Myrtle Beach to Host Beach, Boogie & BBQ Fest

Hosted by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, the sixth-annual Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival will take place September 2-4, 2011, at Grand Park at Market Common in Myrtle Beach. Highlights of this family-friendly festival will include free live entertainment, great barbeque, three cooking events (Anything Goes on Friday, Official S.C. Barbeque Championship and Kansas City Barbeque Society Cook-off on Saturday), beer and wine garden, wake board demonstrations, free boat rides and more. Attendees can sample barbeque from all competing teams on Saturday beginning at 12 PM by purchasing a $10 wristband (kids 10 and under can sample for free). For more information about the 2011 Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival, visit www.grandstrandevents.com/BeachBoogieBBQ/default.html. 

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A true Myrtle Beach landmark, Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort lies in the heart of this beautiful coastal resort, which is known as the “Jewel of South Carolina.” Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort is located across the street from Family Kingdom Amusement Park, just 2 miles from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center and 2.5 miles from the Broadway at the Beach dining, entertainment and shopping complex. Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort also provides easy access to Myrtle Beach’s world-class dining, live entertainment venues such as Alabama Theatre and The Carolina Opry, factory outlet shopping, more than 100 championship golf courses (Myrtle Beach is known as the “Seaside Golf Capital of the World”), trendy nightlife, cultural offerings, outdoor recreation (fishing, boating and water sports are extremely popular here), miniature golf and eclectic attractions such as Ripley’s Aquarium and Alligator Adventure. Popular Myrtle Beach day trips include Brookgreen Gardens, Huntington Beach State Park, Hopsewee Plantation and Murrells Inlet, known as “The Seafood Capital of South Carolina.” Myrtle Beach hosts a variety of annual events such as Canadian-American Days in March, Sun Fun Festival during the summer, Beach, Boogie & BBQ in September and the SOS Fall Migration. 

In addition to providing access to the beautiful white-sand beaches of the Grand Strand, Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort features a large heated outdoor pool, heated lazy river, children’s water play area, lap pool, hot tub spa, recreation center, exercise facility and game room, as well as an onsite golf director, and a multitude of scheduled activities and special events. The resort’s onsite restaurant, the casually elegant Seaside Café, serves breakfast and dinner daily, while the seasonal Coconut Willy’s pool bar offers cocktails, live entertainment and spectacular oceanfront views. In addition, Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort boasts six floors of interior corridor guestrooms and several types of comfortable accommodations ranging from traditional hotel rooms to spacious two-bedroom suites.   

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Mark Your Calendar for Sun Fun Festival

The Myrtle Beach area will officially kick off the summer season along the Grand Strand with the 59th-annual Sun Fun Festival® celebration June 4-5. The festival will take place at Grand Park across from The Market Common on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The fun lasts all summer long with numerous free, family-friendly events, concerts and much more, promoted under the Sun Fun Festival® Celebration of Summer promotion, sponsored by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Sun Fun Festival will feature live entertainment, celebrity meet-and-greets, H2X Racing’s 2010 Tour of personal watercraft racing and demonstrations on Grand Park Lake, food and arts/crafts vendors, fireworks, Miss Sun Fun®/Miss Sun Fun Teen® pageant, to name a few activities. Here are some of the highlights of exciting events:

Outdoor Concert Featuring Uncle Kracker – June 5, 2010 (free)

Celebrity Meet and Greets – Sterling Knight, “Chad” on Disney’s “Sonny with a Chance,” Kim Zimmer, “Reva” on CBS’ “Guiding Light,” and Booboo Stewart, “Seth” in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” (free)

Kids Zone Games – June 5, 2010 (free)

H2X Racing’s APBA National Jet Ski Championships, beachfront between Damon’s Grill (2985 S. Ocean Blvd.) and Springmaid Beach Resort (3200 S. Ocean Blvd.) – June 4-6, 2010 (competition free to spectators)

2011 Miss Sun Fun and Miss Sun Fun Teen Pageant, Socastee High School – May 30, 2010 (admission: $15)

Sun Fun Beach Run, North Myrtle Beach – June 5, 2010 (free)

Sun Fun Festival Fireworks Extravaganza – June 5, 2010 (free)

The Grand Strand’s summer festival season begins with the Sun Fun Festival and ends with the Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival Sept. 3-4. Both festivals will take place at Grand Park across from The Market Common on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Festival events and concerts are free and family-friendly, with a great lineup of live entertainment, activities and much more. For more information, visit www.SunFunFestival.com or call (843) 626-7444/(800) 356-3016.