Carolina Country Music Fest takes over the downtown oceanfront each June β the old Pavilion site turned into a multi-stage festival ground in the middle of Myrtle Beach. It reached its 10th edition in 2025, and this page's films cover the festival from inside, outside and above the gates.
Inside the gates
The Retro Myrtle Beach Guy finally gets inside for the 10th edition, wristband borrowed, and walks the grounds through the crowds and stages, catching the Beach Boys' set on a weekend he calls a lifelong dream fulfilled. The Boones film the 2026 edition on its red, white and blue theme day β gates at 1 p.m., daytime energy, festival fashion, celebrity arrivals β on a lighthearted mission to count the crowd's boots.
Before the gates
Two Boones films bookend the weekend: a preparation guide for 2025 covering what to bring and how wristbands and gates work, walked through before the crowds pour in; and a June evening drive down Ocean Boulevard while the stage build rises on the oceanfront β the scale of the production visible before a single note.
The official record
The festival's own films close the set as watch content: the 2025 and 2026 aftermovies (the 2025 edition includes a headliner's story of playing through a torrential downpour that shut the equipment down), a CMT Hot 20 Countdown episode broadcast from the 2024 festival, and a camper's-eye film of the 2024 weekend. Concert film is what it is β performances and crowds over narration β so these carry summaries rather than transcripts.
Sources: the 8 videos on this page, filmed 2024β2026.
Watch: Carolina Country Music Fest, guided
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