Fall into these fun festivities during your stay in Myrtle Beach! We’ve put together a list of October and Halloween Events for you to take part in during your stay at Plantation Resort!

Prime Rib & Pasta Dinner at Plantation Resort

Thursdays 
5-7 pm
Plantation Resort’s Activity Center 
Purchase Tickets at the Front Desk or Indoor Pool Office.

The Prime Rib Dinner is back at Plantation Resort! Savor an exceptional cut of 8 oz. prime rib, roasted red skinned mashed potatoes, green beans, side salad and dessert.

Plus… We’re introducing our brand-new Pasta Station! If you’ve enjoyed the Prime Rib Dinner at Plantation Resort before, it’s never been more delicious! Choose from a variety of ingredients and sauces and create your very own pasta dish! Plenty of pastabilities are crafted and made fresh for all guests during the Prime Rib & Pasta Dinner. Freshly made hot prime rib and pasta make for a perfect dinner duo. Age 3 and under eat free at the Pasta Station. Tickets must be purchased by 5 pm Wednesday.
  

 

26th Annual St. John’s Greek Festival

Thursday, September 28th – Sunday, October 1st
11 am-9 pm 
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church
Free to Attend. Food and Crafts at an additional cost.

Get your fill of spanakopita, gyros, baklava, cookies, salads, pastries, breads and more as St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church hosts this tasty annual event. The event is fun for the whole family and offers inflatables, live performances and music, craft and vendor tables and tours of the beautiful church.

 

Fall Bike Rally

Monday, October 2nd – Sunday, October 8th
Time varies depends on day and location.
Various locations along the Grand Strand.

Events take place at various locations along the Grand Strand. Click here for full details.

 

Myrtle Beach Seafood Festival

Friday, October 6th – Saturday, October 7th
11 am-7 pm
Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place
Free Admission.
   

The Myrtle Beach Seafood Festival is a destination event that celebrates the multitude of local seafood restaurants and eateries along the Grand Strand!

 

Conway Live Oak Art & Music Fest

Saturday, October 7th
10 am-5 pm
Horry County Court House
Free Admission.
   

October is Arts & Humanities Month and CREATE! Conway kicks off the month with a community celebration of creativity. The Live Oak is a fun, family art event presented under the oaks and on the lawn of the Horry County Courthouse.

 

Brookgreen Gardens: Harvest Home Weekend Festival

Saturday, October 7th – Sunday, October 8th
9:30 am-4 pm
Low Country Zoo Area
Free Admission with Garden Admission.
    

Brookgreen Gardens has everyone’s favorite activities such as hay rides, scarecrow building, pumpkin painting, entertainment and food served under a big tent. Discover keepsakes, the Brookgreen Shop, artisan potters and sweetgrass basket-makers along with gourmet food samplings, book signings, and more. In the Lowcountry Zoo area, there are additional hayrides, kids’ temporary tattoos, a snack tent, and special craft and take-home activities just for kids. You’ll find wool spinning demonstrations, sidewalk chalking, and the butterfly house will be open all day with some new butterflies just for the fall season.
 

Art in the Park

Saturday, October 7th – Sunday, October 8th
10 am-4 pm
Chapin Park
Free Admission.   

Encounter paintings, photography, pottery, glass and much more!

 

 

Festa Italiana

Saturday, October 7th – Sunday, October 8th
11 am-6 pm
The Market Common
Admission: $1
   

Featuring authentic Italian foods: sausage and pepper sandwiches, meatball heroes, chicken parmesan Neapolitan style pizza and ravioli. Homemade Italian desserts: cannoli, zeppoli (fried dough), Italian ices, biscotti, and assorted Italian cookies. Soft drinks, beer and Italian wines will also be available. Featuring continuous live entertainment, Arts and crafts vendors, an Italian themed gift boutique, face painting, spaghetti & pizza eating contests and kids activities!

 

Glen Miller Orchestra

Saturday, October 7th
Show starts at 7 pm 
The Alabama Theatre at Barefoot Landing
Tickets are available for purchase here.
   

The World Famous, Glenn Miller Orchestra, is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time.  If you are staying with us at Plantation Resort, we provide discounted tickets to Alabama Theatre’s ONE the show. (Tickets may be purchased at the Front Desk.)

 

Surfrider’s Lip-Rippin’ Chilympics Chili Cook Off
Sunday, October 8th
11 am-6 pm
Hot Fish Club, King Street Grille, and Morse Park
Tickets and Packages available for purchase.

The 18th Annual Lip-Rippin’ Chilympics Chili Cook Off draws thousands of residents and visitors to raise money for the Grand Strand Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, and has become a staple of Grand Strand events. This year’s benefit, free and open to the public, begins at noon with chili samples available to purchase from over 40 area self-proclaimed “Chilimasters.” Competitive categories for this year are: Best Overall, Best Restaurant, People’s Choice, Hottest, Most Original, Best Vegetarian, Best Theme and Best Use of South Carolina Products. In addition to trying some of the most inventive chili recipes, people come for the music, art, local crafts and vendors.

 

9th Annual Myrtle Beach Oktoberfest

Friday, October 13th – Saturday, October 14th
4-9 pm
Valor Park at The Market Common
    

Beer, Pumpkin Patch, Food, Vendors, and live entertainment, not to mention kids activities with face painting, inflatables and more!

 

 

13th Annual Little River ShrimpFest

Saturday, October 14th – Sunday, October 15th 
9 am-6 pm
Historic Little River Waterfront
$5/General Admission. Children 12 & Under Free.

Festival goers can expect to enjoy a children’s area, face painting, stilt walkers, balloon artists, 2 stages of live music, and approximately 150 different vendors  including a variety of art and craft vendors, business expos and community organizations. Fresh local seafood is served by the local waterfront restaurants and your festival food favorites are available from a variety of talented food vendors.
 

 

Clint Black
Saturday, October 14th
Show starts at 7 pm
The Alabama Theatre at Barefoot Landing
Tickets are available for purchase here.

Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one of Country music’s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even further, as he has transcended genres to become one of the most successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs— a benchmark in any artists’ career.

 

Gaither Vocal Band

Sunday, October 15th
Show starts at 6 pm
The Calvin Gilmore Theater Home of The Carolina Opry
Tickets available for purchase here.
    

The Gaither Vocal Band has created a legacy of award-winning excellence that has forever raised the bar for male harmony. The list of men who have comprised the Gaither Vocal Band over the years reads like a “Who’s Who” among the gospel music industry’s best-loved voices. And, always at the helm, has been Bill Gaither, who has led the group out of his personal passion for great harmony and his genuine desire to bring meaningful music to a hurting world. The Grammy-winning, chart-busting success of the Gaither Vocal Band has far exceeded his wildest expectations. The Gaither Vocal Band (and a few surprise special guests) will be at the Calvin Gilmore Theater for one night only, Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 6 pm.

 

34th Annual Taste of the Town

Tuesday, October 17th
4-10 pm
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
At the Door: $6/ Kids 14 & under admitted Free with Adult

Food Tickets: $1 each (sold at the event)
     

Poised as Grand Strand’s largest culinary and social event of the year, and Myrtle Beach’s premier fall food festival, Taste of the Town includes dozens of the area’s finest restaurants serving up tapas-style tastings of their menu specialties. This festive food event is a great place to try a variety of restaurants all under one roof!

 

The Oak Ridge Boys

Saturday, October 21st
7-9 pm
The Alabama Theatre at Barefoot Landing
Tickets are available for purchase here.
    

The Oak Ridge Boys have the longest history of any current act in country music. They feature one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. Their four-part, power harmonies and upbeat songs have generated dozens of Country, Pop and Gospel hits and earned them multiple Grammys, Doves and Country Music Awards. Come hear hits like “Elvira” , “Bobbie Sue” , “American Made” , and “Thank God For Kids”!

 

Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art

Recurring weekly on Thursday-Saturday from October 5th-21st
7-10 pm 
The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island
Tickets available for purchase here.
  

The 27th Annual Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art will be held October 5 – October 21 at The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, and is one of the East Coast’s most beloved music and arts festivals. Each year thousands of locals and visitors flock to the Lowcountry to see and hear nationally acclaimed artists and become part of the arts movement that is sweeping the South.
 

 

Hippie Fest & Boho Car Show

Saturday, October 28th
12-7 pm (rain or shine)
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Tickets are available for purchase here.
    

Hippie Fest is the grooviest festival of the year! Featuring hundreds of artists and crafts, people, local goods, live music, cirque performers, DIY tie-dye, drum circle, sideshow act and food trucks. All ages welcome. Fun for the whole family! 

 

Halloween at Plantation Resort

Saturday, October 28th
12-2 pm
Activity Center at Plantation Resort

Bring your kids to Plantation Resort for Halloween to take part in this year’s Halloween party. Enjoy light refreshments, cupcake decorating and paint a small pumpkin!

 

NASCAR Racing Experience at Myrtle Beach Speedway

Recurring weekly on Tuesday-Saturday until October 31st
9 am-2 pm 
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Tickets available for purchase here.
  

Get in the fast lane! Drive a real NASCAR race car at the Myrtle Beach Speedway!

 

 

Halloween Happenings in Myrtle Beach!

 

Haunted Carriage Rides

Tuesday, October 31st
5-8 pm
The Market Common
Free to Attend
      

The very popular Haunted Carriage Rides bewitch passengers this Halloween on Tuesday, October 31st.  The headless coachman returns to offer free rides around the streets of The Market Common that will be filled with trick-or-treaters. The trick-or-treating winds up at 7 pm. Pick-Up is at Dolce Lusso on the corner of Howard Avenue and Nevers Street.

 

Boardwalk Fright Nights
Fridays and Saturdays in October
6 pm-Midnight
Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and Boulevard

The scary-good times run every Friday & Saturday night at dusk as the neighborhood transforms into the freaky-fun place to be for the Halloween season!  See live zombies, haunted attractions, great off-season discounts at most area shops & restaurants. They guarantee big tricks & treats!

 

Trick-or-Treat at Broadway at the Beach

Tuesday, October 31st
4:30-6:30 pm
Broadway at the Beach
Free to Attend
      

The ghouls, goblins, ghosts, superheroes and superstars will be making their way around Broadway at the Beach! Bring your little superheroes, ghosts and characters to Broadway at the Beach and trick-or-treat at your favorite Broadway spots.

 

Halloween at The Market Common

Tuesday, October 31st
5-7 pm
The Market Common
Free to Attend
      

Join The Market Common for fun fit for goblins and ghouls! Participating stores will give out candy to costumed Trick-or-Treaters. Enjoy complimentary carriage rides departing in front of Dolce Lusso Salon, face painting in the gazebo on Howard Avenue, and entertainment in the plaza at Grand 14. Enjoy a fun evening at The Market Common!

 

Trick-or-Treat at Barefoot Landing

Tuesday, October 31st
5-7 pm
Barefoot Landing
Free to Attend
      

Bring the kids over for a safe and fun Halloween at Barefoot Landing. Trick or Treat from store to store from 5-7 pm.

 

Halloween on the MarshWalk

Tuesday, October 31st
5-10 pm
Murrells Inlet MarshWalk
      

Festivities begin at 5 pm with Trick-or-Treating along the MarshWalk for the kids and the Children’s Costume Contest. Later, join in for grown-up fun with the Adult Costume Contest starting at 7 pm. Over $3,500 in cash and prizes will be given away to the best of the best!

Be sure to visit Plantation Resort

There are so many great things to do in Myrtle Beach during October to make it a vacation to remember! All of these events are just a short drive from Plantation Resort. To reserve your stay with us, call 1-800-845-5039.