The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time when galleries in Downtown Greenville throw open their doors to showcase new exhibits, often coinciding with free opening receptions. But it’s not just art: enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, shops, and live music venues along your stroll!
The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 8:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing). You can hop on and off at any stop!
Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.
Mark Your Calendars for more 2024 - 2025 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
March 7 | April 4 | May 2 | June 6
Download Emerald Express Route Map
Participating Partners
- 5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom
Anna Park and Stephen Klingman
Live Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm - Aji
Kobie Watkins
Live Jazz Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm - Alley Cat Records
- Amante's Tacos
- Christy's Europub
Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm - Dickinson Avenue Farmers & Makers Market
- ECU Gray Gallery at Jenkins Fine Art Building
- ECU Burroughs Wellcome Gallery
- ECU Janice Faulkner Gallery in Joyner Library
- ECU Proctor Yongue House (College of Fine Arts and Communication)
Art of Feeling Exhibition by Black Creatives of Pitt County - ECU Student Center on Health Science Campus
Typography Poster Show from SoAD Graphic Design undergraduates - ECU Student Center on Main Campus
Women's History Month Show from the ECU Women & Gender Office - Emerald City Collective
- Emerge Gallery & Art Center
The DownEast Nationally Juried Sculpture Exhibition
Fabric Memorials - Uvalde by Jo-Ann Morgan
Book Signing of Brain Tumor: A Love Story by Kathy Eliscu and Ted White
10% off in the Sales Gallery - Greenville Museum of Art
Exhibition Closing for "How We Got Over" - The Holistic Co.
- Jarvis United Methodist Church
S T R E S S E D: Sanctuary Visit - King's Deli
- Nash Hot Chicken
- Native Fine Diner
- Pitt Street Brewing Company
Pint Sized Artist Market - The Scullery
- Starlight Cafe
PrintStars featuring hand pulled prints in collaboration with the ECU Printmaking Guild - Uptown Brewing
- Wine and Design
Step-by-Step Painting, Open Studio, and Artist Display
Entertainment Information
More information coming soon!
The Downtown Greenville ArtWalk and Emerald Express Trolley are organized by Emerge Gallery & Art Center - Home of the Pitt County Arts Council, Visit Greenville, NC, and the City of Greenville.
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