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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
Apr 28 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Monday, April 29, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
Apr 29 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
Apr 30 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 1 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 2 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Friday, May 3, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 3 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 4 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Star Wars Trivia
May 4 @ 6:00 pm
The Edward R. Driggers City of Greer Cultural Arts Center

Costume Contest, lots of prizes, themed concessions and adult beverages for sale

Sunday, May 5, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 5 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Monday, May 6, 2024
Winner’s Choice! Choose between a Cancun Paradise Vacation or a Colorado Front Range Getaway
May 6 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Win a 5‐Night Stay for 2 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun OR a 3‐Night Stay for 2 in Colorado with Choice of Cog Railway or Rocky Mountain National Park

SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS
  • CLOSE DATE
    May 6, 2024
  • CLOSE TIME
    11:59 PM EDT
  • DRAWING DATE
    May 14, 2024
  • DRAWING TIME
    12:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Trivia with Andrew Fischer
May 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
New Groove Artisan Brewery

Trivia with Andrew Fischer

Saturday, May 25, 2024
Arts Jam: Art Vendors + Music, Dance, and Poetry Show
May 25 @ 12:00 pm
The Artistry Gallery

Music, poetry, art, and dance collide for Carolina Muse: Arts Jam, a celebration of our multimedia literary & arts magazine’s published creators based in the Carolinas.

This intimate, immersive arts event features local musicians, dancers, writers, and visual artists all in one show. Shop art pieces & crafts made by local artists and enjoy performances & readings from talented creators of several styles & genres. We’re excited to build community with fellow artists & arts-lovers of several creative mediums.

– Music & dance performances
– Poetry readings
– Art & crafts for sale
– Raffle tickets!

📆 Saturday, May 25, 2024
🕰️ 1pm-4pm (art sale starts at 12pm)
📍 The Artistry Gallery, GVL, SC
💵 $15

Friday, June 14, 2024
47th Annual Mighty Moo Festival
Jun 14 all-day
Mighty Moo Festival

The Mighty Moo Festival and Reunion is held each Father’s Day weekend in June.

Over the past 47 years, this event has provided a reunion opportunity for crew members of the USS Cowpens CVL25 who served in WWII and those from the USS Cowpens CG63, which is currently serving in our US Navy’s fleet. Each year the veterans and their families return to our town to celebrate their history and service to our country. Today, the festival is a four-day event that boasts a variety of fun-filled events and patriotic support!

Join us as we celebrate our history, and honor the veterans of not only our two USS Cowpens vessels but all veterans of the United States military.

THURSDAY

6:00 PM
USS Cowpens Crewman vs. D3 Youth Sports (at Red Moore Field)

FRIDAY

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
GOLF TOURNAMENT – at the “Golf Creek Golf Club”

Check In begins at 8:30 AM, Shotgun start at 9:30 AM (Lunch will be provided)

Proceeds will benefit District Three BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK and District Three Athletics

For more information:
Travis Linder 864-706-1165
Derrick Foster 864-809-0659


10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum

Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and American Legion Post #125

5:00 – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES at the Depot
(Wristband – $ 25.00)
(Individual Tickets are $1.00 each)

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE
Featuring – Dirty Grass Soul – Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Rock & Roll
Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song,
their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul.
Be sure to visit
 www.DGSoul.com and follow or “like”
Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook.

Saturday Events:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ARTS & CRAFTS – Located on Brown Street
(beside Veterans Park)

9:30 AM
CHILDREN’S PARADE: Assemble at Greenway Dr. & Ending corner of Foster Street

Ages up to 12 years old; strollers, big wheels, tricycles, wagons, and bikes.
**ATTENTION PARENTS: please be at Foster Street to pick up your child immediately after this event!**

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum
Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and
American Legion Post #125

10:00 AM
MIGHTY MOO PARADE
(For more information call Teresa Carter at 864-463-3201  ext#2)

10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES 
at the Depot

There are two times-frames – Check with ticket booth
(Wrist Band – $25 each period)
There are two-time frames – check with ticket booth
(Individual tickets – $1.00 each)

11:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONIES – MAIN STAGE VETERANS PARK

  • Master of Ceremonies – Amie Smith
  • VETERANS WALK OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE –
    *Veterans from all branches of service are invited to participate in our WALK OF HONOR. Please gather at the Event Stage immediately after the Parade.
  • Welcome by Mayor Hamrick
  • Singing of National Anthem – Heather Chadwick
  • Special Introductions – Dignitaries

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
GOSPEL SINGING

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE

Featuring – HOT AS A PEPPER PARTY BAND – Hot As A Pepper is not your run-of-the-mill cover band. Hot As A Pepper brings high energy, fun, funky and upbeat music to your event. A variety of genres and generations are covered including some originals. One thing for sure – you get what you pay for!
They deliver professional attitude, audio lighting and a show to match!

9:30 PM
FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Saturday, June 15, 2024
47th Annual Mighty Moo Festival
Jun 15 all-day
Mighty Moo Festival

The Mighty Moo Festival and Reunion is held each Father’s Day weekend in June.

Over the past 47 years, this event has provided a reunion opportunity for crew members of the USS Cowpens CVL25 who served in WWII and those from the USS Cowpens CG63, which is currently serving in our US Navy’s fleet. Each year the veterans and their families return to our town to celebrate their history and service to our country. Today, the festival is a four-day event that boasts a variety of fun-filled events and patriotic support!

Join us as we celebrate our history, and honor the veterans of not only our two USS Cowpens vessels but all veterans of the United States military.

THURSDAY

6:00 PM
USS Cowpens Crewman vs. D3 Youth Sports (at Red Moore Field)

FRIDAY

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
GOLF TOURNAMENT – at the “Golf Creek Golf Club”

Check In begins at 8:30 AM, Shotgun start at 9:30 AM (Lunch will be provided)

Proceeds will benefit District Three BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK and District Three Athletics

For more information:
Travis Linder 864-706-1165
Derrick Foster 864-809-0659


10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum

Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and American Legion Post #125

5:00 – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES at the Depot
(Wristband – $ 25.00)
(Individual Tickets are $1.00 each)

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE
Featuring – Dirty Grass Soul – Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Rock & Roll
Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song,
their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul.
Be sure to visit
 www.DGSoul.com and follow or “like”
Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook.

Saturday Events:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ARTS & CRAFTS – Located on Brown Street
(beside Veterans Park)

9:30 AM
CHILDREN’S PARADE: Assemble at Greenway Dr. & Ending corner of Foster Street

Ages up to 12 years old; strollers, big wheels, tricycles, wagons, and bikes.
**ATTENTION PARENTS: please be at Foster Street to pick up your child immediately after this event!**

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum
Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and
American Legion Post #125

10:00 AM
MIGHTY MOO PARADE
(For more information call Teresa Carter at 864-463-3201  ext#2)

10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES 
at the Depot

There are two times-frames – Check with ticket booth
(Wrist Band – $25 each period)
There are two-time frames – check with ticket booth
(Individual tickets – $1.00 each)

11:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONIES – MAIN STAGE VETERANS PARK

  • Master of Ceremonies – Amie Smith
  • VETERANS WALK OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE –
    *Veterans from all branches of service are invited to participate in our WALK OF HONOR. Please gather at the Event Stage immediately after the Parade.
  • Welcome by Mayor Hamrick
  • Singing of National Anthem – Heather Chadwick
  • Special Introductions – Dignitaries

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
GOSPEL SINGING

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE

Featuring – HOT AS A PEPPER PARTY BAND – Hot As A Pepper is not your run-of-the-mill cover band. Hot As A Pepper brings high energy, fun, funky and upbeat music to your event. A variety of genres and generations are covered including some originals. One thing for sure – you get what you pay for!
They deliver professional attitude, audio lighting and a show to match!

9:30 PM
FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Friday, June 28, 2024
RANGER
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm
Gunter Theatre

RANGER is a true tale of war seen through the lens of a Special Operations soldier, Sgt. David Waterhouse, in Iraq and Afghanistan. This first-hand account documents the brutality of combat and the raw nature of killing and death. It’s a journey of innocence lost, and the scars of war etched into the minds of service members. An untold account everyone should hear.

The Ranger Creed states that, “I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than other soldier.”

After the release of RANGER, Further Faster Harder Foundation was created to give veterans a platform to tell their stories and find their purpose and voice again through documentaries, books, art, podcasts, and many other avenues.

Friday, June 28th marks the 19-year anniversary of the largest loss of Special Operations life since the Vietnam War. This event honors the memories of the 19 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

We want to welcome everyone to join us in our First Charity Screening and Silent Auction to help give Voices to Vets.

Sunday, October 13, 2024
Funday Festivals
Oct 13 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Conestee Park

Come celebrate the Upstate’s culture at the FREE 1st Annual Funday Festival 2024! Join us at Conestee Park, Sunday October 13th from 11am-7pm for a Comm”Unity” event. A full day of live music, dancers, vendors, kids activities, food trucks, pet friendly events, games, community initiatives, surprises, announcements and more! Our Platinum Stage will be hosting some of the hottest acts local and out-of-state, as well as other acts to be announced. We will also have a Halloween Costume contest and Trunk-N-Treat for the kid in everyone.

Monday, December 2, 2024
An Evening with Ed
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm
Hotel Hartness

Purchase your tickets below
Get ready for an unforgettable evening with Lt. Col. Ed Cottrell, a living legend and 102-year-old WWII P-47 fighter pilot, as he shares his thrilling experiences from the cockpit in the heart of World War II.

From his missions in Belgium and Germany—skip-bombing enemy positions and dodging deadly ground fire—to his harrowing encounter with German Me-109 fighters during the Battle of the Bulge, Ed’s story is one of sheer resilience and courage. Blinded by oil from a 20mm shell hit and facing enemy fighters on both sides, Ed made a daring escape, chugging his damaged P-47 home at a nail-biting 120 mph.

This isn’t just a recount of history; it’s a firsthand tale of survival against the odds, split-second decisions in the face of danger, and honor for those who fought to turn the tide against Hitler.

Don’t miss your chance to meet Ed Cottrell, hear his incredible story, and honor a veteran who’s been decorated with the French Legion of Honor and immortalized in Waiting for the Bullets, his Valor Studios print depicting this very encounter.

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Music Trivia at Rockers Brewing Co
Feb 27 @ 6:30 pm
Rockers Brewing Co

Ready to rock?! At Rock Trivia?!

Prove it at Music Trivia at Rockers Brewing Co, every other Thursday night 6:30-9 PM! Gather your crew, test your music knowledge, and compete for $10, $20, or $30 Rockers gift cards. Feb. 27, Mar. 13 & 27 this month.

Good beer, great vibes, and even better bragging rights await. Are you ready to ROCK? #RockersBrewingCo

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Trivia Night with the Guinness World Record Holder
Mar 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Beacon Trivia Night

Come On Out! Wholesome Family Entertainment While Enjoying Great Food!
(Spartanburg, SC) … TRIVIA NIGHT at the Beacon Drive-In! Tue Mar 4th: 6:30 – 8 p.m. 1x Monthly Event! FREE to Play or Spectate! Individual & Team Competitions!

Official release date of emcee & Guinness World Record holder Wilson Casey’s 8th Biblical & 57th book overall! Autographed copies of “QUEST for BIBLE KNOWLEDGE” available at event with 1,206 brand-new multiple choice questions. Other works available, too, including the true crime story of America’s last train robber who lived out his life in Spartanburg, also 2025 Golf Trivia daily box calendars.

Though not required you can reserve your lucky table or booth. Email Wilson: [email protected]

Psst … Insiders know they can practice up their trivia with a FREE TRIAL at https://www.patreon.com/triviaguy

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Tunnel to Towers 5k
Apr 12 @ 7:00 am
Sirrine Stadium

Tunnel to Towers is an organization aiming to help the nation to Never Forget the brave men and women who lost their lives on 9/11. T2T will be putting on this 5k to help support the nations veterans today. The race will be throughout the greater Downtown Greenville area.