The South Carolina Poultry Festival began as a brainchild of the infamous Sara Shealy, of Shealy’s BBQ.  One morning at a Leesville Merchants meeting, Mrs. Shealy, our Mother Hen, wanted to do something to recognize the largest industry in the Batesburg-Leesville area including the "ridge" areas of Saluda, Ridge Spring, Monetta and other small towns located on the ridge.  She recommended the Ridge Poultry Festival, and so it was born in 1987.  The first festival, a one-day event, was relatively small with approximately 10,000 people attending.

Schedule :

10.15am - Parade

Main Stage

9:30am - Dance Elements Academy

11:30am - Palmetto Dance

12:30pm - Line Dance with Lisa

1:30pm - Anointed Voices

2:00pm - Hopkins Brothers

2:30pm - Billy Smith and the Radio Angels

3:00pm - Appointed

4:00pm - The Experience Band

5:30pm - Prettier Than Matt

7:30pm - The Breakfast Club

8:30pm - Cake Auction

9:15 pm - Fireworks

9:30pm - The Breakfast Club

8:00 am-3:00pm - car show - Lexington Medical Center Parking Lot

Caughman Street Stage

10:00am - Opening Ceremony

11:30am - Chicken Calling Contest

12:30pm - B-L Elementary Chorus

1:00pm - B-L Middle School Chorus

1:30pm - B-L High School Chorus

2:00pm - B-L High School Theater

3:00 Zenny Cobb Band

Main Street Stage

11:30pm - Carolina Jazz Xperience

1:00pm - LYME

2:00pm - Amick Junction Sand

3:00pm - Cody Webb

5:00pm - Jumpstart

7:30pm - Swingin Medallions