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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Our 3rd annual Ultimate Upstate Tailgate is Saturday, August 16th 1 PM – 5 PM! Get everything you need to kick off the football season while enjoying time with your friends and family!
Cornhole tournament benefitting Loaves & Fishes, Click to register!
Fashion Show- see the latest in tailgating fashion
First 10 shoppers to buy a jersey from Lids Locker Room, get complimentary rhinestoning.
Kids End Zone- free face painting and games
Mascot Appearances
Taste tailgating faves and enjoy free beer in the Gridiron Lounge
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities
On August 18 at 6 PM, we’ll be hosting Victoria Benton Frank for a discussion of her latest novel, The Violet Hour, a heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy.
Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP on Eventbrite and present it at the bookshop register!
Join us for Empower Hour, a one-hour program and facility tour where you will experience firsthand the YWCA’s work to bridge gaps in earning power, education, health & wellness and access to childcare.
Empower Hours take place twice a month on the first and third Tuesday at 11:30 am.
Lunch is served as part of our Empower Hour, so reservations are required.
To make a reservation: contact Elizabeth Alvandi, Advancement Assistant, at (828) 254-7206 ext. 103 or [email protected].
A heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy, from the author of the “enchanting, hilarious, and insightful” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times author) My Magnolia Summer. If you love Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Kay Andrews, you do not want to miss Lunch & Lit with Victoria Benton Frank!
A heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy, from the author of the “enchanting, hilarious, and insightful” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times author) My Magnolia Summer. If you love Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Kay Andrews, you do not want to miss Lunch & Lit with Victoria Benton Frank!
Never been to Lunch & Lit? Your ticket includes entry to the event, a signed copy of the book, and a three course meal from Soby’s.
Join us for a special free reading with Greenville Poet Laureate Glenis Redmond for her new poetry collection, Over Yonder!
Georgann Eubanks will visit the bookshop on August 19th at 6 PM to share her new book, The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South, “an engaging and enlightening tour of the US South’s flora and fauna.”
Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP on Eventbrite and present it at the bookshop register.
A charming, heartfelt novel about the bonds of family, whether found or foretold, from the author of The Sweet Taste of Muscadines. If you love Patti Callahan Henry and Kristy Woodson Harvey, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Pamela Terry!
Date: Saturday August 23, 2025
Location: Croft State Park SHELTER #1
Address: 450 Croft State Park Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (this time frame is extended to allow everyone to complete a basket. You may finish much earlier based on your skill set).
Cost: $50 per participant (recommended ages 8+)
Note: Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #1 has tire swings, an open area for exploring and restrooms within walking distance.
Purchase your tickets here: https://carolinabamboo.org/product/kuboo-basket-weaving-august-23-2025/
Get wild and “embrace the invase” in this kudzu/bamboo= “KuBoo” Basket Weaving class! Get to know split bamboo and kudzu as weaving materials. Learn how to harvest and strip a kudzu vine. Engage with refined, hand-crafted split bamboo. Weave the Kudzu and Bamboo together to create your own personalized and unique KuBoo basket!
We will provide baubles and decorations for you to choose from to make your basket unique. Many of these embellishments will be made of bamboo, including beads and buttons made from canes and rhizomes.
We will also provide all weaving materials, including split bamboo that has been “defanged”, meaning: The edges of all split bamboo materials will be processed beforehand using the traditional Japanese habatori, mentori and senbiki methods. These techniques remove the sharp edges and splinters from split bamboo. Our refined split bamboo will make weaving with bamboo more enjoyable, manageable and easier on the hands. Watch our YouTube video for a quick visual overview of these three processes here: https://youtu.be/omEk3KkTLFk
While we weave, Aaron will be available for a Q&A session about bamboo. Bamboo is a mysterious plant to many. Ask Aaron questions to learn more about bamboo while you weave.
What to bring:
A water bottle
A “Can-do” attitude!
We will provide:
All crafting and weaving materials and tools
Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #1 has tire swings, an open area for exploring and restrooms within walking distance.
Additional Cost: Croft State Park is over 7000 acres and offers everything from a playground to hiking and biking trails. As a state park, there is an admission fee: $3 for adults over the age of 15, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for kids ages 6-15, and free for children age 5 and under. This admission fee is NOT included in your ticket price and must be paid separately upon entry into Croft State Park. Note: You may choose to avoid this fee by requesting a SC State Parks Passport from your local library. If you choose this option, we recommend making a request for this item a few weeks in advance before the class, due to possible high demand and low availability.
Allen Lyle will be dropping by Hub City Bookshop on August 23 at 11 AM – 1 PM to sign copies of Red Sun Rising, the first installment in an exciting dark fantasy/sci-fi series.
We would love to know you are coming!
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Back by popular demand, Fountain Inn shifts into TURBO with Live @ The Mill Vol. 2 on Sunday, August 24! Matches start at 4 PM, doors open at 3.
The Mill, whose history dates back to the 40’s as Ellison Flour Mill, was made to be turned into a wrestling arena, and that’s exactly what will happen when the TURBO ring is erected in the middle of their gorgeous lawn. Amenities include two bard, clean bathrooms, and plenty of food and drink options from:
The line-up:
🏆 IWE Women’s Title: Brittany Jade (c) vs. Amanda Kiss
🏆 Tag Titles: FLEX (Xavion Stokes & D’Angelo) vs. S.E.E. (Mila Johnson & Drew Hood)
⚠️ MAD DOG MAYHEM open challenge to The World
🏆 NEW champ James Johnson defends Scramble Title
💥 Aaron Berry in action
💥 WrestleRanger in action
💥 Elijah Proctor in action
💥 Mean Dean Richards in action
📍 The Mill @ Fountain Inn
⏰ SUNDAY AUGUST 24 | 4:00 PM
🌐Tix, seating policy, wrestler info, & more: https://www.prowrestlingturbo.com/
*Safe for all ages*
Drama. Athleticism. Community.
Join us for a special Golden Hour to celebrate the release of R.F. Kuang’s highly anticipated novel, Katabasis! This event is free, with specialty cafe items and books available for purchase. Author will not be here.
Join local author Scott Gould at The Bohemian Cafe (2 W. Stone Ave.) for the launch of his latest novel, Peace Like A River!
From the “great storyteller” (Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society) Brooke Lea Foster, a captivating new novel set in 1965 and 1978 about a graduate student who returns with her sisters to their family’s summer home on Martha’s Vineyard and begins to unravel old family secrets. If you love Beatriz Williams and Karen White, you do not want to miss this Books Over Drinks event!
The Virgin Suicides meets I Have Some Questions For You with a dash of the horrors of Nightbitch in this debut suspense following one woman as she begins to uncover the truth of the death of her estranged best friend and the Sylvia Plath adoring girls they attended college with decades ago. If you love Kate Elizabeth Russell and Rebecca Makkai, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Penny Zang!
Join us for a free In Conversation event with Southern author Pete Candler to celebrate his book, A Deeper South!