Staff reports
The holiday season in Beaufort kicks off this coming weekend with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Artists Sunday. Expect a whirlwind of events throughout December, according to the City’s news release. Here are some of them:
Saturday, Nov. 30
Santawill be outside the Beaufort Candy Shoppe, 103 West Street Extension, from 1 to 5 p.m. Come for pictures!
Sunday, Dec. 1
It’s Artists Sunday! Come to downtown Beaufort from noon to 4 p.m. and enjoy a pop-up market at the Arsenal, shopping in galleries, food trucks and street musicians as local artists sell one-of-a-kind holiday gifts.
Thursday-Friday, Dec. 5-6
The “Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish” is an interactive musical depicting the last Christmas before the beginning of the Civil War among the enslaved at a South Carolina plantation. 7 p.m., USCB Center for the Arts. Tickets: https://www.gullahkinfolktravelingtheater.org/christmas
Friday, Dec. 6
Celebrate Night on the Town asstreets close at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Merchants will be open, most offering complimentary food and drinks. On Bay Street, there will be plenty of food and activity booths hosted by non-profit organizations, and downtown restaurants will be open.
— Christmas music and caroling throughout evening.
— The Parris Island Marine Corps Band, concert stage, Charles and Bay streets.
— 6 p.m., Santa photos begin outside Beaufort Candy Shoppe, 103 West Street Extension.
–6 p.m., movie on Bay Street.
— 8:15 p.m., “The Night Before Christmas” reading.
— 8:30 p.m., tree lighting with snow!
Saturday, Dec. 7
— Celebrate and honor Gullah holiday traditions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the Gullah Taste of Christmas and Rice Cook-off.
— Santa photos outside Beaufort Candy Shoppe, 103 West Street Extension, 1 to 5 p.m.
— The Lighted Boat Parade, hosted by the Beaufort Water festival, begins at 5:30 p.m. Grab a seat along the seawall at Waterfront Park.
Sunday, Dec. 8
The annual Christmas Parade begins at 3 p.m. and typically concludes about 5 p.m. Santa rounds it out as he sits atop a Beaufort-Port Royal fire truck.
Dec. 6-8
View more than 150 Nativity displays from around the world at First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort, 1201 North St. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 6-7; noon – 3 p.m. Dec. 8.
Saturday, Dec. 14
Wreaths Across America at Beaufort National Cemetery at noon.
Santa photos outside Beaufort Candy Shoppe, 103 West Street Extension, 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21
Santa photos outside Beaufort Candy Shoppe, 103 West Street Extension, 1 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26
Chabad Greater Hilton Head holds a Chanukah menorah lighting, 5-6:30 p.m., Waterfront Park.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Celebrate the end of 2024 and look ahead to 2025 with fireworks at Waterfront Park!
