#PlanAhead: Weekend of Dec. 29 – 31

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Friday | Dec. 29

TryThis: Frost & Sip Class - Snowman Cake | Cakes by U | 7 – 9 p.m. | Bring your own beer or wine ⛄ | $25 (includes cake + decorating tools)

Listen: American Horse with Brooks Dixon Band | Tipsy Music Pub | 7 p.m.

ForKids: Holiday Drop Off Camp | Wine & Design | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Let the kids spend the day painting while you enjoy some post-holiday time off. | $40 (pack a snack + water)

Saturday | Dec. 30

Shop: The Toasty Farmer | Brewery 85 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Miss summer farmer’s markets? Here’s your chance to stock up on local food + crafts.

Active: 3-6-12 Hour Resolution Run | Gary Pittman Park | Paris Mountain | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 3, 6, and 12-hour races on the mile-long track. 👟 | $10 entry fee

Listen: T.C. Costello | The Velo Fellow | 9:30 p.m. | Mix it up with some Irish folk-punk.

ForKids: Storytime with Miss Debi | M. Judson | 10:30 – 11 a.m. | A story + treat from The Chocolate Moose. 📖

Celebrate: Goodbye 2017 Celebration | The Kava Konnection | 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. | Bring a list of what you’re leaving behind in 2017 to burn at 11 p.m.

  • New Year’s Eve Prep Party | Tipsy Music Pub | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Happy hour + live music – the perfect pre-NYE celebration.
  • New Years Eve Eve party | Smiley’s Acoustic Cafe | Free to get in, free party hats and favors, free champagne toast and free breakfast after midnight.

Watch: Rocky Horror Picture Show | The Ninjaplex | 9:30 p.m. | Bring your own props to act along (or they’ll have some for sale). | $10, 18+

Sunday | Dec. 31

Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve Party | Vault and Vator | 655 S. Main St. | 5 p.m. | Show up in your flapper dresses + newsboy caps for a free cocktail + champagne toast | $20

New Year’s Eve with Hot As A Pepper | Tipsy Music Pub | 1237 Pendleton St. | 9 p.m. | 🎸 Live music, hors d’oeuvres, 2 free drink tickets + champagne toast | $25

New Year’s Eve 2018 Southern Gala | The Hilton Greenville | 45 West Orchard Park Drive | 8:30 p.m. | Heavy hors d’oeuvres, three full open bars featuring Dark Corner Distillery, Oskar Blues, and Sierra Nevada, photobooth, champagne toast + more | $100+

New Year’s Eve Rooftop Rendezvous | Up on the Roof | 250 Riverplace (at the Embassy Suites downtown) | 8 p.m. | Complimentary bubbly + Baileys spiked coffee, heavy hors d’oeuvres, champagne toast, breakfast buffet + donuts 🍩 | $120+

SIP Under the Stars New Years Eve 2018 | SIP Whiskey + Wine Bar | 103 N. Main St. | 8 p.m. | Live music, hors d’oeuvres, S’mores Bar 😋 | $40+

Zen New Years Eve Bash | 924 South Main St. | 8:30 p.m. | Live DJ in the studio + loft, balloon drop at midnight, cigar bar, three drink tickets, casino tables, heavy hors d’oeuvres + photobooth | $100

New Year’s Eve 2018 | Ink N Ivy & Vine Nightclub | 21 E. Coffee St. | 9:30 p.m. | Entertainment on each level, hors-d’oeuvres stations, party favors + a complimentary champagne toast at midnight | $28.45+

NYE Beer Pong Tournament & Live DJ | Upstate Craft Beer Co. | 400 Augusta St. | 16 team Beer Pong Tournament | Registration starts at 7 p.m. on a first come, first serve basis | Featuring a special guest DJ at 10 p.m. |

2018 NYE The Party at Aloft | Aloft Hotel | 5 N. Laurens St. | 8 p.m. | Two cocktails, wine, or beer of your choice, heavy hors d’oeuvres + live music featuring DJ Craz-e Crane and DJ Scientist | $53

Kiss Off 2017 NYE Party | Bar Louie | 1117 Woodruff Rd. | 8 p.m. | Free

NYE Party | LTO Burger Bar | 2541 N. Pleasantburg Dr. | 9 p.m. | Complimentary champagne toast at midnight, drink specials + party hats | No cover charge

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