The City of Greer celebrated its 150th birthday with a large community gathering downtown on Saturday evening.
On March 25, 1876, 15 men voted to charter the town of “Greer’s,” later becoming Greer in 1904. In celebration of the town’s sesquicentennial year, the City has been hosting a variety of events, including Saturday’s Big Bash.
The celebrations ran from 4 p.m. into the evening, featuring a vintage car show, history programs, live performances, local vendors and circus acts. The event was held in partnership with the Greer Heritage Museum.
“I run a public history museum, and the public history component is what I love,” said David Lovegrove, director of the museum. “These events [aim to] make more people in the community aware of their community history, their story and their place in it.”
Attendees were able to honor Greer’s history on Saturday by stopping by one of the museum’s many booths, each telling a different story of Greer. The museum also held a live Greer150 Radio Show at the beginning of the evening, highlighting the town’s radio history. Two former announcers for the city’s original station hosted the show, which is now available online.
Other highlights of the evening included aerial act performances by the Colorful Hat Circus and a kids’ zone filled with inflatables. A laser light show along Trade Street closed the evening, though the city still has many events planned for the sesquicentennial year.
For more information on Greer’s sesquicentennial events, visit the Greer150 webpage.
