Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on March 26

Benefit race, walk events lead off day

▪ “Race for the Inlet,” 8 a.m. from Murrells Inlet 2020 preservation group’s office, 4124 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet, across from the Crazy Sister Marina, with 5K walk/run $30, and 8K run $35. 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com.

▪ Grand Strand/Pee Dee “Walk to Defeat ALS,” 1 or 3 miles, 10 a.m. in Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, on Farrow Parkway, across from The Market Common. All donations welcome. Pre-register at web.alsa.org.

▪ “Family Day,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Free on this day for Brunswick County residents with ID, otherwise $3. 910-579-1016 or www.museumplanetarium.org.

▪ Hot Rod Promotions’ “Rock A Bunny Car, Truck & Bike Show,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Suck Bang Blow, 3393 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. $20 car registration; free to see. 843-503-8245.

▪ “Spring Big Band Fest,” noon.-5 p.m. (rescheduled from March 19), including music by Andrew Thielen Big Band, and Don Colton, 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 food bank, for $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ At House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach: “Local Brews Local Grooves,” 4 p.m., for $11 advance or $13 day of event; and “Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre,” 7 p.m., for $42 (www.murdermysteryproductions.com). 843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach.

▪ Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” opera, 7:30 p.m. in Coastal Carolina University Wheelwright Auditorium, on main campus in Conway, accessed from U.S. 501 or S.C. 544. $17. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/news/culturalarts.

▪ United Professional Wrestling Association “Meltdown,” 7 p.m. at National Guard Armory, 2221 Carolina Beach Road (U.S. 421), Wilmington, N.C. $10 advance or $15 at door. 973-585-6362 or www.theupwa.com.

Hop to it for choice of Easter egg hunts

▪ “Easter Bunny Brunch” and egg hunt, 8-9:30 or 10-11:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of South Carolina, 2204 N. Oak St., Myrtle Beach. $12 ($6 members). 843-946-9469 or www.cmsckids.org.

▪ North Myrtle Beach Community Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon in city’s McLean Park, 93 Oak Drive, west of Main Street. Free. 843-280-5673 or parks.nmb.us/Page.aspx?id=20.

▪ Family Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon at Hammock Shops Village, on U.S. 17 in Pawleys Island. Free. 843-235-6355 or www.thehammockshops.com.

▪ In downtown Georgetown: “Easter Strut” at 11 a.m., with children walking down boardwalk from Frances Marion Park to Rainey Park for annual Easter Egg Hunt, 11:30 a.m., by Kaminski House Museum, 1003 Front St., Georgetown 843-546-7706 or kaminskimuseum.org.

▪ “Barefoot Bunny Hop Easter Celebration,” noon-4 p.m. at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Bring camera for photos with Easter Bunny. Free. 843-361-7949 or www.bflanding.com.

▪ “Easter at the Old Bridge,” 1 p.m. at Old Bridge Preservation Society Museum, 109 Shoreline Drive W., Sunset Beach, N.C. Free, including egg hunt, egg roll, and sack race. 910-363-6585 or oldbridgepreservationsociety.org.

▪ Surfside Beach Easter Egg Hunt/Children’s Festival, in town parks surrounding Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch – with hunt at 1 p.m. at Passive Park, near veterans memorial, at Surfside and Willow drives; and fest 1:30-3 p.m. in Fuller Park, at Surfside and Myrtle drives. Free. 843-650-9548 or surfsidebeach.org/Data/Sites/1/media/easter.pdf.

▪ Easter Egg Hunt, for toddlers through fifth-graders, 4-6 p.m. at Seacoast Vineyard Church, 504 27th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 843-445-9000 or seacoastvineyard.com.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on March 26."