Beach Events - Festivals

SOS Spring Safari and Fall Migration, North Myrtle Beach


share close

Updated November 9, 2026. Dates come from the organizers and are checked against their official pages. Always confirm with the organizer before you travel.

Twice a year the Society of Stranders (SOS) takes over Ocean Drive in North Myrtle Beach for ten days of shag dancing, the South Carolina state dance, and Carolina beach music. Spring Safari runs in April (April 17 to 26 in 2026) and Fall Migration runs in September (September 18 to 27 in 2026). The parties happen in the shag clubs along Main Street and Ocean Drive: Fat Harold’s, Duck’s, Duck’s II, the OD Arcade and the OD Beach & Golf Resort.

Event facts

Next dates Spring Safari 2027: not yet posted. Fall Migration 2027: September 17 to 26 (official SOS schedule)
2026 editions Spring Safari April 17 to 26; Fall Migration September 18 to 27
Where Main Street and Ocean Drive (the “OD”), North Myrtle Beach, SC
Admission Free to attend; some private club events charge about $5 to $10
Official site shagdance.com

Why yacht rock fans go

If you love smooth, horn-driven summer songs, this is where people still dance to them every night.

Plan your visit

  • The free block parties (Fun Sunday by the OD Arcade, Fun Monday on Main Street) are the easiest way in for first-timers.
  • Rooms on Ocean Drive book up months ahead for both events.

Official links and social media

More beach festivals

See every event in our USA beach events and festivals calendar, find live music year-round in our best beach music venues in the USA, and set the mood on the drive with Yacht Rock Radio, streaming free 24/7.

Sources


Details
Rate it
✕
Yacht Rock Radio

FREE
VIEW