31st ANNUAL BEAUFORT SHRIMP FESTIVAL

October 8, 2025

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Above: Forrest Gump, aka James Miller from Savannah Ga., makes his way over the Woods Memorial Bridge during the Run Forrest Run 5k hosted by The Digital Coridor on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025

Christy Valentine from Jonesboro, Ark., dances behind in line with Forrest Gump, aka Paul Dengler, during the 31st annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival on Friday, Oct. 3, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. Amber Hewitt/The Island News. Photos by Amber Hewitt/The Island News

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