The Budweiser Clydesdales will get the festivities started with a big kick at 5 PM on Friday. These spectacular horse teams are a very popular attraction wherever they go. First used by Anheuser-Busch to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the distinctive horses have been associated with the company ever since. Anheuser-Busch has very specific guidelines for the massive, yet docile, horses that are on their teams. In order for a horse to qualify for the Anheuser-Busch team, he must be a gelding (neutered male) at least four years old. He must be six feet tall (at the shoulders), and be bay-colored. These horses must also weigh between 1,800-2,000 pounds, have four white stocking feet, a blaze of white on the face, and a black mane and tail.

Once the music starts, it will be non-stop as five big music stages keep the party going each day of the festival (see schedule below). Music styles range from rock to jazz to country.

There is plenty of fun scheduled for the younger crowd in the TeleTech Children's Area, located in the back of Piazza Bergamo. Amusement rides, interactive games, face painting, and live performances are all part of the fun. Various performers will hula-hoop, juggle, dance, and perform magic. While most activities in the Children's Area are free, some of the rides require tickets.

As Fall for Greenville celebrates "A Taste of Our Town," several just-for-bragging-rights, food-related competitions are planned, including the BellSouth Chili Cook-Off, US Foodservice Ice Carving Competition, Sprint PCS Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest, Restaurant Team Tug Challenge, Wild Turkey Bartender's Mix-Off, and the CCB Waiter's Race. The IFH Culinary Stage will feature several local and nationally known chefs throughout the festival, including Tory McPhail, Executive Chef of Commander's Palace in New Orleans and John Malik, Chef and Proprietor of Culinary Capers.

For beer lovers, the Sprint PCS Specialty Beer Garden features over 40 different beers from some of the most popular local microbreweries as well as large distributors. The Beer Garden is located on West Washington Street.

Fall for Greenville runs from 5 - 11 PM on Friday, 11 AM - 11 PM on Saturday, and noon - 7 PM on Sunday. For more information, please call 864-467-5780.

Entertainment Schedule

Fox Carolina Main Stage (East Washington Street) - Presented by Bud Light

Friday, October 11
5:30PM - Encore
8:15PM - The Swingin' Medallions

Saturday, October 12
5PM - The HOG Band
7:30PM - Six Wire
8:15PM - Brad Martin
9:30PM - Steve Azar

Sunday, October 13
2PM - Jupiter Coyote
4:30PM - Blue Dogs

Budweiser Stage (North Main Street) - Presented by Clear Channel

Friday, October 11
5:30PM - Three Mile
8:15PM - Centerline

Saturday, October 12
1PM - Radio Society
3:30PM - Less Than Zero
6PM - People Who Must
8:30PM - The Jason Marcum Band
Sunday, October 13

1PM - Caribbean Cowboys
4PM - Mandirico

Bacardi Silver Stage (West Washington Street) - Presented by 96.7 The Buzzard

Friday, October 11
7PM - DJ Funky Friday Dance Party

Saturday, October 12
1PM - Soloist Jason Marcum
3:30PM - The Keith and Howie Band
7PM - DJ Lizz Ryals

Sunday, October 13
3PM - Shaggin' Beach Party

Michelob Ultra Stage (South Main Street) - Presented by WMYI - My 102.5

Friday, October 11
5:30PM - Bankwalkers
8PM - The Next Move

Saturday, October 12
1PM - To be announced
3:15PM - To be announced
6PM - To be announced
8:30PM - To be announced
All shows sponsored by WNCW

Sunday, October 13
1PM - Blue Shoes Trio with Ricky Godfrey
4PM - Spartanburg Jazz Band

SunCom Stage (West McBee Street)

Friday, October 11
5:30PM - The Jody Monross Band
8PM - The Laura Blackley Band

Saturday, October 12
1PM - Razz-Ma-Jazz
3PM - Slack Jaw Yokels
6PM - Ralph and Marty
8:30PM - Thread

Sunday, October 13
1PM - The Royales Dixieland Jazz Band
4PM - The Wire Dogs

TeleTech Children's Stage (Piazza Bergamo) - Presented by WMYI - My 102.5

Saturday, October 12
1-2PM - Karen's Dance Academy
2-3PM - Steve Harris (hula-hooping, juggling)
3-6PM - DK Lizz Ryals (kid's music, karaoke)

Sunday, October 13
2-3PM - Steve Harris (hula-hooping, juggling)
4-5PM - Glenn Strange (magician)

Coffee Street Competition Area (Coffee Street)

Friday, October 11
5PM - BellSouth Chili Cook-Off - Presented by WSSL 100
Saturday, October 12

3PM - Restaurant Team Tug Challenge - Presented by Magic 98.9
Sunday, October 13

2PM - Wild Turkey Bartender's Mix-Off - Presented by WROQ & WTPT
3PM - CCB Waiter's Race

IFH Culinary Stage Presented by Charter Communications and Turner South (Piazza Bergamo)

Saturday, October 12
11-11:45AM - Sprint PCS Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest
11-11:30AM - Cooking with Joree and Judy Booker
12-1:30PM - Celebrity Chef Tory McPhail, Executive Chef of Commander's Palace, New

Orleans - Presented by Charter Communications and Turner South
1:30-2:30PM - John Malik, Chef and Proprietor of Culinary Capers
2:30-3:30PM - Local Greenville Chefs' Cooking Demonstrations
4-6:30PM - The Sauce Boss Bill Wharton - Gumbo cooking with music and crowd interaction

Sunday, October 13 (on East McBee Street)
12PM - US Foodservice Ice Carving Competition - Presented by WMYI

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