Nightlife, Night Clubs, Sportsbar, Bars Greenville SC

Nightlife and Bars in Greenville, South Carolina Once the kids are with the sitter, or you've finished that paper that's due on Monday, or you've just closed the last deal for the week and you head for a well-earned night out, you'll find that Greenville has variety enough to satisfy what ever you feel like doing tonight.

Pull off the tie and throw on the favorite jeans to warm a seat at one of many sports bars in the Downtown and West End Districts of Greenville. Watch a game or play some pool, toss a few darts and toss back a few too. The casual guy's night out or just the gang from work, a group of friends hanging out. What could be easier or more laid back for a night out?

Leave the tie on and throw on your jacket. Meet that special someone at one of the many Greenville restaurants for appetizers before a concert or show of which there are many exciting choices. Check out the Bi-Lo Center to see who's in town for a concert or The Peace Center, Greenville's premier theatre for the performing arts or one of the many other theatre companies to see a play. Or attend a local bar that offers regular comedy performances with a more earthy tone to the humor.

During the warmer months, enjoy the "Main Street Fridays" outdoor concert series held at the Hyatt Plaza on Main Street featuring a variety of music techniques from blues to bluegrass, old style jazz to contemporary cover bands. Then, held on Thursday nights, "Downtown Alive" also at the Hyatt, for gritty blues, jazz, funk or any number of styles to suit your mood.

Get to know that contract attorney from across the firm or that shop clerk from across the mall by taking her to one of the great wine bars in town. Try something new and learn about how to pair some food with the wines to heighten the experience. Enjoy an evening of sensory delights, sniffing, sipping and savoring with new awareness of what wine is all about.

Get a bit of food, a bit of entertainment and a wee bit of a taste at one of the many Irish Pub style bars in Greenville. Some with live bands, some along the lines of a sports bar, some with games, some with good Irish food fare, all with a warm Irish welcome.

The pubs aren't the only place to find beer, though. There are breweries and micro breweries popping up in Greenville enough so that you might make a night of sampling brews from various establishments to determine which beer flavor is your favorite or which brewery has the best atmosphere to suit your taste.

No less exciting but perhaps a slower pace for music lovers, Greenville also has its own Symphony Orchestra for listening pleasure. Offering a series of performances that "has the power to stir your emotions, spark your memory and free your imagination" in beloved classics and contemporary repertoire. For a venue that leans toward the more intimate, Find one of Greenville's lovely piano bars for a bit of mood making and private conversation while enjoying a cocktail and something to nibble.

Inside or outside, highbrow or just a bit bawdy, there is quality nightlife a plenty in Greenville. Exciting, and sophisticated, music, art, culture and fun abound in Greenville.

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