The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The Emerald Express Trolley will not run during the January ArtWalks. 

Next ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, January 2, 2026 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Please check back as we will update with openings and closures! 

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

Download Emerald Express Route Map

Participating Partners

• 1717 Restaurant and Rooftop Bar at Hilton Garden Inn
  House Spirits Specials 
• 5 Points Plaza (5th and Evans Streets)
• 5th Street Hardware Restaurant & Taproom
• Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
• Agave
  Smoothies and Craft Cocktails for the 25+ crowd
• Aji
  Open for business 
• Alley Cat Records 
  Live Music 
• Amante Tacos Speciality Cocktails
• Black Rose Bottling Co.
• Jazz & More from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
• BohoWave
• Christy's Europub
  Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
• City of Greenville
  City Hall Light Show
• Cook's Closet
  Open for Business
• Crush 
  Specialty Cocktail
• Dickinson Avenue Farmers & Makers Market
  Open! Come on in!  
• ECU Gray Gallery at Jenkins Fine Art Building
• ECU Burroughs Wellcome Gallery
• ECU Janice Faulkner Gallery in Joyner Library 
  18th annual SOAD Graduate Student Art Exhibition
• ECU School of Music
• ECU Proctor Yongue House (College of Fine Arts and Communication)
• ECU School of Theatre and Dance
• ECU Student Center on Health Science Campus
• ECU Student Center on Main Campus
• Emerald City Collective
• Emerge Gallery & Art Center
• Three amazing exhibitions featuring local and international artists
  "Still Here" - International Juried Exhibition of Jewelry and Small Metals
  “Luminosity in Pastel” by Elizabeth Norris Cutler
  “A Caregivers Story through Animal Totems” by Sue Bartolomeo
  10% off in the Sales Gallery
• Greenville Museum of Art  
• Exhibition on Display: Archiving Place
  October 3, 2025 - March 14, 2026 in the West Wing and Commons Galleries
• The Holistic Co.  
  Artist Market from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
• Jarvis United Methodist Church
• Nash Hot Chicken
• Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
• Pitt Street Brewing Company
• Pint Sized Artist Market from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
• The Scullery 
  Open Mic and Karaoke 
• Starlight Cafe
  Open for Business, Artwork on display
• Strangebird
  Open for Business
• Uptown Brewing
  Open for Business
• Wine and Design
     ArtWalk Pop-in & Paint

THANK YOU ARTWALK SPONSORS!

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.