Editing Bluffton, South Carolina (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Society of Bluffton Artists===
The Society of Bluffton Artists is a nonprofit organization established in 1999.<ref name="SOBA">[http://www.sobagalleryonline.com/about.htm,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202140741/http://www.sobagalleryonline.com/about.htm, |date=February 2, 2015 }} ''THE SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS (SoBA)'', Accessed August 29, 2012.</ref>

===May River Theatre===
The May River Theatre is a theatre company that has performances at the Ulmer Auditorium in downtown Bluffton.<ref name="Theatre">{{cite web|url=http://mayrivertheatre.com/|title=The May River Theatre|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>

===Annual events===
[[File:MayRiverCleanup.JPG|thumb|May River Cleanup]]
[[File:SavannahPirates.jpg|thumb|Christmas Parade]]
* Bluffton Village Festival – Also known as "Mayfest", the Bluffton Village Festival is an annual event that started in the spring of 1978. It gathers local artisans and musicians to showcase a variety of goods as a "celebration of Bluffton life" and local culture.<ref>''[http://blufftonvillagefestival.com/ Bluffton Village Festival History]'', Accessed September 4, 2012.{{Dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref>
* Christmas Parade – An annual parade that takes place at the beginning of December and features a wide variety of unique parade floats both local and regional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Town of Bluffton Christmas Parade {{!}} Bluffton, SC |url=https://www.townofbluffton.sc.gov/387/2022-Town-of-Bluffton-Christmas-Parade |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=www.townofbluffton.sc.gov}}</ref>
* Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival  – A fall festival that consists of many events and activities including an art show, kayak tours, a 5K run, and sampling of locally harvested seafood.<ref name="seafood">[http://www.blufftonartsandseafoodfestival.com/] ''Arts & Seafood Festival'', Accessed September 4, 2012.</ref>
* Shag & Drag – Classic car show and live entertainment, held in June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4th Annual SHAG & DRAG |url=https://www.hiltonhead.com/events/event/4th-annual-shag-drag/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=Hilton Head, SC {{!}} HiltonHead.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* May River Cleanup – Every year hundreds of volunteers organize to help remove trash and waste from nearly 12 miles of river and to help raise awareness of the challenges facing the May River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=May River Cleanup |url=https://www.americanrivers.org/river-cleanup/may-river-cleanup-2/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=American Rivers |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Museums, historical sites and other attractions ===
Historic buildings, art and historical museums include:
* [[Heyward House and Historical Center]]
* [[Church of the Cross]]
* [[Squire Pope Carriage House]]
* [[Allen-Lockwood House]]
* [[Huger-Gordon House]]
* [[Seven Oaks, Bluffton SC]]
* [[Fripp-Lowden House]]
* [[The Store, Bluffton SC]]
* [[Carson Cottage]]
* [[D. Hasell Heyward House]]
* [[Patz Brothers House]]
* [[Planters Mercantile]]
* [[Cordray House]]
* [[Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Bluffton, South Carolina)|Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church |url=https://southcarolinalowcountry.com/historic-campbell-chapel-ame-church/ |website=South Carolina Lowcountry |access-date=August 12, 2021 |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Lisa |title=Freed slaves spent $500 to buy a church in Bluffton 145 years ago. It’s still standing |url=https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article233626267.html |website=The Island Packet |publisher=[[McClatchy]] |access-date=August 12, 2021 |date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>