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10th Annual Bluffton Seafood and Arts Festival

Bluffton Seafood And Arts Festival South Carolina
Published on October 16, 2014

"I don't know of any place that smells like this. It's a magnificent smell. It's the smell of where all life comes from. I love that all shrimp, all crab, all oysters are born in the marsh." Pat Conroy

It’s that time of year again to catch the excitement at the 10th Annual Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival sponsored by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and more. The event runs now through October 19th in one of the best South Carolina destinations. This favorite Bluffton festival features more than 100 artists from Vermont to Florida. Festival goers who enjoy art will have a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, photography, metals, wood and clay to explore. Event highlights also include:

  • Fresh Seafood from food vendors including:
    • Black Marlin Grill
    • Bluffton Family Seafood House
    • Bluffton Oyster Company
    • Bruster’s
    • The Crazy Crab
    • Old Oyster Factory
    • Red Fish
    • Skull Creek Boathouse
  • Celebrity Chef:  Sallie Ann Robinson
  • Musicians:
    • Lavon Stevens
    • Whitley Deputy
    • Lee Tyler Post
    • Jordan Ross
  • Authors:
    • Louise Miller Cohen
    • Patti Callahan Henry

Bluffton festivals like the Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival is only one reason to love this seaside coastal town. Bluffton is one of the fastest growing areas in the Lowcountry and has become one of the top places to live in South Carolina. It has its own unique style and laid back atmosphere. The Lowcountry is unquestionably a nature lover’s paradise surrounded by saltwater marshes and beautiful wildlife. Sightings of bottle-nosed dolphin, great blue heron, and white-tailed deer are common.

When it comes to Lowcountry real estate, Bluffton has it all -- luxury golf or riverfront homes, charming coastal cottages, low maintenance condominiums and many best master planned communities. 

For folks searching for deepwater homes with quick ocean access, look no further than Colleton River Plantation. The Bluffton gated waterfront community is also home to two award winning championship golf courses. One is the community's links-style Pete Dye designed course and a 20,000 square foot Colonial-style clubhouse overlooking the expansive Port Royal Sound. The community's second golf clubhouse is even larger and borders the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course and the Colleton River. Both the Jack Nicklaus Signature course and the Pete Dye course have been named in the list of Top 100 Golf Courses in the U.S. by Golf Magazine. Pete Dye states, "This is the best course I have ever built."  

Belfair, another private golf community in Bluffton, also ranks among the top places to live in South Carolina. It has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Club of America designation and is ranked among the Top 35 Residential Communities in the country. Being a Platinum Club of America 5 Star Private Club places Belfair in the top four percent of private clubs across the United States, and is an honor only 235 of an eligible 5000 clubs attain. 

Nearby Berkeley Hall has been named of America’s 100 Premier Properties by Travel & Leisure Golf.  It was recognized for its first class amenities and its golf community designed around the two Tom Fazio championship golf courses. 960 acre Berkeley Hall is located just west of Hilton Head Island on the mainland. After you pass through the gated entrance, you'll sense the meticulous attention at this best master planned community ranging from the landscaping to the elegance of the 35,000 square foot Jeffersonian-style golf clubhouse which opened in 2003.  

These are three cream-of-the-crop South Carolina destinations in Bluffton. For folks who prefer backyard boating to beachcombing, Hilton Head Lakes may be the place for you. It’s West Bluffton’s only boatable lake and golf and community. Hilton Head Lakes offers new affordable cottage homes prices in the $200K’s.  The new 14,000 square foot Lake Club opened in 2013 and is connected to 155 acres of man-made lakes. The waterway's border 22 miles of shoreline to kayak, canoe and explore by boat. The lakes are continually stocked with fish to challenge freshwater anglers. 

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