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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.

HOLIDAYS ARE BIGGER, BRIGHTER AT The Beach

They say sand is the new snow. Maybe that’s why The Beach is such a popular spot for group getaways during the holidays.

In recent years, Myrtle Beach has become a place that takes its holiday cheer seriously, transforming into a warm winter wonderland from the beginning of November straight through to New Year’s Day.

With ten top-notch theaters featuring live holiday shows, seven shopping centers filled with gifts of all types and five large lights displays across the area, its no wonder Myrtle Beach was recently named one of “25 Most Festive Christmas Towns” by Travel + Leisure magazine.

THINGS TO DO The Beach’s Best Holiday Attractions

During the holidays, many of our top attractions embrace the season and go all out with holiday spirit. Here are a few favorites:

• Ripley’s Aquarium: Experience the magical sights and sounds of the holidays at Ripley’s Festival of Trees — South Carolina’s largest collection of Christmas trees with trees for all 50 states and holiday decor galore.

• Brookgreen Gardens: One of the area’s most breathtaking holiday experiences is Nights of a Thousand Candles. The 9,000 acre sculpture garden comes to life with more than 2,700 hand-lit candles and a myriad dazzling lights. Recently named “Best Christmas Lights in South Carolina” by Travel + Leisure Magazine.

• Broadway at The Beach & Barefoot Landing: Your group can’t go wrong at either of these holiday hubs. Throughout the season, both complexes offer tons of festive fun including tree lightings, parades, Santa visits, fireworks and much more.

Holiday Shows

The Alabama Theatre

The South’s Grandest Christmas Show at the Alabama Theatre is a vivid live performance of all your favorite classic Christmas songs in a production unlike anything you’ve seen before.

Each year, this extravaganza brings a great combination of talent, scenery, and special effects. Most well-known for their exquisite costumes and backdrops, this show is perfect for merry visitors of all ages. Alabama-Theatre.com

The Asher Theatre

The Asher Theatre is where performers bring Christmas carols to life with a taste of soul.

The Spirit and Soul of Christmas show features The Christmas Belles and James Stephens III —aka The Man of a Thousand Voices —wowing audiences with comedy, singing, dancing and more! Ashertheatre.com

Broadway Theater

One of the newest Christmas shows in the area, Broadway Theater presents Hot Jersey Nights Christmas Special that combines holiday classics with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons songs you can’t help but tap your toes to.

This show is designed for you to walk down memory lane and enjoy jolly, holiday music from some of the very best male singers in America. BroadwayTheaterMB.com

The Carolina Opry

“The Christmas Show of the South” is a holiday tradition like no other! This show brings the warm, wonderful, and fun spirit of Christmas to life with music, comedy, and dance and has stood the test of time for its spectacular Christmas decor around the theater, stunning Christmas trees, thousands of twinkling lights, fluffy snow, musical numbers and more. TheCarolinaOpry.com

GTS Theatre

The spirit of the holiday season shines through GTS Theatre’s four holiday shows — the Magical Christmas Magic & Comedy Show, the Original Motown Christmas Show, Christmas With Elvis, and Step Into Christmas with Elton John.

These four shows entertain guests with their lively cabaret numbers and comedy antics. GTSTheatre.com

Legends in Concert

Experience the World’s Greatest Live Tribute show this holiday season with a splash of Christmas cheer.

Located at Broadway at the Beach, this live tribute show features performances and hit songs from the classic stars, such as Reba McEntire and Elvis Presley. LegendsInConcert.com

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

The epic competition of valor and feasting continues throughout the holiday season at Medieval Times.

Join the Queen’s court for an evening of jousting, falconry, horsemanship, and a delicious 4-course meal that you and your group will never forget. MedievalTimes.com

Pirates Voyage Dinner and Show

Captain Scrooge takes over the Mystical Christmas Spirit pirate ship and journeys through time to bring Christmas cheer to all the pirates and landlubbers.

Enjoy a Christmas feast while your group is dazzled by amazing acrobatics high above the lagoon and swashbuckling excitement. There is also a live nativity, complete with wise men and an angel, with a special holiday message for all. PiratesVoyage.com

Charles Bach Wonders Theatre

The Biggest and Best Magic Show in Myrtle Beach is bringing the Christmas Spirit to town. “The Wonders of Christmas: A Holiday Magic Spectacular” will begin on Nov. 11 and run through the end of the year.

Illusionist Charles Bach brings Christmas wishes to life, creates magic with milk and cookies, makes it snow inside the theater, and even performs an incredible appearance with a red suited super-star! You’ll experience incredible magic, holiday music, fabulous dancers, beautiful costumes and lighting, and more in the intimate Wonders Theatre at Broadway at the Beach! Wonderstickets.com

Shopping

Buying Gifts at The Beach

No holiday trip would be complete without at least a little shopping, and we’ve got you covered with seven massive shopping centers, more than 200 outlet stores and thousands of gift shops located across the Grand Strand.

Get your discount on with deals galore at Tanger Outlets, with two convenient locations off of U.S. 501 in Carolina Forest or on U.S. 17 on the north end of Myrtle Beach.

Explore more than a million square feet of shopping space and more than 170 stores at Coastal Grand Mall, or hop on over to Myrtle Beach Mall and shop at hubs such as Bass Pro Shop, Belk and Books-A-Million.

The Market Common — known as Myrtle Beach’s uptown downtown — is a slightly more upscale experience with wellknown chains such as Anthropologie, Orvis and Pottery Barn, as well as unique local shops like Bijuju and Random.

Round out your shopping experience at Barefoot Landing or Broadway at the Beach to explore a wide variety of gift options from well-known apparel and housewares to unique novelty shops and holiday-friendly gift shops like The Christmas Mouse.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Lights Displays & More!

Our area offers five great lights displays including the Great Christmas Lights Show, a drive-thru attraction that takes over North Myrtle Beach’s Sports & Recreation Complex, Winter Wonderland at The Beach, a walking tour of lights along the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, and the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk’s Wonderland of Lights.

You’ll find a variety of festive tree lightings throughout the season at places such as Broadway at the Beach, Barefoot Landing, The Market Common, Surfside Beach, Murrells Inlet, North Myrtle Beach and downtown Conway.

Other great happenings include parades like the unique Intracoastal Waterway Christmas Regatta in Little River, filled with lighted boats, the Dashing through the Glow Fun Run 2-mile race in North Myrtle Beach, and holiday markets such as the Dickens Christmas Show at Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

ONLINE More Holiday Fun

Find even more festivities including parades, craft shows and holiday meals in our Holiday Getaway Guide at VisitMyrtleBeach.com