Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with the Myrtle Beach Military Appreciation Days Parade
Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is home many Memorial Day celebrations, one of the highlights of those festivities is the Myrtle Beach Military Appreciation Days Parade.
This year’s parade will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 10:30 AM to noon. And its route is quite significant as it will be winding throughout the Market Common District which was once the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Spectators can line the streets of Pampas, Howard and Farrow to see all of the participants.
The parade route will pass by Valor Memorial Gardens known to us locals as Valor Park. It not only honors those who are or have been MIA or a POW, it is the site of many fun public gatherings and after the parade will be another, the annual Family Picnic.
There is a tradition when selecting the Grand Marshal of the Military Appreciation Days parade. They are all celebrities who have a military background. We’ve had Buzz Aldrin, Montel Williams, John McCain, and many distinguished others.
The Military Appreciation Committee spearheads the efforts of many local groups and organizations, the City of Myrtle Beach and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to bring this celebration to life each year.
Other events include:
- Jack Platt Veterans’ March with Battlefield Cross Ceremony – 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, 2024, Along Ocean Boulevard, 16th to Ninth Avenues North
- Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony – 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, 2024, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street
- Free Military Documentary (Against All Odds) – Monday, May 27, 2024, at 2:00pm. Grand 14 Cinema, 4002 DeVille Street
- Festive Brass Concert Performance – May 28, 2024 at 7PM. Ballroom ABC, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street
There is a lot of military history to be shared in Myrtle Beach. We look forward to introducing you to it. Thank you for your service!
For more information on city events, please visit this site.
Myrtle Beach native, Kathryn Hedgepath, loves to share her hometown’s history with visitors and newcomers to the Grand Strand. She is the creator and narrator of the Myrtle Beach History Trolley and Step-On Tours, and the author of the book, Myrtle Beach Movies, that tells the stories behind the motion pictures that were made or premiered in Myrtle Beach. She has traveled in 40 countries on 6 continents and uses her experience to convey our local history through a world lens. Kathryn returned home from NYC in 2002 to marry her beloved husband, Jenks, after a career in television and publishing (and even worked in Space Shuttle Operations at NASA Headquarters in DC for a semester before starting grad school at Georgetown University). Her first career job was as Personal Assistant to television icon and wildlife expert, Jim Fowler, of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom fame. Her dad, Myrtle Beach’s first veterinarian, arranged the job interview when Jim Fowler came to Myrtle Beach for a speaking appearance at a veterinary conference in 1991.