parks & recreation

Come visit The Holden Beach Campground at the HB Pier!

Currently the Town of Holden Beach has six camping sites available.  

The registration form to book your stay can be found below under links. The form includes rate information. 

The Town of Holden Beach will hold its annual tree lighting on Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 p.m.  Entertainment from South Brunswick High School Choir will begin at 5:30 p.m. 

Save the date and plan to join us at Bridgeview Park.  

The Town of Holden Beach will sponsor a gingerbread creation competition to be judged as part of our annual tree lighting event on December 5th. There will be two categories, one for businesses and one for individuals. Note that age will not be a determining factor in judging.  The majority of the creation’s components must be edible. Judging will be by popular vote of those attending the tree lighting event. All interested parties should pre-register by November 21st by emailing Christy at christy.ferguson@hbtownhall.com. Creations should be dropped off at Bridgeview Park between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. on December 5th.  Participants who wish to have their creations displayed after the event concludes will need to be prepared to move them to Town Hall following the conclusion of the tree lighting event.  The staff will not be able to take responsibility for moving them. 

The Town of Holden Beach will hold its Sandy Paws dog walk and pictures with Santa on Saturday, December 14th at 10:00 a.m.  Fur babies will meet outside Town Hall and we will walk around the block and back to the picnic shelter for pictures. There is no fee but we will be accepting donations of pet supplies for the animal shelter.   

Pre-registration is required by December 6th at 5:00 p.m.  Pre-register by emailing Christy at christy.ferguson@hbtownhall.com. 

 Oh what fun it is to… work off some Christmas cookies. The Town of Holden Beach will host a fun run/walk on Saturday, December 14th at 8:00 a.m., starting at Town Hall. For those who wish to run the event, channel your inner reindeer and dress in your best reindeer attire (homemade is excellent). For those that want to move more like the jolly guy himself, dress in your best Santa attire and saunter through the course.  The approximately 2-mile route will be start your Saturday off with a little fitness and lots of fun!  

Pre-registration is required by emailing Christy at christy.ferguson@hbtownhall.com by December 6th at 5:00 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to take swing dance lessons or do you already know how and wish there was a local dance location? The Town Holden Beach is taking an interest list for bi-monthly Friday night swing dance sessions. There will be a beginner six count jitterbug dance lesson followed by a dance! No partner is necessary and all ages are invited! Anticipated times are as follows: Beginner lesson 7:00 -8:00 p.m. and swing dance 8:00 -10:00 p.m. Price will be $10 per night, per person.

Emily Alley will be your instructor. She’s been swing dancing for 10 years as a lead and follow. She loves teaching Jitterbug (also known as East Coast Swing), Lindy Hop, Carolina Shag and Collegiate Shag. Before moving to Holden Beach, she lived in Asheville and was the organizer/teacher/DJ of Swing Asheville and also started a swing dance community in Boone NC. She’s looking forward to sharing her love of swing dance to the area!

If interested, email Christy at christy.ferguson@hbtownhall.com and be sure to clarify if you are interested in the lessons or the dance only. 

The Town of Holden Beach offers beginner friendly yoga classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. under the picnic shelter at Bridgeview Park.  The class is taught by Alice Ledford.  Fee is $6 for residents and $8 for non-residents.

Yoga Sculpt is a unique combination of power yoga and strength training designed to create a full-body workout. Combining traditional yoga poses and principles with strength training and  hand weights, this high-intensity workout will leave you feeling stronger, refreshed and uplifted. Participants will need to provide their own mat and hand weights that they can comfortably lift over their head. Bodyweight only modifications will also be available. This class is suitable for all fitness levels and multiple variations will be provided for each movement. Class will meet Monday and Friday mornings from 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. at Bridgeview 

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 Pickleball:  The multi-purpose court at Bridgeview Park is reserved for Pickleball Play on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (park closing time). This game combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and is played with a wiffleball-type ball and a paddle a bit larger than a ping-pong paddle but not as large as a racquetball racquet. Open play, no fee.