Bouillabaisse

Holiday memories alive and … fragrant! Babbie Guscio, Bluffton Bouillabaisse is one of those holiday memories that is alive and fragrant. Recipe appeared in The Bluffton Packet 11/16/2011. 843-757-3855.

The Church of the Cross Annual Christmas Bazaar!

November 17: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Christmas Decorations and Ornaments, Crafter’s Guild Handmade Gifts, Men of the Cross Hotdog and Chili Bar, Cross Christian Women’s Bake Sale, Homeade Jellies & Preserves, Flower Guild Garden Shoppe and “Vintage Angels.”

Bluffton International & Craft Beer Festival!

November 3: 2nd Annual Bluffton International & Craft Beer Festival at The Promenade in Historic Bluffton, 2-6 p.m. Over 125 of the world’s best ales, stouts, lagers and pilsners, plus a food court featuring five area restaurants and live music from two bands.

Tours of Rose Hill Mansion

Daily tours of Bluffton’s Rose Hill Mansion, a Gothic Revival-style home built circa 1858 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Reservations required. 199 Rose Hill Way. (843) 757-6046 or rosehillmansion.com.