Food trucks and festivals: Here’s your guide to upcoming events along the Grand Strand | The State

Food trucks, green beer, barbecue and oysters?

Those things are all on the calendar for upcoming things to do along the Grand Strand.

Here’s a list of festivals and happenings in the Myrtle Beach area:

Rivertown Bluegrass Music Concert — Listen to Destination Bluegrass Band from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Horry Georgetown Technical College. Dinner will be served starting at 3:30 p.m. until sold out. Admission is $12 and children under 12 years old get in free.

Restaurant Week at Broadway at the Beach — Enjoy featured menus at participating restaurants through Sunday during Broadway’s restaurant week.

BBQ Festival — The event, hosted by Holiday Inn, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mar. 9 at 115 Hwy 17 N., Surfside Beach.

Oysters on the Waccamaw — Hosted by Conway/Waccamaw Ducks Unlimited, the event is 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mar. 16 at the Peanut Warehouse, 150 Laurel St., Conway. Tickets are $40 per person.

Myrtle Beach Irish Fest — Drink green beer at Market Common March 16 and 17 during the 9th annual event. The fest is free to attend.

Myrtle Beach Food Truck Festival — Happening Apr. 26-28 at 812 N. Ocean Blvd., the Myrtle Beach Food Truck Festival is returning for a third year. Admission to the event is free. Here are more details.

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