Fall For Greenville

Fall for Greenville has it all: children’s activities, great local and regional musicians on four stages, beautiful greenspace backdrops, events within events and a downtown to make it all come together.

But there is just one thing that keeps thousands of people coming back over a three-day period: the food.

The annual Fall for Greenville downtown festival will be this Friday, Saturday and Sunday down Main Street in Greenville. The event is well-known in the Upstate and beyond as one of the best and largest events surrounding food in the Southeast and brings people from far and wide to sample a portion of what the city’s culinary creators have to offer.

“It has been this way for 27 years,” said Byron Rucker, executive director of Main Street Events who helps to put on Fall for Greenville. “We don’t do arts. We don’t do crafts. This is geared toward food and families and always will be.”

Fourty-six food stations featuring the best of Greenville cuisine will be on hand this year for the 27th annual Fall for Greenville. It will stretch from Beattie Street to Camperdown, covering approximately 6 million square feet of space for people walk, sample and enjoy all weekend long.

The idea behind Fall for Greenville was to showcase local food and give restaurants a chance to market to the masses. It started with a couple blocks on Main Street and has grown to encompass the street from the Hyatt all the way to Falls Park.

And, it’s affordable.

“The most expensive food item out there is six tickets which equals about $3.75,” Rucker said. “Entertainment is free, activities are free and the food doesn’t cost much. It’s tough right now for people and we knew we had to keep Fall for Greenville affordable.”

There are also a few additions to this year’s event. Food demonstrations will be a new highlight of the festival on one of the four stages. There will also be rides for the kids as well as a full area of children’s activities behind the Peace Center for the Performing Arts.

The event will sell alcohol (beer and wine) with the wide array of culinary delights up and down Main Street. Add that to the great retail and other restaurants open all weekend and there is no reason to avoid the city this weekend.

“There’s always something to do in Greenville and you can just come, smell the food, walk the park and have a great time for nothing,” Rucker said. “But I guarantee you will get hungry doing that.”