One of the best parts of living in Greenville, SC is all of the festivals that take place each year. From everything like food and beer to being more in tune with the Fine Arts, Greenville is known for having lots of events and festivals which attract visitors of all of the ages.
1. Artisphere (May 11th-13th)
Artisphere is a local festival in the spring that features over 100 different artists selling their art, as well as local food and beers and other events. This event features local art schools such as Governor’s School for The Arts and Humanities and the Fine Arts Center performing arts departments. The whole event has a purpose to create a national recognized Fine Arts festival that also boosts the economy in SC.
2. Greek Fest (May 18th-21st)
Greek Fest is a huge well-known festival that takes place in downtown Greenville at the Greek Orthodox Church. Admission is cheap to free, depending but you can print a free ticket from the website. Activities of this event include bomb homemade Greek food including Baklava, Greek lemonade, Gyros, Pizza and more. Every night there is a dance schedule in which children of all ages participate in a dance to show everyone, and there is also live music and Greek vendors. This event is popular with those of all ages as a way to socialize and explore the Greek community.
3. Indie Craft Parade (September 15th-17th)
Indie Craft Parade is by the Markers Collective people and it consists of a weekend of cute and fun artsy things ranging from clothing to jewelry and soap to cute punny cards. It’s a weekend festival that showcases the creative community of makers and artists around the South.
4. Euphoria Greenville (September 21st-24th)
Euphoria Greenville is a weekend-long event that includes exclusive tasting events such as cooking demos, wine seminars and live music. The weekend is known to shine a spotlight poon Greenville’s thriving restaurant and arts community. Most of the proceeds from this event end up funding local non-profit organizations.
5. Oktoberfest in Greenville (October 5th-8th)
Located at Noma Square, Hyatt Regency turns into a Bavarian Biergarten for this free, four-day celebration. There’s lots of yummy German food like bratwurst and Sauerbraten and more with live entertainment every night and a nice selection of beers.
6. Artober Festival (October 13th-14th)
Artober Fest starts off with a cool kick-off party which includes fun activities including fundraising which celebrates the arts in the community. There’s live music, local food from local vendors, and cool artists around.
7. Pumpkintown Fall Festival (October 14th)
From 8 am to 5 pm at the Oolenoy Community House in Pumpkintown, SC is the annual fall festival. The parade starts first thing at 9 am with a plethora of events after that including live music and handcrafted items for sale as well as yummy seasonal food.
8. Fall for Greenville (October 13th-15th)
The annual Fall for Greenville is a yearly favorite, from the food to the alcohol it’s a wonderful time. You can purchase “taste tickets” throughout the festival location and it is good for the entire weekend for buying drinks and food as well as kids rides. Taste Tickets is the official currency of Fall for Greenville.
9. Art on the Trail (October 21st)
Art on the Trail is located in Travelers Rest, SC and TR are known as a small town for the arts and entertainment in Greenville County. This festival has become very popular, as this is its 6th year which gathers around 5,000 visitors. Some of the activities are an Art Market, series of performances, literary art and children’s activities among others.
10. Euro Auto Festival (October 21st)
Euro is arguably the most important European only auto festival on the East Coast, now in its 22nd year, it attracts over 400 European cars from across the US. This event is held right in Greenville, SC at the Preserve at Verdae which has a nice golf course backdrop. The admission to this event is $10 online and $15 at the gate, this ticket includes parking and a shuttle bus to the event.
