Visit Summerville

Visit Summerville Summerville, SC’s Official Tourism Page. Summerville, South Carolina is where history runs deep and sweet tea was born.

Stroll historic streets, explore local gems, and savor true Southern hospitality.
📔 Get your free travel guide and plan your visit.

09/04/2026

🍹 The Hold My Tea Bar Crawl returns September 14–20, and Five Loaves Cafe is bringing lavender and Earl Grey to this year’s lineup.

🌿 The Earl’s Meadow – Five Loaves Cafe
Bartender: Kaitlyn Hawes

Ingredients:
• 2 mint leaves
• 2.5 oz lemon
• 1.5 oz Tanqueray
• 1 oz lavender
• Local Earl Grey sweet tea

This year, 12 Summerville bars and restaurants are competing in the Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest with original creations of their own.

🗺️ You have the whole week of September 14–20 to explore the lineup at your own pace.
🍸 Pick up a BINGO card, make your stops and get spaces marked along the way.
✅ Then vote for the sweet tea cocktail you think deserves People’s Choice.
👕 Complete BINGO and snag a FREE 2026 crawl shirt while supplies last!

Who are you bringing along for this one?
Find the full lineup and start planning at VisitSummerville.com.

Cheers from the Birthplace of Sweet Tea! Please drink responsibly. 🥂

09/03/2026

🍹 Meet Southern Static, La Chev 208’s entry in the Hold My Tea Bar Crawl and Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest, happening September 14–20! 🌺🍍

🍹 Southern Static – La Chev 208
Bartender: Damian Contino

Ingredients:
• ¾ oz pecan bourbon
• ¾ oz dark rum
• 1 oz hibiscus sweet tea
• ½ oz lemon acid-adjusted pineapple juice
• ¼ oz Licor 43
• 3 drops saline

Some of our town’s best bars and restaurants are competing in a Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest! YOU get to indulge in their entries during the Hold My Tea Bar Crawl.

🗺️ The crawl is more like a “cocktail trail”, giving you plenty of time to try these drinks!

📄Play Bar Crawl Bingo! Pick up a bingo card at a participating bar, the Summerville Visitor Center, or download and print from visitsummerville.com.

🍸Sip sweet tea cocktails while completing other fun tasks to mark off spaces on your card during the week of the crawl.

✅ Vote for your favorite cocktail to help us determine the People’s Choice Award winner.

👕 Redeem your completed bingo card at the Summerville Visitor Center or at the Visit Summerville tent at the Sweet Tea Festival on September 19th for a FREE event shirt, while supplies last.�
Cheers from the Birthplace of Sweet Tea! Please drink responsibly. 🥂
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09/03/2026

Mark your calendars!!! The Sweetest month ever is among us!!

The 2026 Hold My Tea Bar Crawl is almost here, and the full Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest lineup has officially been reveal...
09/02/2026

The 2026 Hold My Tea Bar Crawl is almost here, and the full Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest lineup has officially been revealed. 🍹

Twelve Summerville bars and restaurants have created original sweet tea cocktails for this year’s contest. Meet the contenders:

🍹 Midnight in the Garden | The Azalea Bar & Garden
Bartender: Elizabeth Cureton

🍹 The Earl’s Meadow | Five Loaves Cafe
Bartender: Kaitlyn Hawes

🍹 Southern Dirty Cherry Cola | Godwin’s Beer Hall
Bartender: Austin Willard

🍹 East Doty’s Daly | The Icehouse Restaurant
Bartender: Victoria Tyndell

🍹 Bourbon Belle Sip | Kersey House
Bartender: Brooke Gowen

🍹 Southern Static | La Chev 208
Bartender: Damian Contino

🍹 Ibisco Cocomero | Laura
Bartender: Zach Hollon

🍹 The Blushing Azalea | Lowcountry Fish Camp
Front of House Staff

🍹 The Dirty Arnold | Lowcountry Public House
Bartender: Robyn Remeika

🍹 Bless Your Tart | Luxe Bar & Bistro
Bartender: Dani Potetz

🍹 Southern Belle | Montreux Bar & Grill
Bartender: Emily McEntire

🍹 The Sweet Pea | Sweetwater One Twenty Three
Bartenders: Chelsea Cronk + Laura Walling

Taste the entries during the Hold My Tea Bar Crawl, September 14–20, complete your BINGO card for a free t-shirt (while supplies last) and cast your vote for your favorite. Get your BINGO cards at participating locations, download and print online, or the Summerville Visitor Center.

👀 See the cocktail details and start planning your stops at the linked below! Who are you crawling with this year?

Please drink responsibly and plan for a safe drive home!
💛

08/21/2026

There’s something new to see at the Summerville Museum!👗✨

The museum’s new Textile Room brings Summerville’s history to life through antique clothing, garments and accessories spanning the late 17th through 19th centuries.

Get an up-close look at historic pieces including silk wedding gowns from the Victorian and Civil War eras, traditional mourning dress and more.

Even better, the displays will rotate every six months, giving you a reason to come back and discover something new.

📍 Summerville Museum & Research Center
100 E. Doty Ave., Summerville, SC
🕙 Thursday–Sunday | 10 AM–4 PM

Add this stop to your next day in Downtown Summerville!

08/14/2026

🥳 Join us in the Birthplace of Sweet Tea for the 2026 Sweet Tea Festival:
Saturday, September 19, 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Historic Downtown Summerville, South Carolina

Spend the day exploring downtown with live entertainment, food trucks, artisan vendors, a kids zone and, of course, plenty of sweet tea! Sample your way through the festival and cast your vote for Tea of the Year.

🍋 And the celebration begins before festival day, so make a week of it!

Hold My Tea Bar Crawl and Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest - Monday, Sept. 14 - Sunday, Sept. 20

Sweetest Third Thursday EVER! - Thursday, Sept. 17, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Sweetest Farmers Market - Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 AM - 4 PM

2026 Sweet Tea Festival - Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 AM - 4 PM

🌸 Stay a little longer and experience more of Summerville, from locally owned shops and restaurants to historic downtown, unique places to stay, and all the ways to explore the Birthplace of Sweet Tea.

Plan your visit at VisitSummerville.com
Find festival details at SummervilleDREAM.org

08/07/2026

Weekend plans? Start Saturday morning at the Summerville Farmers Market! 🍓🌻

Shop fresh produce, local foods, handmade goods and more, then stick around and spend a little time exploring downtown.

📍 First Citizens Bank, 218 S. Main Street, behind Town Hall
🗓️ Saturdays through mid-November
⏰ 8 a.m.–1 p.m., rain or shine

See you tomorrow! ☀️

Summerville Farmers Market

🍹 SAVE THE DATE! 🍹The Hold My Tea Bar Crawl & Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest returns September 14–20, 2026!Grab some friends...
07/30/2026

🍹 SAVE THE DATE! 🍹

The Hold My Tea Bar Crawl & Sweet Tea Cocktail Contest returns September 14–20, 2026!

Grab some friends and sip creative sweet tea cocktails from some of Summerville’s best bars and restaurants! Complete your Bar Crawl Bingo card, vote for your favorite drink, and earn a FREE Bar Crawl shirt while supplies last!

📅 September 14–20
📍 Participating locations throughout Summerville
🎉 Sweet Tea Festival: Saturday, September 19

The official Bingo card and more details are coming soon. Start making plans for a deliciously sweet week in the Birthplace of Sweet Tea! 🥂

Participating bars and restaurants:

The Azalea Bar & Garden | The Azalea Bar
Five Loaves Cafe | Five Loaves Cafe
Godwin’s Beer Hall | Godwin's Beer Hall
The Icehouse Restaurant | The Icehouse
Kersey House | Kersey House
La Chev 208 | La Chev 208
Laura | Laura Summerville
Lowcountry Fish Camp | Low Country Fish Camp
Luxe Bar & Bistro | Luxe Bar and Bistro of Summerville
Madres’ Mexican Restaurant | MADRES’ MEXICAN RESTAURANT 🇲🇽 🌺
Montreux Bar & Grill | Montreux Bar & Grill
Sweetwater One Twenty Three | Sweetwater 123

Visit our website to learn more!

BirthplaceOfSweetTea

Address

402 N Main Street
Summerville, SC
29483

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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