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Okra Strut parade, 2008. The Okra Strut is an annual festival started in 1973 as a fundraising effort for a new library. Named for the okra plant, events have included a charity golf tournament, street dance, live entertainment, a midway, cycling and running competitions, arts and crafts exhibits, and a parade. [9]
Irmo is actively trying to carve out a distinct identity for itself among the suburban sprawl west of Columbia. ... best known as the site for the annual Okra Strut celebration. ...
Cowboy Mouth was scheduled to play Friday at Irmo’s Okra Strut festival, but Hurricane Helene wrecked the band’s travel plans.
3:31 p.m. One of the Midlands’ most noteworthy festivals, the Irmo Okra Strut, which was scheduled for this weekend, has been canceled amid the damage from Helene.
Irmo. Home of the Okra Strut [19] Gateway to Lake Murray [20] Lancaster – The Red Rose City [21] Myrtle Beach – Golf Capital of the World [22] North Augusta – South Carolina's Riverfront [23] Orangeburg – The Garden City [24] Pageland – The Watermelon Capital of the World [25] Rock Hill – The Gateway to South Carolina [26] Ruby
Okra is one of three thickeners that may be used in gumbo soup from Louisiana. [27] Fried okra is a dish from the Cuisine of the Southern United States. In Cuba and Puerto Rico, the vegetable is referred to as quimbombó, and is used in dishes such as quimbombó guisado (stewed okra), a dish similar to gumbo.
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The area includes the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Technically, the Lowcountry is synonymous with the areas with a large population of Gullah Geechee peoples of the region.