Multi-million-dollar Purdy Center now open at Brookgreen Gardens Ground was broken nearly two years ago, and now one of Brookgreen Gardens‘ largest projects in its 94-year history has officially opened. The Purdy Center will serve as the new Welcome Center for Murrells Inlet-based Brookgreen Gardens and will provide additional event and educational program space, and include a new… Jan 15, 2026 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Love is in the air as Brookgreen hosts Valentine’s Day renewal-of-vows ceremony Once again, Brookgreen Gardens is playing Cupid to the true believers of love and romance with a Valentine’s Day renewal-of-vows ceremony. As it has done now for several years, Brookgreen will offer couples a chance to renew their vows on Saturday, Feb. 14, in a stunning, romantic setting underneath a… Jan 15, 2026 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
It’s summertime but it’s also time to get tickets for Brookgreen’s holiday lights spectacular Although it is difficult to think about the winter holidays and chilly temperatures in summertime, it is, nonetheless, time once again to make plans for a spectacular holiday lights event on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®. Tickets are already on sale for Brookgreen Gardens’ award-winning, much-loved Nights of a Thousand Candles…. Aug 28, 2025 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
3-day Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival will shine again at Murrells Inlet state park Once again, Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State Park on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® will come alive with handmade artwork, live music, and local cuisine. More than 100 artists and craftsmen are expected to exhibit their work outside, in the castle’s courtyard, and inside the castle’s rooms at the 50th… Aug 28, 2025 0 Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Brookgreen Gardens lights up summer nights with stunning exhibition, music and cuisine Summer nights on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® are always extraordinary, but an exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens will add even more beauty to Southern nights on the coast. Brookgreen Gardens, the world-renowned sculpture garden located in Murrells Inlet, is once again showcasing an after-hours lighted art exhibition series titled “Summer Light:… May 15, 2025 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles again named one of America’s best holiday displays It’s been a shining example of holiday merriment for years, and, once again, Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles has officially been named one of America’s Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights events. Nights of a Thousand Candles, which comes to life under the glow of more than 2,800 hand-lit… Dec 06, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet
Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles again shining in national contest Once again, Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles is in the running to be named “Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights” in America. The event, a perennial favorite holiday event on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®, is one of 19 gardens across the United States vying to be named the top… Nov 04, 2024 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Annual Burning of the Socks event: Out with the old (socks), in with the new The tradition of burning old, smelly winter socks to usher in the spring season began in the mid-1980s in Annapolis, Maryland, and lives on today at the South Carolina Maritime Museum on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. Capt. Bob Turner, who lives in Pawleys Island and is active in the Georgetown… Mar 14, 2024 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
