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Things To Do in May in Myrtle Beach

  By  Shelbi Ankiewicz

Each year, the month of May brings an ample amount of events and things to do. Returning for its second year, we are thrilled to host The Beach’s special PGA TOUR event, celebrate our service members and veterans during Military Appreciation Days, and head out to the ballfields for nights of fun with the Pelicans. It’s tough to pick only one event to attend, but if you plan strategically, you may be able to hit a few of them during the same visit. Here are some of our favorite things coming up this month!

 

PGA TOUR’S Myrtle Beach Classic

May 8-11

The ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic is a PGA TOUR event that held its debut at The Beach last year in 2024. Now, back and better than ever for its second year, the event will take place May 8-11 at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club at 9000 North Ocean Boulevard. This dual-field tournament is a part of the FedExCup regular-season of events for 2025. Options to the Classic include daily general admission tickets, weekly general admission tickets, clubhouse admission, and more. Children and teens, ages 15 and under, will be admitted for free with an adult ticket holder, and military and first responders can receive two free tickets for Wednesday’s practice round and discounted tickets for tournament rounds. Tickets are on sale now!

Dunes Club hole 9 - Credit Golf Tourism Solutions

Sun Fun Festival

May 2-4 at Plyler Park

Reappearing for its 70th anniversary, the Sun Fun Festival is The Beach’s biggest celebration that welcomes the upcoming summer days! Don’t miss three days of parades and events with plenteous family-friendly activities and live music. You can spend this time participating in sandcastle-building competitions, playing beach games, watching light displays, and enjoying tasty food from local vendors. The exact festivities lineup is to be announced, but any day will give you and your group that summer feeling you’ve been longing for all winter. The festival will be near Plyler Park in the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk Entertainment District between Second Avenue North and 15th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach.

golden knights at sun fun

Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Various Dates in May

Let’s cheer on our home team as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans play throughout the month. May is a beautiful time of year to go to an old ballgame! They’ll be playing the Delmarva Shorebirds each night from May 6-11, then the Augusta GreenJackets from May 27-31. Every night has its own theme that offers discounts on specific products, including Tacos and Tallboys Tuesdays, Wet Nose Wednesdays, Thirsty Thursday, Sippin’ Saturdays, and Friday night fireworks! Be sure to stick around after the games, too, for the kids to run the bases!

Spring Wine Festival in the Gardens

Saturday, May 3 at Brookgreen Gardens

Join Friends of the Gardens as they host the 5th Annual Spring Wine Festival in the oak grove near Pegasus at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet. The event will run from 1-4 p.m., and general admission includes 10 tasting tickets, entrance to the gardens, and a commemorative wine-tasting glass. VIP packages will also be available, which include reserved seating, a personal charcuterie box, 15 tasting tickets, and an exclusive selection of wines. Live music, food trucks, games, and other fun activities will also be available alongside additional tasting tickets, which will be sold during the event.

 

World Famous Blue Crab Festival

May 17-18 at the Historic Little River Waterfront

The 43rd annual World Famous Blue Crab Festival will be held along the Historic Little River Waterfront this May with live music, plenty of seafood, and more vendors than you can count. This festival is consistently ranked as one of the most popular events on the Grand Strand, not only for its mouthwatering food, but also for the scenic views and unique selection of arts and crafts. Tickets are $10/person, and ages 12 and under are free. Several parking lots are available to festival goers who are provided with a free shuttle ride to the event. The festival will run each day from 9 am to 5 pm. Be sure to pick up a balloon animal or souvenir for your kids from one of the roaming stilt walkers!

Myrtle Beach Military Appreciation Days

May 24-26 throughout the Myrtle Beach area

Celebrate our military members during Military Appreciation Days. Myrtle Beach used to be home to the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base that closed its doors in 1993. Since then, it has been remodeled into what’s now the Market Common District. To celebrate, there will be a series of events over a handful of days. Things will kick off on May 24 with a parade at 10:30 a.m. in the Market Commons, followed by a family picnic at 11:30. On May 26, there will be the Jack Platt Veterans’ March with a Battlefield Cross Ceremony along Ocean Boulevard at 9:00 a.m., and a Memorial Day Rememberance Ceremony at the Convention Center at 11:00 a.m. The days-long celebration will also include a golf tournament and festive brass concert performance which are still to be determined.

Shelbi Ankiewicz
Shelbi Ankiewicz is a senior at Coastal Carolina University studying communication, journalism, and intercultural studies. She is originally from Montgomery, Alabama, but has resided in Myrtle Beach for 14 years. She is the Editor-in-Chief of CCU's student newspaper, The Chanticleer, and is a member of a two-year leadership program called the Wall Fellows. Shelbi enjoys trying new restaurants, traveling to major cities in the SouthEast, and attending concerts. In her free time you can find her hanging out with her frenchton bulldog, Oma, or visiting the local trails Myrtle Beach has to offer.