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2024 NCRF Events

February 28th: "Introducing The North Carolina Rice Festival—An Evening of Films & Discussion"

This new event was designed for those “few and new” who had not yet heard about or attended previous years’ Rice Festival events or who were unfamiliar with the significant role rice—or “Carolina Gold”—has played in Brunswick County’s agricultural and cultural history. Two outstanding video-documentaries locally produced by the Festival organizers were screened along with some good Gullah Geechee appetizers served. 

LOCATION:
WWAYTV3
1224 Magnolia Village Way
Leland NC 28451


TIME:  6PM - 7:30PM

SOLD OUT



 

February 29th:
"Ancestry Reveal" Event


For a second time, local residents' ancestral connections between their families and the people of West Africa's "Rice Coast" were unveiled with help from African Ancestry’s president/CEO Dr. Gina Paige. 

LOCATION: Navassa Community Center
338 Main Street, Navassa NC 28451

TIME: 6PM - 8PM


SOLD OUT


 

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March 1st:
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Gala Dinner & VIP Reception


This year's Gala again featured "edu-tainment" by renowned Gullah Geechee performing artists and a mouth-watering, Lowcountry-inspired menu from award-winning Chef and Festival Culinarian Keith Rhodes of Wilmington's Catch Restaurant, along with a Silent Auction. Our premier fundraising event did not dissappoint!

LOCATION: 
The Brunswick Center at Supply
101 Stone Chimney Road SE
Supply NC 28462


TIME: 5PM - 9PM

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March 2nd:
The North Carolina Rice Fes
tival

MORNING RAIN? NO PROBLEM!!

We kept on...and broke another attendance record: 4,000 visitors!!!


Indoor & Outdoor Activities || History & Cultural Presentations || Demonstrations || Live Entertainment || Arts & Crafts || Family Fun || Children's Stage || Gullah Geechee Rice and Food Vendors….and more!


 

LOCATION:
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
   Historic Site

8884 St. Philip's Road SE,
Winnabow, NC 28479


TIME: 10AM - 5:30PM

The North Carolina Rice Festival attracts families, history enthusiasts, educators, tourists, and residents alike to learn about the Brunswick County region’s rich rice-farming history and join in celebrating the enduring vibrancy of Gullah Geechee culture in coastal North Carolina.

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