Gullah/Geechee Famlee Days fa #GullahGeechee2020
De “#GullahGeechee2020: Seeing Gullah/Geechee Culcha Clearly” celebration will not only consist of one Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day. This year there will be a Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day at the Gullah Museum of Georgetown, SC in celebration of Black History Month and there will be a Gullah/Geechee Famlee Weekend on Jekyll Island, GA in the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
The final weekend of July will bring together native Gullah/Geechees from throughout the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida to fellowship together and celebrate their cultural traditions. They will pay homage to their ancestors at the site of the Wanderer which is the last documented enslavement vessel to have arrived in North America.
There will be a number of events including activities at the Mosaic Museum, a Gullah/Geechee worship service, and a VIP sunset boat ride and brunch.
Those that intend to come to the Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day at de Gullah Museum should download advance passes at:
Those that will be attending the Gullah/Geechee Famlee Weekend should obtain passes at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gullahgeechee-famlee-weekend-tickets-87911328149
They should also plan their own Sunday afternoon activities and book their hotel rooms at https://www.jekyllisland.com/activities/. VIP tickets for the boat ride and closing brunch are extremely limited. So, booking in advance is required.
Gullah/Geechee Famlee Weekend is the annual launch weekend of “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week.” The week will continue with a number of events in support of Gullah/Geechee businesses and institutions from Jacksonville, NC to Jacksonville, FL. The week culminates in North Charleston, SC at the “Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™: #GullahGeechee2020: Celebratin Who Webe.” Tickets are available for the festival at
To keep up with festival updates and details, follow www.GullahGeechee.info.
Ef hunnuh da try fa reconnect wid who hunnuh be, den hunnuh ain wan miss disya time wid de Gullah/Geechee Famlee. Mek sho hunnuh jayn we fa #GullahGeechee2020!
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