This year Fall for Greenville is going ticketless. Everything to know about the change
The 44th annual fall festival is set to take place on Main Street in the coming weeks, offering a weekend filled with 80 acts of free live music, over 40 food and beverage vendors, and a range of family-friendly activities for visitors to enjoy.
In 2024, Fall for Greenville hosted nearly 200,000 guests from across 30 states during the three-day festival, as the success of the event was recognized by USA TODAY's 10Best and voted as the No. 5 Best Fall Festival to attend in the country.
"This year, we're not just celebrating the best of local food and music; we're dedicating ourselves to making the festival experience better than ever," said Kevin Holliday, board chair at Fall for Greenville. "We're bringing new energy and improvements to create an event that truly showcases the heart and soul of Greenville."
Do you need tickets for Fall for Greenville?
Significant changes to Fall for Greenville include the exclusion of "Taste Tickets," as visitors will now be able to use all major credit and debit cards at each food and beverage vendor or purchase a festival gift card.
A second change to this year's event will offer an earlier start time for beer and wine sales. On October 10, festival adult beverages will begin at noon.
Here are the details on what's happening at the 2025 Fall for Greenville:
More: Here's a list of late summer restaurant openings and closings in Greenville, Spartanburg
What are the hours of Fall for Greenville 2025
October 9 — 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
October 10 — noon to 10 p.m.
October 11 — noon to 9 p.m.
October 12 — noon to 7 p.m.
Which food vendors will be at Fall for Greenville 2025?
Fall for Greenville 2025 will feature one of its largest available lists of food vendors, bringing a mix of cultural food and drinks to try while downtown.
In total, 47 restaurants and 13 food trucks and trailers will line Main Street with food vendors across the three-day festival, with 10 being first-time food suppliers at the event, and around 340 total dishes available.
Here is a full list of participating restaurants and food vendors expected at Fall for Greenville 2025:
Abanico Tapas Restaurant, Aspen Sweet Treats, Barberitos, Califas, Cantina 76, Churro Masters, Coffee Underground, Common Pops, Couture Cakes, Curean, Everything Eggroll, Flying Biscuit Café, Fonda Rosalinda, Funnel Delicious, G-Rod's Latin Fusion, Habibas Babas Mediterranean Indian Restaurant, Holy Mōlly Mexican Fusion, Home Team BBQ, Ink N Ivy, J & S Wings to Go, Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint, Jamacia Mi Irie
Ji-Roz, Keipi Restaurant, Kilwins, Knight Bites, Koi Asian Bistro, Kona Ice, Larkin's, Mak & Cheesecakes, Mellow Mushroom, Methodical Coffee, Otto Izakaya, Papi's Tacos, Parlor Doughnuts, Persis Biryani Indian Grill, Poppington's Gourmet Popcorn, Roost Restaurant, Saffron Indian Cuisine, Sidewall Pastry Kitchen, Sirin Thai
Soby's New South Cuisine, Society Sandwich Bar, Spinx Cluck Truck, Sully's Steamers, Sushi Murasaki, Thai Jing, The Big Green Food Truck, The Herbal Farmercy, The Lost Cajun, The Orient on Main, The Salted Fry, Too Saucd Up, Tropical Grill, Tsunami, Uki Bowlz, Universal Joint, White Wine & Butter, Wildflower Dessert
For a full list of food vendors at Fall for Greenville, visit the festival website.
Which musical acts are scheduled to perform at Fall for Greenville 2025?
Fall for Greenville 2025 will host 80 bands and musical acts across seven stages scattered along Main Street throughout the festival weekend.
Beginning on October 9, the Thursday Kickoff Concert unofficially opens the festival with three musical guests on the CPI Security West End Stage starting at 5 p.m. The remainder of the festival will feature a variety of DJ sets, live salsa music, dance lessons, and a line dancing session set for Sunday.
Nearly half of the musical acts happening at Fall for Greenville 2025 are Upstate-based artists. Here is the full schedule for musical acts slated to play at this year's festival:
Thursday Night Kickoff Concert, October 9
Penelope Road, The Saint Cecilia, Matthew Curry.
Friday, October 10
The Tams, Chatham Rabbits, Jeremy Short, Drumming Bird, Eli Yacinthe Band, Big Radio, Buff Dillard & Friends, Call Sign Carolina - 246 Army Band, Carlye Griffin, Clay Page, Commodore Fox, Emerson Woolf & The Wishbones, Evolusion - Styx & Journey Tribute, Ian McConnell, Kristopher James, Latin Soul Band & The GVL Gozadera, Lauren Morse, Luke Deuce and The Wildcards, Pioneer Palace, Rhythm Muscle Band, Steven Galloway, Sugar Bomb, Swamp Rabbit Bluegrass.
Saturday, October 11
The Record Company, The Cold Stares, The Bright Light Social Hour, Making Movies, Leon Timbo, Marty O'Reilly, Easy Honey, Alex Rogers, Autumn Nichols, Bobby Power, BR385, Cody Gentry, Eclectic Band, Flipside, The Get Right Band, The Gray Heat Band, Hammock Theory, Hannah Murphy, Hugh McCulloch Band, James Tucker, Keith Davis Trio, Matt Olson Quartet, Matthew Capelli, MK Fisher with Reedy River Revival, Palmetto Jazz Orchestra - 246 Army Band, Ronnie Elliot Quartet, Splitwave, Time Bandits, Trey Francis Band, The Vinyl Junkies Band, The Warcry Band.
Sunday, October 12
Kishi Bashi, Illiterate Light, J & The Causeways, Rockie Lynne, Kind Hearted Strangers, Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues, Beth Inabinett & For The Funk of It Band, Brian K & The Parkway, Fireforge Bluegrass Hour, Hurt & Skip, Joe Davidian Trio, Kilough, Michael Parker, The Patrick Lopez Experience, Private Violet, Song Band, Taylor Corum, Trae Pierce, Treehouse!, The Upstate Veterans of Funk.
For a full listing of musical acts scheduled to perform at Fall for Greenville, visit the event website:
What beverages will be available at Fall for Greenville 2025?
Fall for Greenville 2025 will host two designated areas for adult beverages, as the GSP International Airport Wine Garden and the Spinx Beer Garden will have 100 beer and wine options available at the festival.
Pepsi is the official soft drink of Fall for Greenville 2025.
Road closures, parking, and biking to Fall for Greenville 2025
Parking
According to the city of Greenville, all parking garages near downtown will be open and available to enter during Fall for Greenville 2025.
Parking spaces in the 10 garages near the festival grounds are expected to be available for $5, providing all-day access. If a parking structure user leaves and returns, they are required to pay a re-entry fee. The online link to view parking openings can be found on the city of Greenville's website.
Road Closures
Road closures for Fall for Greenville 2025 will begin on October 9 at 5 p.m. and last through October 10 at 10 p.m.
The following roads will be closed between those times: Main Street from North to River, Coffee Street from Main to Falls, Washington Street to Richardson to Falls, McBee Avenue from Richardson to Falls, Court Street from Laurens to Falls, Broad Street from Laurens to Falls, and Falls Park Drive from Main to Boggs.
Biking
Bike valet services will be sponsored and available by Bike Walk Greenville on October 11, between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., and on October 12, from noon to 7 p.m.
The bike valet will be located on the Swamp Rabbit Trail under the Main Street Bridge.
For all information regarding Fall for Greenville 2025, visit: www.fallforgreenville.net.
– A.J. Jackson covers business, the food & dining scene and downtown culture for The Greenville News. Contact him by email at ajackson@gannett.com, and follow him on X (formally Twitter) @ajhappened. This coverage is only possible with support from our readers. Sign up today for a digital subscription.
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