Pickleball Tournaments in Myrtle Beach
Quick Answer: The Grand Strand’s confirmed 2026 tournament calendar is short and concentrated: Cabin Fever in March and the Seaside Classic in August, both round robin events at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center in North Myrtle Beach. Several other recurring Grand Strand events had no posted 2026 dates as of August 2026.
Myrtle Beach reads like a tournament destination, and the court supply supports that reputation. Pickleheads, USA Pickleball’s official court finder with more than 25,000 places to play, lists 22 locations and 101 courts in Myrtle Beach as of August 2026, split into 10 indoor locations with 42 courts and 13 outdoor locations with 59 courts, with venues that offer both counted in each group. Ten of those locations carry dedicated courts with permanent lines and nets.
The competitive calendar has not yet caught up to that inventory. Anyone planning a trip around a bracket should know that going in.
What pickleball tournaments are confirmed in Myrtle Beach for 2026?
Two, and both are run out of North Myrtle Beach at the same venue.
The Cabin Fever Tournament ran March 20 to 22, 2026 at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Rd., North Myrtle Beach. It is a non-sanctioned indoor event using round robin with a guarantee of at least four games per event.
The Seaside Classic ran August 28 to 30, 2026 at J. Bryan Floyd Community Center Gym 1, same address, drawing 100 players. Registration had closed by the time play started. Proceeds are split between amenities for the new North Myrtle Beach Pickleball Complex and a local charity announced separately.
Both events are associated with the North Myrtle Beach Pickleball Association, and both send money back into the same complex project.
Which Grand Strand events recur without confirmed 2026 dates?
This is where honesty matters more than a padded list. Three recurring Grand Strand events have real history and no posted 2026 edition as of August 2026:
The Kingston Resorts I Dig Pickleball series plays at 78 Fitness at Kingston Resorts, 108 High Circle, Myrtle Beach, on 4 outdoor asphalt courts with permanent nets. The spring Grip and Rip ran May 17 to 18, 2024 at $50 and drew 72 players. The Fall Grip and Rip ran October 18 to 20, 2024 at $50 for one event with a second event at $15, using round robin with the top four teams advancing to a medal round.
The Grand Strand Pickleball Slam 2 ran November 15 to 17, 2024 at Midway Park, 19 Tea Rose St., Myrtle Beach. Singles used round robin with no playoffs; doubles used round robin brackets into a single elimination playoff. Results were submitted to DUPR and the event followed USA Pickleball guidelines.
The Rena Grant Memorial Pickleball Tournament, the City of Myrtle Beach’s Pickleball with a Purpose event, ran March 7, 2025 at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center, 3205 North Oak St., at $15 per player. Teams of two competed with at least one player over the age of 55, starting at 8:30 a.m., with proceeds supporting the Mark Schild Youth Scholarship Program. That $15 entry is the cheapest competitive door on the Grand Strand when it runs.
Watching the listings for these three is a better strategy than assuming they will land on the same weekend as their last edition.
What do Myrtle Beach tournament entries cost?
Entry pricing on the Grand Strand runs low compared with national tour events. The Kingston series charged $50 including one event with a $15 second event. The Rena Grant Memorial charged $15 per player. The North Myrtle Beach events add platform service fees of $5 for a first event and $5 for a second, with no charge for a third.
That is a different tier from the $60 to $100 entries common on point-earning tours, and it reflects a calendar built by a local association and a city recreation department rather than by a national circuit.
What formats and divisions do Grand Strand tournaments use?
Round robin into medal brackets is the common structure, and games to 11, win by 2 is the standard format. Both North Myrtle Beach events run round robin with playoffs added for smaller brackets to balance playing time, and Cabin Fever guarantees at least four games per event.
Skill brackets at both are 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 and above, seeded from a DUPR rating or a self-rating. Players may move up a bracket but may not play down. Events offered are men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, men’s singles on the full court, and women’s singles played as skinny singles.
The 2025 Cabin Fever edition, which drew 139 players over April 15 to 17, 2025, spread the sheet across three days: men’s doubles and women’s singles on day one, mixed doubles on day two, women’s doubles and men’s singles on day three. That one-event-block-per-day pattern is common at association-run events and makes a single-event entry a short trip.
When is tournament season on the Grand Strand?
The confirmed 2026 dates sit in March and late August, which fits the shoulder-season logic of a beach market. Spring and fall are when hotel rates settle and the courts are not competing with peak vacation traffic. The historical Kingston dates in May and October and the Slam date in November reinforce the same pattern.
Indoor venues change the math. Both North Myrtle Beach events are played indoors at J. Bryan Floyd, so heat and humidity do not decide the day. Anyone building a trip around a bracket can compare stays through the pickleball travel and lodging directory.
Where are the venues, and what is being built?
J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Rd., North Myrtle Beach, is the tournament hub, with 6 indoor and 4 outdoor courts and organized session play in morning and midday blocks. Pepper Geddings Recreation Center at 3205 North Oak St. carries 8 courts split between indoor and outdoor. Midway Park at 19 Tea Rose St. has 10 outdoor courts.
Two projects will change the picture. The new North Myrtle Beach Pickleball Complex, the beneficiary of both association tournaments, was described as a 15-court outdoor facility in the 2025 Cabin Fever listing. Separately, North Myrtle Beach budgeted $6.4 million in fiscal 2026 for pickleball courts at Central Park, up from an original $5.6 million estimate, as part of a broader sports tourism buildout that included $36 million on a 90-acre expansion in 2025.
On the Myrtle Beach side, Dink District is building a 14-court climate-controlled facility at 900 Dick Scobee Rd., Myrtle Beach, with construction underway as of August 2026 and open play, lessons, and leagues planned. More indoor courts with tournament-capable layouts is exactly what a thin calendar needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pickleball tournaments does Myrtle Beach host? Two events had confirmed 2026 dates as of August 2026: Cabin Fever in March and the Seaside Classic in August, both in North Myrtle Beach. Several other Grand Strand events recur but had not posted 2026 dates.
Where are Grand Strand tournaments played? The J. Bryan Floyd Community Center in North Myrtle Beach hosts both confirmed 2026 events indoors. Past events have used 78 Fitness at Kingston Resorts, Midway Park, and Pepper Geddings Recreation Center.
What does it cost to enter? Grand Strand entries have run from $15 for the city’s Rena Grant Memorial event to $50 at the Kingston resort tournaments, plus small per-event platform fees. That is below the typical national tour entry.
What skill brackets are offered? The North Myrtle Beach events run 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 and above, seeded by DUPR or self-rating. Players may enter a higher bracket but not a lower one.
Do the tournaments require a DUPR rating? Not strictly. Brackets accept a DUPR rating or a self-rating, though a verified number makes seeding cleaner. The guide to getting a DUPR rating covers how to establish one.
Are matches indoors or outdoors? Both confirmed 2026 events are indoors at J. Bryan Floyd Community Center. The Kingston resort events used 4 outdoor asphalt courts.
How many games are guaranteed? Cabin Fever guarantees at least four games per event under its round robin format. Smaller brackets may add a playoff round to balance playing time.
What time of year should a visiting player target? March and late August carried the confirmed 2026 dates, and historical editions clustered in spring and fall. Those windows also line up with lower Grand Strand lodging demand.
Is there anything for senior players? The Rena Grant Memorial format required at least one player on each two-person team to be over 55 in its 2025 edition. Age divisions at the association events are set per bracket sheet.
Will the calendar grow? Court capacity is expanding, with a 15-court complex funded by tournament proceeds in North Myrtle Beach and a 14-court indoor facility under construction in Myrtle Beach as of August 2026. Whether that turns into more posted events is a separate question.
A first-time entrant should read the walkthrough on signing up for a pickleball tournament before registration opens, and players who want coaching first can start with pickleball lessons in Myrtle Beach. For everyday play between events, the roundup of pickleball courts in Myrtle Beach covers the free and paid options, and new listings appear in the pickleball tournaments and events directory.
Written by the Pickler Junction Team.
