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Spread Holiday Cheer At The Annual Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals

The national award-winning Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals is back. The 39th annual Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals is a holiday staple in the Myrtle Beach area. This special event hosts a variety of shopping and entertainment the whole family will enjoy. 

This year’s event is taking place November 12th – November 15th. 

The most sought after event is the Victorian Holiday Marketplace, which is held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Other highlights of the event include the Festival of Trees, a showcase of specially designed Christmas trees that are also available for purchase, as well as a visit to Santa’s Castle, where guests can snag a picture with Santa himself. 

A variety of non-profit organizations and charities benefit from the purchases made by festival-goers in an effort to spread the holiday cheer. 

To protect the health and safety of guests, officials are requiring guests to wear a mask at all times. They are also incorporating walk-by temperature scanners and sanitizing stations. 

Click here to purchase your tickets for this year’s festivities!

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Myrtle Beach

Planning a trip to Myrtle Beach? Here are a few fun Myrtle Beach facts you might not know!

1. Myrtle Beach is an island! It was man made and has been separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway since 1936.

 

 

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Sunset Birds Eye View of the Iconic Coastline in Myrtle Beach! #myrtlebeach #myrtlebeachsc #paradise #vacation #vacationmode #landscapephotography

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2. The area has more than 100 golf courses, claiming to be the “golf capital of the world.”

3. Myrtle Beach is also the “mini-golf capital of the world” with more mini-golf courses per square mile than anywhere else in the world.

4. Sports Illustrated was founded in Myrtle Beach in 1954.

5. Myrtle Beach State Park was the first state park in South Carolina.

6. Myrtle Beach is home to one of the tallest ferris wheels in the country, the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel.

 

 

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7. The popular swing dance known as the “Shag” was born along these beaches in the 1940s.

8. Myrtle Beach is one of America’s top vacation destinations.

 

 

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Nothing finer than a beach day in January! #myrtlebeach #beachday #amazingweather #paradise

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9. The beach town is named after the Sweet Myrtle Tree, a native tree to the area.

10. The Waccamaw and Winyah American Indian tribes were the first people to live in the area.

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