The Christmas tree in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Mike McCombs/The Island News

The City of Beaufort holiday festivities line-up

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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!

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