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:
May 2 | June 6

Download Emerald Express Route Map

Participating Partners

• 5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom
  Jake Mitchell and Chandler James
  Live Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Aji
  Tucker Sanders Trio
  Live Jazz Music from 7:00pm - 10:00pm 
• Alley Cat Records 
  TBA  
• Amante's Tacos
• Black Rose Bottling Co.
  ECU Jazz Quartet 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
  ECU School of Art and Design Graphic Design Exhibition
• Emerald City Collective
• Emerge Gallery & Art Center
  "Rock the Bus" featuring artwork by Pitt County Schools' Art Teachers
  "I AM" book signing by Talia King Edwards (illustrator) and Shavonne King Brumsey and Javon Brumsey (authors)
  10% off in the Sales Gallery
  NEW! ArtWalk Workshops: Paint-A-Pot ($10 per piece)
• Greenville Museum of Art
  Pitt Community College AFA Portfolio Exhibition
• The Holistic Co.  
• Jarvis United Methodist Church
  Sanctuary Open
• Nash Hot Chicken
• Native Fine Diner
• Pitt Street Brewing Company
  Pint Sized Artist Market
• The Scullery 
• 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.