Friday, Dec 1
Cause: A Child’s Haven Annual Holiday Benefit Breakfast | Embassy Suites and Conference Center | 7:15 a.m. | Start your morning off with A Child’s Haven as they celebrate their 25th Anniversary by Lifting Lives, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. – All proceeds from the event will benefit the children and families of A Child’s Haven.
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas’ Signature Black Tie Holiday Gala | TD Convention Center | 6 p.m. | Find sponsorship opportunities here
WaterCooler: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs Orlando Solar Bears | 7:30 p.m. | Sing for Santa | Upstate Elementary + Middle Schools will sing the National Anthem + Christmas Carols
- Purchase a Bon Secours Family Fun Pack in December and you’ll receive a Goal Light Ornament that plays the Swamp Rabbits goal horn and song (while supplies last)
Shop: Broaden Goods Holiday Pop-Up Shop 🛍 | Moroccan collection features woven textiles, leather goods, ceramics + more | 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. | 1252 Pendleton St.
- The Halthegal Holiday Pop-Up Shop | Shop bookish gifts, stocking stuffers + handmade art | Nathan Bertling Studio | Taylors Mill | 6 – 9 p.m.
Show: Handel’s Messiah performed by Furman Symphony Orchestra & Oratorio Chorus | Furman University - McAlister Auditorium | 8 p.m. | $15 for adults, $10 for seniors + $5 for youth
Holiday: 32nd Annual Festival of Trees 🎄 | Throughout the month of December | Money raised benefits St. Francis Chest Pain Center | 75 trees at 4 downtown hotels: the Hyatt Regency, Courtyard Marriott Downtown, Hampton Inn & Suites – Riverplace + Embassy Suites Downtown
- BJU Annual Christmas Celebration | Children’s activities: storytelling, gingerbread cookie decorating, crafts, reindeer games, scavenger hunt | 4 – 6 p.m. | Lighting ceremony 6:30 p.m. | Christmas concert by BJU Chamber Singers 5 – 6 p.m.
- Holiday Tree Lighting | Haywood Mall | 4 – 9 p.m. | Live music, food + space for kids to play. | Free
TodayIs: Arbor Day Celebration | Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Plant trees + enter Red Maple and Dogwood tree giveaways with TreesGreenville | Tickets 🌳
Opening: The Drawing Den Grand Opening | 105 E. North St | 6 – 9 p.m. | Drop in + check out the new art studio, classroom and gallery downtown, offering portrait commissions, after-school programs for kids + guest artist visits
Drink: Last day to make reservations for the Greenville Brewmasters’ 100th tasting 🍺 | Dec 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Growl | $20, includes 5 beers + snacks
Arts: The Art Cellar Artist Reception | 233 N. Main St. | 6 – 9 p.m. | Meet artist Heather Fraccalvieri
- Holiday Open Studio | End of the Road Studios | Dec. 1, 9:30 p.m. – Dec. 3, 10:30 p.m. | Take a trip to Walhalla + visit the studios of artists including the Full Moon Artists.
Saturday, Dec 2
Show: International Ballet: The Nutcracker with Greenville Symphony Orchestra | Peace Center Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | Tickets are $25+, buy them here
- Santa Claus: A New Musical 🎅🏻 | Peace Center Gunter Theatre | 10 a.m. | Runs through Dec 10 | Tickets
TryThis: A Fast Blast Intro into Writing Short Stories and Novels | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Joe’s Place Bookstore | 2 Williams St | For beginning + immediate writers who want to further develop their fiction writing skills ✍ | $80 for Emrys members $100 for non-Emrys members | Register
Cause: Teddy Bear Luncheon to benefit the St. Francis Chest Pain Center | 11 a.m. | Hyatt Regency Greenville | $15/adult, $10/child 3-12 years + free for children 2 and under | Any child who donates a new stuffed animal will get a photo with Santa 🐻
Shop: Simpsonville Holiday Market | Downtown Simpsonville | 2 – 8 p.m. | Visitors will be able to stroll through Historic Downtown Simpsonville while sipping cider, enjoying Christmas carols, shopping with local artisans + more
- Broaden Goods Holiday Pop-Up Shop | Moroccan collection features woven textiles, leather goods, ceramics + more | 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 1252 Pendleton St.
- The Halthegal Holiday Pop-Up Shop | Shop bookish gifts, stocking stuffers + handmade art | Nathan Bertling Studio | Taylors Mill | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Opening: Habitat for Humanity ReStore | 3033 Wade Hampton Blvd | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Prize giveaways, info on upcycling + family activities to celebrate the opening of the new location.
Sunday, Dec 3
Show: International Ballet: The Nutcracker with Greenville Symphony Orchestra | Peace Center Concert Hall | 3 p.m. | Tickets are $25+, buy them here
- Carolina Youth Symphony Holiday Concert | 3 p.m. | Furman University – McAlister Auditorium |
Shop: Broaden Goods Holiday Pop-Up Shop | Moroccan collection features woven textiles, leather goods, ceramics + more | Noon – 7 p.m. | 1252 Pendleton St. 🛍
MustDo: Annual Simpsonville Christmas Parade 🎁 | Downtown Simpsonville Main Street | 3 – 7 p.m.
Dish: Brunch with Santa | Larkin’s Sawmill | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Meet + take photos with Santa and make reindeer food | $35/adults, $17.50/children +5, $28/seniors | More info: 864-467-3020
TryThis: Ceramic Ornaments with Jocie Conrad | Make 6-10 handmade ceramic ornaments | 2 – 4 p.m. | The Art Cellar | 233 N Main St. | $40
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