70th Annual Water Festival 5k-10K

About the Event

The 69th Annual Beaufort Water Festival welcomes you to the festival’s third event of the year, the 5k/10k on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. The 5K/10K race will start at 8:00 AM in beautiful Port Royal at Live Oak Park. This wonderful flat course takes you along the moss-draped giant live oaks with beautiful views of the Intracoastal waterway. The course is USATF Certified #SC18011DW

5k is a run or walk for $20.00 and 10k is a run only for $25.00. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the race for $25 for 5K and $30 for 10K. Packet pick-up and Walk-up registration at Live Oak Park on May 3rd begins at 7:00 AM—awards to overall Male and Female and the top 3 in each age division.

Timing is provided by Grounded Running. Participants pre-registered by April 22nd will receive a 68th Annual Beaufort Water Festival 5K/10K T-shirt. Registration after April 22, 2025, and Walk-up registration cannot be guaranteed a T-shirt.

We're bringing back the Star Wars theme for our 2025 5K/10K, and this time we're adding a one-mile kid's run for the young Padawans! And, because who doesn't love a good costume, we're upping the ante on our trophies - best male, female, youth, and child costumes will all get a trophy! So, grab your lightsaber and get ready to run, walk, or just cheer on the fun on May 3rd in historic Port Royal!

Packet Pick-up will take place at Grounded Running, located at 2139 Boundary Street, Suite 108 on Friday, May 2nd, 2025 from 12-5:00 PM and at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal on Saturday morning from 7:00-7:40 AM. Race Day registration will take place on Saturday morning from 7:00-7:40 AM to ensure an on-time start at 8:00 AM.

Races Offered

70th Beaufort Water Festival 10K Run/Walk

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

70th Beaufort Water Festival 5k Run/Walk

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$20.00

70th Beaufort Water Festival Children's 1 mile Run/Walk

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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08:00

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$15.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Port Royal.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 19.4° / 27.8°

wb_sunny 20.0° / 28.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.9 /

water_drop 75.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 19.4° / 27.8°

wb_sunny 20.0° / 28.1°

air 11.9 km/h

water_drop 75.5%

About Port Royal

Port Royal is a town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,220 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hilton Head Island metropolitan area. Port Royal is home to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and United States Naval Hospital Beaufort.