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INTERNATIONAL POSH PICNIC RETURNS TO THE PEE DEE ON MAY 18, 2024

Florence, S.C., February 19, 2024 – Le Diner en Blanc returns to Florence, SC for its 4th edition on Saturday, May 18, 2024. As always, the venue will remain secret until the last minute. 

To be part of the night under the stars, people can sign up to Phase 3 by visiting the official city website at florence.dinerenblanc.com and clicking on the Register tab.

Le Diner en Blanc is:

• Getting all dressed up to attend a dinner à la française where conversation and champagne are essential. 

• Getting together with long-time friends and meeting new friends in a unique setting. 

Charlene McKnight, host of Le Diner en Blanc in Florence, SC, is elated that Le Diner en Blanc is returning to the city: “Le Diner en Blanc is a captivating event where guests are able to network, and we are able to showcase the best of the best of the city while enjoying fine food, wine or champagne, and dancing the night away. My co-hosts, Nicole Dixon and Sadia Ferrell-McKnight, and I are so excited to share an evening of magic and elegance in our beautiful city again. With the number of participants being limited, we strongly invite the participants to book their tickets as soon as their phases open. "

To maintain the uniqueness of Le Diner en Blanc, every guest has a part to play and observes certain requirements such as: 

• Dress code: head-to-toe in white only. Elegance and Originality are key! 

• Table setting: all white!

• To ensure that the location secret is kept undisclosed until the last minute, guests meet at the assigned departure location and are escorted by a Diner en Blanc volunteer.

• So that the event location is left as clean as when guests arrived, they are required to leave with all their belongings, leftovers, and litter.

Guests are to bring:

• A table, two white chairs, white tablecloth.

• A picnic basket comprising fine food and proper stemware and white dinnerware. 

o A catered picnic basket option, which can be picked up on site, will be available for those who do not wish to pack their own. Guests wishing to do so must reserve online through Le Diner en Blanc’s e-store.

• French-influenced event- only wine and/or champagne are served. Beer and hard liquor are prohibited.

o Though guests can bring their own wine and/or champagne, those wishing to pack lighter can pre-purchase online through Le Diner en Blanc Florence’s e-store. In addition, guests are welcome to bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.   

About the Hosts of Le Diner en Blanc – Florence

A strong village of diverse people in fellowship is important to the hosts of Le Diner en Blanc - Florence, SC, Nicole Dixon, Charlene McKnight, and Sadia Ferrell-McKnight. Nicole Dixon is the owner of Rollington Enterprises, LLC. Charlene is the founder and executive director of Four Giving Hearts, and Sadia is the owner of Classic Touch Event, Rentals, & More, LLC. They are elated and looking forward to greeting guests at this year’s event.

About Le Diner en Blanc 

Le Diner en Blanc is so much more than an event. It’s a unique cultural movement that empowers friends of friends to gather and celebrate their shared passions for life, food, fashion, and community, year after year, with a pinch of mystery and large serving of spontaneity. Elegantly dressed all in white, guests arrive at a secret location for a chic picnic en masse. They bring their own tables, chairs, picnic baskets—all the trimmings—to sit down with friends and make new connections in one of their city’s most beautiful public spaces. The location remains secret up until the very moment of arrival. Over the course of the evening, guests from all backgrounds eat, dance, and reconnect with the finer things in life, as they appreciate the night’s magical experience. 

To this day, over 120 cities in 40 countries have joined the ever-growing and international network to celebrate gourmet cuisine, offer extraordinary entertainment, and bring together vibrant individuals and bon vivants around the world. While Diner en Blanc International is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, every event in every city is hosted by passionate local organizers who fell in love with the original Parisian concept and wanted to bring it home and dress it up with local flair. For more info, photos, and videos of Le Diner en Blanc events from around the world, visit dinerenblanc.com.
 

To keep up to date on event announcements, visit florence.dinerenblanc.com. Also, find us on Facebook DinerEnBlancFlorenceSC and Instagram dinerenblancflorencesc

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