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Grand Strand Freedom Week Celebrates 20 Years with Special Events Jan. 17-21 to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

Grand Strand Freedom Week Celebrates 20 Years with Special Events Jan. 17-21  to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

The Carolina African American Heritage Foundation (CAAHF), in partnership with the City of Myrtle Beach and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC), will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Grand Strand Freedom Week, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with special events from Jan. 17 to 21, 2025.

Winter Wonderland at The Beach Illuminates Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, Brings Festive Weekend Events for 30-Plus Days of Holiday Fun

Winter Wonderland at The Beach Illuminates Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, Brings Festive Weekend Events for 30-Plus Days of Holiday Fun

The holiday season in Myrtle Beach is set to be more enchanting than ever with the return of Winter Wonderland at The Beach. This annual oceanfront light display and festival, produced by the City of Myrtle Beach in partnership with the Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau, promises a unique blend of coastal charm and holiday spirit.

The Local Palate Invites Readers To Myrtle Beach For The Palmetto Party: An Insider's Taste of South Carolina

The Local Palate Invites Readers To Myrtle Beach For The Palmetto Party: An Insider's Taste of South Carolina

The Local Palate, in partnership with Visit Myrtle Beach, will welcome The Palmetto Party: An Insider’s Taste of South Carolina to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on August 16, 2024.

The event will be held at the historic Pine Lakes Country Club, Myrtle Beach's first golf course and birthplace of Sports Illustrated.

Residents Invited to June Town Halls: The Future of the Grand Strand

Residents Invited to June Town Halls: The Future of the Grand Strand

Join us June 8th or 9th for a Town Hall: The Future of the Grand Strand. The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber and CVB is developing a Destination Stewardship Plan and we want to hear from you! Grand Strand residents are invited to share input at one of two community town halls where our consultants will solicit input to further develop and refine this plan.

Myrtle Beach Classic to debut on PGA TOUR in 2024

Myrtle Beach Classic to debut on PGA TOUR in 2024

A new PGA TOUR tournament, the Myrtle Beach Classic, sponsored by Visit Myrtle Beach will debut in 2024 along South Carolina’s Grand Strand. A four-year agreement establishing the event was announced today during a ceremony at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, with South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Director Duane Parrish in attendance along with representatives from the PGA TOUR, Visit Myrtle Beach, Golf Tourism Solutions, the City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County, South Carolina. 

Winter Wonderland At The Beach Inaugural Year Attracted 20,000+ Attendees

Winter Wonderland At The Beach Inaugural Year Attracted 20,000+ Attendees

More than 20,000 people attended Myrtle Beach’s inaugural Winter Wonderland at The Beach festival, which ran Nov. 26, 2021, through Jan. 2, 2022, and included a 50-by-70-foot real-ice skating rink and a walk-through light show with more than 10,000 lights.

Ranked A Top U.S. Destination, Myrtle Beach Amps Up Its Year-Round Appeal With New ‘Winter Wonderland At The Beach’ Festival

Ranked A Top U.S. Destination, Myrtle Beach Amps Up Its Year-Round Appeal With New ‘Winter Wonderland At The Beach’ Festival

After a highly successful summer and fall tourism season in Myrtle Beach that placed the South Carolina destination among the ranks of Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City in terms of visitor demand – as noted by TripAdvisor, Expedia and others – the coastal hot spot is now preparing for a holiday season like no other.