Hemingway, SC Exit 160 : A BBQ Shag Festival is a celebration of food and dance held every spring in Hemingway, SC, which combines the famous barbecue flavors of South Carolina with the official state dance, the Shag.
The 3-day fest features a whole hog barbecue cook-off as well as an antique car show for car buffs, a beauty pageant, fireworks , arts and crafts and food vendors, amusement rides and local bands and talent.
If you like to party all night, on Friday and Saturday night the party is known to go on way past midnight, and is rumored to last til to 2 am.
Location: Hemingway Town Hall, 110 S Main St., Hemingway, SC
Dates: April 16-18, 2015
Hours: Thurs/Fri starting at 6 pm, Sat 10 – 4, and band starts at 6pm ( Thurs. night is amusement rides only)
Tel: 843-558-2824
www.scbbqshagfestival.org/