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South Carolina BBQ - Shag Festival

Hemingway, South Carolina

Dates for the 2012 Festival are April 19-21

News Flash: The band for Friday night's shagging is:

To be announced

Photos from the 2010 festival!

The Weekly Observer has coverage for the weekend on their Facebook Page

Some 2010 festival videos can be found at
Hemingway, South Carolina - Paradise Regained

Angel pig

Bubba's barbecue

For future festival information call committee chair, Dennis Miles at 843-344-2527.

For crafts and vendors, call Melissa Tanner at 843-625-0188.

   The 2010 festival was the best ever! Weather was almost perfect and attendance was excellent.
The first place winner of the cookoff was Flynn Cockfield, who then donated his $3,000 purse in memory of Robert Lawrimore, to a local drive for cancer treatment for five-year old Jamie Powell.

   The band "Too Much Sylvia" did their thing for shagging late into Friday night. Visit their site for more information on the group.

    Visit the Festival Facebook Page for moment-by-moment developments.

The SC BBQ Shag Festival Pageant was a resounding success with 107 beauties entering. Queen Leslie Hanna and her court were presented at the festival on Saturday.

Car buffs greatly enjoy the annual car show and contest at the pageant, sponsored by Winyah Cruisers . Visit their web site for more info, and photos of their antique and classic cars.

Please enjoy these three photo galleries from previous festivals:

2009 festival photos

2009 Civil War reenactors

2008 festival photos

2006 festival photos

2007 festival photos So -- who won?

How the festival came to be - Reminiscences of the founders

Forms for entries in the contest or vendor space

(Please note: Mail filled-in forms to PO Box 1959, Hemingway, SC 29554)

Application for the cookoff (PDF file - print, fill and mail in)

Application for vendor space (PDF file - print, fill and mail in)

Application for crafters (PDF file - print, fill and mail in)

Application for town vendor license (PDF file - print, fill and mail in)

Cookoff rules

DHEC application

Maps to the Festival

Places to visit on the Internet

SCIway - The South Carolina Internet Highway
Hemingway Home Page - The Barbecue Capital of the World

The Weekly Observer - our Hemingway newspaper
Williamsburg County Home Page
Williamburg Chamber of Commerce
Georgetown County Home Page
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce
Pee Dee Country, South Carolina

Sponsors and contributors with web pages

Haselden Brothers Ford
Williamsburg First National Bank
Anderson Brothers Bank
Tupperware
Stuckey Brothers Furniture

Sponsors with no web pages

Don's Car Crushing, 200 North Railroad Avenue, Hemingway, SC 29554, (843) 558-2212

Other reasons to visit Hemingway, South Carolina

The Rodeo is coming soon! Once again the Popes will host the County Line Arena's rodeo May 13 & 14 at 10405 County Line Rd, Hemingway, SC.
Camp meeting time is just around the corner. Old fashioned gospel singing and preaching every day, May 15-20.
Visit the Three Rivers Historical Society to research local history or your family tree. Or visit the society's nearby Browntown Museum on any Saturday, 9-4. Comment or ask questions at the Friends of Browntown Facebook page
Scott's BBQ is now online. They've been making news, first in The Weekly Observer, then in the NY Times!

Hemingway cares

Caring and Sharing provides food and help with utility bills for qualified low income elderly and disabled persons. The Food Bank is open every Tuesday.
The Pee Dee Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club has the Rick Goings club located on Lewis Road in Hemingway. It's the positive place to be for kids.
Tara Hall home for troubled or abused boys gives them a good environment and helps them grow up well.

Last updated January 20, 2012