What you need to know Myrtle Beach: Week of July 4

Get festive for Fourth of July

▪ Festival Promotions’ “Independence Day 8k/5k/1-mile” runs, 7:30 a.m. from Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, at The Market Common. $40on site. Also: 5k ($35) and 1 mile ($20). 843-267-7443 or www.myrtlebeachfestivalpromotions.com/independence-day-8k/.

▪  “Fourth of July Celebration at the Old Bridge,” 9 a.m. at Old Bridge Museum, 109 Shoreline Drive W., Sunset Beach, with parade, then contests and activities. Free. 910-363-6585 or oldbridgepreservationsociety.org.

▪ “Salute From the Shore,” with flyover with vintage military aircraft and F-16 fighter jets from S.C. Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Hopkins, flying southwest along Atlantic Ocean from Cherry Grove Fishing Pier at 1 p.m. Monday, to Bluffton within hour. Everyone’s asked to line beaches, wave flags, wear red, white and blue attire, and decorate in patriotic colors. salutefromtheshore.org, or email salute@salutefromtheshore.org.

▪ Garden City Beach Golf Cart Parade, 2 p.m., with lineup at 1 p.m. in parking lot behind Willard’s Fireworks, 2021 U.S. 17 Business. 843-340-5835 or www.facebook.com/Gardencitygolfcartparade/.

▪ Croissants Bistro & Bakery’s “Fourth of July Cupcake Eating Contest” benefit, 2-4 p.m. at Broadway at the Beach Heroes Harbor area, on 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, with contest at 3 p.m. for adults, given five minutes to eat as many cupcakes as they can. Enter for $25 at croissants.net/2016-cupcake-contest. 843-448-2253.

▪ “Pawleys Island Fourth of July Evening Celebration,” with Pawleys Island Concert Band (843-274-5991 or www.pawleysislandconcertband.org), 6-8 p.m. in Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church Parish Life Center, 1633 Waverly Road, Pawleys Island. Free. 843-235-9931.

▪ Town of Surfside Beach Fourth of July Celebration, 6-10 p.m. at Surfside Beach Pier, 11 N. Ocean Blvd., at Surfside Drive. Free, including entertainment by “Garth & Friends,” then fireworks at 9:30 p.m. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.

▪ Independence Day Concert by Indigo Choral Society, 7-8:30 p.m. on Kaminski House Museum lawn, 1003 Front St., Georgetown, for free (843-546-7706 or www.kaminskimuseum.org), before Georgetown city fireworks, 9 p.m. downtown over Winyah Bay (www.historicgeorgetownsc.com).

▪ At Broadway at the Beach, bordered by U.S. 17 Bypass, Robert M. Grissom Parkway and 21st and 29th avenues North in Myrtle Beach: free concert by U.S. Air Force Blue Aces Band at 8 p.m., on Heroes Harbor stage; and fireworks 10 p.m. 843-444-3200 or www.broadwayatthebeach.com.

Choice of other fireworks displays

▪ 10 p.m. off Second Avenue (North) Pier, as part of annual “Hot Summer Nights,” by Oceanfront Merchants Association. 843-779-2662 or www.myrtlebeachdowntown.com.

▪ 10:15 p.m. at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. 843-272-8349 or www.bflanding.com.

General election Tuesday for Horry District 7 seat

There will be an election for Horry County Council District 7 Tuesday. The seat was vacated by James Frazier, who is ill.

Democrat Harold Phillips will face Republican Robert Shelley. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Parking regulations change on Golden Mile in Myrtle Beach

Parking rules along the Golden Mile will change Tuesday.

Visitors will have to pay $2 and hour or $10 a day to park beach access lots along the mile. Neighborhood residents can pick up a decal to park on Ocean Boulevard for free, while non-residents can buy $100 decals to park in lots at 2nd Avenue North and 16th Avenue North.

LeAnn Rimes to perform at Alabama Theatre

LeAnn Rimes, known for such hits as “Blue,” “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and “How Do I Live?” will perform in concert aat 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. For more information, call 843-272-1111 or log on to www.alabama-theatre.com.

This story was originally published July 3, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "What you need to know Myrtle Beach: Week of July 4."