Today, September 25, is Dolly Parton Day—a day that carries even deeper meaning for our community this year. We remember and celebrate a woman whose music, generosity, imagination, and love for her Smoky Mountain home touched lives around the world.
Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has also become a lasting part of the Myrtle Beach community, entertaining millions of guests and supporting hundreds of local jobs. Its success later led to locations in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Panama City Beach, Florida. Dolly proudly visited each location for its opening, and we remain deeply grateful to have been one part of the remarkable story she created.
Some Myrtle Beach, SC events for Dolly Parton Day include impersonator contests, tributes on the Grand Strand, and more. In Panama City Beach, FL there will be themed drinks at local establishments, dress-up contests, and the launch of a Little Free Library to honor her literacy legacy. A special signing ceremony will take place on the steps of the Sevier County Courthouse to sign a joint proclamation and commemorate the day. You can learn more about Dolly Parton Day events around the country from this Woman’s World article or this Rolling Stone article. For more events in the Myrtle Beach area, WPDE has a rundown.
Among Dolly’s most enduring gifts is her Imagination Library, founded in 1995 in honor of her father. What began in East Tennessee has grown into the world’s largest early childhood book-gifting program, mailing more than 3 million books each month to children from birth to age five.
We invite you to help carry her legacy forward by supporting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This Dolly Parton Day, #GiveLikeDolly by supporting your local Imagination Library program and helping place more books into the hands—and hearts—of children.
To learn more, support a local program, or explore how to bring the Imagination Library to your community, visit ImaginationLibrary.com.
Today and always, we honor our beloved Dolly and the extraordinary legacy of joy, generosity, and love she leaves behind.
