If you are dreaming about a carriage ride, Greenville, SC has a couple of magical events to check out this holiday season! There are few things as exciting for little kids or as romantic for grown-ups as cozying up in a horse-drawn carriage during Christmastime. We wanted to make sure our readers have every opportunity to hear that clickety-clock of hooves on pavement and feel the magic of this experience during the holiday season so here are all the places around Greenville to ride in a horse & carriage.
Find more holiday and Christmas events and things to do in our Holiday Guide to the Upstate!
Carriage Rides: Greenville, SC & The Upstate
These South Carolina towns are hosting some of the most magical holiday events during the month of December, including carriage rides through the holiday lights of the downtown areas of their cities. We also included one North Carolina destination that will take the horse-drawn carriage ride to another level of magic!
Christmas “Inn” Our Town
Depot Street in Fountain Inn
December 5th-19th, 2024
6:30-9:30 pm
Tickets for Holiday Carriage Rides are $15/person and free for kids three and under if they ride on your lap. Rides are about 40 minutes long and start at Commerce Park on Depot Street.
Downtown Simpsonville, SC
For 2024, Whispering Winds Carriage Company will take you on a carriage ride through Downtown Simpsonville from December 5th – 23rd. The loading station will be in front of Willy Taco, and tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for children 5 and under.
Christmas in Woodruff
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Woodruff December 5th – 8th and 12th – 15th, 2024 from 5:30-9 pm. Tickets are $8/person and no reservations are needed.
A Small Town Christmas in Easley
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage through historic downtown Easley starting at the Old Market Square.
They will run from 5-9 pm every November 29th – 30th and December 13th, 20th, and 21st, 2024. The cost is $5 per person. Rides are currently SOLD OUT.
Dickens of a Christmas in Spartanburg, SC
One of the many holiday activities to enjoy at Spartanburg’s Victorian Christmas Celebration is Dickens of a Christmas is a ride in a horse-drawn carriage.
The event is on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 from 6-9 pm in Downtown Spartanburg.
Light Show Carriage Rides
Tryon Equestrian Center
Shadrick’s Christmas Lightshow
You can take a carriage ride through the holiday lights at Shadrick’s Christmas Lightshow at the Tryon Equestrian Center on Fridays through Sundays from December 5th – December 22nd, 2024. Tickets are $35 – $45 per person. Children 2 and under are free. The carriage rides depart from the General Store which is located beside the petting zoo.
Biltmore
The Biltmore Estate
1 Lodge Street, Asheville
Varying times (see this things to do at Biltmore link)
Yes, we know this isn’t Greenville but it’s so awesome we had to include it. You can ride in a carriage drawn by Belgian draft horses around the Biltmore for about 30 minutes and it’s so beautiful and romantic and memorable. The cost is $40/person and one child five years old or younger is free if they sit on an adult’s lap for the duration of the ride. They have an hour-long carriage ride for $95/guest as well. The carriage rides are on the estate so you need to purchase an admission ticket.
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