Beaufort Music Festival
- Dates
- Expected May
- Status
- On hiatus
- Venue
- NC Maritime Museums Gallants Channel Annex
- Price
- Free
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 13, 2026
Beaufort Music Festival in Beaufort, NC is not currently confirmed to be running. Froligo tracks its status, history and similar festivals still happening.
What happened to Beaufort Music Festival?
The festival's home venue, Gallants Channel, is undergoing construction.
Similar festivals that are still going ahead are listed further down this page.
The experience
What's special
Beaufort Music Festival is a not-for-profit, family-friendly music festival in Beaufort, North Carolina, run by the Beaufort Arts and Music Foundation with proceeds supporting local children's arts programs. It is on a brief hiatus for 2025 owing to construction at Gallants Channel and is scheduled to return in 2026
Listen
No official playlist linked yet. Find Beaufort Music Festival on Spotify.
Lineup
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
Nearest airport EWN.
How do I get to Beaufort Music Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Beaufort Music Festival. The nearest major airport is EWN, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
EWN (Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, New Bern) is the closest commercial airport, roughly 20 miles/30-35 min from downtown Beaufort. Rideshare/taxi is the practical default for this short regional-airport leg EWN is a small regional field with no scheduled public transit or airport shuttle bus of its own
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Cost $20/vehicle. The festival's own Plan Your Trip page describes parking at Gallants Channel as 'very limited' and paid ($20/vehicle), and explicitly encourages attendees to carpool, use rideshare, bike, taxi, or walk instead. This directly informs why the free shuttle (below) is the recommended default, not a fallback
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at EWN
Useful for the EWN-to-Beaufort leg and wider Crystal Coast exploration, but the festival's own onsite parking is limited/paid and it actively steers attendees toward its free shuttle instead car hire is a secondary option, not the primary recommended path once in Beaufort
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
NC Maritime Museums Gallants Channel Annex
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Beaufort Music Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
Short walk from downtown Beaufort shops/waterfront and near the festival's free shuttle pickup points; suites with full kitchens
≈ $68-90 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Mid-range hotels 1
Historic downtown waterfront inn, steps from shops/dining and near the NC Maritime Museum shuttle stop; wide price spread across sources so treat the top end as festival-weekend-realistic
≈ $145-221 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Luxe hotels 1
Waterfront hotel and marina in downtown Beaufort with complimentary breakfast and pool; the area's newer upscale option
≈ $179 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
short-term-rental availability likely compresses on a festival weekend, consistent with the pattern at similarly small coastal-town events elsewhere in this dataset
Search Airbnb →Coastal Carteret County has some Hipcamp-listed private-land camping/glamping options in the wider Beaufort/Morehead City area for attendees willing to camp rather than book scarce downtown hotel rooms
Search Hipcamp →Pricing
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