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.

Last ArtWalk before Summer Break: Friday, June 6, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5

Download Emerald Express Route Map

Participating Partners

• 5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom
  Live Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Aji
  Quincy Jones Trio
  Live Jazz Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm 
• Alley Cat Records 
  Open Mic Night  
• Amante's Tacos
• Black Rose Bottling Co.
  Live Music from 8:30pm - 11:30pm
• 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
  On display: Visualizing the Unknowable: Jeff VanderMeer and Scott Eagle
• ECU Proctor Yongue House (College of Fine Arts and Communication)
• ECU Student Center on Health Science Campus
• ECU Student Center on Main Campus
• Emerald City Collective
• Emerge Gallery & Art Center
  "Art Superstars" featuring artwork by Pitt County School K-12 Students
  10% off in the Sales Gallery
  Live Music by Parciguana
  NEW! ArtWalk Workshops ($10 per piece)
• Greenville Museum of Art
  Far Beyond the Beyond: The Evolution of James Augustus McLean Exhibition
• The Holistic Co.  
• Jarvis United Methodist Church
• Nash Hot Chicken
  Live Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Native Fine Diner
• Pitt Street Brewing Company
  Pint Sized and Proud Artist Market from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
• The Scullery 
  Digital Display by Carlos Romero
  Open Mic Night from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
• Starlight Cafe
• Strangebird
• 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.