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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>The 4th annual St. Patrick’s Festival is returning to Beaufort Town Center from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. The event will benefit the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association (BAHA).</p>
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<p>Area restaurants and food trucks will be selling food and drinks and there will be live music by Mike Martin and The Beautiful Mess. This family-fun event will have activities for children of all ages, and those young at heart.</p>
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<p>“It’s been a crazy couple of years and we are excited to welcome the community back to Beaufort Town Center to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,” Jenny Sanborn with 303 Associates said in a release. “There are some amazing new activities this year, including a cornhole Tournament, and we’ve brought back some of the previous year-favorites, like the costume contest.”</p>
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<p>Though the festival is free and open to the public, to have access to all activities, wristbands can be purchased on site for $5. Only cash is accepted. There is an ATM on site.</p>
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<p>Information regarding the cornhole tournament&nbsp;is available on Beaufort Town Center’s website at <a href="https://bit.ly/3rYcxs5">https://bit.ly/3rYcxs5</a>.</p>
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