Here are all of the events you need to know about this weekend August 18 – 20 in Greenville, SC. Plan your weekend accordingly.
MustDo: Shoeless Jam kicks off Friday + runs until Saturday night. Weekend headliners include The Hip Abduction, Tauk, and Stop Light Observations. Friday tickets are $12, Saturday $18 or buy weekend tickets for $25. Snag them here.
- Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays presented by Pepsi | Next Level Band | Noma Square | 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Job: Farm Fresh Fast is in search of sous chefs, line cooks, and prep cooks | Check out their Facebook post to get in on the action.
Create: Community Table: Make your own Sangria | Lowes Foods Greer | Friday, 3 – 5 p.m.
Opening: X-Agency, Crown Couture Collection by Lindley, and Paper Airplanes Launch Party | One Greenville: 1 N Main St. | 6 – 9 p.m. | Come celebrate and meet the brains behind three new startup companies launching in Greenville.
Listen: Kenny George Band with The Travelin’ Kine and Mac Leaphart | Gottrocks | 9 p.m.
- Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 7 p.m. | Tickets here.
- Karl Lauber | Growler Haus Village of W Greenville | 8 – 11 p.m.
- Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra will perform selections from its upcoming season | Younts Center for the Performing Arts’ | 7 p.m.
Trivia: Game of Thrones Trivia Night | Upstate Craft Beer Co. | 7 – 9 p.m. | Insert Game of Thrones pun here.
ForTeens: Teen Night Pool Party (ages 13 – 18) | Caine Halter Family YMCA | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | They’ll have both pools reserved for kayaking, ice cream sundaes, water basketball/volleyball, and music.
SATURDAY
History: Textile Heritage Festival | Hughes Main Library | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | learn how Greenville was shaped by the textile mill industry + hear about community life in mill villages. This is the 11th year celebrating the Upstate’s deeply rooted history in textiles.
Run: GHS Battlemud Laurens County Mud Run | Saturday, August 26: Registration ends today | The four person event begins at the Laurens County YMCA and includes a timed two-mile run, plus 20 challenging obstacles. Fee: $100 per team of four. All teams must include at least one adult 18 years or older. | Register here.
Learn: Beginners White Water Kayak Clinic | Sunrift Adventures | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $75, email to register
Culture: India Day presented by the India Association of Greenville | TD Stage at the Peace Center | 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. | Get a glimpse of India through unique traditions, culture, and modern day cuisines of modern day India.
Laugh: Jazz, Funk, Soul and Laughs: JMichael Peeples | Blue Boulevard | 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. | $10
Watch: Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadowcast | Ninjaplex | 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. | $10
Listen: Brewery 85 End of Summer Concert Series | Packway Handle Band | Biergarten Style | $15/stein | 2 – 4 p.m.
- April B & the Cool | Pour Taproom | 8:30 p.m. | Free
- Taught by Heros and the Corey Stephenson Band | Gottrocks | 9 p.m.
- The Bad Popes | Velo Fellow | 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Health: Community Yoga | Kroc Center | 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Free + childcare available
- Community Yoga | Noma Square | 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Free, but bring your own mat
- Bendy Birds Yoga | Birds Fly South | 12 – 1 p.m. | $10 for class + beer
Volunteer: Pulse Volunteers | A Child’s Haven: 20 Martin Dr. | 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Join the Pulse crew in assisting A Child’s Haven with cleanup and maintenance before the new school year begins! We will wash buses, paint, and assist with grounds maintenance.
ForKids: Storytime with Miss Debi | M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers | 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Meet in the kids nook where Chocolate Moose will provide treats for your little one.
Shop: Junior League of Greenville’s Nearly New Shop Fall Extravaganza | 118 Greenacre Rd. | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | They will have store-wide sales, gift certificate drawings, and the release of new items + all purchases are tax free and proceed go directly back to the Greenville community.
SUNDAY
MustDo: Summer Concert Series: Lowes Foods at Five Forks (Simpsonville) | 1 - 4 p.m. | The Electric Folk
Listen: Brother Oliver (LP release show) with The Mobros and North by North | Radio Room | 8 – 11 p.m.
- Sundays Unplugged | Chapman Cultural Center | Abbey Elmore | 1 - 5 p.m. | Every Sunday
Cause: Greenville Sports League Charity Cup | Legacy Pines Golf Course | Registration 12:30 p.m., shotgun start 1:30 p.m. | $75 per player and all Proceeds from the tournament will go to Greenville Parks and Recreation Youth Programs to support youth sports programming and equipment.
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