Canadian American Days®
Shed the dreary coat of winter and celebrate the commencement of spring during the 44th Annual Canadian-American Days Festival®, held this year March 12-20 . For four decades, the festival has welcomed northern vacationers with warm South Carolina sunshine, beach games, community-sponsored activities, sporting events, and musical productions. Traditionally, the festival coincides with Ontario’s school holiday, enabling the entire family to plan a vacation along the 60 miles of clean, sandy beaches of the Grand Strand.

Cowboy Mouth Headlines Concert at Mardi Gras Myrtle Beach Presented by Southern Comfort
"Music" is the 2005 theme for Mardi Gras Myrtle Beach and international band Cowboy Mouth will be headlining a free Mardi Gras concert at Broadway at the Beach's Celebrity Square as part of the celebration. The New Orleans band Cowboy Mouth will be playing a free concert in Celebrity Square on Saturday, February 12, during Mardi Gras Myrtle Beach's Street Festival. The concert follows the Mardi Gras Parade and begins at 7 p.m., with the Rory Lowe Band and Gaelic Storm opening the show.

Myrtle Beach Area Perception Survey
Please take a few minutes and complete our visitor research survey. Your feedback will help us serve you better. Be sure to enter your email address at the end and you'll be entered to win a $100 American Express gift card!

Golfapalooza
April 11th, 2005 the 'golf capital of the world,' kicks off the spring season with Golfapalooza, a four-day celebration of golf. We'll be joined by many of the leading golf equipment companies with opportunities to demo the game's newest products, compete for prizes, and to receive giveaways and special purchase discounts. In the evenings the festivities continue with exhibits, celebrity appearances, and complimentary food, beverage and entertainment. For more information, call 800-833-8798.

Run to The Sun XVI
Run to The Sun XVI will take place at the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes, March 17-18, 2005. Presented by Pee Dee Street Rodders & Waccamaw factory Shoppes. Proceeds from the show go to the Children's Miracle Network and to National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Grand Strand Fishing Rodeo
Enter your catch... caught from pier, surf, inlet or deep sea... for monthly decals, shoulder patches, and prizes totaling over $10,000 in cash and merchandise. Grand Prize of $2,000 awarded at the end of Rodeo. The weighmaster whose name is on the grand prize winner's entry card receives $200.

Myrtle Beach Marathon
The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be held February 17-20, 2005. The event includes the RBC Bank 5K, Ripley’s Family Fun Run, BI-LO Marathon, Dasani Half Marathon, Marathon Relay and much more! The event will benefit the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society of South Carolina. In eight years, the marathon has helped the society raise over $500,000.

8th Annual Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild Juried Exhibition
8th Annual Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild Juried Exhibition, Thursday, March 03, 2005 thru Sunday, April 17, 2005, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Exhibition will take place at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC. Phone: (843) 238-2510. Museum is open Tues.-Sat.; Sun. 1-4 p.m. Works of professional and amateur artists including oils, watercolors, mixed media, ceramics and sculpture.

17th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
Planning for the 17th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival is already in progress! This year's festival will feature an outstanding parade line-up, two stages of great entertainment, an expanded children's area and lots of homemade arts & crafts vendors. 17th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival, Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Main Street, North Myrtle Beach For more information contact Jennie Bradley @843-249-1653