Sat, Jan 16, 2027

2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k

Beaufort, SC

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

About the 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k

The course runs through historic downtown Beaufort, heading out along Bay Street and across a bridge over the Beaufort River before turning back on the same route. It is an out-and-back, so you get the river views twice. The route is mostly flat, and you finish where you started near a park in the heart of downtown.

Packet pickup the day before is at a local running store on Boundary Street. Race-morning pickup is also available at the start line, though it closes before the gun goes off. The event is stroller and dog friendly; dogs need to be on a standard short leash.

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Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k 2026 Results

Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K Results · 2026

165finishers

1:03winner

33:46median

58:25cutoff

Top 3: Foster, Thomas (19:11) · Sauls, Jake (19:27) · Dominguez, Ariana (19:30)

The 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K1/16/2027 08:00$40

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Common Questions About the 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k

Will I finish last at the 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 33:46, and the last recorded finisher came in around 58:25, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k a good first 5K?

It is a small race (165 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the 2027 Beaufort Oyster Festival - Oyster Boogie 5k?

The 5K winner ran 1:03 while the median finisher took 33:46. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.