Greenville arts in November: Jasper Johns at the free county art museum, Dirty Dancing at the Peace Center Nov. 10-15, the symphony and First Fridays.

Last checked Oct. 31, 2026. Rebuilt each month. Dates come from the Greenville County Museum of Art, the Greenville Center for Creative Arts, the Peace Center, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Theatre, Centre Stage, the Warehouse Theatre and the Metropolitan Arts Council.

The biggest draws in Greenville’s arts calendar from now to mid-December are a new Jasper Johns show at the free county art museum, the touring Dirty Dancing musical at the Peace Center Nov. 10-15 and a busy run of Christmas theater from Dec. 3. Everything below links the venue’s own page; check it before you go, because times can change.

Exhibitions now showing

Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College St. Admission is free, the museum says. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Phone 864-271-7570.

  • Jasper Johns: Singularities, open since Oct. 28, with no end date listed.
  • MACquisitions: Volume 1, through Sunday, Nov. 29.
  • Unexpected: Photographs from the GCMA Collection, through Sunday, Jan. 3. Exhibition page.
  • Andrew Wyeth: Eight Decades of Watercolors and Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof: Rutenberg, Halsey, Tyzack, both continuing. The museum notes that Wyeth and Johns works are not always on view, so call ahead for a particular piece.

Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to the center. Its exhibitions page lists:

  • South Carolina Watermedia Society’s 49th National Exhibition, Main Gallery, through Saturday, Nov. 21.
  • Root and Canopy, work by the center’s studio artists, Community Gallery, Nov. 6-21. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
  • Ink Paper Rock, a solo show by Kevin Pang, Main Gallery, Dec. 4 to Jan. 27. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
  • Against the Wall: 9 Mural Projects, by nine community muralists, Community Gallery, Dec. 4-18. Live painting and the opening reception run 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
  • Studio artists in the Loft Gallery, through Dec. 30.

Theater and dance

  • Murder on the Orient Express, Greenville Theatre, 444 College St., closes Sunday, Nov. 1. Greenville Theatre.
  • Dirty Dancing: The Musical, Peace Center Concert Hall, 300 S. Main St., Nov. 10-15. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Box office 864-467-3000. Peace Center.
  • MOMIX: Botanica, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, Peace Center Concert Hall, from $27.50. Peace Center.
  • Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, Centre Stage, 501 River St., Dec. 3-20. Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Centre Stage.
  • The Wizard of Oz, Greenville Theatre, Dec. 4-20, $45. Greenville Theatre.
  • POTUS, the Warehouse Theatre, 37 Augusta St., Dec. 4-20; for adults. Warehouse Theatre.
  • The Nutcracker: Once Upon A Time in Greenville, Greenville Ballet, Peace Center Concert Hall, Dec. 11-13. Times and the second production, Dec. 19-20, are on our Nutcracker page.

Concerts and classical

  • Mozart Among Friends, Greenville Symphony Orchestra chamber program, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Gunter Theatre. Both performances are listed as sold out. Greenville Symphony.
  • How to Train Your Dragon in Concert, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Peace Center Concert Hall. Greenville Symphony.
  • Greenville County Youth Orchestras Fall Concert, all ensembles with vocalists John and Shannon Dooley, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Peace Center Concert Hall, from $33. Peace Center.
  • Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, with violinist Nathan Amaral and Music Director Lee Mills, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Peace Center Concert Hall. Greenville Symphony.
  • Voctave: We Need a Little Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Peace Center Concert Hall, from $27.50. Peace Center.
  • Holiday at Peace, the symphony’s family Christmas concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Peace Center.

Classes and workshops

The county art museum’s Sunday program series, which it calls Sundays at 2, lists music in the galleries Sunday, Nov. 1; Adult Swim: Gel Plate Printing Sunday, Nov. 15; and a guided tour Sunday, Nov. 22, on its exhibitions page. The Greenville Center for Creative Arts sells its own classes through its class registration page.

Regular events

  • First Fridays, the first Friday of every month, 6 to 9 p.m., with galleries open to the public, the Metropolitan Arts Council says. The next two are Friday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Dec. 4. Free.
  • Greenville County Museum of Art, free every day it is open, Wednesday through Sunday.

Send us your event

Running a show, a gallery opening or a concert in Greenville? Email hello@greenvillelocaltoday.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free, and they go on this page and in our events diary.

More: things to do this month, things to do this weekend and live music and nightlife.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Greenville County Museum of Art free?

Yes. The museum says admission is free. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, and closed Monday and Tuesday, at 420 College St.

What exhibitions are on in Greenville in November 2026?

The county art museum has Jasper Johns: Singularities, Andrew Wyeth watercolors, MACquisitions: Volume 1 to Nov. 29 and a photography show to Jan. 3. The Greenville Center for Creative Arts shows the South Carolina Watermedia Society’s national exhibition to Nov. 21.

When is First Friday in Greenville?

First Fridays run on the first Friday of every month from 6 to 9 p.m., the Metropolitan Arts Council says, with galleries open to the public. In November that is Nov. 6, and in December, Dec. 4.

When is Dirty Dancing at the Peace Center?

Dirty Dancing: The Musical runs Nov. 10-15, 2026, in the Peace Center Concert Hall, with eight performances, including matinees Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15.