Don’t forget that the Beaufort Water Festival continues all week.  If you missed some of the activities this weekend I’ve enclosed an article from The Island Packet with information and photos.  It looks like a good time was had by all!

Don’t miss out on the rest of the week!

Water Festival fun continues with ski show, concert | islandpacket.com.

Are you looking for something to do in the next week on Hilton Head Island?

If you have never been, you might want to check out the Beaufort Water Festival in Beaufort, South Carolina starting tomorrow, Friday July 15th with the Opening Ceremony. 

There are lots of activities all week including music, crafts, food and more.  Click here for a full list of activities. 

Have you been to the Beaufort Water Festival before?  What’s your favorite event?

In case you weren’t in front of your television last night for the premiere of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition helping the Dickinson family right here in the lowcountry, you still have time to catch the episode. 

Visit ABC.com to watch the episode – what a great event this was!

Jane and I visiting the Extreme Makeover home in Beaufort

Jane and I had a chance to drive to Beaufort and visit the Extreme Makeover home; I can truly say that I have never seen such an operation. 

It is hard to believe that they can built a 4,500 square foot home in one week - it took over 20 months to build my home. 

There were over 3,000 volunteers with the build; in fact, there were so many volunteers that they couldn’t use everyone.  We were fortunate enough to get to walk through the home with the architect – it is looking great. 

I think the response really speaks well for the residents in Beaufort County.  I think a special thanks needs to go out to Todd and Tracy Hawk of H2 Builders and all the great ladies at J. Banks Design. 

I can’t wait to see the finished result – we will keep you posted as to when this episode will premiere on ABC.

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Well, look no further; it’s time for the annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival.

It all begins tomorrow, Friday October 1st with a free concert by the Lt. Dan Band at 8:30pm.  Several restaurant vendors will be serving their signature shrimp recipes.

Saturday you can enjoy a full day of activities beginning with a 5k walk/run and more of your favorite shrimp dishes from 15 restaurants. 

There are lots of other activities throughout the day; click here to see an entire schedule of what is happening at the Beaufort Shrimp Festival.

Today marks the beginning of tax free weekend in South Carolina.  Shoppers in Hilton Head and Bluffton will be hitting the stores looking for bargains and getting them tax free. 

What’s covered: During this time, the 6 percent state sales and use tax — and any applicable local sales and use tax — will not be imposed on clothing, clothing accessories (such as hats, scarves, hosiery, and handbags), footwear, school supplies (such as pens, pencils, paper, binders, notebooks, books, bookbags, lunchboxes, and calculators), computers, printers and printer supplies, computer software, and bath wash clothes, blankets, bed spreads, bed linens, sheet sets, comforter sets, bath towels, shower curtains, bath rugs and mats, pillows, and pillow cases.

What’s not covered: Jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, furniture, rental of clothing or footwear, items for use in a business, or items placed on layaway or similar deferred payment and delivery plans

So get out there and take advantage of this tax free weekend!

This year marks the 55th Annual Beaufort Water Festival which began July 16th and runs through July 25th.  This event is a week of fun including fireworks, nightly entertainment, music, food and of course, water events.

Tickets are available for purchase for most events.  Click here for additional information on all the happenings during the Beaufort Water Festival.