Grab AWE Blog Feed America’s only tea garden is here in Charleston and in celebration of their crop harvest, they’ll be holding the First Flush FesTEAval this weekend.
This is the fifth year the plantation on Wadmalaws Island will open their doors and invite the surrounding community to food vendors, arts and craft and free First Flush Tea, deemed by avid tea drinkers to be the most amazing and unique cup.
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals are the headliners at the First Flush Festival this Sunday
But this isn’t just about a caffeinated drink associated with England and early mornings.
There will be ice cold beer for those of age and music all day, starting an hour after the gates open at 11 a.m. The Homegrown Stage will feature just that with A Fragile Tomorrow and The Occasional Milkshake which features Mark Bryan and Gary Greene from Hootie & The Blowfish and Hank Futch of The Blue Dogs.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, described as a modern-day version of Tina Turner fronting for the Rolling Stones, is the headline act and they’ll take the Main Stage at 6:15 p.m.
The Charleston Tea Plantation is east on Savannah Highway then south on Main Street to Maybank Highway. Tickets are $20 in advance and you can call (843) 559-0383 for more information.
Photo via Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
