2011 Flowertown Festival 
What could be better than one of Summerville’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty ... full story
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- Kiwanis forgoes hamburger stand
Summerville’s Kiwanis Club will not have a hamburger and sausage stand at ... full story - Find a Y staffer for directions, discounts and merchandise
The Summerville Y will have ample staff available during the festival to answer ... full story - Gullah dolls celebrate woman’s heritage
Virginia Watson’s brightly attired Gullah dolls are her way of using her i ... full story
2011 Flowertown Festival Vendors
Flowertown Festival brings in about 200 art and crafts vendors, local restaurant, children’s rides, local businesses and civic organization. Check out some of the businesses at the festival. Photos by Chris Zoeller
2011 Flowertown Festival Run/Walk
Check out race results, pictures and stories from the 2011 Flowertown Run+Walk!
Food menu and prices
Taste of Flowertown: Who they are, what they’re serving, and how many tickets you need:
Tickets: $1 Per Ticket
All That’s Good
Italian Ice 3
Barbara Jean’s
3 oz. crab cake 3
Jambalaya 3
She Crab Soup 3
Bubba ... full story
What could be better than one of Summerville’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty treats to hungry festival goers?
How about fifteen of Summerville’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty treats to hungry festival g ... full story
Summerville’s Kiwanis Club will not have a hamburger and sausage stand at this year’s Flowertown Festival for the first time in roughly 30 years.
Summerville Kiwanis President Bill Sloan said the club wasn’t raising the funds they n ... full story
The Summerville Y will have ample staff available during the festival to answer any questions you may have.
Whether you’re looking for that commemorative T-shirt, struggling to figure out the booth layout or just have some general questions abo ... full story
Virginia Watson’s brightly attired Gullah dolls are her way of using her inner artistic spark to celebrate her Gullah heritage.
Watson, whose Gullah name is Genya, was born and raised in Charleston. Her mother, Elizabeth Stokes, is a sweetgras ... full story
For some its blooming flowers while for others its seemingly endless stretches of vendors peddling magnificent crafts or the hoard of people crammed onto Main Street, but for most fundraising isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when they h ... full story
Soapmaker Jamie Estes of Thistle Ridge Soap is returning to the Flowertown Festival, but she’ll be traveling a little farther to get here this year.
Estes moved her business from Wahalla, in the Upstate, to Abingdon, Va., this year after her h ... full story
Anyone who thinks simple is passe need only stop by the farm.?Kerry Dortch’s Puppet Farm, that is.
Dortch, the man behind the magic of “The Puppet Farm: Raising Puppets since 1985,” has become a much anticipated favorite for kids of ... full story
While you will have to leave your four-legged and furry kids at home, the Flowertown Festival has a lot to offer your other children.
Due to a town ordinance designed with public safety in mind, pets are not allowed at the festival.
“We all lov ... full story
Marina Cantlon was born and raised in Italy, but when she moved to the Lowcountry in 1997, she found home.
She fell in love with the region and was especially fascinated by the Gullah culture. She had a slight familiarity with the Gullah because of h ... full story
Festival-goers will see firsthand why Summerville is known as Flowertown in the Pines.
“Unless we have some kind of crazy weather, we are going to have one of the premiere blooming seasons we’ve had in years,” says Mike Hinson, Summ ... full story
Kathleen Wiley paints scenes from nature, capturing moments to tell a story.
Wiley’s 12 x 24 inch painting “White Water Lily” is Flowertown Festival’s official 2011 poster. She saw the water lily in her pond.
“I was real ... full story
Diane Frankenberger loves drawing, making quilts and living in the heart of downtown Summerville. She recently drew a colorful poster containing things she loves about Summerville to promote the Flowertown Festival.
“It’s a happy picture, ... full story
The sights and sounds of springs for the 40th year herald one of the top 20 events in the Southeast’s top 20 – the Summerville Y’s Flowertown Festival.
After a long, unusually cold winter, Summerville, the Flowertown in the Pines, b ... full story
Getting bulky or fragile items purchased at the festival home safely can be a breeze thanks to one of the new booths added this year.
The UPS Store #6149 will be set up to handle all your packaging and shipping needs from its booth in front of the Cu ... full story
Young teenagers will be kept busy all summer long with a mix of community work and poolside fun as part of the Oakbrook YMCA’s teen campers program.
Head Teen Counselor Reanee Player is already at work planning activities for the youngsters, a ... full story
Whether it’s a t-shirt, a visor, or a poster, Flowertown Festival gear is a must for many festival lovers.
This year, the festival boasts two commemorative posters, both created by local artists Diane Frankenberger and Kathleen Wiley. Fr ... full story
Whatever you might be looking for in family-oriented fun, chances are the Flowertown Festival has it. After nearly 40 years and hundreds of thousands of visitors -- many of whom come back year after year -- the Flowertown Festival is one of the top 2 ... full story
YMCA selects Flowertown Festival artists The Summerville Family YMCA has two featured artists for this year’s festival.
Putting art on the face of the Y’s flagship fundraiser, the annual Flowertown Festival are two local artists – Diane Frankenberger and Kathleen Wiley.
We ... full story
Craft
Space
First name
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Law student Jonathan Eggert found the new Flowertown Festival Run course to his liking.
Eggert, a 26-year-old student at the Charleston School of Law who is originally from Greer, won the 2011 Flowertown Festival 10K race Saturday, finishing in 35 mi ... full story
Be sure to check out our Flowertown Race page for photos and results
Law student Jonathan Eggert found the new Flowertown Festival Run course to his liking.
Eggert, a 26-year-old student at the Charleston School of Law who is originally from Greer, ... full story
2011 Flowertown Festival Run/Walk 10k awardsFLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL RUN-PRESENTED BY SUMMERVILLE FAMILY YMCA-10K
TEN KILOMETER ROAD RACE
COURSE CER ... full story
2011 Flowertown Festival Run/Walk 10k results FLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL RUN-PRESENTED BY SUMMERVILLE FAMILY YMCA-10K
TEN KILOMETER ROAD RACE
COUR ... full story
2011 Flowertown Festival Run/Walk 5k awardsFLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL RUN-PRESENTED BY SUMMERVILLE FAMILY YMCA-5K
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