Beaufort businesses anticipate busy week despite seawall closure and Water Fest changes

Despite a last-minute curveball, the Beaufort Water Festival will kick off on schedule

After the sudden closure of some of Beaufort's Waterfront Park threw plans into disarray, the 69th annual Beaufort Water Festival is poised to kick off on schedule.

Beaufort businesses anticipate busy week despite seawall closure and Water Fest changes

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Over the next 10 days, visitors are expected to spend an extra 10% in the City of Beaufort as result of the biggest event of the year, the Annual Beaufort Water Festival. But the slight change in this year’s operations had some businesses questioning but hoping that number remains. “Everybody’s still going to come, I feel, and probably even more people,” said Kylie Archer, a waitress at Q on Bay. Archer along with several…