Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Oct. 29

Halloween prevails as theme all weekend

▪ Georgetown “Bridge2Bridge” Run, for Friendship Place, with half-marathon and 12 k at 7:30 a.m., and 5k 7:45 a.m., from clock tower on Front Street in Georgetown, at Screven Street. Entry rates vary. www.bridge2bridgerun.com.

▪ “Sawmill Saturday,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, north of Conway, off U.S. 701. Free. 843-365-3596 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ American Legion Riders mini-golf benefit, 10 a.m. at Gilligan’s Island Funland Golf, 3009 U.S. 17 Business, Garden City Beach (843-651-4220), next to Kroger. $20. Also, party 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Legion Post 178, 3950 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. 843-231-5604 or 401-692-1905.

▪ Halloween Rod Run Car Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Surfside Drive. Free. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.

▪ At Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.: “Trunk or Treat,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Pumpkin Painting Workshop, with craft to take home, 11 a.m. – all free with admission: $9.50 ages 13-61, $8.50 ages 62 and older, $7.50 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. 910-579-1016 or www.museumplanetarium.org.

▪ “Endless Summer Festival,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-361-3045, 866-805-5642 or www.nmbevents.com.

▪ “SPOOKtacular” festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. – including “The Thing” movie, 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. – at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, 415 S. Madison St. Free, but donations appreciated. 910-914-4185 or www.naturalsciences.org.

▪ Dedication ceremony for Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary Carroll E. Prosser Chapter & Unit, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 2987 Church St., Myrtle Beach. 843-997-3468 or www.dav.org.

▪ Baby & Children’s Health Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (rescheduled from Oct. 8) outside HealthFinders, in Coastal Grand mall in Myrtle Beach, beside Dillard's. 843-839-9933.

▪ Free Community Family Day for “Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead),” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. 843-238-2510 or myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.

▪ “Boo Fest,” noon-4 p.m. at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-272-8349 or www.bflanding.com.

▪ Art benefit for family member awaiting lung transplant, noon-6 p.m. at Silver Coast Winery Tasting Room, 105 S Howe St., Southport, N.C. 910-287-2800 or www.silvercoastwinery.com.

▪ “Halloween Bonfire & Cookout,” noon-6 p.m.at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $3. Also, bring two canned/dry good items for area food banks and receive $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ “Nightmare Haunted House: Zombie Zone Undead Adventure!” 1001 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. Open noon Saturday-Sunday and 4 p.m. Monday. $12 ages 13 and older, otherwise $8. 843-626-0022 or www.beachscream.com.

▪ “Local Folklore and Superstitions” lecture with Rhonda Etherden, 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ Ebony’s Hope Domestic Violence Awareness Rally and Trunk-or-Treat, 1-4 p.m. Saturday outside Old Horry County Courthouse, 1201 Third Ave., Conway. 843-385-0556, or email mholmesoutreach@gmail.com.

▪ “Glitz, Glamour and Glow,” women’s event benefit,1-4 p.m. at South Brunswick Islands Center, 9400 Ocean Highway W., Carolina Shores, N.C. $35 individual, or $175 for party of five. 910-721-1473 or visit www.novanthealth.org/brunswickevents.

▪ Strand Cinema, with “Sing Street,” 2:30 p.m. at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $5 members, otherwise $7. 843-527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org.

▪ Hot Rod Promotions cruise-in, 3-6 p.m. at Cheesesteak Factory, 310 U.S. 17 Business 17 N., Surfside Beach. Free. 843-503-8245.

▪ Halloween Party, for ages 14 and younger, 5-7 p.m. at Myrtle Beach’s Pepper Geddings Recreation Center, 3205 N. Oak St. Free. Also, bring canned food donations for relay to local food bank. 843-918-2280.

▪ Annual “Howl-O-Scream,” 5-8 p.m. at North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, at S.C. 90 and Robert Edge Parkway. $5 per vehicle. 843-280-5570, ext. 1, or parks.nmb.us.

▪ Halloween Carnival, 5:30-9 p.m. at Conway Recreation Center, 1515 Mill Pond Road, including costume contest at 7:15 p.m., and “Scooby-Doo” movie from 2002 at 8:45 p.m. Free admission. Games 25 cents to $1 each, or pass $5 for several activities. 843-488-1950 or www.conwayparksandrecreation.com.

▪ Laser music shows at Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C.: “Fright Light” at 6 p.m., and “Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon” 7 p.m. Saturday. Each $9.50 ages 13-61, $8.50 ages 62 and older, $7.50 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org.

▪ Trunk-or-Treat, 6-7:30 p.m. at Palmetto Pointe Church of God, 3690 Palmetto Pointe Blvd., just south of Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-353-1600 or palmettopointechurch.com.

▪ “Atalaya Fall Festival and Haunted Castle,” 6-9 p.m. at Huntington Beach State Park, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Brookgreen Gardens. $10 ages 16 and older, $7 ages 6-15, and free ages 5 and younger, with park and Atalaya admissions ($5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, and $3 ages 6-15) waived for this event only. 843-237-4440 or www.huntingtonbeachsp.com.

▪ Brunswick Little Theatre’s “Scarrison” haunted house, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, and 2-6 p.m. Sunday, at Southport Visitor Center, 113 W. Moore St., Southport, N.C. $5. 910-447-2586 or 910-457-7927.

▪ “The Masquerade Ball” benefit for Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre, 6:30-11 p.m. at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes, 8121 Amalfi Place, Myrtle Beach, near U.S. 17 and 82nd Parkway. $75. 843-839-5678, 843-651-2006 or coastalyouthballettheatre.org.

▪ “Rockin’ Celebration,” 7 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Carolina Forest High School, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, northwest off U.S. 501 $7. 843-236-7997.

▪ “Listen Up Brunswick County” concert, benefiting Hope Harbor, with Abbie Gardner, Jim Henry, and Sedgewick, 7 p.m. at events center at Brunswick Community College Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C. $25. 860-485-3354 or www.listenupbrunswickcounty.com.

▪ “Coastal Haunts,” benefiting various charities, at Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and next to Bass Pro Shops. Open 7 p.m. daily through Monday. Prices vary. 843-492-0515 or coastalhaunts.com.

▪ “Dr. Scream’s” haunted houses, 7 p.m. daily through Monday at former Magiquest at Broadway at the Beach, off Robert M. Grissom Parkway, between Carmike 17 and Big D Theater, across from Dragon’s Lair Fantasy Golf; and at House of Blues, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Admission charged. 843-750-0580 or drscreams.com.

▪ “Haunted Trail,” by and benefiting Grissettown-Longwood Fire & Rescue, open 7 p.m. Saturday, and Monday, at 758 Longwood Road, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. $10. 910-287-3030 or www.grissettownfire.com/hauntedtrail.htm.

▪ “Poe,” by Act Two Productions, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, 933 Broadway St., Myrtle Beach. $12 advance by Thursday, otherwise $20 – cash only. Also, wear costume for contest during intermission of each performance. 843-995-2756.

▪ Carolina Improv Company’s “Whose Haunting Is It Anyway?” for adults, 7:30 p.m., at Uptown Theater, by Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $13.75 advance at www.carolinaimprov.com, or $15 at door. Details at 843-272-4242.

▪ “Ghost the Musical,” by Theatre of the Republic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. $23. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.

▪ “Monster’s Ball” costume contest, 8 p.m. (rain date Nov. 5) at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square,” off 29th Avenues North in Myrtle Beach. Wear costume for free admission to participating clubs. 843-444-3200, 800-386-4662 or www.broadwayatthebeach.com.

This story was originally published October 28, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Oct. 29."