Explore the First Fall First Friday ArtWalk in Downtown Greenville! (original) (raw)

Downtown Greenville springs into action Friday, October 4th from 5pm - 8pm (and later!) for the Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalk!

Take a self-guided walking tour, or catch a FREE ride on the Emerald Express Trolley to quickly get from stop to stop to view local, regional, and national artist’s work, enjoy live music, eat some delicious food, sip some local brews, and so much more!

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October First Friday ArtWalk Happenings:

Emerge Gallery & Art Center- The 2024 Schwa Show Opening Reception (10% Off in the Sales Gallery)

Greenville Museum of Art- Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla- The Home I Never Knew Exhibition & Reception with Latin Dance (10% Off in the Gift Shop)

Greenville 250 Anniversary Party

Five Points Plaza- First Friday on Fifth Street: 250th Celebration & Greenville City Hall- 250th Anniversary Art Show

Pitt Street Brewing Company- Pint Sized Artist Market

ECU Joyner Library's Faulkner Gallery- The Alzheimer's Fantasies Exhibition

ECU's Wellington B. Gray Gallery- 2024 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition

ECU Student Center Gallery- True Colors (Photographic Portraits by Angela Wells in honor of LGBTQIA+ History Month)

Dickinson Avenue Farmers & Makers Market- Open to shop products from local farmer, artists, and makers from within 50 miles of Greenville-Pitt County!

The Art Lab at NC Museum of Natural Sciences- Outdoor Artist Market & Live Music

Starlight Cafe- New Works by Katya Hutchinson and Barbara Hardy

King's Deli- Exhibit by Matt Egan, an ECU Printmaking Professor

The Holistic Co.- Artist Market featuring the ECU Printmaking Guild doing live T-shirt prints for sale

Jarvis United Methodist Church- Fall Festival

Wine and Design- Step-by-step painting, Open Studio & Artist Display

Experience Our Live Music Scene

From stages at local venues and listening rooms to the streets- you can find music on every corner in Downtown Greenville!

Aji- Live Jazz Music (7pm - 10pm)

Scullery- Open Mic Night (6pm - 9pm)

5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom- Ryan Joyner & Brooke Adamski (7pm - 10pm)

Christy's Euro Pub- Cherry Vegabond (8pm - 11pm)

Nash Hot Chicken- Hot Dog Professor (8pm - Until) and Drink Specials

Alley Cat Records- (5pm - Until) TBA

Amante Tacos + Spirits- TBA

Jarvis Street Bottle Shop- Grayson Williams (6pm - 9pm)

Uptown Brewing Company- Drink Specials

Emerald Express Fall 2023

Hitch a Ride on the Emerald Express

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will now be running from 5pm - 8pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes or so. You can hop on and off any stop!

October ArtWalk Emerald Express Route Map:

ArtWalk October 2024 Map

Mark Your Calendars for the 2024 - 2025 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:

November 8 | December 6 | January 3 | February 7 | March 7 | April 4 | May 2 | June 6

July & August- No First Friday ArtWalk for Summer!

Discover work from new and local creatives sharing their passions at museums, galleries, restaurants, breweries, and more!