• Re-purposing the existing tennis courts into multi-use courts for tennis, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, and small-sided soccer
• Enhancing the outdoor sports fields + track
• Creating an outdoor pavilion complete with new restrooms
• Updating the multi-use gymnasium
• Installing a retractable enclosure system over the outdoor pool

• Heroes and Best Friends Golf Classic | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | Carolina Springs Golf Club, 1680 Scuffletown Rd., Fountain Inn | $20-$100 | Team up to support Service Dogs for Veterans and their mission of complementing the traditional treatment for Veterans in Greenville and Upstate SC.
• Peachy Pop-Up Dinner | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 6-8 p.m. | The Community Tap Trailside, 147 Welborn St., Greenville | Free entry | Everything will be just peachy at this dinner with Chef Sydney Taylor and her fall goodies.
• “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill” | Multiple dates | Times vary | Centre Stage, 501 River St., Greenville | $25-$28.50 | Witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death, featuring local Upstate talent.

• Greenville Country Music Fest 2023 | Friday, Oct. 20-Sunday, Oct. 22 | Times vary | CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St., Simpsonville | $65-$175 | Throw on your cowboy boots and get ready to party at this country music festival.
• Haunted Car Wash | Multiple dates | 6-10 p.m. | Whatta Wash South 14, 2788 S. Hwy. 14, Greer | $30 | Get terrified as your transportation is washed — a portion of each wash will be donated to help support a local child with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

• Turkish Food Festival | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Gunter Theatre, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | Free entry | Feast on a variety of Mediterranean food, salads, kababs, baked goods, homemade bread + pastries, desserts (like Turkish Baklava), cakes, vegetable dishes, cookies, and hot dishes.
• 2023 Greenville Craft Beer Festival | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 12-4 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | $20-$85 | Enjoy 100 different beers and live music at this 10th annual festival.

• Trick-or-Treat at TCMU | Saturday, Oct. 28-Sunday, Oct. 29 | Times vary | The Children’s Museum of the Upstate, 300 College St., Greenville | $6-$7 | Collect candy throughout the museum and enjoy activities like a petting zoo and Halloween crafts. — plus, TCMU-Greenville is hosting a new Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treat.*

What we tried:

• WAVS Custom — a Greenville-based company that creates custom fitted in-ear monitors, gaming headsets, and two-way radios for first responders — was awarded a $200,000 investment from the South Carolina Research Authority’s investment affiliate, SC Launch. That’s music to our ears. (Upstate Business Journal)

• The Greenville Fire Department and the Greenville Police Department will face-off at Fluor Field during Heroes Softball on Sunday, Oct. 29. Donations from this fierce match will benefit Shriners Children’s Greenville. Get tickets.

• Chef Dayna Lee of Comal 864 and Licensed Professional Counselor Chris Khaleel are teaming up for a Mexican + Nigerian cultural dinner. Head to Woodside Bistro — 1112 Woodside Ave. — on Monday, Oct. 30 for this flavorful feast where you can learn about the importance of food culture while you chow down.

• The woods are alive with the sound of music. Head to Paris Mountain State Park — 2401 State Park Rd. — on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. and feast your ears on brass (read: trumpet, tuba, woodwinds) music performed by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. The concert is free, but SC State Parks charge admission.

• 193. That’s how many furry friends found their forever homes during Greenville Animal Care’s Bissel Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” campaign. Let’s raise the woof and celebrate.

• Operation Santa SC needs help making the season bright. Select a child and fulfill some items on his or her wishlist. The cost per child is usually ~$150-$175, and you can drop off gifts at Century BMW — located at 2934 Laurens Rd. — from Nov. 8th to Nov. 22nd.

• Where can you find lots for sale filled with greenery, hiking + biking trails, and a community pool and farm? Answer: Longview Carolina. This up-and-coming gated community doesn’t make residents choose between nature and convenience — it gives them both. Check out our experience for a glimpse at Longview living.*

• Need a date night idea? Step out to see the new local artists who have joined First Fridays — the next one is happening Friday, Nov. 3 from 6-9 p.m.*

Barbie Camper

Lady Liberty

Kitty’s Cottage

• “By far our favorite performance was El Perro on the Main Stage.” — Tracey C.
• “My favorite part was enjoying good food with my adult kids for yet another year.” — Pamela E.
• “We loved everything about Fall for Greenville, but were most impressed by how well it was organized and how relatively clean it was kept. The city has a lot to be proud of.” — Dan D.
• “Seeing all the happy people enjoying themselves!” — Becky W.
• “My favorite artists were Johnny Swim and, of course, Kylie Odetta.” — Lori H.
• “I enjoyed volunteering at the event! It felt great to be a small part of the fun by serving beer in the Spinx Beer Garden as a volunteer.” — Lois S.