Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 5
Festival finales among special events
▪ The Native Sons Salt Games, benefiting Surf Dreams Foundation (www.surfdreamsfoundation.org), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at former Myrtle Beach Pavilion site and on beach, on Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Boulevard, between Eighth and Ninth avenues North. Free to see; fees to compete in some events. 843-448-0585 or www.thesaltgames.com.
▪ Daylily open house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Browns Ferry Gardens daylily farm, 13515 Browns Ferry Road (S.C. 51), northwest of Georgetown and about 12 miles west from U.S. 701. 843-546-6419 or www.brownsferrygardens.com.
▪ “Art Festival,” 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. Free with admission, which lasts 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.
▪ “Sun Fun Festival,” 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in Myrtle Beach’s Plyler Park, at Mr. Joe White Avenue and North Ocean Boulevard, and nearby on boardwalk and beach, including, in park: U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute demo at noon, and concerts by The Castaways 2 p.m., and Too Much Sylvia 4:30 p.m. 843-448-6550 or www.sunfunmb.com.
▪ “Ag + Art Tour of Horry County,” free, self-guided tours, 1-5 p.m. Sunday of local farms and artisans. Visit www.agandarttour.com/horry to scan choice of sites in Conway-Loris-Burgess area. 843-248-3558.
▪ “Ag and Art Days on the Farm,” 1:30-5 p.m. at Freewoods Farm, off Bay Road from S.C. 707 in Burgess community, including tour 2 p.m., and music and artists at work 3 p.m. 843-650-2064, 843-650-9139 or www.freewoodsfarm.com.
▪ Dance Recital by Litchfield Dance Arts Academy of Litchfield Beach, at Waccamaw High School, 2412 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island, with preshow at noon, Act I at 2 p.m., and Act II at 4 p.m. $15 ages 3 and older, otherwise free. 843-237-7465 or www.litchfielddance.com.
▪ “ColorBurst 5K” paint run, benefiting Tidelands Health Foundation, 2 p.m. at TicketReturn.com Field, at 21st Avenue North and Grissom Parkway. $35 or $35 by Friday, otherwise $40 or $50 – including ticket for Myrtle Beach Pelicans game at 6:05 p.m. that day against Potomac (Va.) Nationals. colorburst5k.com.
Various performances across Grand Strand
▪ “Surfside Sunday Serenades,” 2-5 p.m. with acoustic musicians taking turns: Big Bam Boom, Lara Maraqa, Neal Peterson, and Lola, in Passive Park, near veterans memorial, at Surfside and Willow drives. This weekend: Free. 843-450-7281.
▪ Swamp Fox Players’ finale of “The Fantasticks,” 2:30 p.m. in Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $20. 843-527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
▪ “Dixie Swim Club” play, through June 19 – 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays – at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Common, between Nevers and Lewis streets. $18 general admission; $15 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
▪ Jim Quick & Coastline, 6:30 p.m. in Holden Beach Pavilion, at end of Jordan Boulevard. Free. 910-253-2031 or bcparks.recdesk.com.
▪ Canaan Smith, 5 p.m. at The Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill, 201 Fantasy Harbor Blvd., along Intracoastal Waterway, just west of Myrtle Beach, off U.S. 501, next to Clarion Hotel. Free. 843-903-2628 or www.boathousemb.com.
▪ “The Last Gig Of Buddy Holly” concert by Mister Fifties, 5 p.m. Sundays at Whiskey Beach Bar & Grill, 9668 N. Kings Highway, in Galleria complex, north of Myrtle Beach. Free; 1950s attire encouraged. 843-798-2639, or venue at 843-712-1724.
▪ “Baby Boomer Comedy Show,” 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $24.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.
This story was originally published June 4, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 5."