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Friday, December 29, 2023
Tweetsie Christmas
Dec 29 all-day
Tweetsie Railroad

Celebrate the holiday season as Tweetsie Railroad transforms into a winter wonderland for Tweetsie Christmas on November 24, 25, 26, December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30!

Closed Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

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Tweetsie Christmas offers holiday activities the whole family will love, including a 20-minute nighttime train ride in an open-air car behind one of the park’s historic steam locomotives on a three-mile route lined with over 1 million Christmas lights, a heartwarming, toe-tapping, live Christmas variety show, kid-friendly amusement rides, meetings with Santa in his Gingerbread House filled with candied furnishings, and roasting s’mores over an outdoor fire.

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Skating on The Big Ice
Dec 29 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Lace up your skates, hit the big ice, and enjoy the fun at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The rink is open for all ages to practice skills, skate for fitness, or just enjoy skating while listening to music and socializing with family and friends.

Tickets include access to the ice during scheduled 2 hour windows. Concessions will be available for purchase. Price of admission includes skate rental and ice walkers based on availability as well as complimentary photos with Santa leading into Christmas.

Helmets and safety gear are recommended for beginner skaters, all sessions are skate at your own risk. For your safety and the safety of others please follow the roles outlined on site at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

PARKING:

Free parking is available in the VIP Lot off of Church Street. Entry to public skating is located in our loading dock below the VIP lot.

TICKETS:

Tickets are $15.00 per person. Price of admission includes skate rental. Credit and Debit Cards Only. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Spectators do not need tickets.

SKATE ROLL & STROLL:

We are excited to bring back two free Skate Roll & Stroll session with accommodations for people of all ages with disabilities on 12/19 & 12/27.

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
30/30 Gentle Exercise Class
Dec 29 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Boiling Springs Library

Stay healthy with 30 minutes of low-impact cardiovascular exercise followed by 30 minutes of gentle yoga taught by registered nurse, DJ Liner. Charge for the class is $2.00 per person and open to adults 18+.

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Categories: Health & Wellness
Skating on The Big Ice
Dec 29 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Lace up your skates, hit the big ice, and enjoy the fun at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The rink is open for all ages to practice skills, skate for fitness, or just enjoy skating while listening to music and socializing with family and friends.

Tickets include access to the ice during scheduled 2 hour windows. Concessions will be available for purchase. Price of admission includes skate rental and ice walkers based on availability as well as complimentary photos with Santa leading into Christmas.

Helmets and safety gear are recommended for beginner skaters, all sessions are skate at your own risk. For your safety and the safety of others please follow the roles outlined on site at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

PARKING:

Free parking is available in the VIP Lot off of Church Street. Entry to public skating is located in our loading dock below the VIP lot.

TICKETS:

Tickets are $15.00 per person. Price of admission includes skate rental. Credit and Debit Cards Only. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Spectators do not need tickets.

SKATE ROLL & STROLL:

We are excited to bring back two free Skate Roll & Stroll session with accommodations for people of all ages with disabilities on 12/19 & 12/27.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
The Upstate Holiday Light Show
Dec 29 @ 6:00 pm
Upstate Holiday Light Show

Experiencing the joy of the holidays seven days a week, rain or shine. Park your vehicle and enjoy the dancing light show or drive the track and immerse yourself in the lights.

Greenville’s Best
Christmas Lights and Winter Wonderland
Only at District Park
Petting Zoo and Pony Corral
From farm animals like goats and donkeys to exotic kangaroos, Santa’s free petting zoo has something for everyone. Feeling adventurous? Take a ride on our pony corral for extra fun, tickets available for purchase onsite.

Upstate Holiday Light Show:
2023 Song List
1. Deck The Halls
2. Joy to the World
3. Boughs Of Holly
4. A Mad Russian’s Christmas
5. Carol of the Bells
6. Wizards In Winter
7. Let There Be Light
8. Do You Hear What I Hear
9. Mary, Did You Know
10. Christmas Time Down South
11. Feliz Navidad
12. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
13. Christmas with a Capital C
14. The Mistletoe Jam
15. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Tickets:
Cars, Minivans, Trucks and Suvs: $35
Passenger Vans: $75
Buses: $100

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Christmas at Biltmore Daytime and Evening
Dec 30 all-day
Biltmore Estate

Immerse Yourself in the Magic

Experience Christmas at Biltmore, when America’s Largest Home®, Antler Hill Village, and the entire estate are beautifully bedecked for the holidays.

NEW THIS YEAR: all Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access. Because more time to explore means more memories made. Select ticket types also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

Antler Hill Village Illumination

Included with admission—Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect the unique shops, restaurants, and Winery in Antler Hill Village. Experience this must-see part of the Christmas at Biltmore tradition, which includes festive displays adorning Ciao! From Italy and our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await.

Christmas Daytime Celebration

November 3, 2023–January 7, 2024

A daytime visit to Biltmore is a feast for the senses, featuring fragrant wreaths, glittering garland, and the sparkle of thousands of ornaments from Biltmore House to Antler Hill Village! Wrap yourself in the magic of this most beloved of holiday traditions: Christmas at Biltmore.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

BUY ONLINE & SAVERight Arrow

Plan now for Christmas at Biltmore 2024! View Ticket Options.

Candlelight Christmas Evenings

An Unforgettable Holiday Evening

November 3, 2023–January 6, 2024

A majestic Norway spruce and pathway luminaries welcome you to America’s Largest Home®. Inside, thousands of ornaments reflect the soft glow of candles, fireplaces, and twinkle lights. The magic continues in Antler Hill Village, which is festooned with glittering lights, ornaments, and displays.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

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Plan now for Candlelight Christmas Evenings 2024! View Ticket Options.

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Categories: Family Fun Featured Holiday
The Christmas Sheep Trail: A scavenger hunt
Dec 30 all-day
Downtown Spartanburg

We need your help finding our sheep! From December 8 – January 3, 11 sheep are hidden in stores in downtown Spartanburg. To start the Christmas Sheep Trail, print out a Trail Card or go to a participating store and start looking. There is no specific order to follow, and you don’t have to finish in one day. When you find a sheep, write down the name next to the store name on your Trail Card. While you are looking, let our sheep teach you a bit about Christmas traditions and the ways we celebrate Jesus as God’s gift of love to the world. Plus, enjoy a Christmas treat or some shopping along the way!

 

Participating stores: The Kindred Spirits, Hub City Bookshop, Pink on Main, Market on Main, Armoire, The Local Hiker, Imagination Station, Paisley Paw, Blue Moon Specialty Foods, Sugah Cakes, Blue Moon Bodega

 

The Christmas Sheep Trail is hosted by Messy Church at Central UMC.

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Tweetsie Christmas
Dec 30 all-day
Tweetsie Railroad

Celebrate the holiday season as Tweetsie Railroad transforms into a winter wonderland for Tweetsie Christmas on November 24, 25, 26, December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30!

Closed Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Buy Tickets Now

Tweetsie Christmas offers holiday activities the whole family will love, including a 20-minute nighttime train ride in an open-air car behind one of the park’s historic steam locomotives on a three-mile route lined with over 1 million Christmas lights, a heartwarming, toe-tapping, live Christmas variety show, kid-friendly amusement rides, meetings with Santa in his Gingerbread House filled with candied furnishings, and roasting s’mores over an outdoor fire.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Skating on The Big Ice
Dec 30 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Lace up your skates, hit the big ice, and enjoy the fun at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The rink is open for all ages to practice skills, skate for fitness, or just enjoy skating while listening to music and socializing with family and friends.

Tickets include access to the ice during scheduled 2 hour windows. Concessions will be available for purchase. Price of admission includes skate rental and ice walkers based on availability as well as complimentary photos with Santa leading into Christmas.

Helmets and safety gear are recommended for beginner skaters, all sessions are skate at your own risk. For your safety and the safety of others please follow the roles outlined on site at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

PARKING:

Free parking is available in the VIP Lot off of Church Street. Entry to public skating is located in our loading dock below the VIP lot.

TICKETS:

Tickets are $15.00 per person. Price of admission includes skate rental. Credit and Debit Cards Only. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Spectators do not need tickets.

SKATE ROLL & STROLL:

We are excited to bring back two free Skate Roll & Stroll session with accommodations for people of all ages with disabilities on 12/19 & 12/27.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Skating on The Big Ice
Dec 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Lace up your skates, hit the big ice, and enjoy the fun at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The rink is open for all ages to practice skills, skate for fitness, or just enjoy skating while listening to music and socializing with family and friends.

Tickets include access to the ice during scheduled 2 hour windows. Concessions will be available for purchase. Price of admission includes skate rental and ice walkers based on availability as well as complimentary photos with Santa leading into Christmas.

Helmets and safety gear are recommended for beginner skaters, all sessions are skate at your own risk. For your safety and the safety of others please follow the roles outlined on site at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

PARKING:

Free parking is available in the VIP Lot off of Church Street. Entry to public skating is located in our loading dock below the VIP lot.

TICKETS:

Tickets are $15.00 per person. Price of admission includes skate rental. Credit and Debit Cards Only. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Spectators do not need tickets.

SKATE ROLL & STROLL:

We are excited to bring back two free Skate Roll & Stroll session with accommodations for people of all ages with disabilities on 12/19 & 12/27.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
The Upstate Holiday Light Show
Dec 30 @ 6:00 pm
Upstate Holiday Light Show

Experiencing the joy of the holidays seven days a week, rain or shine. Park your vehicle and enjoy the dancing light show or drive the track and immerse yourself in the lights.

Greenville’s Best
Christmas Lights and Winter Wonderland
Only at District Park
Petting Zoo and Pony Corral
From farm animals like goats and donkeys to exotic kangaroos, Santa’s free petting zoo has something for everyone. Feeling adventurous? Take a ride on our pony corral for extra fun, tickets available for purchase onsite.

Upstate Holiday Light Show:
2023 Song List
1. Deck The Halls
2. Joy to the World
3. Boughs Of Holly
4. A Mad Russian’s Christmas
5. Carol of the Bells
6. Wizards In Winter
7. Let There Be Light
8. Do You Hear What I Hear
9. Mary, Did You Know
10. Christmas Time Down South
11. Feliz Navidad
12. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
13. Christmas with a Capital C
14. The Mistletoe Jam
15. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Tickets:
Cars, Minivans, Trucks and Suvs: $35
Passenger Vans: $75
Buses: $100

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Christmas at Biltmore Daytime and Evening
Dec 31 all-day
Biltmore Estate

Immerse Yourself in the Magic

Experience Christmas at Biltmore, when America’s Largest Home®, Antler Hill Village, and the entire estate are beautifully bedecked for the holidays.

NEW THIS YEAR: all Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access. Because more time to explore means more memories made. Select ticket types also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

Antler Hill Village Illumination

Included with admission—Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect the unique shops, restaurants, and Winery in Antler Hill Village. Experience this must-see part of the Christmas at Biltmore tradition, which includes festive displays adorning Ciao! From Italy and our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await.

Christmas Daytime Celebration

November 3, 2023–January 7, 2024

A daytime visit to Biltmore is a feast for the senses, featuring fragrant wreaths, glittering garland, and the sparkle of thousands of ornaments from Biltmore House to Antler Hill Village! Wrap yourself in the magic of this most beloved of holiday traditions: Christmas at Biltmore.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

BUY ONLINE & SAVERight Arrow

Plan now for Christmas at Biltmore 2024! View Ticket Options.

Candlelight Christmas Evenings

An Unforgettable Holiday Evening

November 3, 2023–January 6, 2024

A majestic Norway spruce and pathway luminaries welcome you to America’s Largest Home®. Inside, thousands of ornaments reflect the soft glow of candles, fireplaces, and twinkle lights. The magic continues in Antler Hill Village, which is festooned with glittering lights, ornaments, and displays.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

BUY TICKETSRight Arrow

Plan now for Candlelight Christmas Evenings 2024! View Ticket Options.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Featured Holiday
The Christmas Sheep Trail: A scavenger hunt
Dec 31 all-day
Downtown Spartanburg

We need your help finding our sheep! From December 8 – January 3, 11 sheep are hidden in stores in downtown Spartanburg. To start the Christmas Sheep Trail, print out a Trail Card or go to a participating store and start looking. There is no specific order to follow, and you don’t have to finish in one day. When you find a sheep, write down the name next to the store name on your Trail Card. While you are looking, let our sheep teach you a bit about Christmas traditions and the ways we celebrate Jesus as God’s gift of love to the world. Plus, enjoy a Christmas treat or some shopping along the way!

 

Participating stores: The Kindred Spirits, Hub City Bookshop, Pink on Main, Market on Main, Armoire, The Local Hiker, Imagination Station, Paisley Paw, Blue Moon Specialty Foods, Sugah Cakes, Blue Moon Bodega

 

The Christmas Sheep Trail is hosted by Messy Church at Central UMC.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
New Year’s Eve @ New Groove
Dec 31 2023 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 1 2024 @ 1:00 am
New Groove Artisan Brewery

Come out and join us on Sunday December 31 for our Annual New Year’s Eve party at New Groove Artisan Brewery! NG has been the place to be for New Year’s since 2017 – and we keep this tradition rolling into 2024.

Doors open at 5PM and the party keeps grooving until 1AM.

Tickets include commemorative glass with a midnight toast with Champagne Supernova and party favors! Proof of ticket purchase required to redeem for your glassware.

The NG Smokehouse Kitchen will have a special NYE Menu for your dining experience – we will add the menu as soon as it is finalized.

Live Music kicks off at 6pm with Gary Frazier and continues at 9pm with J. Stephens and The Stubborn Hearts.

New Year’s at New Groove – see you on December 31st!

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Categories: Holiday
The Upstate Holiday Light Show
Dec 31 @ 6:00 pm
Upstate Holiday Light Show

Experiencing the joy of the holidays seven days a week, rain or shine. Park your vehicle and enjoy the dancing light show or drive the track and immerse yourself in the lights.

Greenville’s Best
Christmas Lights and Winter Wonderland
Only at District Park
Petting Zoo and Pony Corral
From farm animals like goats and donkeys to exotic kangaroos, Santa’s free petting zoo has something for everyone. Feeling adventurous? Take a ride on our pony corral for extra fun, tickets available for purchase onsite.

Upstate Holiday Light Show:
2023 Song List
1. Deck The Halls
2. Joy to the World
3. Boughs Of Holly
4. A Mad Russian’s Christmas
5. Carol of the Bells
6. Wizards In Winter
7. Let There Be Light
8. Do You Hear What I Hear
9. Mary, Did You Know
10. Christmas Time Down South
11. Feliz Navidad
12. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
13. Christmas with a Capital C
14. The Mistletoe Jam
15. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Tickets:
Cars, Minivans, Trucks and Suvs: $35
Passenger Vans: $75
Buses: $100

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Holiday
NEW YEAR’S EVE GLOW NIGHT: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Atlanta Gladiators
Dec 31 @ 6:05 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

NEW YEAR'S EVE GLOW NIGHT

NEW YEAR’S EVE GLOW NIGHT: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Atlanta Gladiators

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday Sports
NYE at Ciclops: A Winter Masquerade
Dec 31 2023 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 1 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Ciclops Cyderi & Brewery

Ciclops Cyderi & Brewery (197 East Saint John St) is throwing it back to their 2015 origins this New Years Eve, with the return of several “flashback” craft taps. The brewery’s Winter Masquerade-themed NYE celebration will feature a masked costume contest, games all day long, Sunday NFL football, and more, 7pm-1am. No cover charge.

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Categories: Food & Drink Holiday
Leather + Lace New Year’s Eve Celebration
Dec 31 @ 8:00 pm
Eighteen Hundred Drayton Catering & Events

We are so excited to team up with Upstate Pride to ring in 2024! Food, drinks, and a FANTASTIC entertainment line up! You do not want to miss it.

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Categories: Holiday Nightlife
New Years Eve – Leather + Lace
Dec 31 @ 8:00 pm
Eighteen Hundred Drayton Catering & Events

1800 Drayton is teaming up with Upstate Pride to throw the best NYE party ever! Ring in 2024 in style!

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Categories: Holiday Nightlife
Monday, January 1, 2024
Christmas at Biltmore Daytime and Evening
Jan 1 all-day
Biltmore Estate

Immerse Yourself in the Magic

Experience Christmas at Biltmore, when America’s Largest Home®, Antler Hill Village, and the entire estate are beautifully bedecked for the holidays.

NEW THIS YEAR: all Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access. Because more time to explore means more memories made. Select ticket types also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

Antler Hill Village Illumination

Included with admission—Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect the unique shops, restaurants, and Winery in Antler Hill Village. Experience this must-see part of the Christmas at Biltmore tradition, which includes festive displays adorning Ciao! From Italy and our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await.

Christmas Daytime Celebration

November 3, 2023–January 7, 2024

A daytime visit to Biltmore is a feast for the senses, featuring fragrant wreaths, glittering garland, and the sparkle of thousands of ornaments from Biltmore House to Antler Hill Village! Wrap yourself in the magic of this most beloved of holiday traditions: Christmas at Biltmore.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

BUY ONLINE & SAVERight Arrow

Plan now for Christmas at Biltmore 2024! View Ticket Options.

Candlelight Christmas Evenings

An Unforgettable Holiday Evening

November 3, 2023–January 6, 2024

A majestic Norway spruce and pathway luminaries welcome you to America’s Largest Home®. Inside, thousands of ornaments reflect the soft glow of candles, fireplaces, and twinkle lights. The magic continues in Antler Hill Village, which is festooned with glittering lights, ornaments, and displays.

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Biltmore House tickets include FREE next-day grounds access!
Select ticket options also include Italian Renaissance Alive.

BUY TICKETSRight Arrow

Plan now for Candlelight Christmas Evenings 2024! View Ticket Options.

Read more
Categories: Family Fun Featured Holiday