When is just one apple cider donut enough? Never is the right answer. So we made the Apple Cider Donut Tour to help you taste test the best of apple cider donuts near Upstate, SC.
L-R donuts: Jeter Mountain, Grandad’s Apples N Such, Justus Orchard
If you’re looking for places to go apple picking near Greenville, SC, we have our Apple Orchards Near Greenville, SC guide for that! But this is specifically for apple cider donuts near Greenville and in Western NC because they are pretty much the best thing about fall.
Many of these places offer u-pick apples and other fall goodies like slushies, fried apple pies, apple cakes, and cider. But we’re here for the donuts. These donuts have a crispy outside sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and are hot and soft on the inside, bursting with fall flavors. Save your appetite though so you can be sure to taste donuts at all of the stops.
Donut Tour Tips
When you’re planning your trip, look at the hours at where you want to go. A couple of places are only open weekends and Holt Orchard is open Wednesdays-Fridays and Sundays.
And try to go early in the day. Most of these places are pretty popular.
Apple Cider Donut Driving Tour
Here’s the map of your best fall foodie adventure, which should take you a few hours:
List of Stops
🍎 Sky Top Orchard 1193 Pinnacle Mountain Rd, Flat Rock, NC Open daily 9 am – 5 pm (9 am – 6 pm after Labor Day)
🍎 Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard 170 Stepp Orchard Drive, Hendersonville, NC Open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 5:30 pm, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. (Opens for the season on August 15, 2025) Kidding Around® Review of Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard
🍎 Holt Orchard 17 Holt Pond Dr, Flat Rock, NC Open September 1 – end of October. Hours TBD for 2025, but the Holt Orchards Facebook is a great resource. They also have a stunning u-pick flower field that will be ready by September 1st, 2025! *You can also get their donuts at the Greenville Saturday Market beginning August 16th, 2025.
🍎 Black Bear Snow Tubing 373 Kerr Road, Hendersonville, NC For the fall season, only open Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm starting October 4, 2025. This would be an awesome stop with the family, but be forewarned, you may not want to leave because you can go snow tubing without snow during the fall, plus satiate your apple cider donut desires. Kidding Around® Review of Black Bear Snow Tubing
🍎 Coston Farm & Apple House 3748 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville, NC Open Monday – Saturday 8:30 am – 5:30 pm (2025 Season Opening TBD– Typically mid-August)
🍎 Mountain Fresh Orchard 2887 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville, NC Open daily 8 am – 6 pm; apple season starts August 20, 2025.
🍎 Jeter Mountain Farm 1126 Jeter Mountain Rd, Hendersonville, NC July 12 – August 24, 2025: Saturdays and Sundays 10 am-5 pm August 28 – October 26, 2025: Thursdays and Fridays 10 am-3 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 10 am-5 pm Open on Labor Day
Extra Stops
These two orchards offer amazing apple cider donuts but sadly, are too far away to be included in our donut tour. If you happen to be out in their direction, our readers recommend you stop and eat their apple cider donuts for the sheer joy and love of them. They are marked in purple on the map.
Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery 1860 Black Hwy, York, SC Open Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday from Noon-6 pm. Opens August 14th, 2025
Barber Orchards Fruitstands Inc. 2855 Old Balsam Rd, Waynesville, NC Open daily 9 am – 6 pm
Fall will be here before we know it and you may be planning an apple-picking trip with your family. Use these apple-picking tips to make your apple-picking adventure a fun and memorable day for everyone!
Let your expectations for “perfect” be low and your expectations for “enjoyable” be high.
One of our family’s favorite fall traditions is heading to an orchard and picking apples together. Plucking your food from a real live tree is no longer a daily experience for most of us. And, it’s just simply amazing what kids will be willing to eat if they have procured it for themselves.
Remember – you want the adventure to be fun and memorable. Let your expectations for “perfect” be low and your expectations for “enjoyable” be high.
Here are five tips we’ve learned over the years to help make your actual apple-picking experience be as cute and fun as those Instagram photos might make it look.
Prep your kids ahead of time for apple picking
For toddlers and preschool children, visit the library and check out books about apples.
For elementary-aged kids, look through cookbooks and Pinterest for apple-inspired recipes. Pick a few apple-heavy dishes and plan to bake them together after your trip. (Call Grandma or their Aunt Sharon over to help. It’s an easy way to keep the fun going.)
Do a little research before you go
With so many choices, decide what you want most from your apple-picking adventure. Do you want great views? A hayride? A particular apple variety? Do you want to bring your dog? Are you craving the famed warm apple cider doughnuts? A delectable apple slush?
Also, consider details such as cash only. Nothing can spoil a good apple picking day like finding out you can’t use your credit card to buy your thirteen hard-earned bushels of apples when you realize you only have $2 in your wallet.
If your household cannot bear to skip the precious afternoon nap time for the tinies at your home, get out of bed and get to those shiny red apples first thing in the morning.
It is wise to avoid weekends if you can. The orchards naturally become very crowded on Saturdays and Sundays. Your best bet is mid-week if you can wrangle it.
Maybe a mid-morning option is best for you and yours. Pack a picnic for after you’ve filled your belly and your baskets with apples. A pb&j never tastes as good at home as it does in a picturesque orchard, with fresh, cold apple cider to wash it down, an apple to go with it, and an apple donut for dessert.
All things apple – am I right?
Invite a friend to join you to pick apples
Sometimes it is just good to have company.
A good buddy can wait with some kids while other kids inevitably have to use the bathroom as soon as you arrive. (And, that good friend can snap a picture that you are actually in with your children to prove that mom, in fact, does go fun places with her children.)
Let apple picking be fun
Yes, take cute pictures.
Yes, pick apples.
But, for goodness sake, have fun.
Let your kids have fun.
If you find out that you somehow didn’t actually pick enough apples while in the orchard, just buy the apples already picked in the shop. (Often the price is not all that different, sometimes pre-picked apples are actually cheaper.)
On the other hand, if you find out that you picked too many apples with your exuberant pickers, buy them anyway. Share them with your friends and your family. Give a bag to the mailman or your child’s school teacher. Who doesn’t love the gift of local apples happily harvested?
Do you have a tip on making apple picking with kiddos fun to add to our list?
Inside: A list of Fall Festivals near Spartanburg, SC
Another thing to look forward to during the close of summer is festivals, and we have the best fall festivals near Spartanburg, SC! Leaves crunching underfoot, the smell of pumpkin spice wafting from a coffee cup, and all things apple-related usher in the fall season. There are no shortages of celebrations in Hub City, so let’s get to planning the fun you and your family can have this fall!
Sunflowers at Thompson Family Farms
*We are currently updating the list for 2025*
This list is provided for informational purposes, and events may change or be canceled at the last minute. Therefore, please be sure to confirm the status of an event before heading out.
Are you wondering if a trip to Tweetsie Railroad is right for your family? The Tweetsie Railroad theme park in North Carolina is full of nostalgic family fun. Elizabeth Faulkner shares her own Tweetsie Railroad experience so you’ll know what to expect when you visit, plus all the great mom tips you’ll want to know.
Media passes were provided for her visit to Tweetsie Railroad, however, all opinions shared in this post are her own.
Confession of a bad mom. My family has spent a lot of time in the North Carolina mountains, specifically, the Boone, North Carolina area. Lots of time. For years. And we’ve driven right by Tweetsie Railroad many times over the years. Since my oldest daughter, who is now 7, was able to speak she’s been begging me to take her to that ‘place with the ferris wheel’ that we pass on our way to the mountains. And I (the bad mom) had never taken my girls to Tweetsie Railroad. Until today.
If you don’t know Tweetsie Railroad, it is not exactly a new theme park. Nope. I have lots of friends who tell me about their childhood memories visiting Tweetsie – it’s been a theme park since the 1950s. Heck, it was the very first theme park in the state of North Carolina. But a theme park was not how Tweetsie Railroad began.
The history behind Tweetsie Railroad
Tweetsie began as a railway between Tennessee and North Carolina in the late 1800s. The extension into Boone, NC began in the early 1900s, as a passenger train as well as a method of moving lumber out of the mountains. The train was referred to as Tweetsie because of the “tweet tweet” whistle sound the train made that echoed through the hills. And the name stuck.
Many years later, road development bringing competition from automobiles, and later flooding in Boone, brought an end to the much-adored Tweetsie Railroad. Though initially Tweetsie Locomotive No. 12, the only original of the 13 steam engines from the rail line, was moved to Virginia, No. 12 later returned to her home in Boone, NC and the Tweetsie Railroad that we know today began.
Though the history of Tweetsie Railroad is truly fascinating, the North Carolina mountain theme park has been loved by children for generations. If you’re a history buff, you can read the Tweetsie Railroad history for yourself right here.
Today’s Tweetsie Railroad is a sweet theme park located in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. If you are like I was, unaware of all the fun hiding in those hills, you’re in for a real treat.
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Our day at Tweetsie Railroad
Our first stop after entering the gates this morning was the train ride, of course. After all, I’ve never ridden a 100+ year old steam locomotive. Winding through the hills near the theme park this short train ride was complete with replica old mountain towns, cowboys, and even a shoot out. The train ride was so fun we did it again later that afternoon.
Once we got off the train we decided to take in a show – one of many shows featuring cowboys, can-can girls, magicians, musicians, dancers and more. Though there were lots of fun shows to see, this was the only one we made it to. The girls and I all loved it. I’d say their favorite part was the end of the show when they got to get up on stage and try a little can-can dancing of their own.
Then we were on to some rides. I think one of the great things about Tweetsie Railroad was that we didn’t run into even one ride my 7 and 3 year old were too little to ride (though there was one ride I was too big to ride!). Now, that said, we did not get to one portion of the park that included the bigger rides – the few I’m pretty sure my little ones wouldn’t be able (or brave enough) to ride. We’ll check that out next time.
After a yummy pizza lunch, we took the chair lift up to Miner’s Mountain, the little kid portion of the park. The chair ride up to Miner’s Mountain was an adventure all on its own. If you’ve been on a ski lift it’s the same idea. Beautiful views, and a little bit of praying no one wiggles along the way – it’s a long way to the ground. I thought for sure my husband would have us walking back down the mountain – he’s not a fan of heights – but we rode the chair lift back down the mountain too.
Deer Park
Honestly, once we got to Miner’s Mountain, we were running out of steam so after the girls played on the playground a little while we headed directly to Deer Park Zoo. Given that we’ve been to a bunch of zoos, I didn’t have very high expectations for this one but it may have been my favorite part of the day.
This animal park petting zoo includes about 90 animals that we got to be up close and personal with, including several kind of goats, deer, emus, llama, miniature horses and many more. Plus, we were able to buy ice cream cones filled with feed (for 50 cents each) before we walked in which made for a ton of fun. Think animals eating feed right out of your little ones hands – it just doesn’t get sweeter than that!
Though, personally, I really loved watching the animals when they finally got to their favorite snack – the ice cream cone. What a riot. I could’ve spent all afternoon in the sweet Deer Park but we did finally head out. It was way past nap time after all.
Though there were many rides we never got to ride and shows we didn’t see, we were all tired out after spending most of the day at Tweetsie Railroad so it was time for us to go home. All in all, it was a great first (though not last!) visit to Tweetsie Railroad.
Tweetsie Railroad Review
Truth be told, I’m not sure who had more fun, the kids or me. The park was small enough that is was easy to navigate and didn’t feel overwhelming, perfect for little ones, full of super friendly staff, and never felt crowded at all.
I also really appreciated that the tickets included everything – all the rides and shows, unlimited train rides, and the zoo. This old fashioned, family oriented theme park is a local and regional favorite and now I understand why. Like it is for so many others, Tweetsie Railroad will become a family tradition for my own family.
Tips for visiting Tweetsie Railroad
And now that we’ve finally made it to this tourist hot spot I have some tips for you when you go:
The park is open Thursday through Monday from 10 am to 6 pm
If you do go early make sure the top parking lot is full before you park in the lots right inside the entry. You can save yourself a little extra walking to get inside the park.
Yes, there is a mock robbery with “bad guys” but this doesn’t occur on the train itself. Rather you watch the show from the train. I was relieved that it wasn’t at all scary to my little ones.
If you want the best view of the show from the train possible choose the 2nd, 3rd or 4th car and sit on the right side of the isle.
Though I didn’t see this happen, I was told that kids can get embers from the train in their eyes. You may want to bring along some sunglasses for your kids to wear on the train ride.
Walking can get tiring for little legs – bring a stroller or wagon. Plus you have somewhere to hold your drinks and purchases. Should you not have a stroller and need one there are several options available to rent. Rental rates are $10 per day and you can choose from single or double strollers or various wagons.
There are several places in eat inside of Tweetsie Railroad if you don’t want to pack a lunch.
Don’t feel like spending money on lunch? No problem – pack your own! You can bring your own food into Tweetsie, which can help a little with the budget.
Take pictures! There are lots of beautiful photo opportunities at Tweetsie – after all, the mountains are the backdrop. Our family shot in front of No. 12 is going to be a perfect Christmas card this year!
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Tweetsie Railroad is open for the 2025 season!
Tweetsie Railroad Website 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane* Blowing Rock, NC 28605 800.526.5740 *approximately 3hrs from Greenville!
Summer hours
Open Thursday through Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Special Events for 2025
The 2023 season at Tweetsie Railroad is loaded with special events, including the ultra-popular K9s in Flight Frisbee Dogs®, their July 4th fireworks extravaganza, Riders in the Sky, Railroad Heritage Weekend, and more! See the entire list of special events here.
This year’s K9s in Flight Frisbee Dogs® event happens July 19-21 & July 24-27, 2025. These high-flying pups will amaze you with their flips and tricks! Shows are included with regular park admission.
Ticket pricing
General admission tickets are $65 for adults, $45 for kids 3 – 12 and free for kids 0 – 2. General admission tickets are not valid for Ghost Train or Tweetsie Christmas.
If you are lucky enough to get to Tweetsie Railroad more than a couple times in a season you might want to consider a season pass.
Find the perfect place to stay near Tweetsie Railroad with the map below. Kidding Around earns when you book through the links in the map through as part of an affiliate relationship with Stay 22.
Are you looking for family-friendly bike trails in Greenville, SC? Maybe you’re looking for scenic bike trails? We’ve got some great places to ride near Greenville!
Greenville, SC has quickly grown into a bicyclist haven since the creation of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. With that, more natural and paved biking trails have emerged. Below, you will find a list of some of the best bike trails Greenville and the surrounding area have to offer. Don’t have your own bike? Don’t worry! You will also find places to rent bikes if you don’t have your own.
Biking can involve the whole family – whether the kids are old enough to ride on their own or ride in a trailer or on a bike seat. Here’s our list of family-friendly bike trails in and near Greenville, SC.
Looking for Greenville, SC consignment sales? There is just no better bang for your buck on kid’s clothing and gear than local consignment sales. We have all the local consignment sale details for sales in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson, SC so you won’t miss a thing!
Looking for a great coffee shop in Greenville, SC? If you’re craving the perfect cup of coffee, espresso, or your favorite coffee-based beverage, this list of local coffee shops near Greenville, SC should have just what you need.
We’re pretty sure the best coffee in Greenville, SC is on this list.
Most places on this list offer drip or pour-over coffee, unique specialty lattes, or a fabulous view and relaxing atmosphere to hang out. Each of these Greenville coffee shops is locally owned and unique. No chains here!
Curious about the teal pumpkins you see popping up around town? Read on to learn more about the Teal Pumpkin Project. We’ve got suggestions for families wanting to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project this Halloween.
One in 13 children in the United States has some kind of food allergy so it’s likely you know a child that has one or maybe your own child is part of the food allergy community. Food allergies can be everything from minor allergic reactions to life-threatening emergencies, so parents, family, friends, and teachers are often vigilant of food labels.
It’s so sad to see the disappointment a child living with food allergies may feel when confronted with a food that irritates him and everyone else gets to enjoy it. No one wants that to happen to trick-or-treaters, but sadly allergen-safe food trinkets and treats are not common on the Halloween scene.
Halloween can be an especially challenging time for these kids and their families as schools have parties with candy that are off-limits, stores are filled with treats that are forbidden and all their friends are trick-or-treating and filling their baskets with chocolate and candies that contain threatening allergens.
But, we can help change the trick-or-treat experience for children living with food allergies by offering some safer trick-or-treat options. Include small items in addition to candy, and display a teal pumpkin letting families know that you have options for their child.
In 2014, the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), came up with an idea to help make Halloween safer for these kids and less stressful for their parents.
They asked people across the country to swap out their candy and treats for non-food trinkets to hand out to trick-or-treaters. To tell the little pumpkins, astronauts, and goblins that their house was safe for kids with food allergies, FARE suggested painting a pumpkin teal and putting it outside for everyone to see.
First of all, this is a great idea and a wonderful way to include these children who may feel left out otherwise.
Secondly, teal is a pretty color and easily recognizable, even in the dim twilight of Halloween trick-or-treating.
Grateful Parents & Kids
Homes that choose to paint their pumpkins teal elicit a huge sigh of relief from parents who are out with their little ones who are allergic to some types of food, including nuts, seeds, or dairy, many of which are found in traditional Halloween candy.
“Trick or treating has been a difficult holiday to participate in with our son, who has several food allergies. Last year, he was able to only eat five candies out of his entire bucket,” explained Emile Dowd, a mom of two adorable boys and owner of WonderLight Photography in Greenville.
“The Teal Pumpkin Project has made it a lot easier for our little guy to enjoy and participate in trick-or-treating alongside his friends. It’s fun to see him so excited when we come to a house with a teal pumpkin and we’ve been really grateful for those that take the time to include all children! Hopefully, more and more people decide to participate each year so that kids with allergies can feel included in the festivities.”
FARE offers some ideas to get the word out in your own neighborhood about the Teal Pumpkin Project like putting up flyers (you can download premade ones at FARE’s website), making a homemade sign that sits with your teal pumpkin to help explain it, and posting about it on social media using the hashtag #tealpumpkinproject. Be sure to post about it as well in your neighborhood Facebook page or website.
Teal Pumpkin Project Ideas: Non-Food Things for Trick-or-Treaters
When food treats and candy is not an option, try this list of trick-or-treat alternatives for kids. Teal pumpkin families can give out:
The list is endless. Be creative. Put a teal pumpkin on your doorstep and provide treats for children for whom candy is not an option. Maybe next year, the teal pumpkin homes will be known for giving out the coolest things for Halloween.
Do you have a child in your family or on your block who would be excited to see teal pumpkins this Halloween?
On the search for “things to do with Halloween candy”? Did your kids bring home too much Halloween candy? On the search for “candy buyback near me”? Don’t worry! We have a couple of dental offices in Greenville to take that candy and exchange it for something that won’t result in a sugar overload or rot on their teeth. And we have a few more creative ideas for using or giving away that candy.
What to Do With All That Candy!
Trade It for Money “Candy Buyback Near Me” at Greenville, SC Dentists
This is a good way to teach kids about ways that money works. There are a few local dentists where kids can bring in their candy by the pound and get a few dollars. This can work at home also where kids exchange their candy for money.
Palmetto Family Orthodontics usually buys leftover candy for $1 a pound and then donates it to local charities and to help by supporting our troops overseas. Times: Contact the dentistry directly for exact dates and times. Location: 501 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville
Bring in your wrapped Halloween candy to be shipped to troops overseas through the Operation Gratitude program! In previous years, the practice has exchanged candy for cash or prizes. Times: Contact the dentistry directly for exact dates and times. Location: 1141 East Butler Road Greenville | 864.676.0046
They will usually buy your Halloween candy for $1 per pound, up to five pounds. Times: Contact the dentistry directly for exact dates and times. Location: 3115 Brushy Creek Road, Greer
Feed the Switch Witch
I had zero idea what this was until several readers suggested it. The Switch Witch is basically giving your kid(s) a small gift in exchange for the majority of the candy they get. This can be especially helpful if your child has an allergy – they can still collect candy but get a cool gift instead of a boatload of stuff that makes them sick (side note: look for homes with teal pumpkins when trick or treating with a child who has allergies – these homes will have non-candy items. This is what my family does and it’s always a hit)
These are a few ideas of how to make the Switch Witch work for your family:
“I tell my kiddo that the switch a witch eats up the candy and in exchange will use her magic to make him a gift. In our house, he gets to pick five pieces of candy and the rest he can give to the switch a witch with the idea that the more candy she gets the bigger gifts she can make him. I typically do a costume, art supplies, or legos. About the same size or a bit smaller than a birthday present you buy for a kid’s birthday.”
Let Them Eat It
This is an option I know a lot of parents do which I had never even considered: let the kids eat as much candy as they want. Just go ahead and jump in the deep end. Our readers say this option essentially gives kids too much of a good thing and they are so sick of candy after Halloween.
These are a few suggestions from our readers on how to handle this option:
“I let my daughter eat whatever she wants. It’s her candy and she won’t eat to the point of making herself sick, so I let her learn what her body wants and stop when she’s done (which is usually pretty quickly because she’s really good about that).”
“My son eats what he wants, but the novelty wears off within a day. Then we have old candy come Valentine’s Day.”
“If you’re not letting your kids go into a diabetic coma just one night of the year, are you really letting them enjoy childhood? Lol!! Mine usually get sick of it before long and I hide it in a bag and pass some out here and there and take a bunch myself lol.”
Halloween Candy Donations
Some families will let their kids choose a handful of their favorite candy and then donate the rest to send overseas to the military or use it in care packages. Candy donations can be easily shipped, and your kids can help decorate the box. You can contact your local Ronald McDonald House to see if they are taking Halloween candy donations for the families who are staying there. Or, try donating through Treats for Troops.
Use the Candy for Christmas or Gingerbread Houses
Other parents will sneakily steal some of the candy and reuse it for Christmas stockings. And not-so-sneaky parents will use leftover candy for candy houses or for use when they construct Gingerbread houses during Christmastime.
“Let them have a little the night of and maybe the next day, and save the rest to divvy up into the Christmas stockings.”
“Let them eat it and then whatever is left in December is used on our gingerbread houses.”
What do you do with the tons of Halloween candy your kids bring home?
If you hear of any more candy buy-back programs in the Greenville area, please let us know in the comments!
Looking for a take-home dinner for Thanksgiving in Spartanburg, SC? Or are you looking to dine out for Thanksgiving? Or maybe grab some carry-out or pick up a few prepared sides to sit beside your home-cooked meal?We’ve checked with local restaurants to see which ones you can count on for that holiday meal. Our list includes restaurants in Spartanburg with dine-in options as well as full meals and sides available for take-out.
These are your Thanksgiving Restaurants in Spartanburg, SC.
Looking for more fun things to do in Greenville & Spartanburg for Thanksgiving? Here’s your Thanksgiving Celebration Guide!
Don’t forget many places are taking orders and reservations already. Don’t wait to make your plans, you may need to pre-order your meal this holiday season!
Local Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving in Spartanburg, SC
1000 N Pine Street Spartanburg | 864.582.3800 Wade’s is a true Spartanburg staple. They offer frozen food for pickup but not cooked meals. They are suggesting families who want this option pick up food now since they aren’t holding anything and their frozen food lasts six months.
774 Spartan Boulevard. Spartanburg | 864.327.3333 CityRange is taking reservations for Thanksgiving Day! They’ll be open from 11 am – 4 pm, taking reservations up until 3:45 pm. Call 864-327-3333 to make a reservation. They’ll also have their to-go meals available.
805 Spartan Boulevard, Spartanburg | 864.913.1212 NOTE: 2024 Information is not available yet. Thanksgiving lunch will be served from 11 am to 3:30 pm with appetizers such as Heirloom biscuits and Sorghum butter, and main courses like fried Joyce Farm turkey or Cheerwine glazed ham. There will be multiple side dishes to choose from, and two delicious dessert options to finish off the meal. The cost is $48 per person and $20 for ages 12 and under. Make your reservation as soon as possible.
299 N Church Street, Spartanburg | 864.596.1211 Gather for a delicious Thanksgiving brunch buffet from 11:00 am – 3:30 pm (with the last seating at 2:30 pm) on Thanksgiving Day. Adults are $45 for the brunch, and children ages 6-12 are $25, and children 5 and under are free for the brunch. Make your reservation today!
9021 Fairforest Rd, Spartanburg Cracker Barrel is serving a special Thanksgiving menu in their dining rooms. You can also order a meal online that serves 10 people, with the choice of entree, sides, and rolls or biscuits.
1492 W O. Ezell Blvd, Spartanburg You can order a complete family meal with glazed ham, beef roast, or a whole roasted turkey, with traditional sides, yeast rolls, and a whole pie. You’ll need to order at least 72 hours in advance. Pickup starts November 4th.
24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Waffle House has your needs covered on any holiday, but especially on Thanksgiving. No, you will not be feasting on sweet potato casserole and Aunt Margie’s herby stuffing, but smothered hash browns, blueberry waffles, and bacon are not the worst trade-off we’ve ever seen. You probably won’t even miss the dinner rolls.
Restaurants in Spartanburg Offering Prepared Meals In-advance for Thanksgiving
255 John B White Senior Boulevard, Spartanburg, SC | 864.585.9387 This Spartanburg staple offers full holiday meals with an average 18 lb Butterball turkey, either fried or baked, along with a glazed Hilshire ham, 4 quarts of dressing, 2 quarts of gravy, 2 holiday sides, a quart of cranberry sauce, 30 yeast rolls, 2 holiday pies, and 2 gallons of tea for $269+. Additional meats and side dishes are available for purchase individually as well.
1800 Dray Road, Spartanburg | 864.310.4177 You can get a Thanksgiving Feast at Dray: Bar & Grill that you can take home with a turkey, sausage dressing, green bean casserole, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, salad, pumpkin pie, and more. Orders must be placed at least a week ahead of time, so place yours today!
2960 Highway 56, Pauline | 864.586.1148 NOTE: 2024 Information is not available yet. You can order whole spiral ham, whole oven-roasted turkey, quarts and 1/2 pans of your favorite Thanksgiving sides, and more from The Pauline Cafe. They even offer a full Thanksgiving meal that is ready to heat in your oven that will feed 10 – 12 people. It includes honey glazed ham, sliced turkey breast, gravy, cornbread dressing, mac n cheese, southern style green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, cranberry sauce, 2 gallons of sweet tea, and your choice of pecan pie, sweet potato pie, or banana pudding for $250.00. Orders must be placed by Thursday, November 17th, 2022 for pickup Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 from the cafe.
130 South Church Street, Spartanburg | 864.586.2344 You can preorder dishes for your Thanksgiving meals from Blue Moon SC to make the holiday cooking a little easier. They offer pre-sliced oven-roasted turkey, gravy, turkey rub, Mojo Marinade, mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, pimiento cheese mac and cheese, and a lot more sides to choose from! They also have desserts for preorder. The deadline to preorder is Tuesday, November 14th with pickup on November 21st from 2 pm to 6 pm or November 22nd from 8 am to 4 pm. Orders can be placed over the phone at 864-586-2344, by email at orders@bluemoonsc.com, or through the online form.
2144 E Main Street,Duncan | Call 864-915-3554 or 864-249-6078 to order NOTE: 2024 Information is not available yet. You can purchase full turkeys, gravy, sides, rolls, and more from Flavorshack Hot Chicken & Ribs to make your Thanksgiving meal complete. You can purchase for pickup or delivery through their website’s order page.
726 South Howard Avenue, Landrum | 864.457.4581 If you need the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, Southside Smokehouse has you covered. They offer slow-smoked, brined-by-hand turkeys for $80 with pickup available on Tuesday, November 26th, or Wednesday, November 27th, 2024. They also have family-sized orders for traditional sides, including gravy, dressing, mac n cheese, casseroles, and more. Call, email mccluresm@gmail.com, or go into the restaurant to reserve your feast!
13144 Asheville Highway, Inman | 864.472.6305 Get your Thanksgiving order in by November 15th, 2024! Delightful Dishes has options like turkey and ham by the pound, and sides such as sweet potato casserole, mac n cheese casserole, and dressing and gravy! They even have 7 pie options and 11 cake options to choose from.
Whatever your plans are for this Thanksgiving, we at Kidding Around hope that your day is peaceful and filled with blessings. A good meal is always a great place to begin.
