Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Myrtle Beach, Verenigde Staten

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Snowbird season (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Myrtle Beach Marathon

• Festival

  Myrtle Beach Marathon

  25 feb – 12 mrt · meestalSportevenementDruk

  A flat oceanfront course on a Saturday in early March, with a half marathon alongside. Roads on the course close for the morning and oceanfront hotels fill with runners. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Snowbird season (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Myrtle Beach Marathon, Can-Am Days

• Festival

  Can-Am Days

  10–25 mrt · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Started in 1961 to lure Canadian families on their spring break, it still brings a wave of Ontario and Quebec plates for a week and a half of parades, concerts and resort deals. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Myrtle Beach Marathon (25 feb – 12 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Spring Bike Week, Memorial Day weekend

• Natuur

  Loggerhead nesting

  1 mei – 31 oktNestelende schildpadden

  Loggerheads nest along the Grand Strand from May to October, and the beachfront hotels run shielded lighting for the whole season. Volunteers walk the sand at dawn before the umbrellas go up.

• Festival

  Spring Bike Week

  8–17 meiRaceweekendDrukSluitingen

  Ten days of motorcycle rallies in mid-May, centred on the south end and Murrells Inlet, with a second, smaller rally in the fall. Ocean Boulevard is a slow parade of engines from lunchtime. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Carolina Country Music Fest, School-holiday season

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough

  1 jun – 5 okt · meestal

  The Atlantic here is warm from June and stays swimmable through September, which is why locals treat the fortnight after Labor Day as the best of the year: same water, a third of the people.

• Festival

  Carolina Country Music Fest

  4–7 junMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four days on the oceanfront at Pavilion Park in early June with thirty thousand people a day, and the biggest single draw on the Grand Strand's calendar. Oceanfront rates for that weekend are set a year out. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  The Carolina coast sticks out into the track and takes a serious storm every few years. Evacuations are ordered by zone and the oceanfront towers empty first. September is the month to watch. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  School-holiday season

  5 jun – 20 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Sixty miles of high-rise oceanfront let by the week, and the whole strand books Saturday to Saturday. Highway 17 and the bypass both back up on changeover day and there is no way round it.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead nesting (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — School-holiday season, Independence Day

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead nesting (1 mei – 31 okt), Sea warm enough (1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), School-holiday season (5 jun – 20 aug)

Topdrukte — School-holiday season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead nesting (1 mei – 31 okt), Sea warm enough (1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), School-holiday season (5 jun – 20 aug)

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead nesting (1 mei – 31 okt), Sea warm enough (1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead nesting (1 mei – 31 okt), Sea warm enough (1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Snowbird season

  1 dec – 28 feb · meestalWinterzonseizoen

  Long-stay snowbirds from Canada and the northern states take the oceanfront condos at the lowest rates of the year. The beach is empty, some shows and seasonal attractions close and many golf courses cut back. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nights of a Thousand Candles

  3–31 decLicht & vuurBoek vroeg

  Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, about half an hour south, lights thousands of hand-lit candles among its sculptures on selected December evenings. Timed tickets sell out, so book well ahead. Bron ↗