• Oktoberfest | Friday, Oct. 6-Saturday, Oct. 7 | Times vary | NOMA Square, 220 N. Main St., Greenville | Free entry | Dance to live music, enjoy games + contests, and indulge in German food and beer.
• First Fridays Yoga | Friday, Oct. 6 | 12-1 p.m. | Good Art Co., 10 Central Ave., Greenville | Free | Enjoy a free yoga class in the gallery.
• First Fridays Gallery Crawl | Friday, Oct. 6 | 6-9 p.m. | Multiple locations | Free | Explore Greenville’s arts scene as galleries open to the public for receptions.

• 321 Student Film Festival | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, 15 University St., Greenville | Free | Enjoy films made by local students.
• Greenville Fall Wine Festival | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 1-5 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | $55-$115 | Sip on 50+ wines, seltzers, and beers as you enjoy live entertainment at the ballpark.
• Oktoberfest | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 2-10 p.m. | The Community Tap Travelers Rest, 321 S. Main St., Ste. B, Travelers Rest | Free entry | Enjoy Oktoberfest beers and other fall brews flowing on tap on day, pretzels in the afternoon, and live music in the evening.
• Fall Festival | Saturday, Oct. 7 | Trailblazer Park, 235 Trailblazer Dr., Travelers Rest | $5-$10 | Celebrate the season with food trucks, face painting, bounce houses, cotton candy, funnel cakes, and music.

• Piedmont Pickle Festival | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 12-9 p.m. | Carolina Bauernhaus Greenville, 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B118, Greenville | $10-$45 | A festival for all things pickle and pickle fans.
• Books & Brews: A Quiet Tenant | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 1-2:30 p.m. | The People’s Tap, 250 RiverPlace, Greenville | Free entry | Kick off the Halloween season with a discussion about “The Quiet Tenant,” plus games and drinks.

• In case you missed it, Papi’s Tacos opened its second location in the West End (near Eggs Up Grill) + announced plans to expand into the storefront next to its new location.

• Two new cafe concepts opened on Woodruff Road. We stopped by Mochibees Donut Cafe + Summer Moon Coffee.

• Condé Nast Traveler ranked Greenville No. 4 on its list of America’s best small cities in the magazine’s 2023 readers’ choice awards — our city’s highest ranking yet. This is the seventh straight year Greenville made the list.

• Custom Green Valley estate on 4 acres | Listing Agent: Joan Herlong
• Luxury and privacy next to Greenville Country Club | Listing Agent: Grace Herlong Loveless
• Charming Craftsman on 1.32 acres at the Reserve at Lake Keowee | Listing Agent: Lisa Vogel
• Virtually-new home in picturesque Pinecrest at Hollingsworth | Listing Agent: Jessica Kilcoyne + Joan Herlong
• Southern stunner in Simpsonville’s Shenandoah Farms | Listing Agent: Beth Nichols
• Southern-inspired, open-concept home in Simpsonville | Listing Agent: Jacob Glodde

Why go?

• Maybe you’re reading this because you were lucky enough to snag tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, coming to the Superdome in October 2024. Or, maybe you have tickets to Jazz Fest, the major music festival that happens each spring (happening April 25-May 5, 2024). Either way, lucky you.
• Gastro travel. On top of the city’s world-renowned Creole and Cajun food scene, two New Orleans restaurants were just named on the third annual New York Times Restaurant List of 2023’s 50 best restaurants in the country.

• It’s here — Allure’s 2023 Best of Beauty Award Winners list. Shop Best of Skin and Best of Hair winners to discover today’s breakthrough beauty technology.

• Four Sigmatic’s organic protein powder is the ultimate smoothie booster with 18 grams of protein and 1500 milligrams of adaptogens per serving — nourishing your mind + body.

• The Bentgo stackable lunch box includes two stackable containers, built-in silverware, and dividers to snugly fit food portions into individual compartments.