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04-04-2025
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Weekly events: Play ball!
A little taste of summer comes in hot this weekend with opening day for the Greenville Drive at Fluor Field. And if that's not enough, there's a hungry caterpillar on the loose (at Chapman Cultural Center), a world of imagination at iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival, a unique choose-your-own adventure at South Carolina Children's Theatre and much more. This month, Upstate Parent is celebrating local educators! Join us in cheering on these hardworking teachers who represent classroom caring and innovation. Read all about it at To include your organization's family friendly events in Upstate Parent, email chris@ The Spartanburg Youth Theatre presents 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show' April 4 – 6 at the Chapman Cultural Center. Adults $20, youth $15 (18 and younger). Use discount code GROUP for 15% off for groups of 5 or more. The show is most enjoyed by children 4 and older. View content advisory and purchase tickets online at or call 864-542-ARTS (2787). Hub City Hog Fest is April 4 in downtown Spartanburg. For details, visit Zoo Tots: Funny Bones for ages 2 – 4 is at 10 and 11 a.m. April 4 and 5 at the Greenville Zoo. For details and registration, visit Afternoon Exploration is 1:30 – 5 p.m. April 4 at Roper Mountain Science Center. For details and tickets, visit Yoga is at 3 p.m. April 4 at TCMU-Greenville. Join in to practice mindfulness, breathing exercises, and stretching. The class is led by a volunteer certified yoga instructor. This Healthy Hustle class is included with admission. Visit Starry Nights programs are at Roper Mountain Science Center April 4. 'The Cowboy Astronomer' is at 4:30 p.m. 'Invaders of Mars!' is at 6 and 'From Earth to the Universe' is at 7:30 p.m. Advance ticket purchases are required. For details, visit Bilingual Story Time is at 4:30 p.m. April 4 at the Hughes Main Library. Cuentos bilingües en inglés y español para niños 7 años y menores acompañados por un adulto. Llame al 864-242-5000, ext. 2634 para más informatión. For details, visit Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union Main Street Fridays is 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. April 4 at NOMA Square on Main Street. Visit The Greenville Drive's home opener is at 6:45 p.m. April 4 at Fluor Field. Stay for fireworks after the game. For tickets, visit 'Listen' is presented April 4 – 13 at South Carolina Children's Theatre. This is a choose-your-own-adventure mystery play with silent disco headphones – best enjoyed by ages 8 and older. For tickets and details, visit A Spring Festival is at Denver Downs Farm April 5 – 6, 12 – 13 and 18 – 20. For tickets and details, visit Storytime on the Steps is at 10 a.m. April 5 at M. Judson Booksellers on Main Street in Greenville. Visit for a story time and sweet treat. The event will move indoors to the children's section if weather requires. Visit 'Ali and the Sea Stars,' a Tell-Me-a-Story-Theatre show is at 10:30 a.m. April 5 at South Carolina Children's Theatre. For details, visit iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival is 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. April 5 in downtown Greenville. The festival is free and includes hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning for students in pre-K – grade12 and their families. Visit Project Hope Foundation's Evening of Hope Gala is April 5 at the Greenville Convention Center. The event is the autism nonprofit's biggest fundraising event of the year. The cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with the dinner and program at 7 p.m. For tickets and details, visit The Greenville Drive plays at 6:45 p.m. April 5 at Fluor Field. Saturdays on the District is family-friendly event that takes place before every Saturday home game. Held on the pedestrian-friendly District 356 (Field Street), there is no admission and activities include inflatable games, live music, face painting, balloon artists, food and beverage stations and more. For tickets, visit The Greenville Drive plays at 3:05 p.m. April 6 at Fluor Field. Today is Greenville Little League Day, where Little League players, families, and fans come together for a day of baseball and community fun. Little League teams and coaches from Greenville County participate in a pre-game parade and participate in between-innings entertainment. For tickets, visit The Atlanta Braves' new Braves Kids Club program will take place in the new Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Park located in the Left Field Plaza between Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate, on select Kids Club Days all season long. The club features tiered membership options. The Rookie Membership is free for fans to join and includes all previous Kids Club offerings. New for this season, fans will have an additional option to upgrade to the paid All-Star Membership, which offers the same perks as the Rookie Membership, plus exclusive added benefits including the opportunity to line the field with the players during the National Anthem, be selected as the Kids Club Member of the Game and recognized on Braves television and radio broadcasts, and more. All current Braves Kids Club members will be automatically enrolled in the Rookie Membership for 2025, and fans looking to upgrade to the All-Star Membership or sign up for the Braves Kids Club can visit 'Ali and the Sea Stars,' a Tell-Me-a-Story-Theatre show is at 10 and 11 a.m. April 8 at South Carolina Children's Theatre. For details, visit Garden Sprouts is 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. April 8 at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Preschool children and their caregivers discover the wonders of the Botanical Garden through nature walks, crafts and more. For full details and registration, visit Kroc Greenville's Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Open House is 5 – 7 p.m. April 11 at Kroc Greenville. The event is free. (Participants must fill out a waiver upon arrival.) The egg hunt is for ages 1 – 12. Check in from 4:45 – 5:10 p.m. at the soccer field for the 5:15 p.m. egg hunt. Crafts are 5 – 7 p.m. Open swim and open basketball will be available from 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. Concessions will be able for purchase. For details, visit Spring & Sprout is 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. April 12 at TCMU-Greenville. Snap a photo with the Easter bunny or snuggle a few in the petting zoo. Celebrate the season with creative crafts, hands-on activities, and a spring scavenger hunt, all while enjoying three floors of exhibits. All guests, including members, must purchase tickets to attend. Visit More from Upstate Parent: Play ball! Celebrating 20 seasons with the Greenville Drive This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Events in Greenville, S.C. and the Upstate this week
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03-04-2025
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Road closures to begin for Hub City Hog Fest
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Road closures will begin Thursday night for the Hub City Hog Fest in Spartanburg. Road closures will begin Thursday, April 3, at 11 p.m. to Saturday, April 5, at 11 p.m. According to the City of Spartanburg, closures will include: Church Street [from Saint John to Broad] Main Street [from Liberty to Spring] Dunbar Street [from Liberty to Magnolia Street] Commerce [from the Dunbar Street Parking Garage to Church Street] Magnolia Street [from the Magnolia Street Parking Garage to Main Street] Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-02-2025
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Spartanburg Spring Fling cancelled, will not return: here is why
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The Spartanburg staple has been bringing people downtown since its start in the 70's. Now, city officials said it has 'completed its mission.' The Spring Fling event goes back decades, to a time when the city told us the downtown area was struggling. They said now, that's no longer the case. 'We don't have that problem anymore,' Christopher George, the City of Spartanburg communications manager said. 'Now it's more about enhancing the downtown environment, because we do have large crowds going downtown when there's no events at all. We are more of a destination now. Now it becomes about how can we support that environment as opposed to trying to lead that the entire time?' The announcement Tuesday came as a shock to many who have enjoyed Spring Fling for years. 'It's kind of sad; I mean the fact that something that's been going on for a long time and I think a lot of people were expecting it even this year,' said longtime Spartanburg resident, Ralph Brendle. 'And then all of a sudden they find out it's not going to happen.' Other Spartanburg locals reminisced on the event. 'Gosh it was terrific,' said Chris Barlettano. 'It was a great place for people to come. As a family, kids of all ages, a safe place to come and enjoy the things that we Americans get the opportunity to enjoy. It stinks that they're not going to get to do that any longer.' George said the city no longer needs to be in a leadership position. He said the city's efforts will go toward enhancing downtown and helping support other smaller events like the Hub City Hog Fest and Cribbs Burger Cookoff. 'The downtown we're creating right now gives us an opportunity to create new memories,' he said. 'It gives us the opportunity to create new experiences' Without Spring Fling, a common concern of those we spoke with was for the downtown businesses. 'I think the biggest thing is the retail,' said Brendle. 'The people that are downtown now they're looking forward too. The people coming down here and spending some money with them.' George told us they heard reviews from businesses during Spring Fling, some said they even closed their doors during the festival. 'If we're putting on an event that's meant to bring in customers for folks and what it's actually doing is driving their customers away, then we've got to do some retooling,' he explained. He said the city is focusing on bringing in a steady stream of visitors to benefit the downtown environment as a whole, on a day-to-day basis. 'The idea is that everyone would benefit from an approach that was more 365 days a year focused,' George said. He told us a portion of the Spring Fling budget will also go toward the Morgan Square programming. He said once completed, there will be small activities seven days a week, weather permitting. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
