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Beaufort Shrimp Festival Run Forrest Run 5K

A Forrest Gump–themed 5K over the Woods Memorial Bridge, which appears in the film, with a Forrest impersonator at the start and finish during Beaufort's Shrimp Festival.

Fun Run Atlas · South Carolina

Costume and theme · Beaufort, SC

Beaufort Shrimp Festival Run Forrest Run 5K is a costume and theme run in Beaufort, South Carolina, with no upcoming dates listed.

Season completedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged

When: Last held Sat, Oct 3, 2026; next date TBA
Start 8:00 AM
Saturday of the Beaufort Shrimp Festival (early October)
Where: Bay Street near Best Western Sea Island Inn
1015 Bay Street
Beaufort, SC 29902 · Beaufort
Directions
Entry: Register
Organized by: Beaufort Digital Corridor

Official site Register Directions

What to expect

Forrest Gump theme
movie filming location
Woods Memorial Bridge
shrimp festival
costumes encouraged
Triple Crown series

2026 Season completed

October 3, 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 2026

2027 Projected

Date TBA

About the run

Runners are invited to come in 'Gump getup' for a downtown Beaufort 5K that crosses the swing bridge and opens the Beaufort Shrimp Festival. It is the first leg of the Beaufort Triple Crown series.

The run

Distances: 5K
Season: Fall
Benefits: Beaufort Digital Corridor

Nearby

Sources

Official site official
Registration official
Main Street Beaufort official
WJCL research

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.