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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Ali Siddiq: In the Shadows
Aug 31 @ 7:00 pm
Peace Center

Ali Siddiq is a stand-up comedian and public speaker out of Houston, TX. In 2024, Vulture called him stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller. Ali’s unique style of stand-up originated behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories. He is the first comedian to ever release a 4-part series of comedy specials, The Domino Effect 1-4, which has over 40 million views combined on YouTube.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Hub City vs. Rome
Sep 2 @ 6:30 pm
Fifth Third Park

Head on out to the ballgame at Fifth Third Park. Spartanburg is taking on Rome. Game starts at 6:35pm.

Friday, September 5, 2025
Hub City vs. Rome
Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm
Fifth Third Park

Head on out to the ballgame at Fifth Third Park. Spartanburg is taking on Rome. Game starts at 7:05pm.

WWE NXT Live
Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

SEE YOUR FAVORITE WWE NXT SUPERSTARS LIVE!
NXT CHAMPION OBA FEMI
NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION JACY JAYNE
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION ETHAN PAGE
NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION SOL RUCA
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
HANK WALKER AND TANK LEDGER
RICKY SAINTS
JORDYNNE GRACE
JE’VON EVANS
TRICK WILLIAMS
BLAKE MONROE
AND MANY MORE!

Sunday, September 7, 2025
Hub City vs. Rome
Sep 7 @ 2:00 pm
Fifth Third Park

Head on out to the ballgame at Fifth Third Park. Spartanburg is taking on Rome. Game starts at 2:05pm.

Thursday, September 11, 2025
Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour
Sep 11 @ 8:00 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

As one of today’s premiere stand-up comedians, Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing in a Las Vegas coffee house. Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colorful family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around the world

Friday, September 19, 2025
Green Valley Country Club 2025 Golf & Concert
Sep 19 @ 4:30 pm
Green Valley Country Club

Join us for an incredible day of fun at Green Valley Country Club on Friday, September 19!

This special event includes a charity golf tournament and an evening concert featuring LOCASH, whose hit “Hometown Home” is currently No. 1 on the Country Billboard chart! 🎶

You can choose how you participate:

⛳ Golf only

🎟️ Concert only (VIP and General Admission available)

🏌️‍♂️🎶 Or make it a full day and enjoy both!

All food and drinks are included with your concert ticket—no extra fees once you’re in!

Jerry Seinfeld
Sep 19 @ 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Doors open at 6pm. Come on down for a hilarious night.

 

Saturday, September 20, 2025
U.S. Kids Golf Greenville SC 2025 Fall Tour
Sep 20 all-day
Club at Brookstone

We welcome girls and boys 5-18 of all skill levels to come play golf! Our tour is uniquely comprised of: those who are playing in their first tournament, those who are working towards their goals, those who have competed in States, Regionals, and Worlds, as well as those who are seeking and working hard towards earning college scholarships.Fun and family friendly events. Our researched and proven program, provides girls and boys ages 5-18 the opportunity to progressively grow, learn and compete in golf tournaments. We also have optional Parent/Grandparent caddies on our tour. This provides tour players the opportunity to develop, grow and improve their parent/child relationship, while learning the role of caddies/players. The Top 5 in each age group at each event earn medals! Spots are first come, first serve. Sign up soon and Register before deadline.

U.S. Kids Golf Greenville SC Mini Golf Tournament
Sep 20 all-day
The Club at Brookstone

YOU’RE INVITED to our 2025 Adult/Child Mini Golf Tournament! Join us for a fun tournament on Sept. 20 at South Carolina’s newest mini golf course at The Club at Brookstone for Ages 5-18! All skill levels welcome. 🎉 Share with friends and Sign up before the deadline

Monday, September 22, 2025
The Fred Anderson Golf for Relief Tournament
Sep 22 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greer Golf Course

Tee off at The Fred Anderson Golf for Relief Tournament at Greer Golf Course to benefit Greer Relief! The Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament includes golf merchandise giveaways, a delicious Pasta Bar lunch catered by award winning chef Michael Sibert of White Wine & Butter, complimentary snacks, and beverages (water, sodas, and beer). Compete for team awards, hole prizes, a chance to score awesome door prizes, and take your shot at winning a Hole-in-One Car and Trip! Join us for a great time while raising money to help our neighbors in need become stable and thrive in our community. Registration opens at 8 am and the tournament shotgun start is at 9 am at the beautiful Greer Golf Course.

Thursday, October 2, 2025
Fourth Annual Morgan Square Madness
Oct 2 @ 6:00 pm
Fifth Third Park

Gates open at 5 p.m. | Program begins at 6 p.m.

Free for all attendees, but ticket reservations are required this year. Tickets can be reserved online.  Seating is General Admission and all patrons will enter the Left Field Gate.

Student Seating: Sections 119 and 120 are reserved for USC Upstate students. Students do not need to reserve tickets in advance and can pick them up, showing a valid USC Upstate ID, at the South Carolina Army National Guard tent outside the Left Field Gate on event night.

Parking: Complimentary parking is available in the Ballpark Parking Deck next to Fifth Third Park, with additional options throughout downtown. For a parking map, click here. Details on a campus shuttle will be announced in the days prior to the event.

Food & Concessions: Fans can enjoy stadium favorites such as hot dogs, popcorn, burgers, fries, Bojangles chicken sandwiches and more.

Giveaways: The first 250 fans to visit the USC Upstate/Ingles tent inside the stadium will receive a free T-shirt to help paint the ‘Burg green.

Family & Alumni Weekend: Morgan Square Madness kicks off USC Upstate’s Family & Alumni Weekend (Oct. 2–5), which features campus tours, reunions, receptions, rides, activities, and home athletics events including Spartans volleyball and men’s soccer. Full schedule available online.

Sponsors: Morgan Square Madness is presented by Ingles, along with support from area corporations and community partners:

  • Slam Dunk Sponsors: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Morgan Square Hospitality, The Johnson Group, Denny’s, Bojangles, Rigsby’s
  • Jump Shot Sponsors: Spartan Waste, Founders Federal Credit Union, South Carolina Army National Guard, Whataburger, Pinnacle Partnership, PSI Design, City of Spartanburg, El Paso Tacos + Tequila
Friday, October 3, 2025
BIG GAY BINGO-Halloween Edition
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm
Radio Room

Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus presents BIG GAY BINGO—Halloween Edition, Friday, October 3 at Greenville’s Radio Room. This is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the season—packed with bingo, cabaret music acts, and outrageous fun including a costume party attendees won’t soon forget—all emceed by drag artist Rylee Hunty.

Spooky Spartanburg Ghost Tour
Oct 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
One Morgan Square

Explore the haunted heart of Spartanburg on a spine-tingling walking tour led by psychic medium and paranormal magician Isaak Ivey. You hear stories about Magnolia Cemetery, Converse College, Morgan Square, and other Spartanburg landmarks. A member of Truth Searchers: Paranormal Investigators, Isaak combines chilling history, local legends, and paranormal storytelling to bring Spartanburg’s eerie past to life. From restless spirits and forgotten tragedies to mysterious landmarks that still whisper their secrets, this ghost tour is perfect for locals, visitors, history buffs, and paranormal enthusiasts alike.

-Guided by psychic medium, paranormal magician, and investigator Isaak Ivey

-Step into downtown Spartanburg’s haunted history and legendary ghost stories

-Experience chilling tales and supernatural lore brought vividly to life

-A night of magic, history, and entertainment

Saturday, October 4, 2025
U.S. Kids Golf Greenville SC 2025 Fall Tour
Oct 4 all-day
Cross Creek

We welcome girls and boys 5-18 of all skill levels to come play golf! Our tour is uniquely comprised of: those who are playing in their first tournament, those who are working towards their goals, those who have competed in States, Regionals, and Worlds, as well as those who are seeking and working hard towards earning college scholarships.Fun and family friendly events. Our researched and proven program, provides girls and boys ages 5-18 the opportunity to progressively grow, learn and compete in golf tournaments. We also have optional Parent/Grandparent caddies on our tour. This provides tour players the opportunity to develop, grow and improve their parent/child relationship, while learning the role of caddies/players. The Top 5 in each age group at each event earn medals! Spots are first come, first serve. Sign up soon and Register before deadline.

Friday, October 10, 2025
Matt Mathews Boujee On A Budget
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, A SECOND PERFORMANCE TIME FOR THIS SHOW HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 9:30PM ON OCT. 10!

Come on out for a night of fun and laughter.

Spooky Spartanburg Ghost Tour
Oct 10 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
One Morgan Square

Explore the haunted heart of Spartanburg on a spine-tingling walking tour led by psychic medium and paranormal magician Isaak Ivey. You explore local landmarks and hear stories from Magnolia Cemetery, Converse College, Morgan Square, and other Spartanburg landmarks. A member of Truth Searchers: Paranormal Investigators, Isaak combines chilling history, local legends, and paranormal storytelling to bring Spartanburg’s eerie past to life. From restless spirits and forgotten tragedies to mysterious landmarks that still whisper their secrets, this ghost tour is perfect for locals, visitors, history buffs, and paranormal enthusiasts alike.

-Guided by psychic medium, paranormal magician, and investigator Isaak Ivey

-Step into downtown Spartanburg’s haunted history and legendary ghost stories

-Experience chilling tales and supernatural lore brought vividly to life

-A night of magic, history, and entertainment

Saturday, October 11, 2025
Autumn Rails 2025
Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WNC Ag Center
We hope to see you for Autumn Rails 2025,

ALL SCALES MODEL TRAIN SHOW

Friday, Oct. 10 12-6 pm

Saturday, Oct. 11 10 am-4 pm

Adults: $8

Children under 12: Free with an Adult

Scouts in Uniform: Free

Come see our Vendors, Layouts, Kids’ Play Zone, and win Door Prizes!
*Listen for the Train Whistle before the prize numbers*

27,000 sq ft of vendors, displays and TTraks to see! A canteen with an assortment of food to choose from.

Free Parking!

John Crist: Jokes for Humans
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm
Peace Center

With special guest Derrick Stroup

John Crist is one of today’s fastest-rising stand-up comedians, earning more than one billion video views, more than 7.5 million fans on social media, and sold-out shows from coast to coast — continuously charting as one of Pollstar’s Top 10 Global Touring Comedians. John has sold out the majority of his 2025 U.S. ‘Jokes For Humans’ dates and continues to add multiple shows in select cities.

His latest comedy special John Crist: Emotional Support, released February 18, showcases his skills in delivering witty, pop culture commentary through clean humor. Filmed just six miles from his childhood home in Lilburn, GA, John Crist: Emotional Support sees the viral comedian diving into the ever-changing dynamics of growing up Christian in the 90s, navigating family group texts, mediating fights on the neighborhood Facebook page and more. In its first three weeks, the special earned more than 2.1 million stand-alone views, with social media clips surpassing 20 million views, as it continues to grow in viewership.

 

Sunday, October 12, 2025
44th Annual Western North Carolina Parade of Homes
Oct 12 all-day
Western North Carolina

The 44th annual Western North Carolina Parade of Homes, happening October 11-12 and 18-19, is a free, self-guided tour of new and remodeled homes by top builders throughout Asheville, Hendersonville, Black Mountain, Fairview, and beyond. Visitors can explore a wide variety of homes in person or take advantage of virtual tours. Whether you’re dreaming, designing, or actively building, the Parade offers inspiration at every price point. Sponsored by the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more information, visit wncparadeofhomes.com.