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TREE LIGHTINGS
Travelers Rest City Hall
Thursday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m.
Greer City Park
Friday, Dec. 5, 5-7:30 p.m.
The City of Greer tree lighting ceremony includes music, crafts for children, the arrival of Santa Claus, and concludes at 7:30 with the lighting of the city Christmas tree at the entrance to Greer City Park.
St. Francis Hospital Festival of Trees
Through Jan. 1
At Hyatt Regency, Courtyard Greenville Downtown and Hampton Inn & Suites RiverPlace
LIGHT DISPLAYS
Holiday Lights Safari
Hollywild Animal Park
2325 Hampton Road, Wellford
Nov. 15 – Jan. 3, 2015
6-9 p.m. nightly (extended hours on weekends)
$6 per person for drive-thru lights (includes walk-thru Santa’s Village)
$10 per car addition option includes Enchanted Deer Forest, includes animal food
Roper Mountain Holiday Lights
Nov. 27 – Dec. 30.
$10 car, minivan, SUV, Monday -Thursday
$15 Friday – Sunday
Grace United Methodist Church
Light show synchronized to music
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Shows every half hour 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Free admission, free coffee and hot chocolate
627 Taylor Road, Greer
Want to go? or call 864-877-7015
Greenville Griswold
More than 450,000 lights synchronized to music (104.5 FM)
11 Ridgewood Drive, Greenville
Herbaclaus Christmas Lights
23 Northbrook Way, Greenville
Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 6-11 p.m.
Lindsey Family Christmas
107 Rotan Ave., Greer
Sunday-Thursday, 6-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 6-11 p.m.
TNT Lights
More than 300,000 lights, 70-plus inflatables, free popcorn and hot chocolate.
106 Shearbrook Drive, Mauldin
Sunday-Thursday, 6-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 6-11 p.m.
Turner Family Christmas
Sunday-Thursday, 6-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 6-11 p.m.
3932 N. Highway 101, Greer
PARADES
Landrum Christmas Parade
Thursday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m.
Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade
Saturday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m.
Greer Christmas Parade
"Spirit of Christmas"
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m.
Begins at Clock Restaurant on W. Poinsett Street
Spartanburg Christmas Parade
“A Festival of Lights”
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m.
Duncan/Lyman/Wellford Christmas Parade
Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.
Travelers Rest Christmas Parade
Christmas Around the World
Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.
NATIVITY
Bethlehem Revisited
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Road, Greer
CHURCH PRODUCTIONS
Greer First Baptist Church
"The Gift"
Saturday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 6:16 p.m.
Musical addresses nationwide debate over religious displays in public venues.
202 W. Poinsett Street, Greer
Taylors First Baptist Church
"All Creation Sings"
Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m.
200 West Main Street, Taylors
Taylors First Baptist Church
"Fact or Fiction: The Christmas Edition"
Sunday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m.
Youth choir production of two schools competing in the town's annual game show, "Fact or Fiction".
200 West Main Street, Taylors
Praise Cathedral
Peace. Hope. Joy.
Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 and 6:30 p.m.
With special guest Wes Hampton, tenor for The Gaither Vocal Band.
3390 Brushy Creek Road, Greer
CHRISTMAS PRODUCTIONS
"A Christmas Carol'
Through Dec. 21
Flat Rock Playhouse
2661 Greenville Highway
Flat Rock, N.C.
"A Christmas Carol"
Fridays, Dec. 5, 19, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.
Centre Stage
501 River Street, Greenville
"A Christmas Story"
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 12-13, 8 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 18-20, 8 p.m.
Sundays, Dec. 14 and 21, 8 p.m.
Greenville Little Theatre
444 College Street, Greenville
A Very Victorian Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 6 12:30 - 2:30 and 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
M&G at Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville
Charles Dickens: The continuing Victorian narrative
Through Jan. 11, 2015
Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville
Christmas Music with the Masters
Friday, Dec. 5, 5-6 p.m.
M&G at Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville
Christmas with Aaron Neville
Monday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. 7:30
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
Christmas Pops Concert
Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Free
J. Harley Bonds Career Center
Benefits Toy Drive
Christmas with the Chorale
Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Greenville Chorale with Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra
Furman University McAlister Auditorium
3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville
Holiday at Peace
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 19-20, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m.
Greenville Symphony Orchestra with conductor Edvard Tchivzhel
soloist Ann Hampton Callaway
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m.
Carolina Youth Symphony
Furman University McAlister Auditorium
3200 Poinsett Highway, Greenville
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 18-20, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
Greenville Little Theatre
444 College Street, Greenville
"Silent Star"
Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 11-12, 18-19, 7 p.m.
Saturdays, Dec. 13 and 20, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1 p.m.
The Academy of Arts
Logos Theatre
80 School Street, Taylors
Want to go? Call 864-268-9342
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
Fridays, Dec. 5 and 12, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m.
Saturdays-Sundays, Dec. 6-7 and 13-14, 1:30 p.m.
South Carolina Children's Theatre
101 W. Broad Street, Greenville
The Brian Setzer Orchestra – Christmas Rocks Extravaganza!
with special guests The Record Company
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
The Nutcracker: Educational Show
Friday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m.
Performed by Carolina Ballet Theatre
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
The Nutcracker: Educational Show
Once Upon a Time in Greenville
Performed by Carolina Ballet Theatre
Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
The Nutcracker: School performance
Performed by International Ballet
Friday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m.
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville
The Nutcracker
Performed by International Ballet
Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m.
Peace Center
300 S. Main Street, Greenville