Arts & Culture

The Upstate boasts diverse arts and cultural opportunities that range from theater, ballet and symphony performances to art galleries, festivals, museums, and concerts. The Peace Center for the Performing Arts welcomes world-renowned performers and popular Broadway shows to the area, and the 16,000-seat BI-LO Center provides a venue for major concerts and events. Rivaling many major metropolitan areas, the Upstate's arts and cultural offerings are continually recognized for excellence.

Upstate Attractions

Name	City	Phone
Anderson Welcomes New Neighbors	Anderson	(864) 225-3236
BMW Zentrum	Spartanburg	(888) TOU-RBMW
Fort Hill/ John C. Calhoun House Museum	Clemson	(864) 656-2475
Freedom Weekend Aloft	Simpsonville	864-399-9481
Hanover House	Clemson	(864) 656-2241
Kilgore-Lewis House	Greenville	(864) 232-3020
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Blacksburg	(864) 936-7921
Main Street Events	Greenville	864-467-5780
Roper Mountain Science Center	Greenville	(864) 281-1188
South Carolina Botanical Garden	Clemson	(864) 656-3405
Symmes Chapel "Pretty Place"	Greenville	(864) 836-5785
Upcountry History Museum	Greenville	(864) 467-3100

Visual & Performing Arts

Name	City	Phone
Alverson Center Theatre	Anderson	8642249220
Anderson County Arts Center	Anderson	(864) 224-8811
Anderson County Museum	Anderson	(864) 260-4737
Anderson Symphony Orchestra	Anderson	(864) 531-2076
Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 542-ARTS
Ballet Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 583-0339
Bilo Center	Greenville
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery	Greenville	(864) 770-1331
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts	Clemson	(864) 656-7787
Carolina Ballet Theatre	Greenville	(864) 467-3132
Carolina Foothills Artisan Center	Chesnee	(864) 461-3050
Centre Stage- South Carolina!	Greenville	(864) 233-6733
Chapman Cultural Center	Spartanburg	864-542-2787
Electric City Playhouse	Anderson	(864) 224-4248
Foothills Playhouse	Easley	(864) 855-1817
GAMAC	Anderson	(864) 231-6147
Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic Music Foundation of Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 948-9020
Greenville County Museum of Art	Greenville	(864) 271-7570
Greenville Little Theatre	Greenville	(864) 233-6238
Greenville Symphony Orchestra	Greenville	(864) 232-0344
Greer Cultural Arts/ Greer Children's Theatre	Greer	(864) 848-5393
HUB-BUB	Spartanburg	864-582-0056
Metropolitan Arts Council	Greenville	(864) 467-3132
Oconee Community Theatre	Seneca	864-882-7700
South Carolina Children's Theatre	Greenville	(864) 232-7865
Spartanburg Art Musuem (sam)	Spartanburg	(864) 582-7616
Spartanburg County Museum of History	Spartanburg	(864) 596-3501
Spartanburg Little Theatre	Spartanburg	(864) 585-8278
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium	Spartanburg	(864) 582-8107
Spartanburg Youth Theatre	Spartanburg	(864) 583-4891
The Arts Center	Spartanburg	(864) 583-2776
The Peace Center for the Performing Arts	Greenville	(864) 467-3000
The Warehouse Theatre	Greenville	(864) 235-6948
Thompson Art Gallery	Greenville	(864) 294-2074
Upstate Film Society	Greenville
Upstate Visual Arts, Inc.	Greenville	(864) 232-4433

Sports, Parks, & Recreation

Name	City	Phone
Anderson Joes	Anderson	(864) 225-7000
Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center	Anderson	(864) 422-1510
Barnet Park	Spartanburg	(864) 596-3105
Children's Garden	Greenville
Cleveland Park & the Greenville Zoo	Greenville	(864) 467-4300
Discovery Island Waterpark	Greenville	(864) 963-4345
Duncan Park	Spartanburg	(864) 467-4355
Falls Park on the Reedy	Greenville	(864) 467-4350
Greenville Drive	Greenville	(864) 422-1510
Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve	Spartanburg	(864) 574-7724
Hollywild Animal Park	Wellford	(864) 472-2038
Pavilion Recreation Complex	Taylors	(864) 288-6470
Pleasant Ridge County Park	Greenville	(864) 836-6589
Riverbend Equestrian Park	Greenville	(864) 288-6470
Timmons Park	Greenville	(864) 467-4350
Westside Aquatic Center	Greenville	(864) 288-6470

Visitor Information

Name	City	Phone
Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce	Anderson	864-226-3454
Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau	Anderson	(877) 282-4650
Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce	Clemson	864-654-1200
Discover Upcounty Carolina Association	Greenville	(800) 849-4766
Easley Chamber of Commerce	Easley	864-859-2693
Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce	Greenville	864-242-1050
Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce	Greer	864-877-3131
Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau	Greenville	(800) 351-7180
Mauldin Area Chamber	Mauldin	864-297-1323
Pickens Chamber of Commerce	Pickens	864-878-3258
SC Department of Parks, Recreaton, & Tourism	Columbia	(803) 734-1700
Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce	Simpsonville	864-963-3781
Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce	Spartanburg	864-594-5000
Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau	Spartanburg	(864) 594-5050

Transportation

Name	City	Phone
Anderson County Airport	Anderson	(864) 260-4163
Downtown Trolley	Greenville	(864) 455-1510
Greenville Downtown Airport	Greenville	(888) 211-6190
Greenville Transit Authority	Greenville	(864) 467-5000
GSP International Airport	Greenville	(864) 877-7426
Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport	Spartanburg	(864) 574-8552

Settling In

Name	City	Phone
Anderson By Choice	Anderson	(864) 940-2526
BellSouth	Greenville	(866) 620-6000
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative	Greenville	(800) 240-3400
Charter Communications	Greenville	(864) 271-8526
Duke Power	Greenville	(864) 370-5063
Easley Newcomers Club	Easley	(864) 859-2515
Greenville Water & Sewer	Greenville	(864) 241-6000
Laurens Electric Cooperative	Laurens	(800) 942-3141
Newcomer's Club of the Foothills	Seneca
Newcomers of Greater Greenville	Greenville
Piedmont Gas	Greenville	(800) 752-7504
Spartanburg Newcomers Group	Spartanburg	(864) 579- 8601