Consider this your ultimate guide to one of the best weekends of the year.
What’s on the menu?
“This year we are excited to increase the revenue percentages that go back to the restaurants,” City of Greenville Tourism Administrator Anna Catherine Miller told us. “All of the restaurants participating will be able to take more money home with them this year to help offset any of the costs that they incurred due to Hurricane Helene.”
Society always has some of our favorite bites of Fall for Greenville.
Click the button below for the rest of our guide to Fall for Greenville including parking tips, how to volunteer, and ways the festival is giving back.
Presidential Historian Keynote | 5:30-7 p.m. | Poinsett Club | $50 | Presidential historian Mark Updegrove will examine lessons in character and leadership based on meetings and interviews with seven US presidents.
The Color Gala | 7-9:30 p.m. | Greenville Center for Creative Arts | $75+ | Enjoy entertainment, beverages, and hors d’oeuvres + bid on auction items from GCCA artists.
Friday, Nov. 8
Open Studios | Friday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 10 | Times vary | Various locations | Free | In its 22nd year, celebrate the local visual arts community with free studio tours for the public.
Clemson Improv Show | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | Coffee Underground | $15 | Tigers from the student improv team Mock Turtle Soup team up with alumni that perform improv with Alchemy.
Saturday, Nov. 9
Community Yoga | 10-11 a.m. | BridgeWay Station, Simpsonville | Free entry | Bring your own mat for this class from local yoga instructor Emily Gillespie.
Looking for a school that empowers students to achieve their potential? Enter: Christ Church Episcopal School. | Photo provided by Christ Church Episcopal School
Lima One Capital — a locally-based mortgage lender — pulled out of its lease in the County Square redevelopment project, saying development was at a “slower pace” than expected. The company still plans to expand in Greenville. (The Post and Courier Greenville
Open
Local Honey Coffee Co. is now open at The People’s Tap. Stop by for your cup (or cups) of joe from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the taproom opens at 4 p.m.
Coming Soon
Speaking of pop-up coffee shops settling down, The Purple Cup Coffee was previously a pop-up, but it will soon be a permanent fixture inside Southernside Brewing Co. when it opens on Monday, Nov. 11. The shop will open in the brewery at 7:30 a.m. and close at 1 p.m.
Featured
“Want to star in your own version of a Hallmark Christmas movie? Book a trip to Greenville to experience peak Christmas hype.” Good Housekeeping put Greenville in the No. 2 spot on its list of the “35 Best Places to Spend Christmas in the U.S.A.”
List
There are more holiday honors to talk about. Greenville’s Poinsettia Christmas Parade is nominated for USA TODAY 10Best’s Best Holiday Parade. It’s up against the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so it needs your vote. Vote once per day until Monday, Dec. 2 at 12 p.m.
Active
Lace up your sneakers. The City of Greenville has a new walking club meeting at Unity Park on Tuesdays in November. The group will start at the Prisma Health Welcome Center at 9 a.m.
Cause
Did you know? When you donate blood, you can save lives andget rewarded (think: gift cards). The Blood Connection hosts blood drives across the Upstate seven days a week, making it convenient to find a location + give back. Make an appointment.*
What’s one of the best ways to get involved locally in leadership? Joining local boards + commissions.
We want to help you with the first step — we put together a list of a few open positions shared with us.
“Upstate Preservation Trust is seeking someone with accounting or bookkeeping experience to serve as Treasurer of our 501(c)3 nonprofit. This is a board position with simple bookkeeping duties.”
“Greenville Humane Society Board of Directors. Contact our organization and learn how you can be a part of changing the trajectory of animal welfare in Greenville, SC and the entire southeast.”
“The Greenville Zoo Foundation is looking for new board members who are eager to be active participants and play a role in the organization by committing to a minimum of one committee where they will be called upon frequently to offer their insights and expertise. If interested in either, please email info@greenvillezoofoundation.org.”
Fall for Greenville holds a special place in my heart. When I started dating my now-husband as USC students, he asked me to come to the festival, experience his city, and meet his family. It was my first visit to Greenville, and I am so thankful it wasn’t my last.
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