What time are North Myrtle Beach fireworks?

Fireworks are not allowed within City limits (excepting special permits granted by City Council).The City of North Myrtle Beach Police Dispatch handles and responds to complaints of fireworks being illegally discharged within City limits. To report a violation of the City's fireworks ordinance, please call Police Dispatch at 843-280-5511.

Ordinance

As the Myrtle Beach area gears up for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, fireworks shows and events are scheduled and government buildings are expected to be closed.

Here's a rundown of what to expect during the holiday weekend in Horry County.

FIREWORKS

Multiple shows are set from the Grand Strand to Aynor on July 4. Here's a list of places to watch fireworks on the Fourth, as well as other summertime shows.

The North Myrtle Beach fireworks show at Cherry Grove Pier is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. July 4. The city is enforcing alternate traffic patterns and a block of North Ocean Boulevard will close during the show. Here's what to know before the show begins.

In the City of Myrtle Beach, fireworks are now allowed to be shot off on private property. City council amended its fireworks ordinance this week. Anyone 18 years of age or older may shoot fireworks on private property from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. any day of the week, according to the ordinance. However, there is an exception to the time restrictions around the Fourth of July and New Years holidays. The exemption is until 12:30 a.m. on July 4, July 5, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

Read more about the city's ordinance here. 

FLYOVER

The Salute From the Shore flyover is happening along all beaches across the Grand Strand on the Fourth of July. If you want to watch F-16s and C-17s from the shoreline, here's the schedule to know when to look up into the sky.

Update: The North Myrtle Beach American Pride March has been canceled due to threats of severe weather. 

CLOSURES

Myrtle Beach - City offices will close Monday, July 4, in observance of the holiday. The city's solid waste and recycling schedule will remain the same for the week.

Conway - City offices are closed for Fourth of July. The solid waste department's collection routes for Monday will be collected on Tuesday, according to the city. Conway reminds the public that fireworks are permitted in city limits from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m on July 4.

Loris - All city offices will be closed to observe Independence Day.

North Myrtle Beach - City hall is closed Monday, July 4.

Surfside - Town hall is closed Monday, July 4. The city will host a Fourth of July golf cart parade at 10 a.m. along Ocean Boulevard, according to the city's website. There will be a July 4 celebration at 5 p.m. at Martin Field.

North Myrtle Beach will enforce some alternate traffic patterns and shut down a block of North Ocean Boulevard during its free Fourth of July fireworks show at the Cherry Grove Pier. 

The professional fireworks show next Monday starts at 9:30 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. Folks won’t be able to drive any golf carts back home after the fireworks show, because state law prevents golf carts from operating outside of daylight hours, which during Daylight Saving Time are defined as 6 a.m. through 8 p.m.

During the Independence Day fireworks show, the 3500 block of North Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach will be closed, the city said in a news release. Parking is not allowed in the median of Ocean Boulevard. 

Folks watching the fireworks from the Cherry Grove Pier can expect heavy congestion when arriving and departing, the city said. To accommodate the number of vehicles leaving the show, the city will enforce a reverse traffic pattern in Cherry Grove as follows: 

• Ocean Boulevard traffic will not turn onto Sea Mountain Highway but will move northbound and southbound only.

• Drivers will access Highway 17 North via 11th Avenue North.

• All southbound traffic on Nixon Street and Duffy Street will make a right-hand turn onto Sea Mountain Highway.

• All eastbound traffic on Sea Mountain Highway will turn right at Duffy Street and proceed to Ocean Boulevard via 22nd Avenue North. 

• Once fireworks show traffic has exited the Cherry Grove area, public safety personnel will initiate a return to normal traffic patterns.  

For those not watching the professional show, North Myrtle Beach city ordinance prohibits shooting off fireworks without a permit.  

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