Tourism

How to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride this summer in Myrtle Beach, SC

LGBTQ+ Pride month is just around the corner, and while Myrtle Beach’s big Pride festival isn’t until October, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the queer community this summer.

Looking to party? Gather? Remember? There are Pride events for every taste starting in May and heading into the official Pride month, June.

We gathered as many as we could find. Here’s what’s happening in the coming weeks.

Did we miss something? Email ckaracostas@thesunnews.com.

May

Pride Beach Volleyball

Sand Volleyball Courts on the Boardwalk: 9th Ave N. and Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach

May 19, 4 to 7 p.m.

Family Initiatives: Kayak River Clean-up Day

Conway City Marina: 4 Elm Street, Conway

May 21, 9 a.m. - noon.

Pride Soccer

Market Commons Park Soccer Fields: 1004 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach

May 21, 4 to 7 p.m.

Laugh Out Loud Comedy for a Cause

Parlor Doughnuts: 11359 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island

May 21, doors open 6:30 p.m., show starts 7 p.m.

Drag to me to brunch at Mr. Fish

401 N. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach

May 22, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

June

Pride the Wave! — Drag dinner and Ripley’s Aquarium experience

1110 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach

June 3, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

After Party at Pulse Ultra Club

2701 S. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach

June 3, 10:00 p.m. - June 4, 3:00 a.m.

Come Out and Play Field Day!

Market Commons Park Soccer Fields: 1004 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach

June 4 @ 3 to 6 p.m.

Second Annual Pride Picnic & Food Truck Festival

Tidal Creek Brewhouse: 3421 Knoles Street, Myrtle Beach

June 5, noon to 6 p.m.

Grand Strand Pride

Chapin Memorial Park: 400 14th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach

June 16, 4 to 8 p.m.

Pride Beach Volleyball

Sand Volleyball Courts on the Boardwalk: 9th Ave N. and Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach

June 20, 4 to 7 p.m.

Pride Crawl - Myrtle Beach - The Proudest Crawl Of The Year!

Meet at Funplex to start: 1405 N. Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach

June 18, 4 p.m. - midnight.

Third Monday Meetup

Tidal Creek Brewhouse: 3421 Knoles Street, Myrtle Beach

June 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Pride Soccer

Market Commons Park Soccer Fields: 1004 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach

June 25, 4 to 7 p.m.

Drag to me to brunch at Mr. Fish

401 N. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach

June 26, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Chase Karacostas
The Sun News
Chase Karacostas writes about tourism in Myrtle Beach and across South Carolina for McClatchy. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020 with degrees in Journalism and Political Communication. He began working for McClatchy in 2020 after growing up in Texas, where he has bylines in three of the state’s largest print media outlets as well as the Texas Tribune covering state politics, the environment, housing and the LGBTQ+ community.
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