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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Holiday Fair & Kringle Village
Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

Enjoy a uniquely elevated holiday experience created by the partnership of Greenville Convention Center’s Annual Holiday Fair and Rotary Club of Greenville’s Kringle Holiday Village.

Holiday Fair & Kringle Village will delight locals and draw visitors to the Upstate for three days of holiday fun December 5-7, 2024, at the Greenville Convention Center.

Greenville Convention Center will transform into a Winter Wonderland featuring a massive vendor market, roving performers, a European Bier Garden, the North Pole children’s play area, Santa’s Workshop, The Enchanted Tea Party, Little Miss Kringle Pageant, holiday movie night, snowball fights, main stage entertainment, the Grand Carousel, visits with Santa and more!

Yoga + Beer
Dec 7 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am
New Groove Artisan Brewery

Join Jimmy & Carrie Caldwell for a relaxing yoga flow at New Groove Artisan Brewery in Boiling Springs, SC! Afterward, stick around for beer and lunch.

$5 for the class instructors

BYO Mat for the class

Grab your friends and get your flow on with Yoga & Beer at New Groove in Boiling Springs, SC!

Little Miss Kringle at Holiday Fair & Kringle Village
Dec 7 @ 11:00 am
Greenville Convention Center

Join Miss South Carolina as we celebrate the joy and creativity of the season. Ages eight and under are invited to parade across the main stage in their most festive and charming costumes in three age divisions, Baby Miss Kringle (ages 0-23 months), Little Miss Kringle (ages 2-4), Miss Kringle (ages 5-8). All registered participants will receive a trophy and the winners will receive a tiara and sash.

Enchanted Tea at Holiday Fair & Kringle Village
Dec 7 @ 2:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

Come live the enchantment of Christmas. Embrace the magic of storytelling, elves, old world wonders, and childhood made new. We’ll make new pictures and new memories to add to the classic flavors of the season. Michael Cogdill will host, urging all to come as special guest. Reserve your enchantment, and your chair. Christmas is calling.

Sunday, December 8, 2024
Christmas at the Farm
Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Arran Farm

Christmas at the Farm is an ALL INCLUSIVE Christmas experience, made for the whole family, full of fun holiday activities, all centered around picking out your Christmas tree. Each ticket includes the following: Unlimited Hot Chocolate, Unlimited S’mores, TCMU Arts & Crafts, Escape Room, Photo Booth, Yard Games, “Chalk Talk” Station, Playground Access, Vendor and Food Truck Access, Parking, Live Music and so much more! Please join us and come find your perfect Christmas tree, making memories that will last a lifetime!

Nov 29 – Dec 1 & Dec 7 – 8, 2024
10 AM – 3 PM
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Yoga + Beer
Dec 14 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am
New Groove Artisan Brewery

Join Jimmy & Carrie Caldwell for a relaxing yoga flow at New Groove Artisan Brewery in Boiling Springs, SC! Afterward, stick around for beer and lunch.

$5 for the class instructors

BYO Mat for the class

Grab your friends and get your flow on with Yoga & Beer at New Groove in Boiling Springs, SC!

HauntFest Christmassacre
Dec 14 @ 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Nightmare Dungeon

Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt!
Welcome to HauntFest, where we summon the spirit of horror and Halloween all year round! We are SUPER excited to be kicking off our first South Carolina event, HauntFest Christmassacre. Perfect for oddity lovers and Halloween + Christmas enthusiasts, this fiendish affair beckons dark spirits, midnight wanderers, witchy souls, and the eternally restless. It’s a dead man’s party!

Established in May 2023, HauntFest has risen as a leading horror festival business, captivating audiences with its spine-chilling spectacles and atmosphere. From bewitching entertainment to macabre vendors and haunted attractions, HauntFest offers an unparalleled immersion into the realm of terror. Experience spooktacular live performances, encounter creatures both mythical and monstrous, and traverse unhallowed grounds where every corner hides a new fun and exciting horror. Unlike other Halloween conventions, HauntFest prides itself in highlighting the arts and music through a weekend celebration, where patrons can wear their monster skins and join in on the dead man’s party. HauntFest invites you to embrace the darkness that lurks within, but beware: once you enter, there’s no turning back…

HauntFest – Christmassacre

WHEN: Friday December 13th – Sunday December 15th, 2PM – 12 AM

WHERE: Nightmare Dungeon Haunted Attraction (645 Old Anderson Rd, Greenville, SC 29611)

Join us for HauntFest’s first Friday the 13th and Christmas festival at the haunted attraction, Nightmare Dungeon! Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt. Bring close-toed shoes, as the ground may be uneven in some areas.

TICKETS (Starting at $20) : https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=13826

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.hauntfest.net/south-carolina

*COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED*

We are so excited to bring HauntFest to South Carolina and we hope to see you there!

Sunday, December 15, 2024
HauntFest
Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Nightmare Dungeon

Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt!
Welcome to HauntFest, where we summon the spirit of horror and Halloween all year round! We are SUPER excited to be kicking off our first South Carolina event, HauntFest Christmassacre. Perfect for oddity lovers and Halloween + Christmas enthusiasts, this fiendish affair beckons dark spirits, midnight wanderers, witchy souls, and the eternally restless. It’s a dead man’s party!

Established in May 2023, HauntFest has risen as a leading horror festival business, captivating audiences with its spine-chilling spectacles and atmosphere. From bewitching entertainment to macabre vendors and haunted attractions, HauntFest offers an unparalleled immersion into the realm of terror. Experience spooktacular live performances, encounter creatures both mythical and monstrous, and traverse unhallowed grounds where every corner hides a new fun and exciting horror. Unlike other Halloween conventions, HauntFest prides itself in highlighting the arts and music through a weekend celebration, where patrons can wear their monster skins and join in on the dead man’s party. HauntFest invites you to embrace the darkness that lurks within, but beware: once you enter, there’s no turning back…

HauntFest – Christmassacre

WHEN: Friday December 13th – Sunday December 15th, 2PM – 12 AM

WHERE: Nightmare Dungeon Haunted Attraction (645 Old Anderson Rd, Greenville, SC 29611)

Join us for HauntFest’s first Friday the 13th and Christmas festival at the haunted attraction, Nightmare Dungeon! Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt. Bring close-toed shoes, as the ground may be uneven in some areas.

TICKETS (Starting at $20) : https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=13826

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.hauntfest.net/south-carolina

*COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED*

We are so excited to bring HauntFest to South Carolina and we hope to see you there!

HauntFest Christmassacre
Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 11:45 pm
Nightmare Dungeon

Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt!
Welcome to HauntFest, where we summon the spirit of horror and Halloween all year round! We are SUPER excited to be kicking off our first South Carolina event, HauntFest Christmassacre. Perfect for oddity lovers and Halloween + Christmas enthusiasts, this fiendish affair beckons dark spirits, midnight wanderers, witchy souls, and the eternally restless. It’s a dead man’s party!

Established in May 2023, HauntFest has risen as a leading horror festival business, captivating audiences with its spine-chilling spectacles and atmosphere. From bewitching entertainment to macabre vendors and haunted attractions, HauntFest offers an unparalleled immersion into the realm of terror. Experience spooktacular live performances, encounter creatures both mythical and monstrous, and traverse unhallowed grounds where every corner hides a new fun and exciting horror. Unlike other Halloween conventions, HauntFest prides itself in highlighting the arts and music through a weekend celebration, where patrons can wear their monster skins and join in on the dead man’s party. HauntFest invites you to embrace the darkness that lurks within, but beware: once you enter, there’s no turning back…

HauntFest – Christmassacre

WHEN: Friday December 13th – Sunday December 15th, 2PM – 12 AM

WHERE: Nightmare Dungeon Haunted Attraction (645 Old Anderson Rd, Greenville, SC 29611)

Join us for HauntFest’s first Friday the 13th and Christmas festival at the haunted attraction, Nightmare Dungeon! Enjoy live music, vendors, spooks, interactive activities, and other themed entertainment with an opportunity to go through Nightmare Dungeon’s Christmas haunt. Bring close-toed shoes, as the ground may be uneven in some areas.

TICKETS (Starting at $20) : https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=13826

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.hauntfest.net/south-carolina

*COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED*

We are so excited to bring HauntFest to South Carolina and we hope to see you there!

Saturday, December 21, 2024
Yoga + Beer
Dec 21 @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am
New Groove Artisan Brewery

Join Jimmy & Carrie Caldwell for a relaxing yoga flow at New Groove Artisan Brewery in Boiling Springs, SC! Afterward, stick around for beer and lunch.

$5 for the class instructors

BYO Mat for the class

Grab your friends and get your flow on with Yoga & Beer at New Groove in Boiling Springs, SC!

Saturday, January 18, 2025
Spartanburg Comic Con
Jan 18 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

11000 square feet of comics, toys, video games, Pokémon cards, tumblers, artists, and MORE!

Sunday, February 2, 2025
*Assembly Required Designer Toy Expo
Feb 2 all-day
Battery Park Hall

Celebrating its seventh year running in 2025, the *Assembly Required Designer Toy Expo returns to Asheville, and it’s bigger than ever! With a record 50+ artists descending upon Downtown Asheville in February from 21 states including Colorado, South Dakota, Texas, Rhode Island, as well as Canada. As the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors from across the North America, *Assembly Required honors this melting pot of artistic expression, inspired by pop culture and street art.

Saturday, February 1, 2025: 11a-5p
Sunday, February 2, 2025: 11a-4p

More information can be found at www.assembly-required.net

Parental discretion is advised.

Sunday, February 16, 2025
RECONNECT + RENEW: movement medicine, facial massage, cacao circle
Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ZEN RABBIT YOGA

A Holistic Journey of Somatic Movement, Facial Massage, and Self-Discovery with Kat Beck + Bethany Loué. Treat yourself this Valentines to community connection + self-care.

Join us for an afternoon of:
✨ MOVEMENT MEDICINE with Kat Beck to let it out + awaken your body
✨ Therapeutic FACIAL MASSAGE with Liscensed Esthetician, Bethany Loué to regulate the nervous system
✨ A Heart-Opening CACAO Ceremony + CARDS with Kat Beck
✨ Journaling to integrate your experience

When: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Zen Rabbit Yoga
Cost: $100
Immerse yourself in this nourishing experience designed to connect mind, body, and spirit in a supportive and tranquil space.
Event is limited to just 12 spots!

Saturday, March 29, 2025
Spring Market
Mar 29 @ 9:00 am
Chesnee First Baptist Church

Spring fundraising event to support church missions. Y’all come out & shop!

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Intro to Chair Yoga Workshop: No Studio. No Mat. No problem!
Apr 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Yogaunme Studio

Introductory Chair Yoga workshop (no experience required!) Saturday April 12th, 1-4pm at Yogaunme Studio in Spartanburg, SC. (virtual option also) designed to help you feel better, reduce stress, and improve flexibility—no matter your lifestyle or physical ability! Whether you’re new to yoga or looking for a more accessible or versatile practice, this workshop is for you!
What to expect:
–The benefits of chair yoga & how to adopt it any lifestyle or physical ability.
–How chair yoga can help you feel better by decreasing stress & stiffness in the body.
–Experience a range of chair yoga poses & exercises for a variety of situations – including sitting, standing, and using the chair as a prop.
–Take home resources & sample practice guides for making chair yoga part of your daily life.
Details:
 Wear comfortable clothes that allow movement.
 Tea & snacks provided. Bring your own water bottle.
Online Participants: Set up a quiet space with a sturdy chair (no wheels or arms) and at least 3 feet of open space around you. You’ll have interactive opportunities with live video or chat.

Don’t miss this chance to explore how chair yoga can transform your well-being. Sign up today!

Register at https://yogaunme.com/event

Friday, April 25, 2025
Wine Tasting at the Riverbanks Zoo
Apr 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Rivverbanks Zoo

Join us for an evening of elegance and exploration as you sample hand-selected wines and light bites in one of the nation’s most beautiful and inspiring gardens.

Wine Tasting at Riverbanks Botanical Garden is a delightful journey for seasoned wine enthusiasts and newcomers. Come sip, savor, and unwind with us. For those who prefer hops to grapes, an assortment of craft brews can be sampled in the Beer Garden.

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Craft Fair, Farmers Market and Pet Adoption event @ Holliday Brewing
Apr 26 @ 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Holliday Brewing

Come to Holliday Brewing’s first Craft Fair, Farmer’s Market and Pet Adoption event on Saturday April 26th in Inman SC. Shop for candles, spices, local honey, gourmet pet treats, human treats, body care items, and other local artisan offerings. Spartanburg Humane Society with be there for a pet adoption event. When you’re done shopping, enjoy our pet friendly patio while listening to music and enjoying great food and drinks.

Saturday, May 10, 2025
Mother’s Day Sale at Garden Party
May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Garden Party

Join us on Saturday, May 10th, from 1-5 pm for a multi-artist pop-up and shopping event, just in time for Mother’s Day! Garden Party, Ross Pottery, and Melissa Weiss Pottery will host Knook Ceramics, Maggie Boyd Ceramics, Kreh Mellick, Good Goodies, Of June, Crocodile Wine, and Camille Cogswell Baked Goods at Garden Party’s shop in West Asheville. Don’t miss this incredible gathering of artists and shops as we celebrate springtime and all the mothers in our lives!

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Global Threats, Local Risks: Protecting Your Data in a Connected World
May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Old Europe Coffee Bridge Way

In a world where data flows faster than ever, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue—it’s personal. From your phone to your finances, the risks are real and increasingly global. But what can you do to protect yourself and your community?

Join us for the second session of our new Global Connections series: Global Threats, Local Risks – Protecting Your Data in a Connected World, led by Michael Sylvester, Chief Strategy Officer at AT-NET. With decades of experience at the intersection of technology and security, Michael will break down today’s digital threats in a way that’s clear, actionable, and relevant to your everyday life.

Following the successful kickoff of this quarterly series, this session continues our mission to explore complex global issues in a welcoming, down-to-earth setting. Hosted by Upstate International and the European American Chamber of Commerce, Global Connections brings together expats and locals for expert-led conversations—paired with a glass of wine or a cup of artisan coffee at Old Europe Coffee in Simpsonville.

Whether you’re concerned about cybercrime, curious about how international threats affect your own backyard, or just looking to connect with globally minded neighbors, this event is for you. Come for the insights, stay for the community.

Let’s turn complex global issues into meaningful local conversations—one cup at a time.

Friday, June 6, 2025
Hometown Harvest Market
Jun 6 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Anchored Oak Adventure Farm

🌾 Hometown Harvest Market at Anchored Oak Farm
1st & 3rd Fridays | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Starting June 6th
📍 Anchored Oak Adventure Farm, 5693 Locust Hill Rd, Travelers Rest, SC
Join us for Hometown Harvest, a charming evening market series at Anchored Oak Adventure Farm—where community, craftsmanship, and countryside come together!
This family-friendly market features a curated lineup of local artisans, makers, growers, and producers, alongside a rotating featured food truck, and plenty of space to relax and explore. Guests can shop handmade goods, visit our petting farm, enjoy a picnic at one of our tables, and soak in the simple joys of a Friday evening on the farm.
Whether you’re looking for unique local gifts, fresh finds, or just a fun way to wind down the week with your family, Hometown Harvest offers a little something for everyone.
✨ What You’ll Find:
Handmade crafts & homegrown goods
Food truck
Petting farm & animals to meet
Picnic areas & family space to play
A down-home, feel-good atmosphere
Come out, connect with neighbors, support small businesses, and celebrate the best of local living—right here at the farm.
INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR: Free for the 2025 inaugural season! Email [email protected]