Outdoor living, arts and crafts and drag boat racing set for the Grand Strand this weekend

Get out and celebrate fall in a variety of ways, inside and out:

— Horry Georgetown Home Builders Association’s “Fall Home Improvement & Outdoor Living Show,” 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 22-23; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. $5 daily or $10 three-day pass for ages 16 and older, free ages 15 and younger. Parking $5 daily. 843-438-4124 or springshow.myrtlebeachhomebuilders.org.

—42nd annual Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival, noon-6 p.m. Friday,Sept. 22; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Huntington Beach State Park, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Brookgreen Gardens. $10 weekend pass ages 16 and older, otherwise free. Also, park admission free this weekend only. 843-235-8755 or www.atalayafestival.com.

—Champion Autism Network “Sensory Friendly Day,” 9:30 a..m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at Myrtle Beach State Park, including “A Crabby Experience” and “Catch of the Day” pier programs, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; look at live creatures, 11-11:30 a.m. in nature center; and lunch in Shelter 1. Free with park admission: $5 ages 16 and older, $3 ages 6-15, and free ages 5 and under. 609-744-0099 or championautismnetwork.com.

— East Coast Drag Boat Association races, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 at Lake Tabor, 119 Lynwood Norris Road, Tabor City, N.C. $10 ages 11 and older, otherwise free. 843-222- 9498, 843-557-4650, or email hlangleywehunt@gmail.com.