This week some 35,000 people will pour into downtown Myrtle Beach for the area’s largest music festival.
The Carolina Country Music Fest will pack Burroughs and Chapin Pavilion Place at 812 N. Ocean Blvd. from Thursday, June 4, through Sunday, June 7.
After months of planning between CCMF organizers, the city of Myrtle Beach and Horry County, local leaders stress there are a few things everyone in the area needs to know, regardless of whether they plan to attend.
In Myrtle Beach
Get ready for traffic
Myrtle Beach drivers who aren’t headed to the festival should steer clear of the area around downtown to avoid traffic. Sgt. George Johnson with the Myrtle Beach Police Department recommends using Highway 17 Bypass or Robert Grissom Parkway, instead of Kings Highway in the downtown area…