About Us

The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is an annual sunset supper that raises funds to distribute to well-deserving charities. The dinner, much like the bridge, is a symbol of community and resilience after the 2015 flood that damaged much of the surrounding areas. Although the river below is everchanging with the rise and fall of waterlines, the durable bonds of friendship and community keep us steadfast.

The inaugural bridge dinner was in October of 2015 and was the first public event able to be held after the Great Flood.​

The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner has become the marquee event for the Columbia Metropolitan area -- guests attend from near and far, boundaries are pushed in a continuous quest to surprise and delight, and money is raised for local charities that work hard to make Columbia a better place to live, work, and play.

To keep the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner on track for 2021 and the years to come, the event has transferred ownership from Soda City Friends to a new nonprofit, Carolina Together, whose sole purpose is to manage and maintain premier fundraising events for our community. The change in the host organization will present minimal changes to the event this community has grown to love.