Mark your calendars for the Taste of Folly 2016! Come out and celebrate Folly’s wonderful restaurants and bars on Saturday, January 16 from 11am-5pm! This year’s event will feature a cocktail contest, dozens of street vendors, kids activities, live music, a hot dog eating competition, chili cook-off, silent auction, date auction, raffle and MORE! This event is a fundraiser for Center Street Beautification.

Featured Folly Beach Restaurants include- Folly Beach Crab Shack, BLU Restaurant & Bar, The Drop In Bar & Deli, Loggerhead’s Beach Grill, Planet Follywood, Jack of Cups Saloon, Woody’s PizzaBeach City Grill, Rita’s Seaside Grille, St. James Gate Irish Pub, Taco Boy, The Grill and Island Bar, Chico Feo and more!

On Friday, January 15 the 4th Annual Bartender Mix-Off will be held at the Ballroom at Tides Hotel on the 2nd Floor from 7pm-10pm! This event is a Cocktail competition for local bartenders on Folly Beach and from the Charleston Area, benefiting Surfers Healing. Admission to the tasting will be $20 and will allow attendees to taste all of the participating bartender cocktails and vote on their top choices.