CANADIAN-AMERICAN
DAYS FESTIVAL®
March 11 - 19, 2006
It's
coming! The 45th Annual Canadian-American Days Festival®
hit Myrtle Beach this March 11-19.
For four and a half decades, this festival has enchanted
our neighbors from the north with a grand celebration
of sights, sounds, and all-around good fun. The festival
is aligned with Ontario's school holiday, which allows
families to visit our sun-soaked beach. The Canadian-American
Days Festival® has been selected one of the Top 20
Events in the Southeast for the past 12 years by the Southeast
Tourism Society.
Traditionally, a Can-Am Kickoff Celebration welcomes
our guests each year. Throughout the festival, a series
of concerts, beach activities, sporting events, and other
community-sponsored activities provide an endless array
of things to do.
We look forward to you visit to Myrtle Beach and the
Grand Strand this March. Have a great holiday!
Here’s
the major lineup of Can-Am Days Events:
March 9 - 11 – National Shag Dance Championship
– 8 p.m., 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, “The Attic”
- Myrtle Beach Pavilion, $12.00 - $20.00 admission charged.
March 11 – Antique Car Show – 10 a.m.
– 4 p.m., Colonial Mall Parking Lot, 10177 North
Kings Hwy., Free admission.
March 10-12 – Home Show 2006 – Myrtle
Beach Convention Center, 21st Avenue North and Oak Street,
Myrtle Beach
March 12 – Can-Am Cup Soccer Tournament –
Time Varies, Myrtle Beach area soccer fields and the Grand
Strand Family YMCA, Free to spectators.
March 12 – Festival Brass Annual “Pops”
Concert – 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church,
901 North Kings Highway, Free.
March 12 – Festival Brass Annual “Pops”
Concert – 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church,
901 North Kings Highway.
March 13 – Can-Am Reception – 9 a.m.
– 12 p.m., Dick M. Johnson Civic Center, 115 Hwy
17 North, Surfside Beach, Free.
March 13 - 19 – Iditarod at the Beach –
10 a.m.–9 p.m., 12 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday Inlet
Square Mall, 10125 Hwy 17 South Bypass, Free.
March 14 – Can- Am Welcome Reception & Expo
– 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Myrtle Beach Convention
Center, Corner of 21st Avenue North and Oak Street, Myrtle
Beach. Come see the best deals in town on some of our
best area attractions. Stay awhile and enjoy Free refreshments,
entertainment from the Burlington Teen Tour Band and Mo
Vint & His Mo Train. In addition, a chance to win
a give-a-way throughout the day. Hosted by the Myrtle
Beach Woman’s Club and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber
of Commerce, Free.
March 15 – South Strand Wildlife and History
Day – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Huntington Beach
State Park – Atalaya Courtyard, Murrells Inlet. Join
us for a fun-filled day of natural and cultural history.
A variety of agencies, organizations and exhibitors will
present displays, tours and hands-on activities. Ghost
stories, salt marsh ecology, history of the rice culture,
birding, and more! Music from the Burlington Teen Tour
Band and Mo Vint & His Mo Train. Come and enjoy the
Tastes of Murrells Inlet and the South Strand by enjoying
the delicacies of many of the areas finest restaurants.
Bring the children too! Free admission to park today only.
March 15 – Can-Am Little Olympics –
11–1 p.m., beach games for children ages 3-12, Free.
Huntington Beach State Park - Atalaya Courtyard, Murrells
Inlet.
March 17 – Mo Vint and his Mo Train –
1–4 p.m., strolling around Broadway at the Beach,
Free.
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Party –
4 p.m., Blarney Stone’s in Celebrity Square at Broadway
at the Beach, 1318 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach, Free.
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Dance –
7–10 p.m., Dick M. Johnson Civic Center in Surfside
Beach, light refreshments will be served, Free Admission
but space is limited and pre-registration will be required.
March 17-19 – Craft Show – Inlet Square
Mall, 10125 Hwy 17 South Bypass, Free.
March 18 – 18th Annual St. Patrick’s Day
Parade and Festival – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Main
Street in North Myrtle Beach. Parade starts at 9 a.m.
Food and entertainment available after parade, 11 a.m.
– 4 p.m.
