Celebrate a spook-tacular October with thrilling activities and fun for all ages
In October, South Carolina’s Grand Strand becomes especially enchanting as it transforms into a Halloween haven where frightfully fun celebrations abound. From family-friendly trick-or-treating to spine-chilling haunted adventures, the Myrtle Beach area offers a cauldron of festive activities and events throughout the month, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber and Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Winter and Holiday campaign positions Myrtle Beach as the ideal year-round destination with engaging experiences outside of the beach, including during the holiday season.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber and Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Fall campaign captures the essence of showcasing the best The Beach has to offer. A niche focus of the campaign will be on culinary experiences and live music.
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.
The Governor’s South Carolina Floodwater Commission in cooperation with Horry County, the City of Conway, and the City of Loris will be sponsoring a cleanup day in Horry County on Friday, November 8, 2019. The cleanup activities include both land and waterways (boat) and will be coordinated from 4 regional work sites within the county.
Myrtle Beach has a new listing on the National Register of Historic Places! The Downtown Historic District was officially certified on Friday, October 18. It includes portions of Main Street, Eighth Avenue North, Ninth Avenue North, North Kings Highway, Broadway Street and North Oak Street. The description states:
On Saturday, October 26, Visit Myrtle Beach, in partnership with Tin Roof Myrtle Beach and Cocktail Artist®, a line of premium mixes and bar ingredients, will host an exciting night of bartending challenges.
Myrtle Beach bartenders will compete in a bartending challenge where each contestant will be paired up with one of Cocktail Artists’ award-winning mixologists as they compete for a grand prize. Also that night, Cocktail Artist will crown their National Champion in the brand’s 1st Annual Mix Off Competition.
In the school start date debate, many have tried to pit the tourism industry and the coast against teachers, parents and students. The fact is that South Carolina parents simply do not want to see the school start-date moved sooner into August. A statewide poll found that nearly 75 percent of parents support the current school start-date (third Monday in August) or would even like to see it moved back later into August or September like many other states.
Destination Welcomes Visitors with its Warm Temperatures, Beautiful Beaches and an Exciting Lineup of Events. With the autumn season underway, the oceanfront oasis of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is ready to embrace its visitors with an impressive variety of events. Along with its beautiful coastline and sandy beaches, Myrtle Beach boasts summer-like temperatures, affordable lodging options and an abundance of activities during the fall, including autumn festivals and haunted happenings to celebrate the season.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Myrtle Beach are pleased to announce that Myrtle Beach was ranked 9th 'Best Small American City' by Resonance Consultancy, the leading advisors in real estate, tourism, and economic development for countries, cities, and communities. The annual America's Best Cities Report ranks the 50 Best Large American Cities, as well as the 50 Best Small American Cities.
Each month we round up some of the latest stories about Myrtle Beach as a destination. The following are several of the major media clips in the month of September 2019 which highlighted the destination’s appeal as a whole and as a meetings destination, as well as travel to Myrtle Beach in the fall.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hiring of Randall (Randy) McKeel Jr. as the executive vice president of finance. McKeel will be responsible for leading the financial division of the organization in all day-to-day functions as well as assisting the many facets of the organization with resource planning to meet goals.
Dorian has passed with minimal impacts to the area and like you, we are ready to welcome more people than ever to the Myrtle Beach area. This past weekend, we notified our visitors that Dorian had left the area and that our beaches were in great shape. We also reactivated the “Stretch Your Summer” fall campaign in all markets. Here are a few highlights of how we’re inviting visitors back to Myrtle Beach following Dorian:
