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<p><em>Above: Felicity Klinger, 3, had to get a unicorn painted on her face during the annual OctoPRfest on Saturday in Port Royal. Little Felicity was taking in the festival with her mom, Callie Klinger. Photo by Bob Sofaly.&nbsp;<br></em><br>The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for the return of OktoPRfest to downtown Port Royal on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The fall event, sponsored by the Town of Port Royal and the Old Village Association of Port Royal, was making a comeback after a year away because of the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Hundreds of festival-goers enjoyed the German cuisine, cold beverages and live entertainment from the Rhinelanders and the Dark Waters Project, while the younger crowd made the most of the kid-zone.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Next up on the area’s festival schedule – this weekend’s Beaufort Shrimp Festival on Friday and Saturday in Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.&nbsp;</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-1-0704.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-1-0704-776x1024.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-52526"/></a><figcaption>Children enjoy sliding down one of the inflatable activities during the annual OktoPRfest on Saturday along Paris Avenue in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-2-0725.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-2-0725-1024x684.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-52527"/></a><figcaption>Children enjoy sliding down one of the inflatable activities during the annual OktoPRfest on Saturday along Paris Avenue in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-6-0741.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-6-0741-1024x683.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-52531"/></a><figcaption>Despite all the hot-rods, rat-rods and exotic antiques, Jame Bollack of Beaufort won the Mayor’s Choice award with his 1967 Oldsmobile 442 convertible during the classic car show Saturday at the annual OktoPRfest.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-3-0717.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09252021-OctoPRfest-3-0717-1024x730.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-52528"/></a><figcaption>Kimberly Moon pulls her two chidren, Makaela, 9, and Brooke-Lynn, 3, and famly dog, Tia, in a wagon along Paris Ave. during the annual OctoPRfest on Saturday in Port Royal. Photo by Bob Sofaly</figcaption></figure>
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