Greer150 Big Bash Takes Over Downtown

The City of Greer turns 150 years old this week, and the community is celebrating with a Trade Street takeover.

The Greer150 Big Bash will travel through time from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 in the city’s historic downtown area known as Greer Station. Music on the main stage will include a gospel group, a bluegrass band, and Guardians of the Jukebox who will pump up the crowd with a multimedia “everything 80s” experience.

The Greer Heritage Museum, the city’s partner in the Greer150 initiative, will host a live radio show, a barbershop quartet, and the New River Gospel Bluegrass band inside the Historic Greer Depot. The museum team will also lead a historic walking tour through downtown.

A classic car show will put a shine on Trade Street near the Poinsett St. intersection, and the Colorful Hat Circus will stage pop up aerialist and variety shows from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Big Bash Kid Zone will take over the Wild Ace Pizza & Pub parking lot at the intersection of Randall and Depot Streets, and trade demonstrators, artisans, and food vendors will set up throughout the event.

The Big Bash will have a big finale with a laser light show on Trade Street after dark. Find a full event schedule and festival map on the city’s Greer150 webpage: https://www.cityofgreersc.gov/page/greer-150

In preparation for the Greer150 Big Bash, road closures will begin at 6 a.m. on Friday, March 27 in the 300 block of Trade Street. Additional downtown street closures will begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 28.

Founded in 1876, Greer has grown from a small railroad town into a bustling hub of innovation and international commerce. The City of Greer has maintained its hometown feel and strong sense of place through intentional investments in its historic downtown, quality of life, and public safety.