By Delayna Earley
The Island News
PORT ROYAL – The inaugural Springfest 2023 was held on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on Saturday, April 29. The event was hosted by ZenDen, a shop in Port Royal that offers alternative and holistic health services, according to their business Facebook page.
Campfire Tyler, a musician from Port Royal, played during the event, as festival attendees walked between the different artisan tents.
There were 38 vendors selling handmade jewelry, homemade desserts and energy drinks, paintings and tarot card readings.
The food truck Golden Sun Filipino Cuisine was there selling food and beverages to the attendees.
“I really hope that next year we are able to have one or two more food trucks and a few more vendors to offer more variety,” ZenDen owner Robyn Baker said.
Barker continued to say that the weather played heavily into the success of the event. There were also several other events happening in Port Royal and in Beaufort, so she thinks that people stopped by to shop at the event because they were already out and about.
“This was just our first year, we hope to continue to grow this event every year,” Baker said.
The date for next year’s Springfest has already been set for April 27, 2024.
Delayna Earley lives in Beaufort with her husband, two children and Jack Russell. She spent six years as a videographer and photographer for The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette before leaving the Lowcountry in 2018. After freelancing in Myrtle Beach and Virginia, she joined The Island News when she moved back to Beaufort in 2022. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
