Spartanburg Events Calendar

Find Spartanburg events and things to do, including concerts, art walks, sporting events and nightlife entertainment. Be sure to also check out our outdoors guide for the Upstate and a listing of museums and galleries.

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Saturday, December 9, 2023
7th Annual Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl: Greenville
Dec 9 all-day
Greenville Bars

Join us for the 7th Annual Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl. Get that Goodwill sweater, find those tacky holiday pants, and get ready to jingle bell ROCK on Dec. 9th!

Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl Ticket:
🎅 Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl Koozie at check-in
🎅 Bar Crawl USA Lanyard with Map to guide you to 5+ bars
🎅 Discounted Themed Drinks at each bar with your lanyard
🎅 Registration & After Party with hundreds of crawlers
🎅 DJ Entertainment at multiple bars
🎅 Photographer to capture the fun
🎅 $100 Cash Prize for 1 Lucky Crawler (Rules on map received during check in)
🎅 Holiday Movie Live Stream Trivia with Prizes
🎅 Complete the crawl and receive a giveaway at the after party. Will you crawl to them all?

VIP Ticket:
🎅 Ugly Sweater Drawstring Bag at registration
🎅 Welcome Shot at registration
🎅 Everything included with Regular Ticket

Bar Partners & Drink Specials with your lanyard:
🎅 More to come/subject to change

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹 𝗨𝗦𝗔:
We’ve been doing events (bar crawls & festivals) since 2015 in over 20 cities. What separates us from the other crawl companies is you actually get stuff with your ticket. Swag, lanyard, map, koozie, drink specials, DJ entertainment, after party, and much more. We are the only company with reviews on Google & Facebook. We aren’t afraid to hide that we deliver the best crawl experience. Check our Facebook & Google reviews for confirmation on just how much value and fun we bring.

FAQ:
🎅 Follow Bar Crawl USA to receive weekly updates including drink specials.
🎅 Do I need a ticket?
Yes, you will not be able to get the koozie, lanyard, holiday draw string bag (VIP), access to trivia game, access to some bars, access to the discounted drink specials and other giveaways if applicable.
🎅 How do I get my VIP holiday Drawstring Bag?
During check in.
🎅 Do I need to go to all of the bars? Is it guided?
You do not need to visit all the bars. We will have times next to each bar when they will be staffed & ready and when you should be there for lanyard & crawl awesomeness.
🎅 Do I need to print my ticket? Does it need to match my name?
No, on your phone is preferred. Ticket does not need to match attendee name.
🎅 Can friends check me in?
Yes, we just need your ticket.
🎅 21+?
This is a 21+ event.
🎅 Refunds?
We will give refunds up to 7 days from event. No exception. Within 7 days, we will ONLY do credits to future Bar Crawl USA events.

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Angel Tree adoption
Dec 9 all-day
online

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

Share joy with a family experiencing the realities of poverty in Greenville this holiday season. Provide a child in need with clothing and gifts through our Angel Tree program.

This is a great opportunity for individuals, families, church groups, schools, social clubs, HOAs, companies, civic organizations and more to work together to share hope at the holidays.

You can also help us provide gifts to children in our Angel Tree program by shopping online through one of our charitable gift registries. Visit our website through the link below to select the online retailer you’d like to shop, and gifts will be sent directly to The Salvation Army of Greenville to share with our Angel Tree families.
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Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Holiday
Christmas at Biltmore Daytime and Evening
Dec 9 all-day
Biltmore Estate

Immerse Yourself in the Magic

Experience Christmas at Biltmore, when America’s Largest Home®, Antler Hill Village, and the entire estate are beautifully bedecked for the holidays.

NEW THIS YEAR: all Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access. Because more time to explore means more memories made. Select ticket types also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

Antler Hill Village Illumination

Included with admission—Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect the unique shops, restaurants, and Winery in Antler Hill Village. Experience this must-see part of the Christmas at Biltmore tradition, which includes festive displays adorning Ciao! From Italy and our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await.

Christmas Daytime Celebration

November 3, 2023–January 7, 2024

A daytime visit to Biltmore is a feast for the senses, featuring fragrant wreaths, glittering garland, and the sparkle of thousands of ornaments from Biltmore House to Antler Hill Village! Wrap yourself in the magic of this most beloved of holiday traditions: Christmas at Biltmore.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

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Candlelight Christmas Evenings

An Unforgettable Holiday Evening

November 3, 2023–January 6, 2024

A majestic Norway spruce and pathway luminaries welcome you to America’s Largest Home®. Inside, thousands of ornaments reflect the soft glow of candles, fireplaces, and twinkle lights. The magic continues in Antler Hill Village, which is festooned with glittering lights, ornaments, and displays.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

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Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Dec 9 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

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Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

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Categories: Food & Drink Tours
Holiday Parties?!
Dec 9 2023 – Jan 1 2024 all-day
Craft Axe Throwing Spartanburg

Looking for a unique and unforgettable venue for your holiday party? Look no further than Craft Axe Throwing Spartanburg!
Get ready to ignite the holiday spirit with an axe-citing twist! Our expert coaches will guide you through the thrilling world of axe throwing making your event a memorable experience for everyone.
Whether it’s a corporate gathering family get-together or a festive celebration with friends Craft Axe Throwing Spartanburg offers the perfect blend of excitement and camaraderie. Plus it’s an ideal way to unwind de-stress and create lasting memories.
Bring your favorite holiday snacks to enjoy in our cozy festive atmosphere. We’ve got the beverages and entertainment covered so you can focus on having a blast!
Still not convinced? How about friendly competition laughter and the joy of nailing those bullseyes? It’s the kind of holiday party that will be talked about for years to come!
Book your axe-ceptional holiday party at Craft Axe Throwing Spartanburg now and let’s make your celebration truly axe-tacular!

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Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals: CauseBars
Dec 9 all-day
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping with Meals on Wheels of Greenville Young Professionals’ holiday edition CauseBars! Perfect for stocking stuffers, gifts for coworkers, or teacher appreciation baskets. These gourmet chocolate bars come in Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt.

For every CauseBar purchased for $10, a homebound client will receive an emergency meal kit to use in an emergency event. Purchases can be made online, over the phone (864-233-6565), or in-person at our office.

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The Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Dec 9 all-day
The Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
A plate of barbeque and side dishes.

Greenville’s BBQ scene has been gaining more and more national attention, and it was most notably ranked a Top 10 BBQ City in America by Yahoo.com.

While downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys — smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail Tour, presented by Greenville History Tours, is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

The tours include insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques, information about each restaurant’s history, interesting information about the city’s BBQ history, a drive through old textile mill villages, and of course generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides.

The tours usually take place on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:45 am and meet at City Hall. Tickets are $55 per person.

Visit greenvillehistorytours.com/greenville-culinary-tours/bbq-trail/ or call (864) 567-3940 for additional information.

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Categories: Food & Drink Tours
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON SPEND LOCAL IN SPARTANBURG
Dec 9 all-day
Spartanburg

Make holiday shopping easy this year and support Spartanburg businesses. Whether you’re shopping in-store, from the comfort of your couch or from your office desk, spend local this holiday season.

SHOP ONLINE IN SPARTANBURG

These retailers offer e-commerce options so you can shop from the safety of your home.

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DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG SHOPPING GUIDE

Plan a trip to Downtown Spartanburg to knock out your holiday shopping list.

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MADE IN SPARTANBURG GIFT GUIDE

Boost community pride with gifts that are Made in Spartanburg

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Categories: Business and Networking Community Holiday
Tweetsie Christmas
Dec 9 all-day
Tweetsie Railroad

Celebrate the holiday season as Tweetsie Railroad transforms into a winter wonderland for Tweetsie Christmas on November 24, 25, 26, December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30!

Closed Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

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Tweetsie Christmas offers holiday activities the whole family will love, including a 20-minute nighttime train ride in an open-air car behind one of the park’s historic steam locomotives on a three-mile route lined with over 1 million Christmas lights, a heartwarming, toe-tapping, live Christmas variety show, kid-friendly amusement rides, meetings with Santa in his Gingerbread House filled with candied furnishings, and roasting s’mores over an outdoor fire.

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam
Dec 9 all-day
Harrah's Cherokee Center- Asheville

Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam To Benefit the Asheville Area Habitat

Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam returns to Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC on SAT, DEC 9 to benefit the @Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and @Beloved Asheville. Artist line-up, on-sale info, and more coming soon. Sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know. #ChristmasJam

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Categories: Holiday Music
Win a Tuscany Culinary Escape Package or a 3 night stay in Napa Valley
Dec 9 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Don’t miss this opportunity to make your dreams of a remarkable getaway come true, all while supporting a great cause. Purchase your sweepstakes entry today, and you could be the lucky winner of one of these incredible experiences!

Remember, every entry counts and helps us make a difference in our community. Thank you for your support, and best of luck!

Winner’s Choice! Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy a daily complimentary breakfast and enjoy a Winery and Olive Oil Press Tour & Tasting with lunch at the Fattoria Colle Verde in the Tuscany countryside or enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a Wine Train Tour including a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

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Greenville State Farmers Market
Dec 9 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Greenville State Farmers Market

 

The Greenville State Farmers Market includes retail sheds and farmer stalls that offer a wide variety of locally grown products and specialty goods. Both quality and variety are standards for the volume of products offered for sale at the Greenville State Farmers Market. Market operations continue Monday – Saturday all year long, ceasing for only two holidays: Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Find information about upcoming events and what’s in season at our market’s Facebook page.

 

Office Hours

Monday – Friday  •  7:30 am – 4 pm
Closed on State Holidays

 

Retail Hours

Monday – Saturday  •  8 am – 6 pm
Admission and parking are free
Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

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Art Exhibit: Mono No Aware
Dec 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Greenville Center for Creative Arts

GCCA invites you to the opening night of our newest Community Gallery exhibition, “Mono No Aware”, on First Friday, November 3rd from 6-9pm. “Mono No Aware” will be on display from November 3rd – December 20th, 2023 and admission is free during open business hours.

In “Mono No Aware,” exhibiting artist Leigh Mitchell presents over 30 black & white photographs inspired by the ephemeral nature of things. Included in the exhibition are images that metaphorically allude to all the trees humans have cut down and all the pollution humans are adding to the land and atmosphere. Mitchell’s work speaks to the precarious situation and tangled mess humanity and the earth are in and to the eerie sense of foreboding for what may lie ahead. ‘Mono No Aware,’ is a Japanese term meaning “beauty tinged with sadness.” More specifically, the term alludes to the bittersweet awareness that all things inevitably change form or come to an end. Both a deep ache and a deep appreciation accompany the awareness that we don’t know how long human life and the earth as we know it will last. Mitchell’s work in “Mono No Aware” was funded in part from an artist grant from Metropolitan Arts Council.

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Categories: Art & Craft
Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Survival
Dec 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Join us on a journey into the world of butterflies and plants, and see the complex relationship between monarchs and milkweed. “Monarchs and Milkweed” explores how very survival of these majestic creatures has been shaped over time by one another, traveling through the seasons of a calendar year and revealing how both insect and plant grow and interact, culminating in a massive migration that crosses a continent.

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Categories: Education Family Fun Outdoors
A Very Grateful Christmas
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Grateful Brew

“Grateful Brew is collaborating with YouthBASE, an academic Intervention nonprofit, to present the third annual A Very Grateful Christmas Event on December 9th. Join us at Grateful Brew, located at 501 S Pleasantburg Dr., from 10 am to 4 pm for a family-friendly, dog-friendly event. Capture festive moments with Santa, enjoy a crafting table, indulge in holiday drinks, and savor treats from a food truck. Don’t miss the chance to participate in a raffle, with all proceeds dedicated to supporting YouthBASE.

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Categories: Family Fun Food & Drink Fundraisers Holiday Pets
Anderson County Museum Gallery Open
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Anderson County Museum

Holidays The Museum is closed.

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Categories: Community
Holiday Artisan Market
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artists Collective | Spartanburg

Looking ahead at the holidays, do you often think you’d like to give unique gifts – one-of-a-kind pieces that the recipient will really cherish? Sure, there are websites offering such items, but why not “shop local” at the Artists Collective | Spartanburg’s 2023 Holiday Artisan Market Nov. 8 through Dec. 23?
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Categories: Art & Craft Holiday Market
Now Open – The Underground Gallery
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artists Collective | Spartanburg

We are thrilled to unveil an exciting addition to the Artists Collective | Spartanburg that is set to redefine the way you experience art – the all-new Underground Gallery! This unique space is more than just a gallery; it’s a cozy, intimate haven where art lovers can immerse themselves in creativity, and engage in meaningful conversations about the art that surrounds them.
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Categories: Art & Craft
Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sigal Music Museum
Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

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Categories: Music
Rocky Cove Railroad Exhibit
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NC Arboretum

On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.

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Categories: Family Fun Featured Outdoors