The Rice Festival
n conjunction with AfricanAncestry.com, local residents will explore the significance of their ancestral origins connecting them to rice-growing regions of West Africa’s “Rice Coast”
Navassa Community Center | 338 Main Street, Navassa NC 28451
(6 miles north of Leland via Village Road to S. Navassa Road)
6pm – 8pm (Free and Open to the Public)
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March 3: Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Gala
Dinner & VIP Reception
Featuring “edutainment” by renowned folklore troupe, Gullah Kinfolk, and a mouth-watering Gullah Geechee-inspired menu served by award-winning Chef and Festival Culinarian Keith Rhodes, owner of Catch Restaurant in Wilmington
Leland Cultural Arts Center
1212 Magnolia Village Way, Leland NC 28451
6pm – 10pm (Tickets available January 2023)
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March 4: Indoor/Outdoor Festival Events
History & Cultural Presentations | Tours & Demonstrations | Live Entertainment | Family Fun | Children’s Stage | Gullah Geechee Food Vendors | Arts & Crafts |
Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson Historic Site | 8884 St. Philip’s Road SE, Winnabow NC 28479 (off NC-133, north of Southport/Sunny Point)
10am – 6pm (Free and Open to the Public)