Events Calendar
Explore family friendly events, theatres, galleries, concerts, nightlife, things to do, and more in the Greenville, SC and Upstate areas.
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Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Select Nights Starting November 21 5:00 – 9:00PM
Come experience the magic of Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden!
Stroll through the Zoo and discover over 60 larger-than-life handcrafted wildlife lantern displays inspired by nature. This interactive event showcases stunning illuminations sure to dazzle guests of all ages. Enjoy nightly snowfall, fun activities, photo ops and visits with Santa (through December 23).
Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
Join us at the Greenville Convention Center for the Greenville RV Show on January 8-11th, 2026. South Carolina’s largest RV Show held at the conveniently located Greenville Convention Center. Get the best deals on the latest models while new model manufacturer incentives are in place.
January 8-11, 2026.
Thursday, 8th: 10am-8pm
Friday, 9th: 10am-8pm
Saturday, 10th: 10am-8pm
Sunday, 11th: 10am-5pm
Admission:
INCLUDES FREE RETURN PASS GOOD FOR ALL WEEKEND.
SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY PER FACILITY.
No advance ticket sales.
- $5 per person (cash or card)
- Under 18 FREE with paying adult
- Parking $10 (card only, no cash).
Join us at the Greenville Convention Center for the Greenville RV Show on January 8-11th, 2026. South Carolina’s largest RV Show held at the conveniently located Greenville Convention Center. Get the best deals on the latest models while new model manufacturer incentives are in place.
January 8-11, 2026.
Thursday, 8th: 10am-8pm
Friday, 9th: 10am-8pm
Saturday, 10th: 10am-8pm
Sunday, 11th: 10am-5pm
Admission:
INCLUDES FREE RETURN PASS GOOD FOR ALL WEEKEND.
SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY PER FACILITY.
No advance ticket sales.
- $5 per person (cash or card)
- Under 18 FREE with paying adult
- Parking $10 (card only, no cash).
Join us at the Greenville Convention Center for the Greenville RV Show on January 8-11th, 2026. South Carolina’s largest RV Show held at the conveniently located Greenville Convention Center. Get the best deals on the latest models while new model manufacturer incentives are in place.
January 8-11, 2026.
Thursday, 8th: 10am-8pm
Friday, 9th: 10am-8pm
Saturday, 10th: 10am-8pm
Sunday, 11th: 10am-5pm
Admission:
INCLUDES FREE RETURN PASS GOOD FOR ALL WEEKEND.
SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY PER FACILITY.
No advance ticket sales.
- $5 per person (cash or card)
- Under 18 FREE with paying adult
- Parking $10 (card only, no cash).
Join us at the Greenville Convention Center for the Greenville RV Show on January 8-11th, 2026. South Carolina’s largest RV Show held at the conveniently located Greenville Convention Center. Get the best deals on the latest models while new model manufacturer incentives are in place.
January 8-11, 2026.
Thursday, 8th: 10am-8pm
Friday, 9th: 10am-8pm
Saturday, 10th: 10am-8pm
Sunday, 11th: 10am-5pm
Admission:
INCLUDES FREE RETURN PASS GOOD FOR ALL WEEKEND.
SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY PER FACILITY.
No advance ticket sales.
- $5 per person (cash or card)
- Under 18 FREE with paying adult
- Parking $10 (card only, no cash).
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
They’ve graded the papers, survived the staff meetings, and lost their last ounce of patience… and now they’re taking it out on stage! Bored Teachers is BACK with brand-new jokes, bigger laughs, and the most relatable teacher comedy you’ll ever hear. For nearly a decade, Bored Teachers has been the #1 voice of teacher humor—racking up over 1 billion views, amassing 10 million+ followers, and hosting the #1 teacher-comedy podcast on the planet.
Since 2022, they’ve performed for 200,000+ teachers worldwide, and sold out 200+ theaters across 49 states, 5 countries, and 3 continents. Their BRAND NEW “Is It Friday Yet?!”” Tour starting January 2026 is more than a comedy show—it’s the ultimate night of laughter and solidarity for anyone who’s ever worked in education, taught a lesson, or just survived parent-teacher conferences.
Get ready to laugh until you cry as the funniest teacher-comedians in the world share their side-splitting stories, savage truths, and hilarious classroom confessions. Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or just someone who’s been in school, this show will have you nodding, clapping, and hollering, “That’s SO TRUE!”
Warning: May contain PG-13 language, teacher truths, and uncontrollable fits of laughter.
They’ve graded the papers, survived the staff meetings, and lost their last ounce of
patience… and now they’re taking it out on stage!
Trae Crowder first gained international attention (or notoriety depending on your politics) in 2016 for his hugely viral series of “Liberal Redneck” comedic “porch rant” videos. Since then, Trae has written a best-selling book, The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta The Dark, toured the country thrice over playing sold out theatre shows under the WellRED Comedy Tour banner, appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), Nightline (ABC), The View, Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC), NPR, WTF with Marc Maron, MTV, CNN, Huffington Post and in the Veronica Mars reboot, as “Chattanooga Charlie”, among many others. Initially from rural Celina, TN, Trae now lives in Los Angeles, CA and has developed and sold five scripted pilots for Warner Bros TV, ABC, and FOX and continues to work as a writer. Trae stars in and produces regular sketches for Comedy Central, Funny or Die, ATTN, Facebook Watch, New York Daily News which have garnered tens of millions of views online.
Laugh for a Child 2026 – Celebrating 20 Years of Smiles!
Friday, January 30, 2026 | 6:30 PM | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Join Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg for the 20th Anniversary of Laugh for a Child, Spartanburg’s premier comedy fundraiser benefiting free dental care for local children in need. Enjoy a night of laughter and live entertainment featuring nationally acclaimed comedian Derrick Stroup, Queen City Keys and Uptown Dueling Pianos, plus exciting raffles, prizes, and surprises throughout the evening.
All proceeds support Healthy Smiles’ mission to provide free dental screenings, education, and treatment for children across Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties.
Tickets and sponsorships are available now at healthysmilesonline.org
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Don’t miss the funniest night in the ’Burg — where every laugh helps a child smile brighter!
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.
The comedian has had 5 highly rated stand-up specials over the years, and he has recently released his 6th stand-up special, Tom Papa: Home Free as a Netflix Original on October 29, 2024. Papa holds nothing back in his third Netflix special as his kids are finally out of the house and it’s just him, his wife, and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. Tom has seen a lot over the years from close calls with a pachinko ball to late night 7-Eleven runs and he’s sharing all his thoughts as he parties on into the next stage of life. His other critically acclaimed specials include What A Day!, Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!, Human Mule, Freaked Out, and Tom Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie.