South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Below is a schedule of events from 2007.  The 2008 schedule will be posted around April/May of 2008.  For additional information, contact us at (864) 942-8448 or uptown@cityofgreenwoodsc.com.  Download the one page event flyer here (pdf)

Thursday, July 12 2007

5:30 PM - KCBS Certified Judges Class Inn on the Square ($45 for KCBS Members and $75 for non-members...REGISTRATION IS FULL...SORRY)

5:30 - 8 PM - Live After 5 Outdoor Concert Series - Countybank Plaza 419 Main Street Featuring the Low Country Blues Sounds of Shrimp City Slim and Upstate South Carolina's own Miss Wanda Johnson (bring your lawn chairs!!!)

Friday, July 13 2007

5 PM - 11 PM - Amusement Rides & Games - McFeely Amusements

5 PM - 11 PM - "Meet & Greet" the BBQ & Hash Contestants

5 PM - 10 PM - jon o. holloway studio GRAND OPENING 146 Maxwell Avenue

6 PM - 11 PM - Greenwood Blues Cruise Outdoor Concert - EMBARQ Mainstage

• 6 PM - 8:15 PM - Shane Pruitt
• 8:15 - 8:30 PM - J. Michael King & "Carolina Bar B Que"
• 9 - 11 PM - Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers

9 PM - Midnight - Greenwood Blues Cruise T W Boons, Uptown Sushi, Frankglens, Inn on the Square, & Jimary Java

Saturday, July 14 2007

10 AM - 5 PM - Arts & Crafts Vendors - Don't miss homemade jams, cakes, BBQ sauces/rubs, needle/stitch art work, 'yard art,' baskets, wire wrapped jewelry, marionettes, and much more!

10 AM - 10 PM - Rides and Games- McFeely Amusements

11 AM - 4 PM - "Taster's Choice" BBQ Sampling Session

10 AM - 10 PM - EMBARQ Mainstage Performances

• 10 - 10:30 AM - Eta Gamma Sigma Steppers
• 10:30 AM - Noon - The Blue Ridge Rounders Bluegrass Band
• Noon - Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest (CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP)
• 1 - 2 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - Geoff Achison
• 2 - 3 PM - Djole African American Dance Company
• 3 - 4 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - Russ Wilson & His Mighty Mighty Men
• 4 - 5 PM - BBQ & Hash Awards Ceremony
• 5 - 5:30 PM - Greenwood Area Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass Choir
• 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - Congaree
• 7 - 10 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - Chocolate Thunder

10 AM - 4 PM - Meet Dan Huntley, author of Extreme Barbeque - Smokin' Rigs And Real Good Recipes

10 AM - 4 PM - Greenwood Railroad Museum - Enjoy Greenwood's rolling stock!

11 AM - 5 PM - Arts Center at the Federal Building - Gallery & Gift Shop Open - enjoy the Festival of Flowers Art Exhibit on display

10 AM - 5 PM - The Greenwood Museum - Gallery Exhibit:  A Home For Everyone - Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Designs

8 PM - 11 PM - Greenwood Blues Cruise jon o. holloway studio 146 Maxwell Avenue featuring Freddie Vanerford

9 PM - Midnight - Greenwood Blues Cruise T W Boons, Uptown Sushi, Frankglens, Inn on the Square, & Jimary Java