Summerville's Sweetest Week of the Year Begins With Hold My Tea Bar Crawl--Join in on the Fun

The sweetest week of the year in The Birthplace of Sweet Tea is soon to begin. The annual Sweet Tea Festival hosted by Summerville Dream will take place Saturday, September 17th beginning at 2 pm. There will be plenty of sweet tea and food, and of course, the opportunity to explore the many unique shops, boutiques and vendor booths. Also, a full day of music is scheduled for your entertainment.

HUTCHINSON SQUARE STAGE:

2:00pm Summer Royalty (RandB, Pop, Funk, Jazz Fusion)

4:00pm Forty Mile Detour (Americana / Southern Rock)

6:00 Noah Grove and the Space Ark (Alternative Rock)

SHORT CENTRAL AVENUE STAGE:

2:00 Paul Stone Project (Blues)

4:00 Big Daddy Cade Duo (BB King Tribute)

6:00 Jig Wiggler and Friends (Rock / Classic Rock)

However, the celebrating will begin on the 12th, when participating local bars will compete in the Annual Hold My Tea Bar Crawl in conjunction with the 2022 Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest. You will have an opportunity to drink the competing bars special sweet tea cocktail presentation during the week and ending on the 17th. After, you can vote for your favorite drink on Visit Summerville's Instagram. 

A bingo card will be provided for the contest. You can pick it up at the Summerville Visitor Center or any of the participating bars when it begins on the 12th. The instructions for the contest is printed on the card. Get seven spaces in a row or diagonally, take it to the Summerville Visitor Center, and redeem it for a Summerville swag prize, while supplies last. Here is a picture of the bingo card.

Here is a list of the participating bars: Laura, Cambria Hotel Summerville, Five Loaves Cafe, Hilton Garden Inn, The Azalea Bar and Garden, Frothy beard Offworld, Montreux Bar and Grill, Day Drink Brunch Lounge, and Sweetwater One Twenty Three. Their address is on the back of the card. 

The winner last year was Five Loaves Cafe with a crafted cocktail called Summerville Sweetini by Gabby Owca. Other participants were Spilling The Southern Tea crafted by Amy Heid/Hilton Garden Bar, Cherry Tale crafted by Jacob Billings/Cambria Bar, Southern Rhoots by Rachel Enzaldo/Montreux Bar and Grill, and Sweetwater Raspberry Basil Mule by Laura Walling/Sweetwater One Twenty Three. Enjoy my pictures from last year.

Montreux Bar and Grill

Southern Rhoots

Sweetwater One Twenty Three

Spilling The Southern Tea, Hilton Garden Bar

Join me for the fun. I look forward to meeting you during the week. When you see me, say hi. We will clang glasses and share Summerville stories, like the Summerville Light or The Phantom Flight Over Summerville. See you then.