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 is a FREE transit option during the ArtWalk! Jump on and hop off to meet up with friends or to simply park and ride. The trolley loops through Downtown approximately every 20 minutes.
Next ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, March 6, 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:
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
Live Music from 6:30pm - 9:30pm - Alley Cat Records
Live Music starts at 6:00pm - Amante Tacos Speciality Cocktails
- Black Rose Bottling Co.
- Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- BohoWave
Open until 7:00pm - 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 Burroughs Wellcome Gallery
- ECU Gray Gallery at Jenkins Fine Art Building
"A State of Printmaking" Exhibition - ECU Janice Faulkner Gallery in Joyner Library
Faculty Exhibition: Misook Hur - ECU College of Fine Arts and Communication
Proctor-Youngue House
Exhibition of selected Scholastic Art Award works to celebrate
NC's "Arts in our Schools Month" and "National Youth Art Month" - ECU School of Music
- Emerald City Collective
MOR Charms and Alpine Matcha - Emerge Gallery & Art Center
DownEast Sculpture Exhibition
Mosaic Multicultural Arts Exhibition
Pysanky Egg Demonstration and Pop Up by Sara Gatilogo
10% off in the Sales Gallery - Greenville Museum of Art
Exhibition on Display: Archiving Place
Ending March 14, 2026 in the West Wing and Commons Galleries - The Holistic Co.
Open for Business - Jarvis United Methodist Church
Sanctuary Open to view from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - Nash Hot Chicken
Live Music from 8:00pm - 11:00pm - Pitt Street Brewing Company
Pint Sized Artist Market from 5:00pm - 8:00pm - The Scullery
- Starlight Cafe
- Open for Business, Artwork on display
- Strangebird
- 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.
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