Myrtle Beach Events – Fun Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

SOS Spring Safari
12-day shag event with live music, shagging classes and parade - at various locations

Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
5-day film festival with inimation, shorts, documentaries, music videos, features

Socastee Heritage Festival
Live entertainment, vendors, kids' activities - hosted by the Socastee Heritage Foundation

Myrtle Beach Classic
PGA golf tournament at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club

Myrtle Beach Bike Week and Spring Rally
Motorcycle events including rides/tours, entertainment, vendors

Sun Fun Festival
3-day event with live music, parade, US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team

Blue Crab Festival
2-day event includes live music, arts & crafts, kids' area, community booths

Veterans Golf Classic
2-person teams with at least one team member being a veteran

South Carolina Fire-Rescue Conference
Training, education, exhibit hall, competitions

Waves of Praise Gospel Fest
2-day event with lots of live music, vendors - bring your lawn chair

Waves of Praise Gospel Fest
2-day event with lots of live music, vendors - bring your lawn chair

SOS Fall Migration
11-day shag event includes block parties, live music, classes at various locations

Irish Italian International Festival
Live entertainment, arts, crafts, food vendor competition, street performers, spaghetti eating competition

Little River ShrimpFest
2-day event includes live entertainment, kids' activities, vendors, fresh shrimp and seafood specialties

Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon
13.1 mile mini marathon and 5K races - benefits Make-A-Wish South Carolina and MB Fire Cares

Conway Ghost Walk
Professional storytellers weave tales of lowcountry haunts through the shadowy streets of Downtown Conway

Loris Bog-Off Festival
Enjoy chicken bog, children's area, two stages of live entertainment, vendors, concert and fireworks

Carolina Beach Music Awards
4-day event with lots of concerts and other events at various locations - awards ceremony on Sunday

Dickens Christmas Show & Festival
A national award-winning event - set up as a Victorian Holiday Marketplace where you'll find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list!

The Great Christmas Light Show
Drive through light show with over 2 million lights along a 2 mile drive through the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex - closed Thanksgiving Day

Surfside Rotary Turkey Trot 5K/10K
Run or walk plus kids dash and virtual option, come dressed in festive attire - benefits Surfside Area Rotary Club and charities they support

The Great Christmas Light Show
Drive through light show with over 2 million lights along a 2 mile drive through the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex - closed Christmas Day

SOS Mid-Winter Break
Bring in the new year with this 4-day shagging event
Learn more about South Carolina's state dance, the shag

Myrtle Beach Marathon
Marathon, half marathon, 5K, and family fun run, post-race celebrations - benefits local charities

Can-Am Days
9-days of special events around the Grand Strand including concerts, car show, food festival, golf tournament

Carolina Country Music Awards
Awards open to performers who grew up in or now reside in North Carolina or South Carolina - hosted by the Carolina Country Music Association

Drive Thru Italian Feast
Get authentic Italian food without leaving your car - hosted by Son and Daughters of Italy

International Gullah Geechee & African Diaspora
Focus on oral Gullah Geechee language traditions + cultural ways we communicate - hosted by CCU, Joyner Institute for Gullah & African Diaspora Studies

Intracoastal Christmas Regatta
Boat parade starts in Little River Inlet and travels to North Myrtle Beach, spectators are encourage to donate unwrapped toys

Junior SOS
6-day shag dancing event - workshops, competitions - under 21 years of age

Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally
Motorcycle event along the Grand Strand - cruises, vendors

Myrtle Beach Britfest Car Show
The area's largest British car show featuring more than 100 new, classic, antique and rare British cars and motorcycles plus food trucks, an English Tea and more

Mythical & Medieval Fest
Renaissance themed festival with a fairy forest, medieval combat, princesses, artisan's village, fire show and live music - benefits Caleb's Dragonfly Dreams

National Shag Dance Championships Finals
Several different skill levels, plus junior levels

St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival
Parade, street festival, children's area, live music and entertainment

Taste of the Town
Area restaurants will serve tapas style food, beverages - benefits St Andrew Catholic School

Waccamaw Sportmen's Expo
2-day event with DockDogs, music, game and fish cooking demonstrations, reptile program, wildlife rehabilitation session, kid's fishing derby