Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Oct. 1
Abundance of outings for autumn Saturday
▪ Georgetown County Library Community Yard Sale, in proximate parking lots at three branches, respectively: 8 a.m.-noon at Georgetown (main branch), 405 Cleland St. Georgetown (843-545-3310); 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Andrews, 105 N. Morgan Ave. (843-545-3621); and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Carvers Bay, 13048 Choppee Road (843-545-3315).georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.
▪ “Fall Rollout Classic Car Show,” 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Georgetown County Airport, 129 Airport Road, along U.S. 17, just south of Georgetown city limits. Free to see; $25 entry per car. 843 457-9621 or www.thefallrollout.com.
▪ “In the Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, 8:30 a.m. at Waccamaw Medical Park East, 4181 U.S. 17 Bypass, with two-mile course at 10 a.m. to Marsh Walk, on U.S. 17 Business. $30. 843-652-8080 or www.tidelandshealth.org.
▪ “Myrtle Beach Britfest” car show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Johnson and Hendrick avenues at The Market Common, in Myrtle Beach. Free for spectators; car or motorcycle entry $25. 843-651-7644, 843-222-2201 or grandstrandbritishcarclub.com,.
▪ “Harvest Home Weekend” Fall Festival, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. Free with garden admission, which lasts seven days – $16 ages 13-64, $14 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. 843-235-6000 or www.brookgreen.org.
▪ Family Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday on Surfside Drive in Surfside Beach. Free admission. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.
▪ “Blessing of the Animals,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m.in pavilion at Calabash Town Park, 868 Persimmon Road Park. 843-467-4979, or email wendytown11@gmail.com.
▪ In downtown Conway:“Live Oak & Music Fest,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m., outside historic Horry County Courthouse, at Second Avenue and Elm Street in downtown Conway. Free. 843-248-4527 or www.createconway.org.
▪ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in downtown Conway, with free admission: “Live Oak & Music Fest,” outside historic Horry County Courthouse, at Second Avenue and Elm Street (843-248-4527 or www.createconway.org); and “Conway Fall Festival,” at Third Avenue and Laurel Street (843-488-1950 or www.conwayfallfestival.com).
▪ Myrtle Beach Fall Craft Show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday, at Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. 856-765-0118 or www.bkenterprisenj.com.
▪ Second annual Griller’s Cup, for Help 4 Kids/Backpack Buddies, barbecue 11 a.m. at Lakewood Camping Resort, 5901 S. Kings Highway, between Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, about a mile north of S.C. 544. Free admission. Taste samples $1 each. 843-447-7383, 843-651-4310 or help4kidssc.com.
▪ 10-year “Animalversary” for SC-CARES, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pet Galley, 4484 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet.. 843-546-7893 or www.sc-cares.org.
▪ “Smoke on the Beach,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Broadway at the Beach, on 21st Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. Free admission. Buy food and beverages on site. 843-971-0131 or www.smokeonthebeach.org.
▪ Myrtle Beach Wine Fest, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, at The Market Common, with free admission; with purchase of $5 wine glass, buy tickets for 2-ounce samples. 843-712-2618 or myrtlebeachbeerfest.com, and 843-839-3500 or www.marketcommonmb.com.
▪ St. John’s Greek Festival, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, and noon-7 p.m. Sunday, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 33rd Avenue North Extension in Myrtle Beach. $1 ages 11 and older, otherwise free. 843-448-3773 or www.stjohn-mb.org/greek-festival-2016.
▪ Autumn Big Band Blast” noon-5 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $10. Also, bring two canned/dry good items for area food banks and receive $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
▪ Final day for 2016 at Family Kingdom Amusement Park, 300 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, 1-8 p.m., weather permitting. Free admission, and wristbands for all ages – which do not include go-carts and zip lines – are $27.35 plus tax (or $15.75 total for local residents with ID, sold only in the office under Swamp Fox roller coaster), and individual ride tickets cost $1.15 plus tax each, with 2-5 tickets needed per ride. 843-626-3447 or www.familykingdomfun.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival, 1 p.m.-midnight on Myrtle Beach’s Carver Street, between 18th and 21st avenues North. Free admission; also, free parking at, and shuttles available to and from, former Myrtle Square Mall site, between Oak Street and North Kings Highway. 843-918-1062 or www.myrtlebeachjazzfestival.org.
▪ “South Coast Classic” marching band competition, for South Brunswick High School Band Boosters, with 10 groups – including Myrtle Beach High, Carolina Forest and Loris high schools – 4 p.m. at South Brunswick High’s Jack Campbell Stadium, 280 Cougar Drive, Southport, N.C. $10 ages 12 and older, otherwise $5. Email eerickson@ec.rr.com.
▪ Social dance, 6:30-10 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane. $7. 570-881-0244, or email rosaliejack1566@gmail.com.
▪ Grand opening of “Coastal Haunts,” 7 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and next to Bass Pro Shops. Prices vary. 843-492-0515 or coastalhaunts.com.
▪ “Panther Idol,” 7 p.m. Carolina Forest High School, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501. $7. 843-236-7997.
▪ Peabo Bryson, at Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art, 7 p.m. at The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, 18 Reserve Drive, north off Willbrook Drive, west of Litchfield Beach. $30, $45 or $85. 843-626-8911 or pawleysmusic.com.
▪ The Coasters, Clyde McPhatter’s Drifters, and the Crystals, 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, on north end of Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $35.95, $43.95, or $49.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.
▪ Free weekly movie, with “Happy Feet 2,” 7 p.m. (weather permitting) in Barefoot Landing Carousel Courtyard, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Also: “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” Oct. 8, “The Lego Movie” Oct. 15, “The Goonies” Oct. 22, and “Hocus Pocus” Oct. 29. 843-361-7949 or www.BFLanding.com.
▪ “Kaleidescopika,” 7:30 p.m. in Brunswick Community College Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C. $29 adults, $27 seniors and students, and $10 ages 12 and younger. 910-755-7416; 800-754-1050, ext. 7416; or www.bccowa.com.
▪ “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 23 at Atlantic Stage, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and next door to Bath and Body Works. $27.50 general admission; $22.50 ages 55 and older, as well as educators and military; and $17.50 students, including Coastal Carolina University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members. 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
▪ “Cirque Extreme” finale, 7:30 p.m. at Palace Theatre, on southwest corner of Broadway at the Beach, at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. Plus tax: $34.95, $39.95 or $44.95 ages 13 and older. Also, deal for two children see this show for free with each paid adult admission. 843-448-0588 or www.palacemb.com.
▪ “The Odd Couple,” 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, at The Market Common, between Nevers and Lewis streets. $21 general admission; and $18 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
This story was originally published September 29, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Oct. 1."