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Greenville’s Euphoria Festival Set For September

Celebrate the 16th anniversary of Greenville’s Euphoria festival this September.

Euphoria is a four-day festival filled with delicious food, flavorful wine and entertaining concerts. This year’s event will feature seven different Michelin-starred chefs.

In a statement on the upcoming festival, Euphoria’s Executive Director Morgan Allen said, “We are really proud of our Michelin-starred chef lineup this year, particularly when it comes to the diversity they bring to the table.”

Some of the chefs that will be featured at Euphoria include Chef Val Cantu of Californios, Chef Simon Kim of COTE and Chef Ryan Ratino of Bresca. In addition to the mouth-watering meals that festival-goers will be able to enjoy, there will also be a Euphoria cookbook available for purchase that will feature recipes from over 60 chefs.

The festival will take place September 16 through September 19. Tickets to some of the festival’s events range in price from as low as $45 to as much as $400.

Click here to learn more about this year’s festival and to purchase your tickets.

Eat & Drink

Greenville Continues to Expand Their Restaurant Scene

The food scene in Greenville continues to expand. Check out these three new restaurants coming to the Greenville area in 2021.

Juniper

A new rooftop bar is coming to the top of the AC Hotel in downtown Greenville. Juniper will offer craft cocktails and elevated bar food to patrons, as they enjoy the view of downtown. The 16,000 square foot restaurant will also feature a gin bar in their cocktail garden. They are currently hiring and expect to open in the spring.

Paloma

Another addition to the AC Hotel is Paloma, a Mediterranean restaurant. Paloma recently opened their doors to patrons. They are located on the ground floor of the hotel and are serving up a variety of Spanish and American tapas plates for dinner.

Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack

Hot chicken isn’t just for Nashville. Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack, which is currently based in Asheville, just opened their doors in Greenville. They are located on Laurens Road and are offering southern staples like pimento cheese grits, fried okra and of course, Nashville-style fried chicken.

News

Popular Arts Festival Returning to Greenville in May

Artisphere, a popular arts festival, is returning to Greenville in the spring of 2021.

This year’s festival will take place from May 7th through May 9th. Artisphere usually attracts thousands of patrons and provides a large economic impact to the city of Greenville.

While last year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials are hopeful that, with the addition of new safety measures, this year’s festival will go off without a hitch. In an effort to provide a safe environment for patrons, the event will be gated around the West End area and will require everyone to wear face masks.

Kerry Murphy, Artisphere executive director, highlighted the impact of the pandemic on the arts saying, “The creative industry — artists, musicians, performers alike — their livelihoods came to a crashing halt last spring. And by the time we reconnected with them in the fall for our virtual experience, they had lost upwards of 75 to 80 percent of their annual revenue. While it is our hope that we can help them get back on their feet, it is not without an uncompromising commitment to public safety.”

Click here to purchase your tickets for this year’s festival and to learn more about what you can expect at this year’s event.