Downtown Weekly Update - Friday, May 6 Please see below update on events, protests and details about downtown. |
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Events / Peaceful Protest Schedule- Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays - Friday, May 6: CANCELLED
- Artisphere- Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8: times vary per day (Main Street)
- TD Saturday Market - Saturday, May 7: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Main Street & McBee)
- Reedy River Duck Derby - Saturday, May 7: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Falls Park)
- Picketing Notice - SC Stands with Ukraine - Saturday, May 7: 12:30 - 2:15 PM (One City Plaza)
- Remembering Victims of the Confederacy - Saturday, May 7: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Statue - Springwood Cemetery)
- Picketing Notice - Picketing Anti-Trump Agenda - Tuesday, May 10: 12:00 - 1:00 PM (Court Square)
- Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive - Thursday, May 12: 5:30 - 8:30 PM (NOMA Square)
- Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays - Friday, May 13: 5:30 - 9:30 PM (NOMA Square)
- Greenville Greek Festival - Friday, May 13 - Sunday, May 15: times vary per day (St. George Greek Orthodox Church)
- Mountains to Main Street - Saturday, May 14: 7:00 - 11:00 AM (Swamp Rabbit Trail)
- TD Saturday Market - Saturday, May 14: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Main Street & McBee)
- Carry the Load's National Relay - Saturday, May 14: 3:00 - 8:30 PM (Downtown Greenville)
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Downtown Merchant Association - May Meeting DateThank you to everyone who was able to attend the April Downtown Merchant Association meeting this week. A sincere thank you to Jeff Waters, City of Greenville - Sr. Capital Project Manager, for joining us to share information about the Unity Park project and discussing the final weeks before the grand opening of the park on Thursday, May 19.
If you were unable to attend, you can view the April meeting notes at your convenience. Mark your calendars to join us next month Tuesday, May 17, at Greenville Drive's Fluor Field. We encourage you to invite a neighboring business located in the Central Business District to attend with you.
April Meeting Recap Notes
May Meeting: Tuesday, May 17, at 9 AM | Location: Greenville Drive - Fluor Field |
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Artisphere: May 6 - 8 (Friday-Sunday)The 18th annual Artisphere festival is Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8 on South Main Street in downtown Greenville. Artisphere is a three-day celebration of visual and performing arts that includes a free children's craft area (Kidsphere) and a Culinary Arts Café featuring local restaurants. For more information about the festival attractions, visit Artisphere.
View the Artisphere road closure notification to find important information regarding event hours and road closure times.
Volunteers needed. To register online or find more information regarding volunteer positions, shift times and age requirements at 2022 Artisphere.
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20th Annual TD Saturday Market Season - Opening Saturday, May 7 The TD Saturday Market presented by Prisma Health is celebrating it's 20th market season! The weekly farmers market will return to Main Street on Saturday, May 7, hosting 70+ vendors, fresh local produce, music and more. The TD Saturday Market will take place every Saturday from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, from May 7 through October 29 (excluding October 15).
More information about the TD Saturday Market and this year's participating vendors, visit www.saturdaymarketlive.com. View the TD Saturday Market road closure notification regarding event hours and road closure times.
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Reedy River Duck Derby - Saturday, May 7 at Falls Park The 18th annual Reedy River Duck Derby, organized by the Rotary Club of the Reedy River Greenville, is scheduled on Saturday, May 7 at Falls Park from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Event information and details about duck adoptions can be found at 2022 Reedy River Duck Derby.
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2022 More to Enjoy Sign ApplicationThe City of Greenville is continuing its More to Enjoy wayfinding program, which features newly-designed business directory signs at key Main Street intersections. The purpose of the program is to encourage downtown visitors to discover shops and restaurants located on side streets in the Central Business District by listing business names and providing directional arrows. The signs are designed to be eye-catching, while still incorporating seamlessly into the City’s overall downtown branding campaign.
Submit an application or apply for renewal by filling out the 2022 More to Enjoy application. Space on the signs are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. For questions or more information, please email Cameron Campbell at cjcampbell@greenvillesc.gov.
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Shop Downtown Blood DriveThe City of Greenville is partnering with the Blood Connection to host two blood drives, and donors will receive a Shop Downtown gift card to use at participating businesses.
If you would like to join the gift card program at no cost - please fill out this form: https://cityofgreenvillesc.formstack.com/forms/shop_downtown_ig_giveaways
The City has flyers and "bag stuffers" available to participating businesses, which can be picked up at City Hall.
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Road Closure: Greenville Greek Festival on May 13-15Road closure will take place from 7:00 AM on Thursday, May 12 until Monday, May 16, during the Greenville Greek Festival. The road closure will be along Elford Street from Townes Street to N Academy Street. |
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Road Closures: Mountains to Main Street - Saturday, May 14 Road closures will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, during the Mountains to Main Street. For road closure information view, https://www.greenvillesc.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=7778&month=5&year=2022&day=8&calType=0
View 5K route and half marathon route. Race route links are for informational use only, please do not distribute.
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Swamp Rabbit Trail Detour Schedule for Sewer WorkFrom May through June, there will be a trail detour in place on either side of Cancer Survivors Park. A ReWa contractor is working on sewer upgrades and must close the trail to access the lines.
For trail detour information view, Calendar • Greenville, SC • CivicEngage (greenvillesc.gov) .
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E-Waste and Shredding Event - Saturday, May 14
The City of Greenville will be holding a Shredding & E-Waste Recycling event on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Public Works campus, located at 475 Fairforest Way. At this free event, citizens can dispose of unwanted electronics and have their sensitive documents destroyed and recycled securely.
All paper to be shredded must be bagged or boxed, and each person is limited to three large trash bags or three small boxes of paper. Four shredding trucks will be onsite and paper will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until they are full.
City residents and businesses can also drop off the following items for free during this special event: TVs, computer monitors, keyboards, mice, wires, circuit boards, CPUs, scanners and printers. There is a strict limit of 10 electronic items per person.
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Economic Development Strategic Plan: Public Survey for Residents and Business OwnersThe City is working with the consulting firm Resonance to create a long-term Economic Development Strategic Plan to identify key partnership opportunities and foster balanced growth. As the project team works to collect data and conduct an economic assessment, residents and business owners are asked to share their input via a public survey.
Learn more at https://greenvillesc.gov/EDPlan
Take the Survey
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City of Greenville Week in ReviewThe City’s Communications Department has created a Week in Review video. These videos post every Saturday on the City’s Facebook page. |
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