It's time to get ready for the fall motorcycle rally on the Grand Strand.
You have until Tuesday, August 16 to apply for a special events permit in Horry County.
Permits are required for outdoor entertainment where large amounts of people are expected and that would normally be deemed a nuisance. that includes things like wet T-shirt contests, stunt shows and motorcycle washes.
If establishments can answer "yes" to any of the following questions, they will need to apply for a special events permit:
1. Is your outdoor event an organized formation, parade, procession or assembly consisting of persons, and which may include animals, vehicles or any combination thereof, which is to assemble or travel in unison on any street which does not comply with normal or usual traffic regulations or controls?
2. Is your outdoor event a musical concert, festival, fair, carnival, or rally which you may expect to have 500 or more people in attendance at any one time?
3. Is your outdoor event a sporting event which will require the use of temporary structures, including grandstands and tents, and which may have 4,000 or more people at any one time in attendance?
4. Is your outdoor event a public assembly involving the gathering together of persons for commercial, civic or social functions or recreation or for food or drink consumption, which may be expected to have 500 or more people at any one time in attendance?
a. Example: If you own an establishment and you plan to have something "special" on your property that doesn't happen on a normal basis (i.e. bike rally outdoor vending) and you expect to have 500 or more people at any one time in attendance.
5. Will your outdoor event host drinking contests or games, contests involving disrobing, or wet t-shirt contests, slaw/pudding/jello wrestling, bobbing or similar contests, or motorcycle/car washes (excluding those held by a church, school, or civic organizations), outdoor stunt shows, dynodrag or dyno unit or burn-out pit activities?
Other examples of outdoor special events that will require a permit are as follows: Concerts, parades, circuses, fairs, festivals, rallies, block parties, poker runs, community events, mass participation events, sporting competition events such as marathons and running events, bicycle races or tours, or spectator sports such as football, basketball and baseball games, golf tournaments or hydroplane or boat races.
Horry County will start issuing vendor permits for the Fall Rally on Monday, August 29.
For more information about special events permits and to receive an application, go to or call Horry County Public Safety at 915-5400.
The rally is September 28th through August 2nd. For more information on the rally, click here.
