It’s all about fun on Family Fun Day as visitors paint rocks, learn drumming, craft paper birds or pot a take-home plant.

Enjoy performances and storytellers during your time, and don’t miss out on the variety of community booths.

The best part?  It’s all free!

So join your friends and make new ones at Family Fun Day — because there’s nothing quite like a walk in the park.

Join Greenwood Diversity Group

Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

At Magnolia Park

For a day filled with family fun activities!

Catch a performance by a hip hop artist. Be entertained by the magical sounds of a saxophonist and a bass player. Be swept away by poetry and puppeteers. It’s all about fun on Family Fun Day as visitors paint rocks, learn drumming, craft paper birds and pot a take-home plant.  At the bookstall, children can select their own books and hear a storyteller. At Beanie Babies and Bears, there will be free stuffed animals. The Back to Nature booth introduces snakes and other treasures from the woods while children use clay and colors to create their own interpretations of nature’s bounty. And it’s all free.So join your friends and make new ones at Family Fun Day  — because there’s nothing quite like a walk in the park. (Sponsored by Greenwood Diversity Group)

Featuring ELoveation!

There is no better place to enjoy an outdoor concert than the Uptown Market. Join Festival fans as we partner with Uptown Greenwood.

Friday, June 14th
5:30 p.m. 
Free Admission
Food and Concessions Available.

This years entertainment will feature “ELoveation.” They are a South Carolina based band that is quickly gaining recognition for their intense musical energy, versatile vocals, sensational style and dynamic sound. The Eloveation experience is a show is like no other. They allow the audience to become absorbed by their high energy and style. Eloveation is an eight-piece outfit with a lead guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and outstanding vocals.

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This event was rescheduled for September. Please contact the Emerald City Region, AACA for more information.

Hosted by Emerald City Region, AACA
Benefits Greenwood County Veterans Memorial
Pre-registration for Vehicles - $15, Day of Show - $20

Top 20 Trophies Awarded by Popular Vote of Show Participants, Club Participation Award.  Club Judged: Longest distance, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Truck, Best Orphan, Best Vintage (Pre-WWll), Best Chevrolet, Best Mopar, Best Ford, Best Foreign Car, Best of Show.  

Registration from 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon.

Goodie bags to first 50 entries--first come, first served. 

To register mail registration form to: Michael Johnson, 116 Crabapple Way, Greenwood, SC 29649.

For more information contact: Lewis, 864-227-3446, Jim, 864-506-3042 or Eric, 864-223-0541.
All cars and trucks welcome! 50/50 Drawing Raffle, prizes and music! 

Free for spectators.

Due to the RAIN FORECAST:
Kidfest along with The Butterfly Encounter, Juried Arts & Crafts Show and Photography Exhibit will be at the James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College.
620 North Emerald Road, Greenwood, SC

Fun and Entertainment for the Whole Family!

(CANCELLED) Chalk it up Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Uptown Greenwood, Oregon Ave.
All ages/categories/talent levels!

Come Experience The Butterfly Encounter!

“Feed” and enjoy six different butterfly species - hundreds flying around.

The Butterfly Encounter is not only an interactive, walk-through exhibit but it also provides educational demonstrations. You and your family will get to see the lifecycle of a butterfly from egg to adult. You’ll also learn how to fix a broken wing.

A Crowd Favorite: Wildlife Geeks, Chuck Alberding

Shows at 1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. at the Museum, 106 Main St.

Enjoy the Wildlife Geeks, Chuck Alberding, showcasing an incredible variety animals for the kids to experience and discover! Chuck introduces his entourage of mammals, snakes, reptiles, and amphibians to kids of all ages. His presentation focuses on the unique characteristics and habitat of the animals as well as the importance of conservation of all species. Don’t forget to join us for the rest of Kidfest at Piedmont Tech’s Medford Center that will also include karate demonstrations, dance performances, activities, exhibits, and face painting for your kids to enjoy.

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Join us for one of the most fun 5K runs and 1 mile fun run!

Saturday, June 8th, 2019 

You will start out from the soccer field, then go on the Capsugel/LONZA track, and then out to the Greenwood Rails to Trails and back. 

5k Certified Course: Capsugel/LONZA Running Track & Greenwood Rails to Trails / Timing by: Racing Toes

$ Cash Prizes $

Overall Winning Male/Female & Masters Male/Female Winners will receive $100.
2nd Place winners will receive $50.

Race Packet Pick-up: 
6:15 a.m. at the Jeff May Sports Complex

Entry Fee:

$25 if received by June 1, 2019 online or by mail.

$30 if received June 2-Day of Event (Cash or Check only)

T-shirts guaranteed to all pre-registrants thru June 1, 2019.

"Feel the Fun" at our 5K run and 1 mile fun run/walk with cash prizes! The 5k starts at Lander’s soccer field, loops around the Capsugel/LONZA track, down the Greenwood Rails-to-Trails and back. Our 1 mile walk and kids run starts and finishes on the soccer field, making a lap around the track. T-shirts guaranteed to all pre-registrants thru June 1st.

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A Prehistoric Journey Where Dinosaurs Ruled!

The Museum is thrilled very excited about our summer exhibit this year, Dinosaur Discovery. It comes to us from the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and includes a life-size Triceratops, a large digging pit that kids can actually dig up fossils in, and an extensive maze that explores the habitats of dinosaurs. 

Come visit us and step back in time on our second floor of The Museum. Lots of wonder for both kids and adults!  

Admission is free.

The Museum is open to the public
Wednesdays – Saturdays
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Get ready for a wildly entertaining show, "Dakota and Friends!" 

Join us for a WILD, unique and educational experience with our featured performer, “Dakota and Friends,” the ultimate dinosaur entertainer with six different dinosaurs, exploding volcanoes, natural habitats for the dinosaurs and much more!

Dakota and Friends is a dinosaur roadshow with a mission! Our mission is to get our dinosaurs to any and all the kids who want to see them. We have realistic Dinosaurs that we use for entertainment and education.

We also offer unique Dinosaur programs that can bring out the curiosity in any child of any age. From a Hatching Baby Dinosaur to a dinosaur that can dance, to a T. Res Head big enough to swallow you whole.

In addition, this year's Kidfest will feature games, interactive activities, emergency vehicles, face painting, plus the splash pad for kids to play in, and many different performances for everyone to enjoy.

9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Saturday, June 3

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