Beaufort Celebrates 59th Annual Water Festival July 18 - July 27

Beaufort, S.C. (Top40 Charts / Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce) The 59th Annual Beaufort Water Festival returns to the historic city's Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park from July 18 to July 27, 2014. This year's festival features concert performances by country singers Eric Paslay and Craig Morgan, and Fripp Island resident and S.C. native Marjory Lee.

The festival begins with a bang on Friday, July 18, with music from the Parris Island Marine Band and a fireworks show.

Opening weekend festivities (July 18 to July 20) include an air show, raft races, and children's road fishing, plus Saturday's concert featuring Morgan as its headliner, and the Children's Day and teen dance on Sunday. Weekday themes include:

Motown Monday
Salsa Tuesday
Talent Show Wednesday
Lowcountry Supper Thursday
River Dance Friday

The final weekend of the festival (July 25 to July 27) includes the Grand Parade, Paslay's country concert, Dragon Boat race, the Commodore's Ball, the Blessing of the Fleet and Parade of Boats.

Throughout the festival, the Arts & Craft Market will be open daily at Waterfront Park.

For a full schedule of events, visit https://bftwaterfestival.com/festival-schedule/. The official Beaufort Water Festival app is also available for visitors to stay current on festival news.

Follow Beaufort Water Festival on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BFTH20FEST) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/BeaufortH2OFest).