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- Marion Square
Marion Square
Charleston, 29403 Get Directions
Marion Square plays home to our conservation partners and exhibitors as well as cooking demos and bird and reptile shows all weekend long.
Attractions and Live Demonstrations
- Fresh on the Menu chef demonstrations on the Certified South Carolina Kitchen Stage. Presented by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and hosted by the Lee Bros., watch more than a dozen of South Carolina’s greatest chefs, farmers, and home cooks demonstrate how to prepare some of their favorite recipes with locally grown and produced ingredients. Sample products from the producers, processors and vendors that make up the Certified South Carolina program. Times vary throughout the weekend.
- The Orianne Society presents why reptiles and amphibians are an integral part of our ecosystem.
- The Center for Birds of Prey will be conducting free flight demonstrations in the arena at Marion Square. See amazing flight demonstrations up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.
- Marion Square also features the Conservation Village, live educational performances, food from area eateries and live music, many children’s activities and the popular Edisto Island Serpentarium tent.
Parking
A SEWE shuttle stops are located in two locations on the perimeter of the park. We advise attendees to park or rideshare downtown and navigate venues by walking, biking, ridesharing or hopping on the complimentary SEWE shuttle. Please note that dogs are not permitted aboard the SEWE shuttle. Plan your weekend with our parking and shuttle FAQs.
Tickets
Marion Square features our conservation partners, including the Center for Birds of Prey, Department of Agriculture’s chef demonstrations and more than 30 nonprofit partners. As part of SEWE’s commitment to community engagement and nonprofit promotion, tickets are not required to experience the venue.

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Birds of Prey Flight Demos
One of the most educational and entertaining shows during SEWE, see amazing flight demos up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Culinary Institute of Charleston Pastry Chef Kelly Wilson with A.J. Freeman of Freeman Farms
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Vern’s Chef Dano Heinze and Bethany Heinze with Jonathan Cox of Lowcountry Fungi
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in the nation for food-lovers.

Presented by Purina Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations
The high-flying Purina® Pro Plan Performance Team is a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines. Come watch the team perform amazing flying disc routines.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Circa 1886 Pastry Chef Ashley Cardona with Jeremy Storey of Storey Farms
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and 39 Rue De Jean Chef Marcus Shell with Marvin Ross and Jada Ross of Peculiar Pig Farm
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Birds of Prey Flight Demos
One of the most educational and entertaining shows during SEWE, see amazing flight demos up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.

Presented by Purina Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations
The high-flying Purina® Pro Plan Performance Team is a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines. Come watch the team perform amazing flying disc routines.

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Birds of Prey Flight Demos
One of the most educational and entertaining shows during SEWE, see amazing flight demos up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Chef Emily Meggett author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island with Greg Johnsman of Marsh Hen Mill
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Malika Canteen Chef Maryam Ghaznavi with Farmers Don and Paul Quattlebaum of White House Farms
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by Purina Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations
The high-flying Purina® Pro Plan Performance Team is a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines. Come watch the team perform amazing flying disc routines.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and Kounter Chef Rob Masone with Crescent Farm Famers
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Birds of Prey Flight Demos
One of the most educational and entertaining shows during SEWE, see amazing flight demos up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Chef Amethyst Ganaway with Local Crabber Tia Clark of Casual Crabbing
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by Purina Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations
The high-flying Purina® Pro Plan Performance Team is a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines. Come watch the team perform amazing flying disc routines.

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Birds of Prey Flight Demos
One of the most educational and entertaining shows during SEWE, see amazing flight demos up-close by a variety of raptors including falcons, eagles, owls and hawks and learn about the important role they play in our eco-system.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Chef Rashaunda Grant of The Carolina Cookery with Jed Watson of Watsonia Farm and Guest Emcee KJ Kearney
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by National Marine Mammal Foundation
National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Doctor Hands-On Workshop Experience
NMMF will conduct interactive Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal Medicine workshops for SEWE participants. This program focuses on marine mammal medicine, science, and technology, and applications to the conservation of marine mammals worldwide. Hands-on educational activities can be adapted for all ages, including mock wild dolphin health checks with inflatable dolphins; […]

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Topsoil Chef Adam Cooke with Brett Gates of Noonday Farms at Landrum
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by Purina Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations
The high-flying Purina® Pro Plan Performance Team is a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines. Come watch the team perform amazing flying disc routines.

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • 2023 SC Chef Ambassador and Indigenous Underground Chef Erica McCier with Farmer Josh Johnson
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]

Presented by South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Chef Demo • Cudaco Chef Shaun Brian with Jeff Massey of Livingston’s Bulls Bay Seafood
Certified SC returns to Marion Square with a tent featuring the Palmetto State’s finest specialty food vendors and the Fresh on the Menu cooking stage, where South Carolina’s most talented chefs team up with their favorite farmers for a weekend of demonstrations and tastings showing why South Carolina is one of the best states in […]