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:
February 7 | March 7 | April 4 | May 2 | June 6

Download Emerald Express Route Map

Participating Partners

• 5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom
• Live Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Aji
  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
• ECU Student Center on Main Campus
• Emerald City Collective
• Emerge Gallery & Art Center
  The Tiny Art Show: Tiny Art for a Tiny Price! 
  Prints Charming Exhibition by the ECU Printmaking Guild
  10% off in the Sales Gallery
• Greenville Museum of Art
  Exhibition Opening for "How We Got Over"
• The Holistic Co. 
• Jarvis United Methodist Church
• 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.