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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum
Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The North Carolina Arboretum

Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1

Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.

We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.

You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.

We hope you will join us this holiday season!

 

Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.

Costume Party
Oct 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Commerce Club
Friday, October 29, 2021
Greer Christmas Parade Registration Open
Oct 29 all-day
online registration
Theme: Santa’s Workshop Sunday Dec 5th 2:30pm
Join the fun and decorate your entries to reflect Santa’s Workshop! Remember, Santa is ONLY on the last float in the parade! The Greer Christmas Parade route is 1.1 miles; beginning at Poinsett Street & Memorial Drive and ending at N. Main Street & Cunningham Drive.
$50 Non-Commercial/Organization/Non-Profit registration
$100 Commercial/Business registration
$650 Rent a float from Greer Relief
$725 Rent a float from Greer Relief with sound
click CLICK HERE for available floats
ALL entries & fees must be received or postmarked by the day before Thanksgiving (November 24th). Entries & fees received/postmarked after this date will be assessed the $50 late entry fee.
We will have two awards determined by our judges: Best Float and Best Walking Entry. 2020 Best Float was SC Jeep Addicts and 2020 Best Walking Entry was OnDuty SC Inc. They each get a free entry for the 2021 Greer Christmas Parade!
Please forward this email to any individual, business, and organization interested in participating in the parade. If you have any questions you can email us at [email protected] or call (864) 334-3492.
We look forward to seeing you at the parade!
Best Wishes,
Kyndra Kemp
Greer Christmas Parade Chairman
Sponsorships
Sponsoring the Greer Christmas Parade is a fun and festive way to support the Greer Community! We are excited to have the Sensory Zone Sponsorship again this year as well as opportunities for vendors.
Check out all the ways you can get involved.
For more information on all Greer Christmas Parade sponsorships click here.
Donate Blood this Halloween!
Oct 29 @ 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
The Blood Connection

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We are the yeahTHATgreenville’s Community Blood Center. OPEN 7am to 5pm on weekends!

We’re proud to call Greenville home. Our dedicated staff work and live in the area, just like you. Whether you’re here for the bustling downtown or easy access to the Appalachian Mountains, we’re glad you’re here to help us save the lives of your neighbors.

Our centers are the perfect places to give back and kick back. Open every day, yes weekends too, makes it easy to fit donating into your schedule. 

You could probably use a little peace, and every Blood Connection center offers that. Clean, spacious, and comfortable, a center getaway may be exactly what you need…it’s exactly what 3 blood recipients need too.

Every donation has the power to save up to 3 lives. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. is in need of a life-saving blood transfusion. You’re 1 person who can make a difference!

Virtual Halloween Costume Contest
Oct 29 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
online

The WNC Nature Center is having a virtual costume contest this Halloween!

Entering is easy – take a picture of your child and/or family in their costume and email it to [email protected] by Wednesday, November 3.

Voting will start November 7 on our Facebook page! Share your spookiest, most creative, and animal/nature themed costumes, and the winners with the most likes will receive prizes valued at $50 or more!

Halloween Laser Shows
Oct 29 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Roper Mountain Science Center
Calling all witches werewolves, ghosts and goblins…
We’re hosting two spootakular Halloween Laser Shows to get you ready for the frightfest!
Come Friday, Oct. 22 or 29 in the Hooper Planetarium for a special spooky holiday event unlike any other. Tickets are available now and will sell out, so don’t wait!
Tickets are available on RoperMountain.org and will sell out so it is advised to pre-purchase in advance of show time.
$8 per Adult or Child, per program
$4 per Roper Mountain member
Not recommended for children ages 8 and under
Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable
The lobby and planetarium will be open 30 minutes prior to show time
Guests are strongly encouraged to to wear masks
Print your e-Tickets in advance (or have online version on your phone) to be scanned upon entry
No entry after the laser show begins, please arrive early
Laser shows contain bright, flashing lights that may cause discomfort to those with light sensitivity or other pre-existing conditions
Boo at the Zoo
Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

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Hey, kids! Put on your cutest costume for the Zoo’s popular Halloween spook-tacular.

 On Sale September 1

Details Coming Soon

Greenville Army Recruiting Trunk-or-Treat
Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Gallery Shopping Center

Relief will be accepting donations for the food pantry if you want to come by, have some candy, and bring food donations!

Boo at the Zoo
Oct 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Riverbanks Zoo

Hey, kids! Put on your cutest costume for the Zoo’s popular Halloween spook-tacular.

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum
Oct 29 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The North Carolina Arboretum

Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1

Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.

We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.

You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.

We hope you will join us this holiday season!

 

Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.

Spellbound: A Halloween-fest
Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm
White Oak Baptist Church Gymnasium
King of the Haunted Mountain: Competitive Improv Games
Oct 29 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Coffee Underground
This Friday it’s a comedy battle royale! A stage full of Alchemy players will compete to be named this Halloween’s King of Haunted Mountain

This Friday at 9pm improvisers will compete for points and your laughs. You may have seen some games like this on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, but here the points matter. It’s a head to head (to head to head to head to head to head to head) tournament where players are eliminated, dreams are made, and one is named comedy Halloween king for the year.

This special show is Halloween themed with the players and audience encouraged to wear their best Halloween costumes.  It will surely be a trick AND a treat!

Saturday, October 30, 2021
Greer Christmas Parade Registration Open
Oct 30 all-day
online registration
Theme: Santa’s Workshop Sunday Dec 5th 2:30pm
Join the fun and decorate your entries to reflect Santa’s Workshop! Remember, Santa is ONLY on the last float in the parade! The Greer Christmas Parade route is 1.1 miles; beginning at Poinsett Street & Memorial Drive and ending at N. Main Street & Cunningham Drive.
$50 Non-Commercial/Organization/Non-Profit registration
$100 Commercial/Business registration
$650 Rent a float from Greer Relief
$725 Rent a float from Greer Relief with sound
click CLICK HERE for available floats
ALL entries & fees must be received or postmarked by the day before Thanksgiving (November 24th). Entries & fees received/postmarked after this date will be assessed the $50 late entry fee.
We will have two awards determined by our judges: Best Float and Best Walking Entry. 2020 Best Float was SC Jeep Addicts and 2020 Best Walking Entry was OnDuty SC Inc. They each get a free entry for the 2021 Greer Christmas Parade!
Please forward this email to any individual, business, and organization interested in participating in the parade. If you have any questions you can email us at [email protected] or call (864) 334-3492.
We look forward to seeing you at the parade!
Best Wishes,
Kyndra Kemp
Greer Christmas Parade Chairman
Sponsorships
Sponsoring the Greer Christmas Parade is a fun and festive way to support the Greer Community! We are excited to have the Sensory Zone Sponsorship again this year as well as opportunities for vendors.
Check out all the ways you can get involved.
For more information on all Greer Christmas Parade sponsorships click here.
Donate Blood this Halloween!
Oct 30 @ 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
The Blood Connection

See the source image

We are the yeahTHATgreenville’s Community Blood Center. OPEN 7am to 5pm on weekends!

We’re proud to call Greenville home. Our dedicated staff work and live in the area, just like you. Whether you’re here for the bustling downtown or easy access to the Appalachian Mountains, we’re glad you’re here to help us save the lives of your neighbors.

Our centers are the perfect places to give back and kick back. Open every day, yes weekends too, makes it easy to fit donating into your schedule. 

You could probably use a little peace, and every Blood Connection center offers that. Clean, spacious, and comfortable, a center getaway may be exactly what you need…it’s exactly what 3 blood recipients need too.

Every donation has the power to save up to 3 lives. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. is in need of a life-saving blood transfusion. You’re 1 person who can make a difference!

Virtual Halloween Costume Contest
Oct 30 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
online

The WNC Nature Center is having a virtual costume contest this Halloween!

Entering is easy – take a picture of your child and/or family in their costume and email it to [email protected] by Wednesday, November 3.

Voting will start November 7 on our Facebook page! Share your spookiest, most creative, and animal/nature themed costumes, and the winners with the most likes will receive prizes valued at $50 or more!

Trick-or-Treat at TCMU Greenville
Oct 30 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
TCMU Greenville

Trick-or-Treat at TCMU Spartanburg

SPOOK-tacular news! TCMU’s annual Trick-or-Treat returns on Saturday, October 30. It’s time to pick out your favorite costume, bring a bag and fill up on candy of all kinds!

Children and families can wind their way through two floors of the decorated museum and collect candy from community vendors and sponsors.

This year’s Trick-or-Treat will take place from 9AM-3PM and will be timed-ticketed only, in order to manage capacities. Families will trick-or-treat in one path and museum exhibits will NOT be open for play. Members must purchase tickets to attend. Please bring your own bag!

Trick-or-Treat at TCMU Spartanburg
Oct 30 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Children's Museum of the Upstate

Trick-or-Treat at TCMU Spartanburg

SPOOK-tacular news! TCMU’s annual Trick-or-Treat returns on Saturday, October 30 to TCMU-Spartanburg. It’s time to pick out your favorite costume, bring a bag and fill up on candy of all kinds!

Children and families can wind their way through two floors of the decorated museum and collect candy from community vendors and sponsors.

This year’s Trick-or-Treat will take place from 9AM-3PM and will be timed-ticketed only, in order to manage capacities. Families will trick-or-treat in one path and museum exhibits will NOT be open for play. Members must purchase tickets to attend. Please bring your own bag!

 

Spookley The Square Pumpkin: The Musical
Oct 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
South Carolina Children’s Theatre

Audiences of all ages love Spookley. What’s not to love? He’s a square pumpkin in a round pumpkin world. He has hilarious spider friends, Edgar, Allan, and Poe. He’s the star of a popular book series and famous animated feature. Maybe that’s why SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN: THE MUSICAL is on its way to becoming a family tradition itself. Does Spookley have what it takes to be the Pick of the Patch? Will he realize being different makes him special? Sing along as you find out, and enjoy one of the best Halloween musicals you will see for a long time!

 

Based on the book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano, the film “Spookley the Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano and Tom Hughes, and the stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage. Spookley the Square Pumpkin and all related elements ©  and TM/® under license to Holiday Hill Enterprises, LLC. Spookley is the “Official Spokes-Pumpkin” for PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Month in October. PACER.org/Bullying Spookley  
A Haunting in Greer Station
Oct 30 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Greer Station

 

A Haunting in Greer Station

Join us if you DARE for a SPOOKTACULAR Tasting & Shopping Event in downtown Greer.

EAT, DRINK, and BE SCARY for a spooky afternoon strolling through downtown Greer for tasty BITES and fun shopping!

Costumes Encouraged!

Ghost Tours available through the Greer Heritage Museum

Your Ticket Includes:

• A themed-food sample at 25+ locations paired with a variety of beverages

• Your event map

• LIVE music throughout downtown!

FAQ:

• This is a rain or shine event

• Check in at Plate 108 – 108 E. Poinsett Street, Greer

• Check in closes at 3:00 pm

• Tickets can only be purchased by those 21 or older due to alcohol samples at the various stops. However, children are welcome to tag along and there will be plenty of locations where you can purchase food for them.

• Pets are not allowed at public events by City of Greer ordinance

Come out and join us and support small and local businesses!

Spookley The Square Pumpkin: The Musical
Oct 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
South Carolina Children’s Theatre

Audiences of all ages love Spookley. What’s not to love? He’s a square pumpkin in a round pumpkin world. He has hilarious spider friends, Edgar, Allan, and Poe. He’s the star of a popular book series and famous animated feature. Maybe that’s why SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN: THE MUSICAL is on its way to becoming a family tradition itself. Does Spookley have what it takes to be the Pick of the Patch? Will he realize being different makes him special? Sing along as you find out, and enjoy one of the best Halloween musicals you will see for a long time!

 

Based on the book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano, the film “Spookley the Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano and Tom Hughes, and the stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage. Spookley the Square Pumpkin and all related elements ©  and TM/® under license to Holiday Hill Enterprises, LLC. Spookley is the “Official Spokes-Pumpkin” for PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Month in October. PACER.org/Bullying Spookley