Visit Myrtle Beach Sports Groups Guide

The Beach BRING IT TO PLANNING AN EVENT?

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

The Beach PLAY WITH THE BEST AT

Planning your next sporting event in Myrtle Beach is a slam dunk. We have more than 100 fields, courts and complexes ready to host your next event!

With top-notch facilities, outstanding accommodations and an endless array of activities for your participants, we’re the ideal destination for sports groups. It’s no wonder so many highprofile sporting events — not to mention 20 million visitors per year — choose The Beach.

From amateur golf championships and college bowl games to nationally-known youth tournaments and America’s #1 dance competition, our roster is full of successful events just like yours. So don’t miss out on your chance to get in on 60 miles of sun, sand and southern hospitality. Contact our team today!

MEET OUR TEAM

Jonathan Paris Executive Director Of Sports Tourism jonathan.paris@visitmyrtlebeach.com

Direct Line: 617-365-5231

Taylor Sellers Sports Development Manager

Taylor.Sellers@visitmyrtlebeach.com

Direct Line: 843-916-7266

The Beach

BY THE NUMBERS

60 Miles of Beaches

300+ Outlets for Shopping

158,000 ACCOMMODATIONS

More than 158,000 rooms and condo units to choose from — that’s more than Las Vegas!

FACILITIES

100+

Over 100 top sports facilities with more than 500,000 sq. ft. of total event space

14 Unique Communities

90+ GOLF

We have more than 90 great golf courses and more than 30 mini golf courses for players of all ages.

Countless Post-Game Activities

2,000+ RESTAURANTS

Tons of great options for feel good eating including the best fresh seafood and much more!

TESTIMONIALS

There are so many reasons a trip to The Beach is a great choice for your next group outing. But don’t take it from us ... check out why other sports planners say Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was a great experience for them:

“Our staff gets fired up every year for the East Coast Summer Nationals in Myrtle Beach. We’ve been lucky for 25 years to get our participants on the best fields and complexes along the East Coast. Families also get to spend time on those beautiful beaches and dive into the fun diversions of the area. The team at Visit Myrtle Beach are engaged and valued partners, always going out of their way to provide the knowledge and support that creates good business and great competition.”

Carrie Rivera

Triple Crown Sports Fastpitch Director

“Visit Myrtle Beach provided tremendous support to help Beach Team Gymnastics & GAC host one of the most successful USA Gymnastics Regionals competitions the East Coast has ever seen. Without all of their help and direction, it would not have gone as smooth and wonderful as it did. The staff at Visit Myrtle Beach and the John T Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center went above and beyond in every aspect and they even took the time to come visit during our event and see what an impact they actually had in the success of this event.”

Christopher Mula

Beach Team Gymnastics @ Terry & Don’s, USA Gymnastics Region 8 Championships

“Year after year, our coaches, players & parents constantly tell us simply how much fun they are having in the area. Any event operator should highly consider bringing their event to the city.”

John Whitley

National Travel Basketball Association

WEATHER AT The Beach

Mild temperatures, gentle ocean breezes and an average of 215 sunny days per year make The Beach an ideal vacation destination any time of year.

TRANSPORTATION AT The Beach

When bringing a group to The Beach, transportation is an important part of your experience. We know that in order to enjoy everything our 60 miles of beach and 14 unique communities have to offer, your group needs to be able to easily get to our area and have a reliable way to get around the Grand Strand once you’re here.

Public Transportation

The Coast RTA public transportation service provides public, reliable and affordable bus transportation along major routes throughout the Myrtle Beach area.

Myrtle Beach International Airport

Flying to The Beach

Getting to the Myrtle Beach area is easy when you fly. Centrally located and close to many major accommodations and attractions, Myrtle Beach International Airport — recently named best small airport in the U.S. — is a great way to get here. You can fly to MYR on any of 9 great airline partners including:

• Allegiant

• American

• Avelo

• Delta

• Frontier

• Southwest

• Spirit

• Sun Country

• United

For information on destinations served, direct flights, rates and more check out VisitMyrtleBeach.com/flights.

Driving at The Beach

Accessibility is one of the key factors in many groups choosing the Myrtle Beach area. Motorcoaches and individuals can travel using both U.S. routes 17 and 501, as well as S.C. 9 that provide direct access to the area from Interstates 95 and 20.

The 28-mile-long Veterans Highway (S.C. 22) offers an additional route from U.S. 501 to S.C. 17. Carolina Bays Parkway, also known as S.C. 31, is popular with locals and extends from S.C. 9 to U.S. 501 and S.C. 707. There are future plans to extend Carolina Bays Parkway even further south.

Coast RTA operates a FREE Entertainment Shuttle each summer through Labor Day. The Shuttle runs every 30-35 minutes from 11 AM until 11 PM daily.

Points of interests along the Entertainment Shuttle include Broadway at the Beach, Broadway Grand Prix, Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Helicopter Adventures, Hollywood Wax Museum, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Myrtle Waves, Ripken Experience and SkyWheel Myrtle Beach, as well as select dining, shopping and hotels. Visit coastrta.com for more information.

Car Rentals

Rental car companies operating out of Myrtle Beach International Airport make getting to your final destination easy. Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar Rent a Car, Enterprise Rent-ACar, Hertz, National, Thrifty and U-Save Auto Rental all serve arriving visitors from the airport. You can also find select rental companies available throughout the Myrtle Beach area.

Rideshare & Taxi Services

Uber & Lyft are available in the Grand Strand. Car services can be requested, on respective apps, via your cell phone. Download Uber or Lyft and request a driver to pick you up, much like a taxi service. All transactions are handled through the app, so you never have to exchange cash or pull out your credit card.

The Myrtle Beach area has an efficient and impressive taxi system. The numerous taxi companies each have their own phone number, but nearly all respond to a common dispatcher.

The Beach WHAT’S NEW AT

THE BEST OF 2023 & BEYOND

One of the best parts about bringing your group to The Beach is that no matter how many times you come, there’s always something new to explore. This year is no different with many new restaurants, attractions and entertainment options opening up this season, and several others being announced for future fun.

RESTAURANTS

The Hangout added to Broadway at the Beach

Broadway at the Beach has added a new restaurant, retail and entertainment venue to its Entertainment District, called The Hangout.

The Hangout is a new gathering place for great food and family fun, offering seasonal seafood dishes, burgers, sandwiches and tacos, appetizers and sides made from locally sourced ingredients prepared from scratch in a world-class hi-tech kitchen designed to handle thousands of diners daily.

It also offers live music year-round, both on indoor and outdoor stages.

For more information, visit www.thehangout.com.

ATTRACTIONS

Stars and Strikes Now Open

Now open is a new family entertainment center at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach.

The 52,500-square-foot Stars and Strikes offers “high-tech” bowling, an arcade, a multi-story laser tag arena, axe throwing lanes and a full-service restaurant and bar perfect for any group outing!

Swig & Swine BBQ Joint coming to town

The award-winning Charleston-based BBQ joint, Swig & Swing, will open a new location in the 500 Block of Broadway Street in historic downtown Myrtle Beach–its first location outside of the Charleston market.

Under pitmaster and owner Anthony DiBernardo, the menu includes beef brisket, pork, sandwiches, sides, desserts and a full bar—all served with genuine hospitality. Swig & Swine has a devout following and is a Southern Living Magazine Top 50 BBQ joint. The downtown Myrtle Beach location is expected to open mid-2023.

generate up to 1,000 waves per hour, with waves between 2-6 feet in height.

The development will also include an amphitheater to accommodate up to 15,000 people, a surf school, a restaurant, and a brewery. Preliminary renderings of the park have been completed and the building is expected to be completed in 2024.

For more information, visit www.surfworks.com/myrtle-beach

Surfside Beach Pier to Reopen

The Surfside Beach Pier was destroyed and washed away during Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The town of Surfside Beach is reconstructing their iconic pier to withstand hurricane force winds, making it stronger and safer than ever before.

The pier will feature a restaurant and vendor space and is slated to be completed in Spring 2023. For more information, please visit www.surfsidebeach.org/pier.

ENTERTAINMENT

New Show Debuting at Alabama Theatre

ATTRACTIONS

Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach welcoming new animals

There’s no better place to be “hanging out” than at Ripley’s Aquarium’s awesome new sloth habitat, Sloth Valley. These cuddly sleepers will slowly make their way to join the Aquarium’s dazzling collection of animals in late spring of 2023. Ripley’s is also bringing two new attractions to Ocean Boulevard this year with the announcement of, Ripley’s Crazy Golf and Ripley’s Illusion Lab.

Grab a drink and put your skills to the test under crazy lights with out-of-this-world trick shots, as the indoor Ripley’s Crazy Golf or descend into a mind bending lab of illusions, where things are not always what they seem at Ripley’s Illusion Lab.

Surfworks Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach will soon be home to South Carolina’s first manmade surf park, called Surfworks. The park’s surfing lagoon will

The Alabama Theatre of North Myrtle Beach is bringing their new production, ICONIC, to The Beach in 2023. This new show is a cutting-edge, brand new production show on stage and in the air.

Along with visual elements and a state-of-the-art video wall this show is unlike anything you may have seen along the Grand Strand. Featuring memorable music, comedy and widely recognized Country music chartbusters, Classic Rock anthems, Broadway and Pop power ballads. This family-friendly production begins in February and runs until the end of October.

Greg Rowles Dinner Theatre

Longtime Alabama Theatre performer and emcee Greg Rowles is also introducing a new show of his own with the announcement of his own dinner theater.

The Greg Rowles Dinner Theatre will feature world-class entertainment along with a fine dining experience reminiscent of the retro Vegas showroom style setting. The theater will be located along Main Street in North Myrtle Beach and is expected to open in 2024.

With top-notch facilities, outstanding accommodations and an endless array of post-game activities for your participants, we’re the ideal destination for sports groups.

It’s no wonder so many high-profile sporting events choose to come to The Beach each year.

From amateur golf championships and college bowl games to nationally-known youth tournaments and America’s #1 dance competition, our roster is full of successful events just like yours.

Leading the way for the “The Golf Capital of the World” are events hosted across some of our 90+ golf courses — many designed by greats such as Palmer, Nicholas, Norman and Robert Trent Jones.

With so much variety in area, style and difficulty, The Beach provides the perfect place for groups and players at any level.

The Beach BRING YOUR A-GAME TO

SPORTING EVENTS THRIVE HERE

Myrtle Beach Bowl Game

WorldAm Golf Championships

SPORTING EVENTS AT

The Beach

Here are some of the many outstanding sporting events Myrtle Beach has hosted in recent years:

• Athletx Youth Baseball Nationals

• ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

• ACL Cornhole College Championships

• Big Shots Basketball Championships

• Dustin Johnson World Juniors Championships

• ESPN Myrtle Beach Invitational

• ESPN Myrtle Beach Bowl

• Freedom Sports Adult Winter Worlds

• Grand Strand Juniors Winter Bump Volleyball

• Monday After The Masters Pro-Am

• Myrtle Beach Marathon

• NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional

• National Cheerleaders/Dance Association College Spirit Camp

• National Softball Association Fastpitch Nationals

• National Travel Basketball National Championships

• NSAF USA Meet of Champions

• Shamrock Invitational Track & Field Challenge

• Showstopper National Dance Competition

• Spirit Sports Battle at The Beach Myrtle Beach Nationals

• Triple Crown Sports Baseball and Softball Summer Nationals

• USA Gymnastics Region 8 Championships

• US Quidditch South Region Championships

• USA Pickleball Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships

• USA Team Handball Club Open Championship

Big time events play here

Events such as the ESPN Events’ Myrtle Beach Invitational and Myrtle Beach Bowl are some of the marquee collegiate events in our area, hosted on the campus of Coastal Carolina University — one of the fastest-growing schools in the nation.

Cementing our spot as one of the top family-friendly destinations in the U.S., youth sporting events make up a huge part of the sporting events at The Beach each year.

With more than 100 top-notch fields, courts and facilities, we host everything from baseball, basketball, track and volleyball to cornhole, Quidditch and Esports events.

So no matter what type of event you’re looking to host, we’ve got what you need to make it shine. Don’t miss out on your chance to get in on 60 miles of sun, sand and southern hospitality.

Planning your next event in Myrtle Beach is a slam dunk. Contact our award-winning sales team today!

ESPN Events Myrtle Beach Invitational

Varsity Cheer

The Beach WHERE TO PLAY FACILITIES GUIDE

Myrtle Beach has more than 100 fields, courts and complexes ready to host your next event. Our venues not only rival any across the country, but they’re accompanied by post-game activities and amenities unlike anywhere else.

The range of sporting events held at these venues runs the full spectrum from basketball to baseball to track and field to volleyball and softball.

Non-traditional events such as cornhole, cheer, dance, wrestling and gymnastics are growing and finding value in bringing their events to Myrtle Beach.

MYRTLE BEACH Atlantic Ocean & Intracoastal Waterway

The Grand Strand features 60 miles of pristine beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, which are the perfect place for beach sports such as surfing, fishing and more.

The nearby Intracoastal Waterway runs from Little River to Georgetown and can host events including power boating, jetskiing, water skiing, open water swimming and triathlons.

Doug Shaw Stadium & Ned Donkle Sports Complex

Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium boasts seating for up to 5,000 fans, a world-class outdoor track, Daktronics video board, field turf and press box.

Adjacent to the stadium is the Ned Donkle sports complex and Ashley Booth Field offering baseball/softball fields and a turf field that can host football, soccer or lacrosse.

Grand Park Athletic Complex

The Grand Park Athletic Complex, located near The Market Common in the heart of Myrtle Beach, is one of the most sought-after outdoor complexes on the East Coast. Its 9 lighted turf fields and 2 natural grass fields remain booked throughout the year with youth baseball, softball and soccer along with adult softball tournaments.

Additional amenities include a six-lane batting tunnel, fullservice concession stands and live streaming capabilities.

John T. Rhodes

Myrtle Beach Sports Center

With over 100,000 sq. ft. of space, the John T Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center is the area’s premier indoor sports complex. Built in 2015, the venue has been designed to host court sports, wrestling, gymnastics, table tennis, pickleball, and other sports events as well as trade shows and conventions.

The space allows for 8 basketball or 16 volleyball courts and features hardwood flooring, configurable bleachers, a cafe and retail area, and great proximity to the beach and Broadway at the Beach entertainment complex.

360 TOUR Inside the Center

Get an inside look at the John T. Rhodes Sports Center and other facilities with an interactive 360 Tour at VisitMyrtleBeach.com

Myrtle Beach Convention Center

Located in the same block as the sports center, the Myrtle Beach Convention Center plays host to events throughout the year including the Beach Ball Classic, Showstoppers Dance competitions and tons youth cheerleading, basketball and more. With more than 250,000 square feet of flexible space, the facility is adjoined with a 400-room Sheraton hotel. In all the convention center features, 100,800-square-foot Exhibit Hall, 17,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 20 additional meeting rooms and 30,000-square-foot Events Plaza.

Myrtle Beach Recreation Centers

City of Myrtle Beach facilities such as Crabtree Memorial Gymnasium, and Canal Street and Pepper Geddings recreation centers all feature full-sized basketball/volleyball courts capable of hosting sporting events. Pepper Geddings rec center also features a 25-yard, six-lane pool with a Colorado timing system.

JOHN T. RHODES SPORTS CENTER

The Ripken Experience

The Ripken Experience is one of the finest baseball facilities in the country, home to 9 fields; 5 youth diamonds and 4 regulation-sized diamonds.

Each field is inspired by designs of historic ballparks including Navin Field, The Polo Grounds, and Griffith Field. The fields also boast a popular synthetic playing surface used by many professional sports teams.

The facility also has an air-conditioned welcome center, which features a pro shop, two restaurants, a photography store, big screen TVs, video games, and more.

The Ripken Experience also offers training centers that include batting cages, practice fields, and pitching mounds.

Pelicans Ballpark

Home to Minor League Baseball’s Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a Chicago Cubs Class A affiliate, this facility has been voted as Top 10 in stadium experience for many years in a row.

The stadium can hold up to 5,200 fans and features nine luxury suites, two clubhouses and modern amenities for events of all types. It has hosted events such as NCAA baseball tournament regionals and super regionals, the popular Baseball at the Beach collegiate tournament and even MLB exhibition games.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex

North Myrtle Beach offers several sports tourism related complexes as well. The North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex is home to 8 lighted natural grass multipurpose fields perfect for soccer, lacrosse and other sports, as well as 6 lighted baseball/softball fields.

Also in the surrounding area you’ll find several large playground areas, a walking/jogging trail, a nature trail, a dog park and attractions including Shark Wake Park. This area is currently undergoing a major expansion expected to open in 2024.

J. Bryan Floyd Community Center

J. Bryan Floyd Recreation Center & Central Park can host soccer, baseball, softball, tennis, basketball, and more!

This 20-acre park is home to four fields that are used for soccer, baseball, and soccer, four tennis courts, four basketball courts (one indoor), a concession stand, 1/4 mile paved trail, a press box, restrooms, 12 picnic tables, and a recreation center with two playgrounds.

PELICANS BALLPARK

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACILITIES GUIDE

As an NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference member, the facilities at Coastal Carolina University offer great options for sporting events planners looking for top-notch facilities with proximity to Myrtle Beach. With the university having experienced extreme growth in the past two decades, many of the school’s facilities feature recent upgrades that make them a great choice for your event.

Benton Field at Brooks Stadium

Opened in 2003 and expanded to its current configuration in 2020, Brooks Stadium – Benton Field has a current seating capacity for 20,000 spectators.

The facility features a state-of-the-art video board along with press, club and suite levels. In 2015 the facility took on a new look as the “Surf Turf” as a teal artificial surface was installed.

CCU Soccer Stadium

Opened in 2002, the CCU Soccer Stadium features a fullsize, natural grass field with bleacher seating for 1,000 and an elevated standing room only area. The facility also features a press box, scoreboard, and KwikGoal Pro Premiere World Competition Goals and Elite Team Shelters.

The HTC Center

Opened in 2012, The HTC Center features a gymnasium with seating for 3,212 for basketball, graduations and concert events. The recreation portion of the facility has a climbing wall, 1/10 mile indoor track, weight lifting and cardio areas, workout classrooms and locker room facilities.

Springs Brooks Stadium

Opened in 2015, Spring Brooks Stadium is among the finest in collegiate baseball.

The facility features 2,500 seats, grass berms down the foul lines, a state-of-the-art video board and a boardwalk around the outfield that allows spectators to circumvent the field when leaving the stadium.

St. John Stadium

Renovated in 2014, the St. John Stadium, CCU’s softball facility is configured with 251 chairback sets for patrons along with convenient concession stands and restrooms.

It also features a press box, scoreboard, hospitality area, and an all-natural playing surface.

Stevens Tennis Complex

Opened in 2015, CCU’s Stevens Tennis Complex features 12 US Open-style courts surrounded by bleachers and rocking chairs.

The facility includes lighting, two scoreboards, state-of-the-art speaker system, restrooms and a 3,000-square foot clubhouse with offices, lockers rooms, and a lounge.

The Beach HIT THE LINKS AT

GOLF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

With more than 90 award-winning golf courses stretching across 60 miles of beaches, it’s no wonder Myrtle Beach is known as The Golf Capital of the World!

Hitting the links is the perfect group activity, whether you’re reconnecting with old friends, getting in some post-game fun with the family after your sporting event or just looking to “do a little business” after your meeting or conference.

We have golf of all types here, including prestigious championship caliber courses with oceanfront views, challenging courses that won’t break the bank, fun-for-all par 3s and executive courses and more than 30 mini golf courses for players of all ages.

ONLINE

Begin Booking Your Trip!

For more information on all the best courses, tee times and group golf packages, visit playgolfmyrtlebeach.com or contact one of our sports sales specialists today!

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club

The Beach’s Signature Courses

Our area features signature layouts from the legends of golf course design including Robert Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Mike Stranz & more.

We are home to three of America’s Top 100 publicly accessible courses, more than half of Golf Digest’s Top 20 “Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina” including:

• The Dunes Golf & Beach Club

• Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

• Barefoot Resort & Golf: Dye Course

• True Blue Golf Club

• TPC Myrtle Beach

• Grande Dunes Resort Course

• Pawleys Plantation

• Tidewater Golf Club

• The Heritage Club

• Barefoot Resort & Golf: Fazio Course

TPC Myrtle Beach Barefoot Resort

Golf Fun Beyond The Course

When you’re not on the course, there’s so much more to enjoy at The Beach.

We have 14 unique communities to explore, more than 2,000 restaurants to enjoy, 25,000 live music events and shows per year and tons of great attractions to round out the perfect golf trip.

As you’d expect from a spot that calls itself the “Golf Capital of the World” there are tons of golfer-friendly activities here including TopGolf, more than 30 mini golf courses, tons of golf shops and superstores and restaurants like Greg Norman’s Austrailian Grille, Sam Snead’s and more!

• Barefoot Resort & Golf: Love Course

Grande Dunes Resort Course

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

THE FUTURE OF SPORTS IS AT

The Beach

Esports is one of the fastest-growing areas of the sporting industry and Myrtle Beach is dedicated to becoming a place where gamers can come to enjoy some intense competition and still kick back and relax with 60 miles of beaches, 2,000+ restaurants and endless opportunities for offline fun.

Visit Myrtle Beach and the Myrtle Beach Regional Sports Alliance have worked hard to support the Esports industry in recent years through sponsorship of events, involvement with college tournaments and eNASCAR competitions and investment in the research and preparation it takes to get our venues ready to host top-notch events in the Esports industry. Here are some of the many facilities we have that are ready to host your next Esports event:

The Carolina Opry

The Carolina Opry is a 2,000 seat theater known for hosting live entertainment nightly to fans from across the globe.

This facility features state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, an impressive stage set-up and open floor layout providing an ideal space for Esports events.

The Hangout

This Broadway at the Beach restaurant is usually bustling with live music and family fun, but it’s also a prime spot for Esports competition.

Complete with two huge LED screens, cameras set up for live broadcast, a DJ booth with A/V Hookups and a stage in the center of its huge dining room, this unique space can be set up for a one-of-akind event your players won’t forget.

The Carolina Opry

Myrtle Beach Convention Center

The area’s largest exhibit space features a flexible 250,000 sq. feet with limitless opportunities for setups to accommodate any event.

Well-equipped for an Esports competition, the facility features internal internet services, pull out bleachers and stage set-up and over 100,00 sq ft of column free exhibit hall space.

It is located just a few blocks off the ocean, near Broadway at the Beach entertainment complex and is attached to a 400-room Sheraton hotel.

Kingston Resort Embassy Suites Oceanfront Resort at Kingston

Part of one of the most well-known resorts in the area features a pair of possible Esports venues in Embassy Suites Oceanfront and Hilton Myrtle Beach.

First, Embassy Suites offers an impressive 70,000 sq. ft. of meeting and ballroom space. Amenities include a new resortstyle pool setup with waterpark and amazing views of the ocean at the all-new Black Drum Brewing restaurant and brewpub.

The Hilton adds another 32,000 sq. ft. of meeting and ballroom space, and features newly renovated accommodations and an outdoor dining area that was part of the resort’s recent $65 million renovation.

Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes

As the only AAA-rated Four Diamond hotel in Myrtle Beach, this resort is the benchmark for luxury accommodations along the Grand Strand.

John T. Rhodes

Myrtle Beach Sports Center

This indoor sports center provides 77,000 sq. ft. of open, column-free space perfect for large group events.

From January-August it is used primarily for volleyball, basketball, wrestling and cheerleading events, but offers great potential for expansion into Esports for fall and winter competitions.

Doubletree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront

The oceanfront resort sits on 27 acres at the south end of Ocean Boulevard, next to Myrtle Beach State Park.

It features nearly 30,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit hall space and offers a unique setting for Esports events with competitors and guests just steps from The Beach and the famous Springmaid Pier.

It features 45,000 sq. ft. of meeting and ballroom space in an oceanfront resort setting. Impress your guests and competitors alike with impressive beachfront views, on-site dining, spa and modern, elevated spaces throughout the resort.

CONTACT US Plan Your Next ESports Event

Connect with Executive Director of Sports Tourism Director Jonathan Paris at 617-365-5231 or jonathan.paris@visitmyrtlebeach.com for more info on venues or details on setting up a FAM tour today!

Myrtle Beach Convention Center

See Why We’re America’s Beachiest Beach!

Our accolades speak for themselves — it’s no wonder so many groups choose to visit Myrtle Beach. Here are some of the honors we have received that show why we’re America’s Beachiest Beach!

Conde Nast Traveler

Most Popular Summer Travel Destinations

ConventionSOUTH Magazine

Readers’ Choice Award - Top Meeting Site/Destination in South

FamilyFun Magazine

Top 10 Tourist Towns; Top 10 Vacation Destination In The South

Hotelplanner.com

Top 10 Most Group Friendly Beach Cities in the United States

Parents Magazine

Best Hotels for Kids Around The World

Reader’s Digest

15 Best Affordable Beach Vacation in U.S.

Southern Living

South’s Best Holiday Experiences

Travel + Leisure

25 Most Festive Christmas Towns

Travel Awaits

10 Best Multigenerational Trip Destinations

Tripadvisor

Top 25 Beaches; Top 25 U.S. Destinations

U.S. News & World Report

Best Family Beach Vacations In the USA

USA Today

Best Golf Destination; Best Small Airport in U.S.; Top Autism-Friendly Vacations