With great lodging rates and beautiful weather, autumn has
become a favorite time of the year for many Myrtle Beach visitors. The pace is
a little slower, but there is still much to do and see around here. Whether
you’re in to arts, shopping, eating, or simply relaxing and having a good time,
the fall has it all! Here’s a list of upcoming area events and festivals (click
the links for more info):
St. John's Greek Orthodox Church of Myrtle Beach, located
off Highway 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach, celebrates Greek culture with
traditional Greek food, music and family activities.
Hosted at the Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State Park
in Murrells Inlet, this festival features works from more than 100 artisans.
The unfinished, Spanish style castle is the perfect scenic backdrop to the
beautiful art, delicious food, and live music available.
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| Arts and Crafts Festival 2011 |
Located just a couple miles north of the campground in Valor
Park, Oktoberfest at The Market Common celebrates German heritage with vendors,
games, music, food, inflatables, and a large selection of German beer.
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| Oktoberfest at Market Common in 2011 |
From 10am to 4pm Main Street in North Myrtle Beach will
transform into a multi-European cultural center where thousands of attendees
celebrate with food, music, street performers, and art/craft vendors.
“The Ride” is the theme of this year’s Fall Motorcycle
Rally. Participants party and vendors set up in the same locations as the
Spring Rally: SBB, The Beaver Bar, Jamin’ Leather, Spokes and Bones Saloon,
etc. The fall rally is a little more laid back, with less traffic and a shorter
duration.
From noon to 11pm, 8th Ave North to Mr. Joe White
Ave, Ocean Blvd. will be closed to host a celebration of German food, beer, and
wine with live music and kid’s activities.
This family oriented event will have food, vendors, live
entertainment, and activities for kids. Located on Surfside Drive, just a few
miles south of the campground.
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| Family Festival on Surfside Dr. |
From 10am to 4pm at Chapin Park in Myrtle Beach exhibitors
will display and sell original art from all around the southeast in mediums
such as paint, woodwork, metal, fabric, pottery, and photography.
Located at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, this event
features booths from more than 50 restaurants from all over the Grand Strand
offering samples of their cuisine. In addition to food sampling, there is live
music and awards are presented to participating area restaurants. All proceeds
benefit St. Michael’s Catholic School. From 4pm to 10pm.
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| Taste of the Town 2011 |
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| RIOZ - 2011 Winners People's Choice Favorite Entree |
On display in both galleries of the Rainey Sculpture
Pavilion at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, the Sculpture Expo features
works from many master sculptors. The collection includes a variety of animal
and human subjects. Entrance is included with Brookgreen’s general admission
ticket.
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| Harvest Home Hayride |
Brookgreen Gardens continues its annual fall tradition with
a weekend full of family fun activities including storytelling, crafts, pumpkin
painting, hayrides, musical performances, and other demonstrations. Join the
PirateLand Recreation Crew for a group day trip to Brookgreen on Saturday
October 13. Click
here to visit our activities page for more details and sign up information.
Here’s a good reason to visit the Little River waterfront
area on Mineola Avenue. On the very North end of the Grand Strand, this event
showcases seafood and music in a quaint small town setting. They will also have
arts and crafts, kid’s activities, and a Shrimp and Grits Cook-Off.
From 11am to 7pm located at The Market Common, the Wine Fest
has pay-as-you-go sampling of over 100 wines from the U.S. and other countries.
There will also be specialty vendors, food, and live music.
Local talent from area shows are featured in this festival
focused on dance, music, and theatre. In addition to performances, there are
tons of shops and restaurants to visit at Broadway, and they’ll have a
fireworks show at the end of the night.
We’re celebrating Halloween and family fun here at the
campground with a festival of our own! Our guests will enjoy activities throughout
the weekend, but our Spooktacular Festival is Saturday evening. This FREE festival
includes homemade carnival games such as pumpkin bowling, zombie doss, duck
guess, pin the patch on the pumpkin, candy corn guess Carved pumpkin contest and
Trunk-or-Treating. Hotdogs and drinks will be sold for $1 each. At the end of
the night be sure to visit our FREE Haunted House. We also have a special campsite rate of
3 nights for $90.00. Please note: this event is for PirateLand
registered guests and residents only.
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| One of our resident's carts at our 2010 Spooktacular Festival |
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| Haunted House helpers in 2011 |
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| One of our Pumpkin Carving entrants |
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| Our Haunted House Hostess in 2011 |
Hosted at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, this annual
Thanksgiving tradition showcases some of the biggest names in Bluegrass. Just
to name a few; Longview, JD Crowe & The New South, Doyle Lawson &
Quicksilver, and Bobby Osborne & The Rocky-Top Xpress will be in
attendance. A complete line-up is available by clicking
here.
And if you’re looking for a place to stay during the Bluegrass Festival, check
out our 4 night
campsite special for $90.00!
