Find Spartanburg events and things to do, including concerts, art walks, sporting events and nightlife entertainment. Be sure to also check out our outdoors guide for the Upstate and a listing of museums and galleries.

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Friday, February 7, 2025
Tuckasegee River Excursion
Feb 7 all-day
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bryson City, NC

The Tuckasegee (tuck-uh-SEE-jee) River Excursion includes an 1 hour and 20 minute layover in the historic town of Dillsboro, where you’ll find more than 50 shops, restaurants, a brewery, and country inns. There is time to shop, snack, and visit the many unique shops before returning to Bryson City.
Say It Loud
Feb 7 @ 2:31 am
Greenville County Museum of Art

Ranging from a rare 1840 poem jar by enslaved potter David Drake (c. 1800 – c. 1870) to an evocative
2020 abstract painting by Frank Wimberley (born 1926), the GCMA African-American Collection spans
180 years of American history, highlighting such artists as Romare Bearden, Beauford Delaney, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Alison Saar, Merton Simpson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Kara Walker, Hale Woodruff, and many more. A selection of these important works can be found in the museum’s current exhibition Say It Loud.

Push and Pull: New Work
Feb 7 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Solomon Gallery of the Artists Collective

Spartanburg artist Robert Urban’s latest mixed media works use trees “as a metaphor for family and the relationships we all hold dear within the family circle and beyond.” The contemporary landscapes will be shown in the “Push & Pull: New Work” exhibit Jan. 7 through Feb. 22, 2025, in the Solomon Gallery of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg.

An artist’s reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, as part of Spartanburg ArtWalk. The reception and exhibition viewing are free and open to the public. The 30-plus pieces in the show will be offered for purchase with prices ranging from $150 to $5,000.

“Nature, and specifically trees, are used as metaphors to represent the passage of time, within nature itself, of course, but also within our human relationships – our family, friends and communities,” says Urban, originally from Wisconsin. “The exhibition title refers to the many different forces and ways that we experience either a ‘push’ or a ‘pull’ – our interactions within nature, relationships and our communities.”

Antler Hill Village Illumination
Feb 7 @ 5:30 pm – 11:45 pm
Biltmore Estate

Included with admission

Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect Antler Hill Village’s unique shops and restaurants. Also adorned with cheerful lights: our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await. Don’t miss this must-see part of the Biltmore evening experience!

First Friday at Greenville Center for Creative Arts
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Greenville Center for Creative Arts

Make Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) your first stop on First Friday! Located in the historic Brandon Mill complex in the creative arts district of West Greenville, GCCA is a perfect place to begin the Metropolitan Arts Council’s monthly art walk.

The Art Center is open for extended hours, 6pm to 9pm, on the first Friday of every month for First Friday activities. In addition to viewing multiple exhibitions from both locally and nationally-recognized artists, at GCCA you’ll have the opportunity to meet the resident working artists, see their studio spaces and works in progress, and learn more about their personal style and artistic process.

The mission of GCCA is to enrich the cultural fabric of the community through visual arts promotion, education, and inspiration. Founded by a dedicated group of artists, teachers, and community leaders, the Art Center offers programs for people of all ages, backgrounds, and economic circumstances.

Greenville’s Downtown Trolley (Route 903) provides visitors to the downtown area easy and free transport to the West Greenville area from July through September, every Thursday and Friday, 6pm to 11pm, and Saturdays, 5:30pm to 11pm. For real-time scheduling, download the FindGreenlink app on your phone and come visit!

Billy Strings
Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

Billy Strings returns to ExploreAsheville.com at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville on February 6-8 & 14-16, 2025.

A percentage of every ticket sold will benefit Bounty & Soul, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, MANNA Food Bank and American Red Cross Western North Carolina Chapter.

Hamilton
Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm
Peace Center

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. HAMILTON features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, it has won Grammy®, Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. HAMILTON is recommended for ages 10+ and contains some adult language and mature themes. Tickets $59-$199.

Jane Anger
Feb 7 @ 8:00 pm
The Warehouse Theatre

Play by Talene Monahon

Directed by Anne Kelly Tromsness

It’s 1606. William Shakespeare is plagued…with writer’s block.  And also the actual plague, as he is holed up with his apprentice Francis without anything to do.  Through the window climbs Jane Anger, a writer with a dream to change history.  While Jane convinces Shakespeare to write KING LEAR, Anne Hathaway (his wife, not the one from DEVIL WEARS PRADA) arrives, having missed her husband for the past 10 years.  Constricted to one room, what creativity and conflict will explode between these four? Can Shakespeare write his masterpiece?  Will Francis be allowed to act in it despite his age (anywhere from 15 to 40, we’re totally not sure and he doesn’t seem to be either)?  Will Jane get to publish her masterpiece?  Will anyone ever respect Anne Hathaway?

Shows on Thur, Fri, and Sat are at 8pm. Shows on Sunday are 3pm.

Non-Musical: $35
Musical: $40
Reserved: Additional $5

 

Peter and the Starcatcher
Feb 7 @ 8:00 pm
Centre Stage

A young orphan and his friends are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by an evil king. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that there is precious cargo on board that is so powerful it must never fall into the wrong hands! When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache (later to become Captain Hook), a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure! Join us as we open the treasure trove of spectacle, wit and fun that is Peter and the Starcatcher.

January 25- February 9th 2025. Thurs- Sat @ 8 pm, Sun @ 3 pm.

Please call the box office at 864-233-6733 for more information.

Saturday, February 8, 2025
Getting to the Heart of the Matter – Knowing Our Story & Building Bridges with Words to Unlock the Key to Comprehension
Feb 8 all-day
Online

We’re so excited to host amazing speakers from Carter Hears: Mariann Christman, Rylina Dey, and Cami Erselius. They’ll be presenting: “Getting to the Heart of the Matter – Knowing Our Story & Building Bridges with Words to Unlock the Key to Comprehension”
This session will dive into strategies and resources for improving reading comprehension for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Register to get the Zoom link

Tuckasegee River Excursion
Feb 8 all-day
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bryson City, NC

The Tuckasegee (tuck-uh-SEE-jee) River Excursion includes an 1 hour and 20 minute layover in the historic town of Dillsboro, where you’ll find more than 50 shops, restaurants, a brewery, and country inns. There is time to shop, snack, and visit the many unique shops before returning to Bryson City.
Say It Loud
Feb 8 @ 2:31 am
Greenville County Museum of Art

Ranging from a rare 1840 poem jar by enslaved potter David Drake (c. 1800 – c. 1870) to an evocative
2020 abstract painting by Frank Wimberley (born 1926), the GCMA African-American Collection spans
180 years of American history, highlighting such artists as Romare Bearden, Beauford Delaney, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Alison Saar, Merton Simpson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Kara Walker, Hale Woodruff, and many more. A selection of these important works can be found in the museum’s current exhibition Say It Loud.

Birding Basics: A Beginner’s Bird Walk
Feb 8 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Cleveland Park

Join Nature Investigations for a relaxed two-hour birding walk along the scenic trails of Cleveland Park. This program will help you sharpen your bird identification skills while enjoying the outdoors. Learn tips for using binoculars, identifying different species, and their natural history. Birding is for everyone, and birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome! Please bring binoculars if you have them. For more information: www.natureinvestigations.com. Registration required.

Push and Pull: New Work
Feb 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Solomon Gallery of the Artists Collective

Spartanburg artist Robert Urban’s latest mixed media works use trees “as a metaphor for family and the relationships we all hold dear within the family circle and beyond.” The contemporary landscapes will be shown in the “Push & Pull: New Work” exhibit Jan. 7 through Feb. 22, 2025, in the Solomon Gallery of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg.

An artist’s reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, as part of Spartanburg ArtWalk. The reception and exhibition viewing are free and open to the public. The 30-plus pieces in the show will be offered for purchase with prices ranging from $150 to $5,000.

“Nature, and specifically trees, are used as metaphors to represent the passage of time, within nature itself, of course, but also within our human relationships – our family, friends and communities,” says Urban, originally from Wisconsin. “The exhibition title refers to the many different forces and ways that we experience either a ‘push’ or a ‘pull’ – our interactions within nature, relationships and our communities.”

Rocky Cove Railroad Exhibit
Feb 8 @ 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.

Stealing from the Great Gardens
Feb 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bullington Gardens

You’ve visited famous gardens and gone on amazing residential garden tours. Remember that sense of magic – like stepping into another world? How did they do it? Join Amy Fahmy to learn how she builds the structure of a residential garden using time honored techniques from the world’s great gardens. With 30 years of experience in renovating old gardens, and designing and building new residential gardens, Amy will share how she listens to clients, identifies priorities and sets affordable goals. Leave with specific ideas for the changes you know will fit your own garden!

Bio:

Amy is a licensed landscape architect with extensive horticultural knowledge. She has gardened for Plant Delights Nursery, Richmond Hill Inn and The Biltmore Estate. She is a certified professional plantsman, a certified permaculture designer, and a registered Landscape Contractor with 30 years of hands-on gardening experience. For the last 12 years she has managed a wide range of fine garden design commissions at Sitework Studios Landscape Architecture Studio in Asheville. She is currently transforming her own garden to include more native plants, and she is attempting to live exclusively off her own vegetable garden

Feb 8, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00pm. $20.00. Class limit 40.

Antler Hill Village Illumination
Feb 8 @ 5:30 pm – 11:45 pm
Biltmore Estate

Included with admission

Bask in the glow of a glittering cascade of lights illuminating trees, buildings, and the pathways that connect Antler Hill Village’s unique shops and restaurants. Also adorned with cheerful lights: our relaxing Winery, where complimentary tastings await. Don’t miss this must-see part of the Biltmore evening experience!

Foothills Philharmonic Family Orchestral Concert
Feb 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Riverside Baptist Church

New this year: Foothills presents a Family Concert – so the whole family can enjoy the wonders of a symphony orchestra and experience great, fun orchestral music.

Join us at the reception following the concert and get to know the musicians over food and conversation. Concert, reception and parking are all absolutely Free.

Live Music Saturdays
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Ji-Roz on the corner of Main & Stone

Eat, drink and be merry! Join us this Saturday (and every Saturday) from 7pm to 10pm as we host live local talent! The talent in our beautiful city is incredible, so come out for dinner and live music. Saturday, February 3rd we will have the acoustic sounds of Katie D. Check out our website for a list of all artists that will be playing!

R+B Tour with Tank and Ginuwine LIVE
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

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Come join us for a night filled with soulful tunes by Tank and Ginuwine at the Greenville Convention Center! Get ready to groove to their classic hits and new releases in person. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience these R&B legends live on stage. February. Grab your tickets now!

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 7 – 11pm EST

Parking: $10, cashless. We accept all credit/debit cards and Apple/Google pay.