Step through a window in time, to the magnificent age of chivalry, pageantry, Knights, jousting and tournaments! With a swirl of colorful banners and the thundering of hooves, Knights of the Realm match wits and lances as they vie for tournament trophies, while you partake in a sumptuous feast!

Cheer your brave knight to victory as he competes in games of skill, hand to hand combat and of course, the joust ... More info ›

Step through a window in time, to the magnificent age of chivalry, pageantry, Knights, jousting and tournaments! With a swirl of colorful banners and the thundering of hooves, Knights of the Realm match wits and lances as they vie for tournament trophies, while you partake in a sumptuous feast!

Cheer your brave knight to victory as he competes in games of skill, hand to hand combat and of course, the joust. Who will rise victorious and have his chance to select the queen of love and beauty? Only the strongest and bravest knight who hears the support of the loyal subjects will win. Come and cheer your knight to victory!

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In December of 1986, Calvin Gilmore was just completing his first season of shows on the Grand Strand ... More info ›

In December of 1986, Calvin Gilmore was just completing his first season of shows on the Grand Strand. While The Carolina Opry had enjoyed an amazing and immediate success in its original location in Surfside Beach, Gilmore had cautiously planned only one weekend of Christmas performances.

Five shows were scheduled for three days. When by mid-November those shows were sold out, Gilmore added a second weekend of five shows. When those were gone, he added the weekdays between the weekends. Every performance sold out. The rest, as they say, is history. The Carolina Opry has remained the most attended and most loved Christmas Special in the Southeast.

The Carolina Opry Christmas Special offers an unparalleled celebration of America's most loved holiday, a heart-warming, funny, and dazzling family tradition that just gets better and better. Now in its 24th year, the Christmas Special (which has been featured on NBC and in USA Today) combines the traditional music of the season with Yuletide comedy for an evening of holiday entertainment you'll long remember. Performed November and December by a cast of 34, in the palatial 2,200-seat Carolina Opry theater.

While The Carolina Opry breaks new ground each Christmas, there are some things that audiences count on enjoying year after year. Among these is Gilmore's 'Beautiful Star of Bethlehem', which has been a fixture in the show since 1986, and 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', a full-cast free-for-all which features Bogie acting out all the parts for twelve consecutive verses. And never to be forgotten is the emotional impact of the shows finale: Rita Gumm performing 'He's Alive'.

Featured on NBC and in USA Today:

'It's music, it's laughter, it's dance - it's Christmas!'

'Fabulous costuming and dazzling lighting'.

This show is seasonal and only operates from November through to early January.

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The Carolina Opry with Calvin Gilmore, Rita Gumm, Steve Templeton, Kym Shurbutt - the ones who started it all - plus 29 more of the industry's most talented entertainers, is back for its 25th season in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! The live music and comedy variety show sets the standard with an evening of Rock, Broadway, Gospel, Country, and lots of laughs ... More info ›

The Carolina Opry with Calvin Gilmore, Rita Gumm, Steve Templeton, Kym Shurbutt - the ones who started it all - plus 29 more of the industry's most talented entertainers, is back for its 25th season in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! The live music and comedy variety show sets the standard with an evening of Rock, Broadway, Gospel, Country, and lots of laughs. Any visit to Myrtle Beach is incomplete without experiencing The Carolina Opry - the only show that has won every major South Carolina tourism award, including the Governor's Cup and Most Outstanding Attraction. Voted the Best Of The Beach year after year, millions of families and vacationers have called it the highlight of their vacation. The Carolina Opry theater, an elegant 2,200-seat show palace with its towering columns and sweeping staircase, is an attraction in itself.

The Carolina Opry has won press accolades from major media across the country:

'The man who is turning Myrtle Beach into a country music capital is Calvin Gilmore' - NBC Nightly News

'A Big Hit' - USA Today

'Calvin Gilmore is given much of the credit for getting Myrtle Beach in tune with the entertainment world' - CNN

'A hot ticket' - New York Post

'Gilmore's new country mecca: Myrtle Beach' - Hollywood Reporter

This show is seasonal and only operates from January to October.

Upgrade and when you purchase The Carolina Opry tickets you can add also see Good Vibrations at a discounted rate. You must attend both shows within a 14 day period.

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Relive your wonder years at Carolina Opry's Good Vibrations show! Sing along to the hits of the sixties, seventies and eighties as the cast of Carolina Opry take you back in time to relive the fun of those memorable decades.

If you: can sing along with American Pie; know which Beatle was left-handed; have ever said "groovy" and meant it; know the lyrics to the Brady Bunch theme song; or remember the birth of the Frisbee, then you're a baby boomer, and you grew up to some of the best of American popular music ... More info ›

Relive your wonder years at Carolina Opry's Good Vibrations show! Sing along to the hits of the sixties, seventies and eighties as the cast of Carolina Opry take you back in time to relive the fun of those memorable decades.

If you: can sing along with American Pie; know which Beatle was left-handed; have ever said "groovy" and meant it; know the lyrics to the Brady Bunch theme song; or remember the birth of the Frisbee, then you're a baby boomer, and you grew up to some of the best of American popular music. And you'll love the new show at The Carolina Opry!

Good Vibrations is a 90-minute, no intermission, virtual tour of the sixties, seventies and eighties that's full of the sights and sounds of those memorable decades. From the Righteous Brothers to Kiss, from Elvis to the Beatles, it's an evening of feel-good fun for everyone who remembers when.

Upgrade and when you purchase Good Vibrations tickets you can add also see the The Carolina Opry at a discounted rate. You must attend both shows within a 14 day period.

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