The Office of Cultural Affairs for the Town of Hilton Head Island and the Arts Council of Hilton Head announces the Fifth Annual Crescendo Celebration of Arts & Culture from Sunday, October 10 – Saturday, November 13, 2021.
Organized in honor of October as National Arts and Humanities Month, this regional celebration highlights and showcases the vast array of arts, culture and history organizations, individual artists, performers and authors residing and working on Hilton Head Island.
This event, last held two years ago, is expected to attract more than 10,000 people from all over the United States, Canada and Europe. It will feature more than 100 unique arts and cultural programs, concerts, theatrical productions, museum and gallery exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, dance performances, historical tours, hands-on arts experiences and educational offerings.
Signature events for the 2021 Crescendo include the following:
- Sunday, October 10: La Isla Magazine’s Latin Music Festival at Shelter Cove Community Park.
- Tuesday, October 12: Crescendo Community Celebration featuring all of the arts and culture organizations on the Island at Shelter Cove Community Park.
- Wednesday, October 20: “Volumes of Light: The Lanterns of Chantelle Rytter” at Coastal Discovery Museum.
- Saturday, October 22: Symphonic Pops, presented by Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra at Lowcountry Celebration Park.
- Wednesday, October 27 – Thursday, October 28: Jazz for All Ages Jazz Festival at Hilton Head Beach & Tennis.
- Friday, November 5th – Saturday, November 6th: Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical Concert at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
- Saturday, November 13th: Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade at South Forest Beach.
Other highly anticipated events during the run of Crescendo include the opening weekend of the holiday favorite “The Nutcracker,” the Lantern Parade Eve Drive-Thru Safari at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance, “Kinky Boot” at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island Oyster Fest, and costumed character tours at Historic Fort Mitchel, and Zion Cemetery and Baynard Mausoleum.