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Sunday, December 12, 2021
FREE PARKING DOWNTOWN NOVEMBER 26 – 27, DEC. 11 – 12, DEC 18 – 19, DEC. 24 – 26
Dec 12 all-day
Downtown Greenville SC
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FREE PARKING DOWNTOWN

NOVEMBER 26 – 27, DEC. 11 – 12, DEC 18 – 19, DEC. 24 – 26

Our holiday gift to you! Parking is FREE in some downtown parking garages on Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Visit Greenville Parking for a complete listing of City parking locations.

List of Free Garages during this time:

  • North Laurens Street Garage
  • West Washington Garage
  • River Street Garage
  • Broad Street Garage
  • Richardson Street Garage
  • West End Parking Lot
  • South Main Parking Lot
  • Over 900 free on-street spaces
Give the Gift of Theatre!
Dec 12 all-day
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Flat Rock Playhouse Gift
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If you are looking for a great stocking stuffer or Hanukkah gift, why not give the gift of live theatre? The 2022 season will be announced soon and an experience is an unforgettable gift. Contact the Box Office at 828.693.0731 to purchase.

Also, consider making a donation designated to underwrite the cost of tickets which will be offered to first responders in the area. For the person who doesn’t need anything, but loves the arts, this could be a very special gift you give in their honor. Contact the Development Office for more information. 828.693.0403 x220.

Go Figure a city wide art project
Dec 12 all-day
Spartanburg Area and Online

a city-wide public art project

Go Figure is a public art project featuring our region’s best contemporary visual artists, inspired by current events and the desire to connect safely with each other again—without COVID-19, without racial injustices, and without exclusion.

In 2020, we as a culture were radically altered, as our collective narrative of who we are as a community was and continues to be strengthened, inspired, and encouraged to embrace all experiences, stories, and figures.

Our goal for Go Figure is to create a public art project that expresses how we want to re-emerge together as a community, united.

Hub Love Geo Trail
Dec 12 all-day
Various Spartanburg Parks and Recreation Sites

Hub Love Trail

The City of Spartanburg Parks and Recreation department is taking geocaching to an exciting new level. Launching on May 3rd, 2014 is the Hub City Geotrail. This Geotrail will take you around the City of Spartanburg on a high tech adventure and scavenger hunt. Get your GPS ready for the kick off at this year’s Spring Fling. There will be a limited edition, trackable geocoin for participants that complete the trail passport.

To redeem your Geocoin you can hand deliver your completed passport to our Park, Recreation and Special Events office located at 100 North Liberty Street in Spratnaburg. (Our office is above the Sparta Passenger Center) PLease keep in mind that our office is open Monday – Friday and closed on holidays.

You can also mail your complete passport to:

Parks, Recreation & Special Events PO Box 1749 Spartanburg, SC 29304

Please make sure if you mail your passport in that you include your complete mailing address!

Hub Love Passport

To learn more about geochaching follow the link below.

Geocaching 101

Join the Greenville Drive’s “Mug Club” for the 2022 Season at Fluor Field
Dec 12 all-day
Fluor Field
Nantahala Outdoor Center 2022 Adventures are open to book
Dec 12 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Raft splashing into 2022

We are excited to announce that all of our 2022 adventures are open to book! Grab your calendar, find the perfect whitewater, zip line, or biking adventure, and book the trip before the perfect day slips by you.

Plan your next adventure with Nantahala Outdoor Center! NOC offers more than 100 itineraries that you can sort by Whitewater Rafting, Zip Lining, Mountain Biking, and more! Filter by location, experience level, or activity type. Mix and match your favorites or book one of our packages for a full-day of fun! Planning your next adventure has never been easier.

BOOK EARLY & WIN!

We love when you plan ahead!

Book by December 31st, 2021 and

be entered to win a sweet limited edition 50th MERCH PRIZE PACK including a t-shirt, insulated mugs, Nalgene, magnets, sticker pack and a $50 Gift Card to use at our stores, on a meal or on an adventure! A $120 Value!

Our 2022 International Adventure dates are limited Book Now Nantahala Outdoor Center
Dec 12 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

THE WORLD AWAITS

Our 2022 International Adventure dates are limited! Don’t miss out. Whether your idea of an adventure is rafting Class 4+ rapids on the Zambezi, or wildlife viewing from your deck in British Columbia, our trips have something for every adventure and skill level.

POINSETTIA POSTCARDS
Dec 12 all-day
Greenville's Main Street

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Local nonprofits and school groups construct and decorate grand holiday postcards displayed throughout Greenville’s Main Street plazas.

Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s
Dec 12 all-day
Cabela's

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s plan to deliver free photos with Santa to more than two million kids and families this holiday season with a “Contactless Claus” experience at Santa’s Wonderland. Guests can book photos with Santa through a FREE advance reservation system.

To learn more and make a reservation, visit www.cabelas.com/santa.

Contactless visits with Santa run through Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.

Van Gogh Alive at Biltmore Estate
Dec 12 all-day
Biltmore Estate

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His masterworks have been displayed around the world for over a century… but never like this. Described as “an unforgettable multi-sensory experience,” Van Gogh Alive is a powerful and vibrant symphony of light, color, sound, and scent that compels you to leave the world behind and immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s paintings. Simultaneously enchanting, entertaining, and educational, Van Gogh Alive stimulates all the senses and opens the mind.

WNC Farmers Market Open Daily
Dec 12 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

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With the convenience of being open year-round, 7 days a week, the WNC Farmers Market offers a selection of farm-fresh produce at the lowest prices in Western N.C. Our popular retail buildings, providing a selection of non-perishables, fruits, vegetables, crafts and more, are open daily.

Volunteer Opportunities Christmas Morning Shoppe
Dec 12 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Greer Relief and Resource Agency
Christmas Morning Shoppe
Elves Needed! We are looking for volunteers to help with the Christmas Morning Shoppe. Most urgently, we need help setting up and decorating the Shoppe. We open on December 13th and there is so much to do to get the store ready. You can sign-up to help through our calendar and selecting a time between Dec. 8th and Dec. 11th.
Once we open, we will need plenty of volunteers to help keep the Shoppe running. We need help signing people in, organizing, wrapping gifts and more! Trust us, this is one of the best ways to spread Christmas cheer. Choose a time between Dec. 13th and Dec. 21st on our calendar.
Arbor Huescapes: Paintings by Michael Fowler
Dec 12 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The North Carolina Arboretum

Artist Michael Fowler creates evocative abstract landscape paintings by incorporating vibrant colors with subtle, complex details. His semi-large-scale approach invites viewers to step into his work and build a sense of wonder and contemplation surrounding the natural world. Fowler’s artistic response in contemplating nature is to capture something of a landscape’s pleasantness, which is often unexpected harmonies of color and shape. In his latest exhibit, Arbor Huescapes, Fowler highlights the distinctive vegetation – primarily trees – and topography of North and South Carolina’s midlands and piedmont regions.

Fowler received his Bachelor of Arts from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas with a focus in Advertising Design. He then attended the University of Nebraska where he received a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing with a minor in Art History. From there, he attended the University of Memphis where he earned a Doctorate in Higher Education. Based in North Augusta, South Carolina, Fowler is currently an associate professor of design and computer graphics and serves as the Mary Durban Toole Chair of Art at the University of South Carolina in Aiken. His paintings are in a number of public and private collections nationally, and he actively exhibits in regional and national shows.

Please note: Arbor Huescapes has been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 crisis and will now open in fall 2021. The exhibit is on display daily September 18, 2021 – January 9, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center. All works are available for purchase and a portion of sales will be donated to The North Carolina Arboretum Society.

Jurassic Quest
Dec 12 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

The Largest Exhibition of Lifesize, Moving, Museum-Quality Dinosaurs in North America!

Jurassic Quest is North America’s largest and most realistic Dinosaur event. Guests walk through the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic Periods and experience for themselves what it was like to be among dinosaurs of all kinds. Jurassic Quest is the only interactive dinosaur event that has over 100 true to life-size animatronic dinosaurs in each of its indoor touring shows from the very small to the gigantic. In collaboration with leading paleontologists, each dinosaur has been painstakingly replicated in every detail. Whether their prehistoric counterpart had skin that was scaly, had feathers or fur, Jurassic Quest has spared no expense in bringing the dinosaurs to life. Jurassic Quest exhibits also allow future paleontologists to dig up fossils, ride their favorite life-sized dinosaur, enjoy walking dinosaur and baby dinosaur shows, and enjoy a dinosaur themed play land in addition to face painting, crafts and much more. Jurassic Quest produced 96 multi-day events in 34 states and Canada selling over one million tickets in 2019.

TD SATURDAY MARKET HOLIDAY EDITION
Dec 12 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
TD SATURDAY MARKET

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Shop for unique artisan gifts, seasonal locally-grown fresh produce, gourmet foods and fresh-cut flowers for your loved ones every holiday season at the TD Saturday Market – Holiday Edition.

Meet + Greet : What is CE5 and how do we make contact?
Dec 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Namaste Healing Arts

Meet & Greet : What is CE5 and how do we make contact?

LIVE MEETING or Zoom available (see link below).
Welcome to Greenville UFO & ET contact group! This group was founded in Sept of 2021, so we are still new and creating our system under the protocol of Dr. Steven Greer as best as we can. We will be sharing our personal experiences with ufo and alien contact, and discussing the technique of CE5 currently being used globally by CE5 groups worldwide to initiate amazing encounters with alien crafts.

I highly encourage new members to locate the following movies on Prime, Netflix, HULU etc. This is the basis of this group’s practice and philosophy.
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind (CE5)
Unacknowledged
The God’s Among Us
Sirius Disclosure

What we’re about

CE5 is a globally effective technique to make viable contact with ETs, based on the work of Dr. Steven Greer, founder of CSETI. His mission is to NOT leave the military elite in charge of intergalactic ambassadorship, but to teach “We the People” to open our hearts and minds to these advanced species and enter in peaceful interactions.
With this group, I seek to spread awareness, share sighting information, conduct Mother Earth healing meditations, as well as CE5 directed meditations, as a collective, and in localized meditation pods.
Please watch any or all of the following films-
Unacknowledged
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
Sirius Disclosure
The God’s Among Us

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/379892390247992

You can also download the CE5 app to your phone to get connected locally with others.

ICE ON MAIN
Dec 12 @ 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Village Green

IOM Group

Tickets are only good for the day/time purchased and are not transferable to another session.

Tickets are only required for those individuals skating. Admission is free for spectators. 

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING

  • In order to maintain safe capacity levels, only 1 non-ticketed spectator will be admitted to the event site with each ticketed skater.
  • Each ticket is good for a specific 1-hour skate session. Rescheduling is not allowed.
  • Face coverings are required at all times.
  • Tickets are non-refundable. Exceptions to the refund policy will be made in the event the rink is closed due to weather or maintenance issues.
HOLIDAY HOURS
Wednesday, November 25 11 AM – 10 PM
Thanksgiving Day, November 26 2 PM – 9 PM
Friday, November 27 11 AM – 10 PM
Christmas Eve, December 24 11 AM – 7 PM
Christmas Day, December 25 CLOSED
New Year’s Eve, December 31 11 AM – 10 PM
New Year’s Day, January 1 11 AM – 10 PM
Martin Luther King Day, January 18 11 AM – 10 PM
ICE ON MAIN: SCHOOL BREAK HOURS
Dec 12 @ 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Village Green

IOM Group

Tickets are only good for the day/time purchased and are not transferable to another session.

Tickets are only required for those individuals skating. Admission is free for spectators. 

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING

  • In order to maintain safe capacity levels, only 1 non-ticketed spectator will be admitted to the event site with each ticketed skater.
  • Each ticket is good for a specific 1-hour skate session. Rescheduling is not allowed.
  • Face coverings are required at all times.
  • Tickets are non-refundable. Exceptions to the refund policy will be made in the event the rink is closed due to weather or maintenance issues.
HOLIDAY HOURS
Wednesday, November 25 11 AM – 10 PM
Thanksgiving Day, November 26 2 PM – 9 PM
Friday, November 27 11 AM – 10 PM
Christmas Eve, December 24 11 AM – 7 PM
Christmas Day, December 25 CLOSED
New Year’s Eve, December 31 11 AM – 10 PM
New Year’s Day, January 1 11 AM – 10 PM
Martin Luther King Day, January 18 11 AM – 10 PM
Rocky Cove Railroad Exhibit
Dec 12 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NC Arboretum

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.

Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons
Dec 12 @ 1:00 pm
Bank of America Stadium

Logo of the Carolina Panthers  vs. Logo of the Atlanta Falcons