Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 5
First Saturday of month loaded with events
▪ Breakfast with Santa, with Knights of Columbus Council 7531, 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Fatz Cafe, 2492 Church St. (U.S. 501), Conway (843-369-0591). $7 ages 13 and older, $5 ages 6-12, and free ages 5 and younger. 843-234-1956.
▪ Seventh annual RiverTown Reindeer Race, benefiting local American Red Cross efforts, 8 a.m. Saturday from Conway’s Riverfront Park, on Second Avenue. Entry $22 by Friday at www.grandstrandrunner.com, otherwise $25. 843-477-0020, or email aknicholas28@gmail.com.
▪ Sensory friendly Santa and Mrs. Claus, for families with children with autism, 9 a.m. at Grand 14 Cinema at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, for free; and stay for special screening of “The Good Dinosaur” at 10 a.m., for $5. 609-744-0099, or email beckylarge66@gmail.com.
▪ “Christmas at the Farm,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, north of Conway. Free. 843-365-3596 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ State park events: “Santa on the Beach!” 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Myrtle Beach State Park, on U.S. 17 Business, south of city limits, with many events free with park admission – $5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, $3 ages 6-15 (843-238-0874 or www.myrtlebeachsp.com); and “Atalaya Holiday Celebration,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Huntington Beach State Park, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, for $3 for ages 6 and older, plus park admission (843-650-6666 or www.friendshbsp.com.
▪ Aynor Christmas Parade, 10 a.m. across downtown. 843-358-4808 or aynorareachamberofcommerce.com.
▪ In Shallotte, N.C.: Christmas Parade, 10 a.m. (910-754-4032 or www.townofshallotte.org), and Multicultural Holiday Festival, noon-4 p.m. at Eastgate Plaza, 150 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, N.C. Free. (910-470-8888 or 910-269-9076).
▪ Holiday Open House, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.at MISC – Everything Murrells Inlet, 4124 D U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. 843-357-3507 or misceverythingmurrellsinlet.com.
▪ Murrells Inlet “Christmas Tour of Homes” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25 advance and $30 day of event. 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Car Club cruise-in, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Sparks Toyota, 4855 U.S. 501 W., near Carolina Forest. Free. Also, bring items for Toys for Tots. 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com.
▪ “Marti’s Wish” benefit, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Pavillion Discount Beverage, 215B U.S. Business 17 N., Surfside Beach, at Second Avenue North. $8 meals. 843-357-4483 or www.waccamawcf.org.
▪ “Saturday Music & Bonfire,” noon-5 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Free. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
▪ Broadway at the Beach Tree Lighting Celebration, including parade benefiting U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots at 11 a.m., tree lighting 6 p.m., and fireworks 8 p.m., by Pavilion Park, off Robert Grissom Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. 843-444-3200 or www.broadwayatthebeach.com.
▪ North Myrtle Beach city events: Christmas Parade, 5:30 p.m. on Main Street, with Guy Johnson, retired North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Officer lieutenant, as grand marshal; and Christmas Cantata, 3:30 p.m. at Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church, 410 Sixth Ave. S., at Hillside Drive, for free with ticket from North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. 843-281-2662 or www.nmbevents.com.
▪ “Service of Remembrance,” 5:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery, 1000 S.C. 544, Conway, across from Coastal Carolina University. 843-347-4909, 843-248-4211 or www.hillcrestcemetery.com.
▪ Social dance, with disc jockeys Rosalie and Jack Drust, 6:30-10 p.m., at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane. $7. 570-881-0244, or email rosalie182@att.net.
▪ “Summer in December,” by Socastee Show Choirs, 7 p.m. at Socastee High School, 4900 Socastee Blvd., near Dick Pond Road. $5; 843-293-9041 or www.socasteetheaterarts.wix.com/asyoulikeit.
This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 5."