Hurricane Joaquin causes cancellations, rescheduling

Hurricane Joaquin is expected to bring 5 to 7 inches of rain to the Grand Strand this weekend, and organizers have begun to cancel or reschedule their planned events.

Forecasters upgraded Joaquin’s strength to a category 3 hurricane Thursday morning.

Check back often, for this list will be updated cancellations and postponements are announced.

Several listings in our Kicks! special section, appearing in Friday’s newspaper, indicate festivals that were planned for this weekend. However, our Kicks! section is printed earlier in the week, so some of the listings may not be accurate. Log on to www.MyrtleBeachOnline.com/Entertainment for the most up-to-date cancellations.

High school football games being held Thursday

▪ Lake City at North Myrtle Beach junior varsity teams will play at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, with the varsity game expected to start at about 7:30 p.m.

▪ Dillon at Aynor expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

▪ Wilson at Myrtle Beach will be played at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

▪ Georgetown at St. James moved to 6 p.m. Thursday; St. James homecoming activities moved to Oct. 23.

▪ Carver Bays at Creek Bridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

▪ Mullins at Waccamaw High at 6:30 p.m. Monday; Waccamaw homecoming parade moved to 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Area events

▪ 2015 In the Pink Breast Cancer walk canceled and will not be rescheduled. The event raised $39,000 to support the foundation’s Breast Care Fund as of Thursday afternoon, organizers said.

▪ Brookgreen Gardens’ “Harvest Home Weekend” Festival rescheduled to Oct. 10-11.

▪ “Calabash Big Sweep” will be Oct. 17.▪ “California Roots: The Carolina Sessions” rescheduled to a forthcoming spring date.

▪ Conway Fall Festival is canceled.

▪ Georgetown County Family Justice Center has rescheduled it's Second Annual Walk Against Domestic Violence Event to Oct. 10.

▪ Horry County Fire Rescue open houses planned for this weekend rescheduled – date TBA.

▪ Oktoberfest at The Market Common will be Oct. 23-24.

▪ Surfside Beach Family Festival will be Oct. 17.

▪ “PinkOut Workout,” for Caring in Our Lifetime, remains on Saturday, but at Ocean Bay Elementary School gymnasium, 950 International Drive, northwest of Myrtle Beach, west of S.C. 31.

▪ North Myrtle Beach Farmer’s Market canceled Friday, and Market Common and Georgetown farmers markets canceled Saturday.

This story was originally published October 1, 2015 at 11:19 AM with the headline "Hurricane Joaquin causes cancellations, rescheduling."