The Carolina Country Music Fest kicks off on Thursday organizers expect nearly 20,000 people to attend and preparations are in now in full swing.
Nearly 1 and 1/2 miles of walls started going up on Monday in-between 8th and 9th Avenues North along Ocean Boulevard.
Business in the area are excited about the crowds and extra revenue they’re sure to bring, but some are worried the size of the festival, might be too much of a good thing.
The concert is set to be the biggest Myrtle Beach has seen in years, city spokesperson Mark Kruea says all those music fans in town, could be a boom for area business.
“I think its an opportunity to introduce more people to downtown Myrtle Beach, to the boardwalk district, to Ocean Boulevard. So you’ll have all these people in town and they may or may not have been here before so it’s a good chance to have new customers.”
After a lack luster Memorial Day weekend which saw a 40% decrease in business, that’s the hope for Noel Stone of Sunshine Scooters on Ocean Boulevard.
“We’re really excited, we think its going to bring a lot more people than usual, its going to be busy. So we think every business close by is going to make more money,” said Stone.
Oceanfront Bar & Grill is at the opposite end of the old pavilion site and while manager Brianna Playmale is a fan of the tunes, she’s not so sure about the size of the crowd coming in.
“I thinks it’s a little bit too big, but you know, the first year is always going to be a little bumpy. We’ll see what happens.”
When all is said in done, the city will do the same, “we always go back after an event of this size, and take a look at it and see what worked well and what may need to be improved for the next time around,” said Kruea.
Parking is sure to present some problems this weekend, so the city has also allowed property owners to rent out their parking spots on a temporary basis.
Nearly 1 and 1/2 miles of walls started going up on Monday in-between 8th and 9th Avenues North along Ocean Boulevard.
Business in the area are excited about the crowds and extra revenue they’re sure to bring, but some are worried the size of the festival, might be too much of a good thing.
The concert is set to be the biggest Myrtle Beach has seen in years, city spokesperson Mark Kruea says all those music fans in town, could be a boom for area business.
“I think its an opportunity to introduce more people to downtown Myrtle Beach, to the boardwalk district, to Ocean Boulevard. So you’ll have all these people in town and they may or may not have been here before so it’s a good chance to have new customers.”
After a lack luster Memorial Day weekend which saw a 40% decrease in business, that’s the hope for Noel Stone of Sunshine Scooters on Ocean Boulevard.
“We’re really excited, we think its going to bring a lot more people than usual, its going to be busy. So we think every business close by is going to make more money,” said Stone.
Oceanfront Bar & Grill is at the opposite end of the old pavilion site and while manager Brianna Playmale is a fan of the tunes, she’s not so sure about the size of the crowd coming in.
“I thinks it’s a little bit too big, but you know, the first year is always going to be a little bumpy. We’ll see what happens.”
When all is said in done, the city will do the same, “we always go back after an event of this size, and take a look at it and see what worked well and what may need to be improved for the next time around,” said Kruea.
Parking is sure to present some problems this weekend, so the city has also allowed property owners to rent out their parking spots on a temporary basis.
