The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk will be the hotspot for Myrtle Beach St. Patrick's Day 2012 festivities. The city has a full day of activities planned, including live concerts and the Boardwalk merchants plenty of Irish themed food. It all happens on Saturday, March 17, starting at noon. Admission to the all the fun and festivities is free. Ocean Boulevard will be closed off from the old Myrtle Beach Pavilion site to 10th Avenue North. Parking will be available East of Highway 17 Business in street parking spaces, private lots and the Pavilion parking garage (the corner of Kings Highway and 8th Avenue North). 2 concert stages will be set up and the musi...

What a perfect day! On a warm and sunny fall afternoon, 2 Myrtle Beach locals and 4 out of town visitors decided to take ride on the new Myrtle Beach Skywheel ferris wheel. After purchasing tickets, the group waited in line approximately 5 to 6 minutes as the group ahead of us completed their Skywheel ride. When the previous group finished up their ride, gondola #13 stopped at our waiting platform and the six of us boarded. Skywheel attendants, were very courteous and offered to take a picture of all 6 of us in the gondola. So, after taking about a half dozen pictures with three different camera's, he shut the gondola door and sent us on our way. The six o...

The 2011 edition of the Myrtle Beach Oktoberfest will be held this Saturday, October 8th, from Noon until 11pm. It's all happening adjacent to the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk between 8th Avenue North and Mr. Joe White Avenue (10th Ave. North). An 11pm fireworks show will close this years festival. Admission to the festival is FREE. The stars of the show will be lots of authentic German beer, food, and wine. If you're in the mood for music, how about free music concerts all day long! Can't have an Oktoberfest without good bratwurst, so check out the brat eating contest at 6 pm. To keep the little ones entertained, there will be an alcohol free "Kids Zone" with inf...

Plyler Park Concert StageThe Hot Summer Nights Concert Series continues to be a real winner with both locals and visitors. These free concerts feature a variety of musical groups that will have you tapping your feet and swingin' to the rhythm! All Hot Summer Nights concert are FREE of charge and take place on the Plyler Park concert stage adjacent to the boardwalk, concerts start at 8 p.m. This weeks musical line-up includes the rock/percussive funk sound of Ten Toes Up on Tuesday night, and Bullfrog brings their rock/Americana/folk sound to the concert stage Thursday night. Plyler Park is located on Ocean Boulevard and Mr. Joe White Avenue (10th Ave...