Enjoying Wineries and Breweries in the fresh Spring breeze.

The temperate weather of the Greenville area makes spending time outside a must.  You can hike quiet trails, enjoy outdoor concerts, and stroll city parks and gardens (all without worrying how many layers you’ll need).  Whether you are looking for a relaxing break or trying to beat your best time on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, April in the upstate is a great place to enjoy a relaxing getaway.  And while you are out enjoying the weather there are many wineries and breweries with outdoor seating, entertainment, and creative spins on their unique libations.

• Yee-Haw Brewery is known for it’s delicious and unpretentious beers, massive outdoor screen showing that day’s sporting event, and the chargrilled wings that can’t be beat!
• Southernside Brewery is right off the Swamp Rabbit Trail by Unity Park with fire pits, picnic tables, and a 30-foot pergola, you don’t even have to go inside!
• Liability Brewing has taken nostalgia and brought it from dream to reality with Star Wars and Comic references to colorful murals and beer flights served in a lunch box!
• Fireforged is just off Main Street and not only has plenty of outdoor seating, but large full wall doors that open so even inside seating still has you enjoying the Spring air. They have small bites and frequently feature live music.
• Magnetic South at Judson Mill has 16 beers on tap, features Cuban inspired food, and has Skeeball! Ok, they have pool tables, arcade machines, and outside are picnic tables and cornhole, but seriously Skeeball!  While at Judson Mill you can head to The Foundry to check out the music.
• Carolina Bauernhouse brews are all eclectic and fun to try. Brewed in the European style they have sours, ales, ciders, and meads (love mead!)  Outside seating is varied, but the hammocks are my go-to.  Don’t forget to check out the food trucks while there.

You’d rather hear about the wine? No Problem!

• City Scape Winery is at the edge of Greenville County with a light and airy indoor area as well as beautiful property with outdoor seating, a wine glass shaped pond, and “Pinot” the pig. Not only do they have the title of “Best Estate-Grown Wine” from the Palmetto Wine competition, they also have live music, food trucks, and classes.  Just check their schedule.
• Eagle Mountain Vineyards and Winery is located in Travelers Rest. Not only do they have plenty of outdoor (comfortable) seating, they also have a sculpture trail you can follow.  There is a Bistro planned to open in the summer, for now you can order one of their small charcuterie boxes or you’re welcome to bring your own food while you enjoy the live music on the weekends.  PS ask for Billie while you’re there!  She is so helpful with anything you may need.
• This next one is a two-for-one! Victoria Valley Vineyards at Table Rock has terrace dining overlooking 47 acres of vines here at South Carolina’s foothills.  Kennington Family Winery (The Kennington Family also owns Victoria Valley) has a scenic location and relaxed ambiance that begs you to enjoy their property.  Small bites, live music, unique wine, and special juice blends (so no one feels left out) make this a property worth visiting.

Now that you know where to “Wet your whistle” you can plan the rest of your trip to Greenville around all the other exciting things to do.  These are some of our favorites, but check VisitGreenvilleSC.com for an even bigger list of activities.

April 1 – 6

April 1 – Peace Concert Hall – Our Planet Live: Frozen World – The unforgiving frontier of climate change. The calving of a gigantic iceberg or the risks of fossil fuel exploration in the arctic are never far from our news screens. Yet what does it mean for those that live there? Join us as we follow polar bears, walruses, seals and penguins as they find their icy Edens in peril. Brought to you by the speakers, adventurers and explorers that have joined the tradition of the polar explorer and returned to tell us why this frozen frontier is vital for our planet.

April 2 – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits take on the Jacksonville Icemen at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.  Puck drops at 7:05 PM.

April 2 – Peace Concert Hall – An Acoustic Evening with Trey Anastasio – Over the past three decades, composer/guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio has forged a multi-faceted career, winning acclaim in rock, classical and theatrical circles. From founding innovative rock band Phish and composing Tony-nominated Broadway musicals to genre-bending collaborations and celebrated solo work, the Texas-born musician has left an indelible mark on music and culture.

April 4 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Harlem  Globetrotters 2025 World Tour

April 4 – The Foundry at Judson Mill – Kameron Marlowe –  This country music singer-songwriter was a contestant on season 15 of NBC’s “The Voice.”

April 4 – 5 – The Warehouse Theatre – King James  is a play that runs through the course of LeBron James Basketball career following the flow of  friendship of two men and the place sports place in the course of our lives.

April 4 – 6 – The SC Children’s Theatre presents Listen – A Choose your own adventure mystery play.  Set at a high school dance, LISTEN brings the phenomenon of the “silent disco” to the stage in an innovative and interactive experience no one else in the country is offering! Audiences will be swept up, not only in the mystery of the story, but also the technical wizardry it takes to tell it.  A red balloon drifts through the window of an elderly man and then hilarity ensues in this sweet, inventive production by Barry Kornhouser. Actor and SCCT Teaching Artist, Jesse Siak will exude the playfulness of his Charlie Chaplin-like character experiencing the winding path of building a friendship. A laugh-filled treat, this show is a delight for both preschoolers and parents!

April 5 -6 -Greenville Convention Center  –SC Comicon    Hosted by Borderlands Comics and Games, SC Comicon is the Upstate’s premier comics and pop-culture convention, featuring the industry’s top comic artists, writers and media guests.  This family-friendly event in Greenville, SC has something for fans of all ages—from the top creators in comics and celebrity guests, to toys, collectibles, and cosplayers!  Join them for the 2025 SC Comicon — an annual celebration of all things geek!

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April 5 – 6 – Peace Concert Hall – The Greenville Symphony presents Jacqueline Tso, as she plays Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, and Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor, “Gaelic”

April 5 – Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center – Corb Lund & Hayes Carll – Bible on the Dash Tour – The boys are back bringing their straightforward country sound to Greenville. “Bible on the Dash” was a huge hit for singer-songwriters Corb Lund and Hayes Carll. Now, they appear together in this mashup concert of their special talents. With these guys, you’ll get everything from Kris Kristofferson-style story ballads to honky-tonk road tunes and rambling gambler melodies that’ll stick in your head for days. Hear songs from their latest albums, Lund’s El Viejo, a tribute to his mentor Ian Tyson, and Carll’s funny but piercingly honest You Get It All.

April 5 – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits take on the Los Angeles Kings at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.  The Puck drops at 7:05PM.

June 6 – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits take on the SC Stingrays at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena for their final home game of the season.  The puck drops at 3:05PM.

April 7 – 13

April 8 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Kelsea Ballerini – Live on Tour with the Japanese House and MaRynn Taylor

April 8 – 13 – The Playhouse at Furman University – TARTUFFE  or The Imposter
by Molière
translated by Prudence Steiner
directed by Rhett Bryson

Prim and devout Orgon invites Tartuffe, a charlatan par excellence, into his bourgeois household, laying the scene for equal parts domestic disruption and social outrage.

April 10 – Peace  Concert Hall – Fine Arts Center 50th Celebration – Experience a night of spectacular performances and celebration at the Peace Center as we unveil the new Fine Arts Center Hall of Fame and celebrate 50 years of bringing premier arts education to the Upstate.

This milestone event will feature exclusive performances by students and notable alumni, including Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Marcus King, comedian, actor and writer, Rory Scovel, and professional violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, who are among our first Hall of Fame inductees.

April 10 – 12 – The Warehouse Theatre – King James  is a play that runs through the course of LeBron James Basketball career following the flow of  friendship of two men and the place sports place in the course of our lives.

April 10 – 13 – The Greenville Theatre – Tuesdays with Morrie – From the esteemed writer Mitch Albom comes the stage adaptation of the best-selling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie. This heartwarming true story follows a young man’s final visits to his ailing professor, who becomes his greatest mentor in life. Come hear Morrie’s final lessons and lasting gifts in this regional premiere play presentation.

April 11 – Peace Concert Hall – Experience Hendrix – The Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists, and will highlight these artists performing their favorite Hendrix signature songs including “Little Wing,” “Fire,” “Purple Haze,” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).”

April 12 – Bluebelle Kite Festival – Bluebelle Farms – Come enjoy a day of watching and sailing kites, shopping local vendors, enjoying the farm’s bakery, and live music.

April 11 – 13 – The SC Children’s Theatre presents Listen – A Choose your own adventure mystery play.  Set at a high school dance, LISTEN brings the phenomenon of the “silent disco” to the stage in an innovative and interactive experience no one else in the country is offering! Audiences will be swept up, not only in the mystery of the story, but also the technical wizardry it takes to tell it.  A red balloon drifts through the window of an elderly man and then hilarity ensues in this sweet, inventive production by Barry Kornhouser. Actor and SCCT Teaching Artist, Jesse Siak will exude the playfulness of his Charlie Chaplin-like character experiencing the winding path of building a friendship. A laugh-filled treat, this show is a delight for both preschoolers and parents!

April 13 – Peace Concert Hall – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – A Jason Isbell record always lands like a decoder ring in the ears and hearts of his audience, a soundtrack to his world and magically to theirs, too. Weathervanes carries the same revelatory power. This is a storyteller at the peak of his craft, observing his fellow wanderers, looking inside and trying to understand, reducing a universe to four minutes. He shrinks life small enough to name the fear and then strip it away, helping his listeners make sense of how two plus two stops equaling four once you reach a certain age — and carry a certain amount of scars.

Swamp rabbits 4/13 

April 13- Bon Secours Arena – SC Stingrays vs Swamp Rabbits Puck drops at 5:05pm for one of the most meaningful nights in hockey and emotionally charged games of the year, help team up with us to fight the insidious disease we all know as cancer. Throughout the night, we will recognize courageous men and women in our community currently fighting, those who have fought and survived, and those who have lost their lives to cancer. The evening features specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off following the conclusion of the game, with proceeds benefitting the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation.

April 14 – 20

April 17 – 19 – The Warehouse Theatre – King James  is a play that runs through the course of LeBron James Basketball career following the flow of  friendship of two men and the place sports place in the course of our lives.

April 17 – 19 – Bob Jones University presents the Living Gallery  – A team of talented artists and technicians spend hundreds of hours putting together the sets, costumes, makeup and lighting needed to create larger than life artwork depicting the life of Christ.  When it all comes together with live models, the effect is breathtaking.  Be challenged and inspired by the drama, uplifting music and living masterpieces that make up Living Gallery.

April 17 – 19 – The Greenville Theatre – Tuesdays with Morrie – From the esteemed writer Mitch Albom comes the stage adaptation of the best-selling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie. This heartwarming true story follows a young man’s final visits to his ailing professor, who becomes his greatest mentor in life. Come hear Morrie’s final lessons and lasting gifts in this regional premiere play presentation

April 19 – Market at the Mill – SpringFest ‘25 CRUISE IN & CONCERT! Join us for a day filled with Fellowship, Good Music & TONS of Classic & Show Beauties. LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCKS AND CASH GIVEAWAYS FOR CRUISE IN PARTICIPANTS! Gates open to Cruise In Participants anytime after 4Pm

April 21 – 30

April 22 – Hughes Main Library – Erma Bombeck talk with Chautauqua. Listen to the stories that brought Erma to fame with her wit and humour over the course of her career.

April 22 – 27 – Peace Concert Hall – Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza.

April 24 – 27 – The Greenville Theatre – Tuesdays with Morrie – From the esteemed writer Mitch Albom comes the stage adaptation of the best-selling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie. This heartwarming true story follows a young man’s final visits to his ailing professor, who becomes his greatest mentor in life. Come hear Morrie’s final lessons and lasting gifts in this regional premiere play presentation

April 25 – 26 – The Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center – Carolina Ballet Theatre presents Snow White & Her Fairytale Friends – At the heart of every classical ballet lies a timeless folk tale. This year, Carolina Ballet Theatre presents a captivating fusion of beloved fairytale stories. From the enchanting world of Mark Diamond’s Snow White to the mischievous magic of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (inspired by Disney’s Fantasia), the program culminates in the grand celebration of Sleeping Beauty‘s wedding. Delight in the humor of Snow White’s seven dwarfs, witness the chaos of a young sorceress, and revel in the splendor of Aurora’s nuptials. Join us as we reimagine these timeless tales through the expressive language of ballet, featuring unforgettable characters like Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Peter Pan.

April 25 – 26 – South Carolina Children’s Theatre – Matilda: The Musical In Roald Dahl’s MATILDA THE MUSICAL, audiences will be delighted by the precocious Matlida Wormwood and her incredible imagination.  In this beloved story Matilda faces bullies, stands up to injustice and discovers the power of her voice while using her extraordinary telekinetic powers.  Her unkind family and tyrannical headmistress at Crunchem Hall are no match for Matilda! Together, with her much-loved teacher Miss Honey, Matilda discovers the strength that comes from being true to herself.  Don’t miss this dazzling production sure to bring out the magic in all of us!

April 26 – Greer City Park –Greer Goes Global: International Festival Celebrate the cultures of the Upstate with Greer’s International Festival at Greer City Park. The event features international country tents, food trucks/vendors, sports, performances/live music, and an International Market!

Beer, wine, musicals, and outdoor festivals are just the start of all the things to do in South Carolina’s upstate this April.  We would love to help you be a part of that!  Give us a call at (864)242-4529 or click below.