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Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk Events
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012 .. 11amAnnual Super Bowl XLVI Throwdown
 Annual SUPER BOWL XLVI Throwdown on Feb. 5 starts at 11 a.m. in the parking lot at Divine Fish House in the Inlet. Music, pet adoptions and terrific BBQ when Danny's BBQ challenges Turbo's BBQ. Throwdown judged by noted local chefs. $7 a plate with all proceeds benefitting only the animals at the 100% volunteer COASTAL ANIMAL RESCUE. Meet some of our furry friends awaiting their "fur-ever" homes. Always a good time so come early!
February 21, 2012Marshi Gras on the MarshWalk
Don't miss your chance to be crowned King and Queen of the Marshi Gras! Check back here for contest information and rules. $1,500 in Cash and Prizes will be awarded on Fat Tuesday at the Marsh Gras event.! You must be 21 or over to participate in the contest.
MARCH 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 .. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmMurrells Inlet 2020 Annual Chowder Talk
Join Murrells Inlet 2020 at its Annual Community Chowder Talk to learn about what is happening in the Inlet. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at Inlet Affairs Banquet & Catering (4024 Hwy 17 Business,across from Drunken Jack's Restaurant). Complimentary chowder and beverages will be served at 6:30 pm. The meeting begins promptly at 7:00 pm. MI2020 will provide an update on its projects and programs, and award the 2011 Volunteer of the Year and Golden Oyster Awards. Call Murrells Inlet 2020 at 843-357-2007 for more information.
Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25, 2012 .. 8:00 amMurrells Inlet 2020 Walk, Run & Ride for the Inlet Weekend
Saturday Morning Walk & Run: Lace up those sneakers for some early Saturday morning exercise. The 5K Walk & Run and 8K Run start and end at Morse Park Landing on Highway 17 Business (next to the Hot Fish Club) in Murrells Inlet. Walk & races begin at 8 am. Participants can run or walk through Murrells Inlet on the USATF certified course. Race timing provided by Race Management Systems. It is a fun event suitable for all ages and skill levels. Prizes will be awarded to top male and female chip timings in each category. Packet pick-up will be held on Friday,March 23 at the MI2020 office between 4pm - 7 pm. Registration will open at the end of January. Registration costs and deadlines forthcoming. Proceeds benefit Murrells Inlet 2020. Call 843-357-2007 for more information or if you are interested in being a race sponsor or volunteer. Online registration will be available at Active.com.
Sunday Morning Cycling: New in 2012!
Calling all cyclist for our innagural Ride for the Inlet events. A Metric Century (63 mile) Ride and an 8 mile Casual Cycling Ride will begin at 8am on Sunday morning at Grand Strand Bicycles located at Woodside Village in Murrells Inlet. More details to follow. Proceeds benefit Murrells Inlet 2020. Call 843-357-2007 for more information or if you are interested in being a race sponsor or volunteer. Online registration will be available at Active.com.
APRIL 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012 .. 2:00 pmLost at Sea Annual Memorial Ceremony
The ceremony will be held at Morse Park Landing (next to the Hot Fish Club) on Hwy 17 Business in Murrells Inlet. The Lost at Sea Memorial was erected in 2006 to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives at sea and were never found. The Memorial, located at Morse Park Landing, was established by the family of Johnny Brown, a 38-year old Murrells Inlet commercial fisherman who was lost at sea in 2005. All the people, whose names are etched on the monument, will be remembered at the ceremony.
Saturday, April 7, 2012 .. 4 pm - 8 pm Murrells Inlet 2020 MarshWalk Masters
Put on your knickers and putt yourself through the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk stopping at every restaurant along the way. Play the hole at each of the nine stops on the tour and the lowest score wins! $500 cash first place prize for the best score. Prizes will also be awarded for 2nd and 3rd places and for the best dressed golfer. Enjoy the beautiful Marshwalk views and enjoy drinks and appetizers while you play. An after party and awards ceremony with live music will begin at 9 pm. The registration fee is $20 per player. Proceeds benefit Murrells Inlet 2020. Call 843-357-2007 for more information.
Sunday, April 22 2012 .. 9:45 am - 3:00 pm21st Annual Spring Tide - A Day for the Inlet
Twenty-one years and going strong, Spring Tide is South Carolina's biggest and longest-running one-day community clean-up. Join in to clean up the creek and streets of Murrells Inlet. The day begins with an invocation at 9:45 am at Morse Park Landing (next to the Hot Fish Club) in Murrells Inlet. Volunteers can check in at the Hot Fish Club to receive street assignments for clean-up. Workers head out at 10:00 am to start picking up the trash. Everyone is invited back to the Hot Fish Club at 1:00 pm for the "Best Damn Chowder Cook-off" and light-hearted festivities to celebrate our hard work. Over twenty restaurant chowders will be available and the chowder is free to all our workers. Bring your boats, boots, bug spray, glove and your love of the Inlet. Call 843-357-2007 for more information.
MAY 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012 .. 9:00 am - 4:00 pmBelin United Methodist Church Annual Blessing of the Inlet
Join in this annual day-long celebration of worship, entertainment, great food, family fun and arts & crafts. The "Blessing of the Inlet" Ceremony will start at 11:30 am. Admission is free. The event, now in its 16th year, will be held at Belin United Methodist Church (4183 Hwy 17 Business) in Murrells Inlet. Call 843-651-5099 for more information or CLICK HERE to visit the Blessing website.
JUNE 2012
JULY 2012
 Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Murrells Inlet 4th of July Boat Parade & Fireworks Display
Don't miss this annual Inlet patriotic tradition! The 29th Annual July 4th Boat Parade kicks off at high tide from Garden City Point. This year's parade theme will be announced later this Spring. The parade will head over to the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk and then follow the Murrells Inlet shoreline down to the Hot Fish Club. Best public viewing points are the Marshwalk, Belin Methodist Church, Nance's Restaurant, Captain Pooh's Restaurant and the Hot Fish Club. To register to be in the boat parade, go to Booty's Outdoors, Garden City Reality, or Captain Dick's June 15th through July 3rd. You can register on July 4th with the committee boat which will be in the water at the Garden City Point at 9am that day. The Belin United  Methodist Boy Scout Troop 396 will be selling the annual Boat Parade t-shirts at Booty's Outdoors, Garden City Realty and Conway National Bank in Murrells Inlet. Call 357-2007 for more details.
July 4th Fireworks Display
The Murrells Inlet Marshwalk restaurants will light up the skies on the 4th of July with a spectacular fireworks display. The show, which is shot off from the end of the Veterans Pier, is scheduled to start at 10:00 pm. Spectators can view the display from the many vantage points off the marsh shoreline, including the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk, Belin Methodist Church, and the Marlin Quay Marina area. Call 843-357-2007 for more information. In the rare event of a washout, a fireworks rain date will be announced.
Salute from the Shore Military Flyover
Turn your eyes to the eastern sky on the Fourth of July to wave to the F-16s of the 77th Fighter Squadron. "The Gamblers" of the 20th Fighter Wing stationed at Shaw Air Force Base will conduct a flyover of the South Carolina Coast. Listen to the sound of freedom as the F-16s roar along our shoreline. Spectators are urged to wear and wave the red, white and blue along the beaches during the flyover. The flyover, which is organized by the non-profit organization, Salute from the Shore, and the Town of Pawleys Island, is a tribute to our Armed Forces deployed around the world.
AUGUST 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012 .. 7am - 2pmIndoor Yard Sale sponsored by United Methodist Women of Belin
Another person's trash could be your treasure! Check out this yard sale, held in the Belin Family Life Center, for a wide assortment of great finds and bargains. Call 651-5099 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012 .. 9am - noonWacca Wache Boat Landing Clean-Up
Murrells Inlet 2020, the Waccamaw Riverkeeper, Hannah Banana's Sunshine Cabana and Wacca Wache Marina are proudly partnering together for the Riverkeeper's Adopt-A-Landing program to host the 2nd Annual Fall Community Clean-Up of the Wacca Wache Boat Landing on the Waccamaw River in Murrells Inlet. Meet at Hannah Banana's (back door) at 8:45 am. Dress appropriately. Bring your gloves, boots and bug spray. Call 843-357-2007 for more information.
Saturday, Setpember 22, 2012 .. 10:00 amLee's Inlet Apothecary's 9th Anniversary Party & Soda Jerk Contest
Spend the day at the Apothecary as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary here in the Inlet. Starting at 10 am, the Apothecary will offer fun for the entire family with popcorn, games, snow cones, a moon bounce, tours of a MI/GC fire truck and more. The Soda Jerk Contest, always a crowd pleaser, starts at 1:00 pm. Contestants will be announced. Come out to cheer on your favorite contestant as they vie for the prestigious title of "2012 Soda Jerk of the Year." Soda Jerks are judged on flavor, showmanship and presentation. Call 843-651-7979 for more information.
Friday - Sunday, September 28 - 30, 2012Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival
Located at Atalaya Castle in Huntington Beach State Park (16148 Ocean Hwy) in Murrells Inlet, the Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival features more than 100 fine artisans. The festival provides aesthetic beauty against a background of natural beauty. Enjoy fine art, quality crafts, Lowcountry food, and the area's finest musicians. CLICK HERE to visit the SC Parks, Recreation & Tourism website and search Atalya for more information.
OCTOBER 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012 .. 5:30 pm - 8 pmMurrells Inlet/Garden City Fire Department Open House
The MI/GC Fire Department celebrates Fire Prevention Week with the community by hosting their annual open house. Kids (and kids at heart) will be able to check out the fire trucks, and take their turns at holding the fire hose. There will be life-saving and rescue demos, and educational displays, bounce house and balloons for the kids, free hot dogs and beverages. Guaranteed a fun and educational time for the children!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:00pm - 11:00pm Halloween on the MarshWalk
Join us for the Annual Halloween on the MarshWalk! There's a Children's Costume Parade and Contest awarding prizes for the Scariest, the Funniest, and the Most Creative costumes beginning at 5pm. After that the Adult Costume Contest begins at 7pm with a $1,500 Cash Prize going to the First Place Winner! Watch here for more details!
NOVEMBER 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012 .. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm44th Annual Belin United Methodist Church Bar-B-Q & Bazaar
Delicious BBQ, homemade foods and crafts and family entertainment add up to a day of fun at the church's Family Life Center. Bar-B-Que plates, consisting of Bar-B-Que, baked beans, slaw, rolls and buns, cooked and prepared by the men and women of Belin, will be available for dine-in or take-out. Price is tbd. Bar-B-Que also available by the pound. Bazaar runs from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Bar-B-Que available 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Tickets will be available at Lee's Inlet Apothecary, 3579 Hwy 17 Business, or at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. Visit the Belin United Methodist Church website or call 843-651-5099 for more information.
Saturday, November 17, 2012 .. 10 am - 4 pmAfrican American Community Coalition Annual Fish Fry
Come and enjoy a good old Southern Fish Fry. The African American Community Coalition is sponsoring their annual fish fry. Grab a heaping to-go box of fish and grits or fries with slaw. They will be set up at the Belin UMC extra parking lot on Business 17. Fish fry costs $8.00 per box. Proceeds benefit the AACC. Call 843-421-6013 for more information.
Saturday, November 24, 2012 .. 11 am - 4 pmAACC Community Day
The African American Community Coalition invites everyone to enjoy a day of great eats, good fun, games, music, family, friends, fellowship and thanks. The event will take place on John Singleton's property at 1354 Turntable Rd. at the corner of Turntable & Monique. For more information contact Calvin Watters at 843-651-1243 or Rudolph Brown at 843-385-8265.
DECEMBER 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012 .. 3:00 pmAnnual Christmas Parade - Boats & Floats for the Kids
Get in the holiday spirit with the Annual Community Christmas Parade beginning at 3:00 pm! Come and enjoy the fun as the Murrells Inlet Christmas Parade starts at Wilcox Avenue (Booty's) and marches down Business 17 with marching bands, beauty queens, dogs, cycles, and lots and lots of goodies for the kids! Immediately following the parade, meet at Morse Landing Park (next to Hot Fish Club) for the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Santa Claus will visit with the children at the park. The Christmas tree will be lit and the Boy Scouts will light a bonfire to take the nip out of the air. Christmas music will entertain the crowd at the park. Don't miss out. Free for all!
We invite friends & neighbors, businesses and clubs to join in the parade. Our number one rule is to make your entry fun for the kids! This one is all about the children. Decorate, decorate, decorate! Hand out candy! Dress up! Play or sing music! A panel of children judges will select the one winning entry....one and only one winner in the eyes of the children! Watch this space for more details.
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