Quit Your Day Job: Fun Daytime Activities in Greenville, SC

Welcome to Off The Grid Greenville, your daytime *experts in having a good time.
We’re here to help you play hooky, plan a play date, take a break, or build your tribe.
Are ya retired? Working? Ready to quit your day job? New to the area?
We have your “want to do” list for fun in the Upstate during daylight hours.


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Stay Active Greenville has plenty of opportunities to keep you moving. The benefits of staying active include minimizing anxiety and depression, expanding your social circle and building confidence. The hardest part is getting off the couch and o

Stay Active

Greenville has plenty of opportunities to keep you moving. The benefits of staying active include minimizing anxiety and depression, expanding your social circle and building confidence. The hardest part is getting off the couch and out the door. You can do it! Piece of cake. 😉🍰


The Upstate’s Land choices Hiking Biking Birdwatching Tennis Bowling Softball Pickleball Walking Golf Yoga Rugby Fitness centers Pictured here: MAYA Movement Arts

The Upstate’s Land choices

Hiking
Biking
Birdwatching
Tennis
Bowling
Softball
Pickleball
Walking
Golf
Yoga

Rugby

Fitness centers

Pictured here: MAYA Movement Arts

The Upstate’s Water sports Swimming holes Swimming pools and splash pads Tubing Paddle sports Fishing and boating Trout Unlimited-Mountain Bridge #46 South Carolina Foothills Bass Anglers

The Upstate’s Water sports

Swimming holes

Swimming pools and splash pads
Tubing
Paddle sports
Fishing and boating
Trout Unlimited-Mountain Bridge #46
South Carolina Foothills Bass Anglers


Make A Difference Many of us here at OTG are former teachers. We value education as a way to pay it forward. There are many ways to get involved. Volunteer or mentor at local schools and youth organizations. Join the team and feel the power! Vo

Make A Difference

Many of us here at OTG are former teachers. We value education as a way to pay it forward. There are many ways to get involved. Volunteer or mentor at local schools and youth organizations. Join the team and feel the power!

Volunteer

Greenville County Schools
Roper Mountain Science Center

Project Host

The NESS Fest

Mentor

Boys and Girls Club
Mentor Upstate

Find a Deal We are always looking for that elusive bargain. Thrifting, bargain hunting, and antiquing can take patience. It’s riches or rags depending on the day. Think treasure hunt and share your discoveries in our comment section below. Pic

Find a Deal

We are always looking for that elusive bargain. Thrifting, bargain hunting, and antiquing can take patience. It’s riches or rags depending on the day. Think treasure hunt and share your discoveries in our comment section below.


Pickens Flea Market and Bargain Exchange
Rock House Antiques
Route 276 Cool Crap
Uncle Mike’s Junkiques
Dodson Dig Co
Cottage Grove Vintage
Urban Digs
Greenville Army Store
The Vintage Market of Greenville
The Shops at Landrum Antiques
Vintage Now Modern
Buncomb Antiques Mall
Greystone Antiques

Shop til you drop! Here are a few of our favorite funky shops. We love that Greenville supports local artistry and expression. Makers Collective La’Rue Black Tulip Custard Boutique Nyla Beans RockerBelles Kate DiNatale Vintage Main

Shop til you drop! Here are a few of our favorite funky shops. We love that Greenville supports local artistry and expression.

Makers Collective
La’Rue
Black Tulip
Custard Boutique
Nyla Beans
RockerBelles
Kate DiNatale Vintage
Main Collective
Soma Carolina

Keep an eye out for a FULL feature on shopping

Creativity is a superpower. Support for the arts in the Upstate is a source of pride at Off The Grid. Being former art teachers makes us somewhat biased. We believe that where creativity is encouraged innovation and industry will follow. Making a

Creativity is a superpower.

Support for the arts in the Upstate is a source of pride at Off The Grid. Being former art teachers makes us somewhat biased. We believe that where creativity is encouraged innovation and industry will follow. Making art is introspective while appreciating art is social and fun. Then there’s all that free wine and cheese.

Take a class at one of these fantastic local spots:

Metropolitan Arts Council

Liz Daly Designs

Open Studios

GCCA

Vino and Van Gogh

AR Workshop

Follow gallery opening receptions scheduling here.

Go Global Amazing how travel adventure puts things in perspective. When you can’t get away and reading about it isn’t enough, try these alternative methods of cultural immersion. Take a language class at Upstate International Visit one of the

Go Global

Amazing how travel adventure puts things in perspective. When you can’t get away and reading about it isn’t enough, try these alternative methods of cultural immersion.

Take a language class at Upstate International

Visit one of the area’s many International Food Markets

Still feeling the travel bug? Try a cooking class at a culinary venue: Cook’s Station Le Petit Crossant Plate 108 Palmetto Olive Oil Co. Simply Gourmet Chef 360

Still feeling the travel bug?
Try a cooking class at a culinary venue:

Cook’s Station
Le Petit Crossant
Plate 108
Palmetto Olive Oil Co.
Simply Gourmet
Chef 360

Walk a dog. Pet a cat. Make a friend. We love our pets. And they love us right back. Volunteer at a local shelter. Adopt or foster a best friend of your own. Pet shelters Greenville Humane Society Animal Rescue Groups Partners in Anim

Walk a dog. Pet a cat. Make a friend.

We love our pets. And they love us right back.
Volunteer at a local shelter. Adopt or foster a best friend of your own.

Pet shelters

Greenville Humane Society

Animal Rescue Groups

Partners in Animal Care


Studies show pets reduce anxiety, stress and depression. Moreover, they provide companionship, ease loneliness and bring us joy through unconditional love.

Studies show pets reduce anxiety, stress and depression. Moreover, they provide companionship, ease loneliness and bring us joy through unconditional love.

Grow and get dirty Turn your thumbs green and try one (or all) of these amazing local gardening opportunities. You might dig it. SC Native Plant Society Community Gardening Visit Gardens Become a Master Gardener Greater Greenville R

Grow and get dirty

Turn your thumbs green and try one (or all) of these amazing local gardening opportunities. You might dig it.

SC Native Plant Society

Community Gardening

Visit Gardens

Become a Master Gardener

Greater Greenville Rose Society

Greenville Garden Club

Gardening for Good


Strut your Wheels Jumpin Jack Flash it’s a gas, gas, gas. 🎶 Car “enthusiasm” in the Upstate is an understatement. These motorheads are always happy to share knowledge, stories and welcome new friends. Cars and Coffee of the Upstate EURO

Strut your Wheels
Jumpin Jack Flash it’s a gas, gas, gas. 🎶

Car “enthusiasm” in the Upstate is an understatement. These motorheads are always happy to share knowledge, stories and welcome new friends.

Cars and Coffee of the Upstate

EURO Auto Festival

Misfit Mustangs South Carolina

Foothills Mustang Club

Day Drinking A daytime cocktail can be sublime. Greenville boasts of many creative mixologists who concoct with smoke, house-made bitters and clever pairings. Don’t drink alone, find a friend (preferably a non-drinker) and treat them to a mocktai

Day Drinking

A daytime cocktail can be sublime. Greenville boasts of many creative mixologists who concoct with smoke, house-made bitters and clever pairings. Don’t drink alone, find a friend (preferably a non-drinker) and treat them to a mocktail or take an Uber.

Stella’s

Kitchen Sync

Saltwater Kitchen

Fork and Plough

Bacon Bros

Tacos and Mas

Oak Hill Cafe

L’INCANTO

Cantina 76

Ji-Roz

Husk

Old dogs CAN learn new tricks. Use your noggin and… Take a class: Learn to play an instrument or take a music lesson Furman University (Senior classes) Clemson University (Senior classes) Play games: Majong Bridge Chess

Old dogs CAN learn new tricks. Use your noggin and…

Take a class:

Learn to play an instrument or take a music lesson

Furman University (Senior classes)

Clemson University (Senior classes)

Play games:

Majong
Bridge
Chess

Board Game Society of the Upstate

*Don’t forget to check SC Gambling Laws here

Need some alone time to recharge? Read a book. M. Judson Book Club Joe's Place Book Club

Need some alone time to recharge?
Read a book.

M. Judson Book Club

Joe's Place Book Club



We love Greenville and have had a blast putting this list together. In fact, we’re not ready to give it up. Teach us about your favorite daytime pursuits. No need to raise your hand, just leave your comments below. And please watch your daytime m

We love Greenville and have had a blast putting this list together. In fact, we’re not ready to give it up.

Teach us about your favorite daytime pursuits.
No need to raise your hand, just leave your comments below. And please watch your daytime manners. You don’t want a detention, do you?

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