The Irmo Okra Strut
- Dates
- Expected September 2027
- Status
- Expected
- Venue
- Moore Park
- Price
- Free
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 31, 2026
The Irmo Okra Strut's 2027 dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 25 September 2026 in Irmo, SC. Froligo tracks free-entry details, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
Begin with the Woman’s Club okra offering, then add a current food-vendor specialty from the annual roster.
You must try…
- The Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club’s okra offering
- A current Okra Strut food-vendor specialty
Festival weekend in pictures
The people, producers and atmosphere around the festival.
Watch before you taste
Food tours, crowd favourites and festival highlights.
The experience
What's special
Irmo’s two-day community tradition combines an okra identity with a major parade, free live music, a 5K, rides, artisans and food vendors under the trees at Moore Park
What people love
The Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club remains the preferred okra vendor, preserving a link between the festival name and something visitors can actually taste
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to The Irmo Okra Strut?
By car
Most people drive to The Irmo Okra Strut. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the nearest commercial airport, about 18 miles southeast of Irmo. Uber and Lyft pick up on the lower level in the baggage-claim area in front of the parking garage; metered taxis queue on the same level. Irmo is a genuine suburban drive northwest of the airport
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Cost $10 to park at Moore Park (card only); parking at the free shuttle lots is free.
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire
Irmo is a Columbia suburb ~18 miles from CAE with no practical single-seat transit to the venue; a rental car is a convenient option for fly-in attendees, who can then use the festival's free park-and-ride shuttle lots
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
The venue has its own page with capacity, accessibility and parking.
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near The Irmo Okra Strut?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
1094 Chris Dr, West Columbia / Harbison area near I-26
≈ $110-150 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Mid-range hotels 2
434 Columbiana Dr, Columbia, near Harbison Blvd / I-26
≈ $140-185 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →80 Woodcross Dr, Columbia, near Harbison Blvd
≈ $140-185 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airbnb & private camping
Irmo and the nearby Lake Murray shore have a real short-term-rental market, including lake-view homes; for the late-September festival, lake rentals can be in demand on warm-weather weekends, so book ahead if you want to combine the Okra Strut with a lake stay
Search Airbnb →The Lake Murray area and rural Lexington/Newberry counties around Irmo have Hipcamp-listed lakeside and farm campsites a scenic alternative to a Columbia-suburb hotel for attendees who prefer to camp within a short drive
Search Hipcamp →Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
The Irmo Okra Strut publishes no accessibility page and no accessibility statement of any kind. Its FAQ at okrastrut.com/faq gives no ADA, wheelchair, accessible parking, accessible toilet, accessible viewing, companion ticket, ASL or sensory information, so anyone with access needs has to ask the organisers direct.
Read the full notes
What the FAQ does establish about the ground is that paid parking at 10 dollars, card or Apple Pay only, is in the gravel lot on the left as you enter Moore Park at 7473 Church Street, and that the Family Fun Zone is in the grassy field near Shelter 1, so the site is a town park mixing gravel and grass.
Seating exists around Moore Park and in front of the Prisma Health amphitheater, and visitors may bring their own chairs and blankets. Free shuttles run every 20 minutes from the Irmo Wellness Center at 7182 Woodrow St and Union United Methodist Church at 7582 Woodrow St, with free parking at both shuttle lots, starting 6pm Friday and 9am Saturday, but the organiser does not say whether the shuttle vehicles are wheelchair accessible, which matters because the shuttle lots are the free option.
The Saturday morning parade runs on St Andrews Road between Crossroads Intermediate School and Irmo Elementary School, with the road closing at 8.45am. Note that the FAQ states no pets are allowed at the Okra Strut and does not publish a service animal exception, so service animal handlers should confirm in advance.
The festival is free to attend. Contact routes for access questions are the general address [email protected] and the volunteer Okra Strut Chair Dawn Cilley at [email protected]; the festival is run by the Okra Strut Commission with the Town of Irmo
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Checked 2026-09-03 · source
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