Events & Activities
The Ackerman Legacy Foundation is pleased to announce that the annual Inspire! Festival is coming your way March 25 – April 3, 2022. Our inaugural event was held in the Spring of 2019 and was so well received we are excited to be able to bring this celebration of life and giving to the Sumter community again this year.
We are delighted with our lineup of events this year as they are more varied than, and equally as exciting as, those held last year!
(Click on the name of the event for more info and tickets)
Temple Sinai
Jewish History Center
Temple Sinai Jewish History Center features an introduction to Jewish traditions, exploration of Jewish immigrants, stories from Sumter residents, lessons from the Holocaust, and oral histories.
Learn about Passover through the interactive Seder table, view the new display of art from Shlomo Katz’s Passover Portfolio, create butterflies to remember the over one million children who died in the Holocaust, and don’t miss walking through the beautiful 1913 sanctuary to marvel at the breathtaking stained glass windows.
Hours
Thursday and Friday, 1:00-4:00pm
and Saturday, 10:00am-1:00pm
FREE ADMISSION DURING INSPIRE FESTIVAL!
FREE PARKING
11 Church Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0908
SumterCountyMuseum.org
The Sumter
County Museum
Sumter County Museum features a 1916 historic home, exhibits related to Sumter County, an interactive 1750-1850 homestead, and the beautiful Martha Brice Gardens.
Be an archeologist and dig for Sumter County treasures in the permanent history exhibit, learn about General Thomas Sumter who is the namesake of the city and county, and wonder through c. 1800 structures to discover what life was like in this part of the state at that time.
Hours
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
10:00am to 5:00pm
FREE ADMISSION DURING INSPIRE FESTIVAL!
FREE PARKING
122 N. Washington Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0908
Sumter County
Gallery of Art
Explore the halls of the Sumter County Gallery of Art and experience some of the most exquisite contemporary art in the nation.
The Gallery also offers art classes including an adult acrylic painting class and a youth comic book class that begin on the Thursday of the festival!
Hours:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
11:00am to 5pm
FREE ADMISSION DURING INSPIRE FESTIVAL!
FREE PARKING
200 Hasel Avenue
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0543