Black Cowboy Fest: South Carolina
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A cowgirl and other rodeo participants look down a dirt road at the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
At the annual Hillbilly Fest in Mountain Rest, South Carolina, the kids chase a pig. At the Black Cowboy Fest in Rembert, they chase a goat. It’s summer in the Palmetto State, when southerners embrace their roots on the farm.
Rembert sits along highway 521 between Camden and Sumter and if you keep driving east, you’ll find yourself in Georgetown. But if you hung a left onto Dinkins Mill and the next right near the Francis Campbell Quick Stop bbq joint on Saturday — you would have found yourself at Greenfield Farm and the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival. Hosted by Mark and Sandra Myers, on land her family once sharecropped, the four day festival featured educational programs, trail rides, demonstrations, live music, dance lessons, rodeo events and more.
During marquee rodeo as farmers prayed for rain, the weather held out until the final event. As the rain slowly moved in folks packed up their chairs and loved ones in a procession to a temporary parking lot. And for a few hours, there was a traffic jam on Spencer Rd. Sumter County. To see more or license any of these photos please visit the gallery page at Getty Images. (Photos and words by Sean Rayford)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: Children chase a goat during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: Nyra Simmons poses for a photo made by her father, Ronald Simmons, during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: Daniell Brown sits on the ground after a bronc ride during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: Malia Edwards brushes a horse during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: Spectators react during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
REMBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A cowboy reacts after a bronc ride during the 29th annual Black Cowboy Festival at Greenfield Farm on May 23, 2026 in Rembert, South Carolina. The weekend event included agriculture and heritage exhibits, trail rides, dance classes, rodeo events and live music. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
