Greenville, SC Events: Don’t Miss a Thing
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Looking for the best kid-friendly Greenville, SC events? You’re in the right place. The Kidding Around Greenville Events Page is your go-to guide for family-friendly events in Greenville and the Upstate, including events this weekend and upcoming favorites.
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Tuesday, October 27
Children are invited to wear costumes for Halloween-themed stories, songs, movement activities, and instrument play. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Pelham Road (F. W. Symmes) Library, 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 18 mos-4 yrs
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs.
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Berea (Sarah Dobey Jones) Library, 111 N Hwy 25 Bypass, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Greer (Jean M. Smith) Library, 505 Pennsylvania Avenue, Greer, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
The Greenville Zoo’s family-friendly Halloween tradition returns with trick-or-treating, Dragon Alley, Ghost Town, and a glowing light tunnel. Costumes encouraged!
Dates & Hours: October 14th – 31st, 2026; 3 pm – 8 pm
Open Halloween from 1 pm – 4 pm
- Trick-or-Treat Upgrade required per participant
- Limited discounted tickets online – buy early
- $2 upcharge at the ticket booth
- Bring your own trick-or-treat bag
- Boo Babies (ages 0–2) are free, but candy requires an upgrade
- Children must be with an adult
Bring your Pokemon cards and games to trade, battle, and more. Cards provided for game play or use your own. Ages 6-12.
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville, SC 29601
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🧒 Ages: Ages 6-12
Immerse yourself in the classic film as the original 1984 Ghostbusters is presented on a massive HD screen, accompanied by an orchestra performing the iconic score live. This is a one-of-a-kind cinematic and symphonic event you’ll want to share with the next generation.
Wednesday, October 28
Babies and their caregivers are invited to wear costumes for a special Halloween bash featuring stories, songs, and finger plays.
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Travelers Rest Library Branch, 17 Center Street, Travelers Rest, SC
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🧒 Ages: 1-18 mos
Children are invited to wear costumes for Halloween-themed stories, songs, movement activities, and instrument play. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Five Forks Library Branch, 104 Sunnydale Drive, Simpsonville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 18 mos-4 yrs
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs.
Ages: 5 & under
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Fountain Inn (Kerry Ann Younts Culp) Library, 311 N Main Street, Fountain Inn, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Pelham Road (F. W. Symmes) Library, 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
Bring your littles to the front steps of M. Judson for our twice-weekly story time! Enjoy some wonderful picture books read aloud to the crowd by our very own booksellers, and children will even get a sweet treat to go. If you catch them on a rainy day or cold day, storytime is held inside in the children’s section toward the back of the store. Keep up with changes to the schedule here> Book Store & Coffee Shop in Downtown Greenville Check out our Review of Storytime on the Steps at M. Judson Booksellers!
Kids are invited to wear a costume and listen to slightly spooky tales, songs, and rhymes.
The Greenville Zoo’s family-friendly Halloween tradition returns with trick-or-treating, Dragon Alley, Ghost Town, and a glowing light tunnel. Costumes encouraged!
Dates & Hours: October 14th – 31st, 2026; 3 pm – 8 pm
Open Halloween from 1 pm – 4 pm
- Trick-or-Treat Upgrade required per participant
- Limited discounted tickets online – buy early
- $2 upcharge at the ticket booth
- Bring your own trick-or-treat bag
- Boo Babies (ages 0–2) are free, but candy requires an upgrade
- Children must be with an adult
Simpsonville Post-Acute invites families to bring the kids out for a fun Halloween Trunk or Treat on October 28th! Come enjoy a spooky and sweet trick-or-treating experience in Simpsonville from 4–6 PM.
Chuck-or-Treat presented by Ingles is coming to Fifth Third Park on October 28! Join us for a spooktacular night of Halloween fun, activities, and more. 
HALLOWEEN AT HERITAGE PARK Presented by Ray Thompson’s Upstate Karate is a community event brought to you by the Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Simpsonville Recreation Department. Local groups and organizations gather to provide a fun & safe Happy Halloween to all!
The event will feature inflatables, face painting, touch-a-truck, local businesses as vendors handing out free candy and more! This will take place inside Heritage Park on S.E. Main Street on Wednesday, October 28th from 5-8pm.
First Baptist North Spartanburg invites families to Fall at First — a fun, safe, and welcoming community evening! The event features inflatables, games, food trucks, and trunk or treat. Bring the whole family for a great night celebrating the season.
Thursday, October 29
Babies and their caregivers are invited to wear costumes for a special Halloween bash featuring stories, songs, and finger plays. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Taylors (Burdette) Library, 316 W Main Street, Taylors, SC
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🧒 Ages: 1-18 mos
Children are invited to wear costumes for Halloween-themed stories, songs, movement activities, and instrument play. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main St, Simpsonville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 18 mos-4 yrs
Kids are invited to wear a costume and listen to slightly spooky tales, songs, and rhymes.
🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Plaza, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 18 mos-4 yrs
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Augusta Road (Ramsey Family) Library, 100 Lydia Street, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
Babies and their caregivers are invited to wear costumes for a special Halloween bash featuring stories, songs, and finger plays. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Plaza, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 1-18 mos
Babies and their caregivers are invited to wear costumes for a special Halloween bash featuring stories, songs, and finger plays. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Pelham Road (F. W. Symmes) Library, 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 1-18 mos
Kids are invited to wear a costume and enjoy spooky stories and songs. 🎟️ Cost: Free.
📍 Location: Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main St, Simpsonville, SC
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🧒 Ages: 5 & under
Afternoon Explorations- September 17, 2026 – May 7, 2027
Begin your visit in the Environmental Science and Sustainability Building, where you’ll find The Water Story and Sustainable Future exhibits as well as the highly popular Nature Exchange
Explore Harrison Hall of Natural Science, where you’ll discover a wide variety of plants, animals, and invertebrates in the Indoor Rain Forest and Rainforest Classroom, have the chance to pet stingrays, sea stars, and horseshoe crabs in the Marine Lab, and learn about South Carolina’s major ecosystems in the Ecology Lab
- Step back in time on the Living History Farm and discover what it was like to live in the Backcountry of 19th-century South Carolina.
- Have a larger-than-life adventure as you search for young and adult dinosaurs on our ever-popular Dinosaur Adventure Trail
- Tap into the power of imagination through creative play at the Pirate Adventure and Dinosaur Playgrounds
- Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as you stroll through the Butterfly Garden
👉PURCHASE TICKETS HERE> Afternoon Explorations
And don’t miss our themed Special Event Days held throughout the year that include:
- October 16 – Science Magic
- November 20 – Fall on the Farm
- December 11 – Grinchy Christmas
- January 15 – Winterfest
- February 19 – Future Engineers
- March 12 – Dinosaur Adventure
- April 23 – A Pirate’s Life for Me
Click Here to Learn more about Roper Mountain Science Center and all of its fantastic programming!
The Greenville Zoo’s family-friendly Halloween tradition returns with trick-or-treating, Dragon Alley, Ghost Town, and a glowing light tunnel. Costumes encouraged!
Dates & Hours: October 14th – 31st, 2026; 3 pm – 8 pm
Open Halloween from 1 pm – 4 pm
- Trick-or-Treat Upgrade required per participant
- Limited discounted tickets online – buy early
- $2 upcharge at the ticket booth
- Bring your own trick-or-treat bag
- Boo Babies (ages 0–2) are free, but candy requires an upgrade
- Children must be with an adult
Dust off your dance moves — Thriller rehearsals kick off Oct 6, leading up to performances at Falls Park and TD Saturday Market this Halloween season.
Thriller Rehearsals & Performances
Rehearsals:
- Oct 6 at 6:00pm
- Oct 13 at 6:00pm
- Oct 20 at 6:00pm
All rehearsals at KROC Greenville
Performances:
- Oct 29 at Falls Park — 4:30pm
- Oct 31 at TD Saturday Market — 9:15am
A third performance is being finalized — details to come
Register / learn more: https://www.dancecollab.org/events
Language we have to include for grant purposes: Thriller is funded in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council which receives support from the City of Greenville, MVW Manufacturing Company, SEW Eurodrive, and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
Join the Cancer Association of Anderson for a Halloween community celebration! Enjoy vendors, live music, and costume contests plus Howlin’ Contests for both pets and humans.
📍 Location: Cancer Association of Anderson, 215 E. Calhoun St., Anderson, SC 29621
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About the Kidding Around Greenville calendar
✨Our Calendar Includes:
- Events for all ages
- Weekend events near Greenville
- Family-friendly festivals
- Theatre shows and sports
- Seasonal and holiday events
We do our best to keep details accurate, but always check the event’s website for current pricing, times, and weather-related updates. Details may change!