Broadway at the Beach Blog

Que Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas holiday anthem, it's the holiday season and we are celebrating the most wonderful time of the year at Broadway at the Beach! Even after we've lit our tree and decked our halls (or actually, the bridges over Lake Broadway), there's more holiday themed events to enjoy at our favorite Grand Strand destination.

Whether it's a Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Hard Rock Café, or Lunch with the Grinch at Dave & Buster's or early morning dining with the mermaids of Ripley's Aquarium, you and your family can dine with the friends and foes of the North Pole on different December dates. For families, you can always sit down to a hearty holiday feast at Paula Deen's Family Kitchen with a selection of southern favorites and don't forget that seasonal favorite, pumpkin ooey gooey pumpkin cake! For the couple out on the town for a romantic holiday date, a candlelit dinner of Cajun coastal cuisine can be found at Landry's Seafood, pair that with a glass of wine with dessert or stop by one of our wineries and pick up a bottle for when you're cuddled up with Netflix and chill on those chilly evenings!

In the mood for music… holiday music?

Going on now through December 30^th, Legends in Concert is featuring their Ultimate Christmas Spectacular with live music tributes Elvis (Travis Powell), Blues Brothers (Kenny Barett & Dan Meisner), Karen Carpenter (Sally Olson), Alan Jackson (Larry Turner) and Martina McBride (Stacey Whitton Summers). It's a show that's a little bit country and whole lot of holiday Rock n' Roll!

At Ripley's Aquarium, you will feel like you are walking into an indoor and under the sea Christmas village with their Festival of Trees! With 50 trees uniquely decorated with one for each state in the U.S., the aquarium glistens and glows this time of year!

Next to Ripley's Aquarium in Heroes Harbor, you can stop by for a photo op at our new Santa's House. Take a selfie or snap a shot with friends and family and make a memory to post on your favorite social media account! Be sure to use #AVeryBroadwayChristmas when posting and you may see your pictures shared on our Facebook and Instagram!

There's plenty of ways to enjoy the countdown to Christmas and the holiday season at Broadway and we haven't even talked about our favorite holiday pastime yet, shopping! Help Santa fill up the area under the tree this year and shop Broadway for this season's latest trends and unique gifts that will please the grinchiest of your guests!

So whether it's with your favorite holiday characters or a cozy evening with family and loved ones or a hot holiday date with your significant other, you can eat, drink and be merrily entertained all December long with us at Broadway!

When it comes to anniversary gifts, there's the custom that each year has it's own theme when it comes to gift giving. For example, the 1^st anniversary is paper, the 5^th anniversary is wood, the 10^th is tin or aluminum and so on. So there's a silver lining to this year's annual tree lighting celebration at Broadway at the Beach as this is our 25^th Annual event! Hence, it's our silver anniversary!

This year's 25^th Annual Tree Lighting Celebration will kick off the holiday season in Myrtle Beach as we light our tree on Friday, November 22nd! And we're not talking about a simple countdown to the lighting of a simple tree, we go all out with an entertaining show featuring local and regional talents with musical guests, dancers and more. Plus, you may even see a few guests all the way from the North Pole… and we aren't just talking about this year's emcee, WPDE's Chief Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski and Good Morning Carolina's anchor Crystal Costa! It's the Grand Strand's kickoff to Christmas!

And the tree? Located in Center Court, between It'Sugar and Build-A-Bear Workshop, the 46 feet tall tree with 14,500 RGB LED Lights will dazzle you and will also feature a music and light show occurring every 30 minutes throughout the holiday season from 4pm – 9pm daily!

Plus, on tree lighting night, stick around and enjoy a Fireworks Extravaganza over Lake Broadway at 8pm!

So join us as we light up Broadway in more ways than one for this year's 25^th Annual Tree Lighting Celebration! And PS, no need to worry about any 25^th anniversary gifts for us under the tree, instead you can make a donation all season long through our Toys for Tots partnership with the Marine Corps Reserve and bring a new unwrapped toy and drop in the boxes located at Guest Services! The season shines brighter at Broadway at the Beach!

From ghouls and goblins, to picking your favorite chicken wings to your favorite Halloween candy, to walking for a cause or cruisin' in style, Broadway at the Beach has something for everyone this October!

The Wing Walk on The Avenue

Hosted by Dave & Buster's, the Wing Walk on The Avenue will have you sampling wings from some of your favorite Broadway restaurants. Not only can you chow down on chicken wings, but you can enjoy a Bloody Mary Mix off, live entertainment, kid's activities and more! Plus, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation, what's not to love about that? For more information on the October 5^th event, click here!

Car Shows

Gentleman (and ladies), start your engines! Broadway at the Beach will host two car shows this month. Mustangs from yesteryear and today will roar into parking lots 3 & 4 near The Avenue on October 5^th, the same day as the Wing Walk from 8am – 4pm. The 9th Annual Grand Strand Stampede is hosted by the Coastal Carolina Mustang Club. For more information, click here!

The following week, the annual Cruisin' the Beach car show will roll into Broadway October 10^th – 12^th from 8am – 6pm each day. With vendors and awards, this three day show is one you don't want to miss. Spend the day with your favorite cars all while also shopping, dining and experiencing all Broadway has to offer!

Out of the Darkness Walk

Hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the annual Out of Darkness Walk will once again be held at Broadway at the Beach on Saturday, October 19^th beginning at 11am. When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the foundation to invest in new research, create educational programs advocate for public policy and support survivors of suicide loss. To register for this walk or to donate to this great organization, click here.

Halloween Happenings

It's the largest Halloween Bash on the Grand Strand and it's happening on Saturday, October 26^th at Broadway! The Halloween Bash on The Avenue is where adults can take their costume skills to new Halloween heights and compete for "Best Costume" during the event. This annual event at Broadway begins at 7pm!

For the families and kiddos, bring your little superheroes, ghosts and characters and trick-or-treat at your favorite Broadway spots from 4:30pm-6:30pm on Halloween night (Thursday, October 31^st)! After you've gathered your favorite sweet treats, stick around and grab dinner, do a little shopping and enjoy a Fireworks Extravaganza beginning at 8pm! It's the perfect way to end a month of memories made at Broadway at the Beach!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! There may not be a chill in the air nor any decorated Christmas trees and you aren't typically tuning in to hear those holiday classics, but at Broadway at the Beach, we are celebrating Christmas in July!

With your help, we can help make this upcoming holiday season a little brighter for children in our area! How? The whole month of July, you can drop off a new and unwrapped toy into the boxes located at Guest Services. The toys will be collected by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and distributed this holiday season as a part of the Toys For Tots program.

Nationwide, the Toys For Tots Foundation has been delivering hope each holiday season since 1947 with more than 566 million toys distributed and 258 million children supported to date!

No time for toys? You can also make a monetary donation in lieu of a toy donation!

So stop by and drop off your donation anytime between 10am and 11pm! Guest Services is located at 1325 Celebrity Circle near Build-A-Bear Workshop.

It's a small gift that could make a big difference for a child this holiday season! When you give a gift to a child in need, it doesn't matter what season it is, it is the most wonderful time of the year!

How do we give back? How do we make a positive impact? How can we help?

Those were the questions we asked ourselves at Broadway at the Beach when planning this year's annual Summer Nights entertainment series. Sure, we love seeing all your memories made while interacting with stilt-walkers strolling along The Avenue, singing along to your favorite tunes with singers on the Heroes Harbor stage or dancing your cares away with the entire family in Center Court… but how can we enhance your experience and at the same time make a positive impact here in our community?

That's when it hit us… who better to honor and give back to than the men and women of our Armed Forces?

So now let us introduce Great American Summer Nights at Broadway at the Beach!

Beginning June 1^st through September 1^st, Broadway at the Beach will partner with Blue Star Mothers, a congressionally-chartered non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian group of mothers who have children serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, including veterans. Their mission is to support one another, support our men and women in uniform, and promote patriotism in their community. Broadway at the Beach supports Blue Star Mothers and their mission and will be donating all the change collected in our fountains throughout the summer.

In addition, you can stop by our Guest Services Center and for a one dollar donation you'll receive a red, white and blue Broadway Great American Summer Nights souvenir bracelet. While there, feel free to write a note of thanks or have the kids create a card or draw a picture at the Mail for our Military table and then drop it in the mailbox. Each note, card and picture will be given to Blue Star Mothers for inclusion in the many care packages they put together for our troops.

It's a quick stop and a great way to put a smile on a US Servicemen or woman across the world!

Of course, you can find a complete calendar of nightly entertainment here.

So as the temperatures rise, the school days dwindle and you're making your Myrtle Beach plans, we hope you plan on joining us all summer long and give back to our heroes during Great American Summer Nights at Broadway at the Beach!