Greenville, SC

One resident lists what's on: a March Madness fan fest, weekly shows from March through September, Jazz Fest, the Saturday Market, Fall For Greenville and Artisphere.

“March Madness fan fest event. weekly shows from March through September, Jazz Fest, the Saturday Market, Fall For Greenville, Artisphere, etc.,...”

One resident says Radio Room and the Spartanburg amphitheater bring the bigger touring acts, often country and Americana, and calls Swansons the best.

“Radio Room and Spartanburg Ampitheater will bring all the bigger touring acts which often do have country and Americana. Swansons is the best...”

One resident names several good venues including Peace Center, Radio Room, Poe Mill, Swansons, Smileys on the Rocks, Paper Moon Studios, and Docs Tavern.

“Peace Center and Radio Room are great. You have Poe mill, swansons (sorta), smileys on the rocks, paper moon studios, docs tavern and so on.”

One resident worries that relying on Bon Secours arena as the only music venue will not help the city attract more acts.

“Have the Bon secours (or however you spell it) arena be the only place for music is not going to help the city get music acts to come play.Read more...”

One resident says the Peace Center is fine for plays and classical music but not fun for edgier live bands.

“Peace Center is not a fun place to see live music. It's fine for plays, classical music, etc. but not a band that has any edge. It's an...”

One resident says almost every friendship they have here came through Meetup.com groups, like hiking and singles groups.

“Join Meetup.com groups.. There are a ton of them and you'll find your people. Almost every friendship here I have is through hiking, singles,...”

One resident who says they're much older finds it really hard to meet people, and uses Meetup.com by searching for groups that match their interests.

“Meetup.com. Just type in your interests and there are all kinds of groups . I'm much older and it's real hard to meet others and using this I...”

One resident mentioned a dating app called Tabbi that gets used by attendees of Single Scene Greenville events

“It's called Tabbi. Single Scene Greenville hosts dating events and they get all their people attending their events to use it. Seems pretty cool...”

One resident said Greenville is more of a family town than a dating town since most southerners are already married or engaged by 25

“Greenville is a family town not a dating town. Most people in the south are already married at 25 or engaged. If you want to meet someone gym/...”

One resident found the dating scene unpleasant overall and gave up on apps

“I found the dating scene here to be really unpleasant in general. I have given up using any sort of app and figure if I meet somebody if...”

A musician who plays in two bands said Greenville has far less live music than cities like Asheville, Athens or Memphis.

“I play in two bands. When I visit cities like Asheville, Athens, or Memphis there is live music everywhere. Greenville, not so much. Or perhaps it's just...”

One resident suggested Community Tap as a great spot even though it is not a brewery.

“I know you said brewery, but a place like Community Tap off of Stone Avenue is a great place (well I remember it being when I used to partake).”

One resident listed several downtown spots including The Whale, GBX, Fireforge, Trappe Door, and Gather GVL as covering the nightlife scene.

“The Whale, GBX, Fireforge, Trappe Door, and Gather GVL has a pretty good little bar. That largely covers it downtown.”

One resident recommended Velo Fellow and Pour Taproom downtown, and Community Tap or Birds Fly South Ale Project just outside downtown.

“Velo Fellow and Pour Taproom for downtown. Just outside of downtown I'd say Community Tap or Birds Fly South Ale Project.”

One job seeker in their mid-40s said the Upstate job market generally stinks, pay is severely depressed, and their applications got no response.

“You aren't alone. The job market in the upstate generally stinks. I think the people flooding here are mainly remote workers seeking lower cost of living, and retirees. Pay in my experience is severely depressed here. I've seen some shockingly low compensation being offered. I'm currently in the market too (in my mid-40s), and the response to my applications has been null. Worse than any experience I've had before. The only people who seem to have it worse are fresh college grads. My partner is...”

One commenter pointed a job seeker to a trade job with a work truck, tools, training and $20 an hour to start, rising quickly.

“Theyll give you a work truck, help with ALL tools, intense training programs, hourly rate of $20 to start but goes up drastically fairly quickly...”

One resident shared a salary transparency thread showing a paralegal making 65k and managers making way over 100k.

“Greenville Salary Transparency Thread. Paralegal, 65k, 33, BS. waaay over $100k for manager. Join Greenville, South Carolina Greenville, SC...”

No resident has talked about October yet.

One resident called Greenville a good spot to land if you really want the South, with a decent job market and a moderate cultural climate.

One person was amazed at how much online attention Greenville gets for such a small city, from YouTube channels to Instagram accounts.

“There at least 5 State Parks close to Greenville that are perfect for hiking/mountain biking: Table Rock, Devil's Fork…”

One hiker listed Wildcat Wayside, Beech Bottom Falls and Raven Cliff Falls as favorites, and said most Paris Mountain trails are fairly easy.