Join Grounded Running and the Beaufort Litter Patrol on Earth Day, April 22, 2026 as we conduct a full clean up on the Spanish Moss Trail!!! More Details to come here!

The 70th Annual Beaufort Water Festival welcomes you to the festival’s fourth event of the year, the 5k/10k on Saturday, May 2nd 2026. The 5K/10K race will start at 8:00 AM in the beautiful town of Port Royal at the Live Oaks 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   The 5k is a run or walk for $25.00 and the 10k is a run only for $30.00. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the race for $25.00 for the 5K and $30.00 for the 10K. Participants pre-registered by April 22, 2026 will receive a 70th Annual Beaufort Water Festival 5K/10K t-shirt.  Registration after April 22, 2026 and walk-up registration does not include a t-shirt. There may be some t-shirts for sale the day of but this cannot be guaranteed. Timing is provided by Grounded Running. Awarded categories include: overall male, overall female, and the top 3 in each age division.  

Join Help of Beaufort for our annual FIRECRACKER 5K Race on the morning of July 4th in Downtown Beaufort.  Starting at 8am on Saturday, July 4, 2026, on Bay & Newcastle Streets.  Run through historic downtown Beaufort and across the famous Woods bridge following a certified 5K course.  Packet pickup will be available at Grounded Running located at 2139 Boundary Street, Ste 108, Beaufort, SC 29902 on Friday, July 3rd from 10am until 4pm.  T-shirts and sizes are not guaranteed for registrations after June 1, 2025.    Please note that we have added the ability to register as a Virtual Participant.  Virtual participants can receive a t-shirt for an additional $15.00 and have their shirt mailed to them. We will make a best effort to mail shirts prior to the event for those requesting this.  July 4th -Same day entries will be accepted on race day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. ONLY.  Age categories:  under 12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ Prizes awarded to overall top three male and female and top two male and female in age divisions.   Awards are for in-person participants only and awards will begin PROMPTLY at 8:45am.   Event is pet and stroller friendly.  Flexi-type leashes will not be allowed at the event.  Please have pets on a standard 4-6ft lead.  Course:  Start/finish line at Freedom Mall down Bay Street cross Woods Memorial Bridge to Lady's Island down Meridian Rd to Youmans Drive and double back the same route to Freedom Mall.