NOTC entertainment


Nights of a Thousand Candles

Nights of a Thousand Candles- Update for Friday, December 18 as of 4:30 p.m.

Brookgreen will be CLOSED on Friday, December 18 for Nights of a Thousand Candles due to severe weather.

Please visit on Saturday evening, December 19. The hand-lit candles, beautiful lighting displays, live entertainment, and dinner service will make it a night to remember!

December 4-5; 11-12 & 17-19, 2009. Hours are from 3 - 10 p.m.
Brookgreen's most popular annual event has been named as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeastern Tourism Society! Visitors will stroll through the gardens and view spectacular lighting displays along with hand-lit candles that illuminate garden paths. All through the gardens musicians perform, carolers sing, and visitors experience the enchantment that only Nights of a Thousand Candles brings. Dinner is available from 3:30 - 9 p.m. and is catered by Inlet Affairs, Murrells Inlet.

Dinner menu and prices.

Frequently asked questions.

In December, adult tickets are $10 for Individual and Family Members ( up to ten tickets) and child tickets (ages 6-12) are $4. Regular adult tickets are $15 and non-member child tickets (ages 6-12) are $6. All children ages five and under are free. All Nights of a Thousand Candles tickets are non-refundable and considered a donation to Brookgreen in the event of inclement weather. For group reservation of 15 guests or more, please call (800) 849-1931 or (843) 235-6021.

Entertainment Schedule - All Seven Evenings:

  • In the Main Entertainment Tent at 7:30 p.m. Bill Oberst, Jr. will return to the stage as Scrooge in his one-man rendition of

          Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

  • The Gullah language and culture will come alive in Ron Daise performance of The Christmas Story in Gullah and Songs.
  • You will find it hard to keep from tapping your feet when the popular Vocal Edition, chorale ensemble, sings holiday classics in perfect harmony. On December 4 and 5 the Vocal Edition will perform with the Carolina Forest Show Choir.
  • In the Live Oak Alleé you will enjoy the rich, full sounds of hammered dulcimer played by Sue Tanner.

Additional performances on the nights below include:

Friday, December 4

  • Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church Hand Bell Choir
  • Peggy Leonard/Bagpipes
  • Glynis Hopkins and Duo Ingli: Keyboard and Flute duet

Saturday, December 5

  • Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church Hand Bell Choir
  • Glynis Hopkins and Duo Ingli: Keyboard and Flute duet
  • Peggy Leonard/Bagpipes

Friday, December 11

  • Quiana Parler, an American Idol finalist and one of the most sought after vocalists in the Carolinas will perform pop tunes and holiday favorites. Quiana has toured with American Idol, Clay Aiken, and has shared the stage with a diverse array of other national artists ranging from Keith Sweat to Kelly Clarkson. She has performed in Saturday Night Live, The View, NBC's Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, and numerous other national television programs. Click here to hear a sample of Quiana's music.
  • First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach Hand Bell Choir
  • Peggy Leonard/Bagpipes

Saturday, December 12

  • Fabio Parrini, pianist and Eun-Sun Lee, violinist, will give a memorable collaborative performance of classics and holiday favorites
  • First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach Hand Bell Choir
  • Peggy Leonard/Bagpipes

Thursday, December 17

  • Market Street Brass/Brass Quintet
  • Peggy Leonard/Bagpipes
  • Glynis Hopkins and Duo Ingli: Keyboard and Flute duet

Friday, December 18

  • Quiana Parler, an American Idol finalist and one of the most sought after vocalists in the Carolinas will perform pop tunes and holiday favorites. Quiana has toured with American Idol, Clay Aiken and has shared the stage with a diverse array of national artists ranging from Keith Sweat to Kelly Clarkson. She has performed in Saturday Night Live, The View, NBC's Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, and numerous other national television programs. Click here to hear a sample of Quiana's music.
  • Market Street Brass/Brass Quintet
  • Calvary Baptist Church Hand Bell Choir
  • Joey Schumann/ Keyboards, flute
  • Jonathon Britt/ Trumpet

Saturday, December 19

  • Market Street Brass/ Brass Quintet
  • Joey Schumann/ Keyboards, flute
  • Calvary Baptist Church Hand Bell Choir
  • Jonathon Britt/ Trumpet

The entertainment schedule is subject to change.

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