People at PirateFest 2016

Art is in the Air and on Every Corner in April!

Downtown Greenville springs into action Friday, April 5th from 5pm - 8pm for the Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalk! Take a self-guided walking tour, or catch a FREE ride on the Emerald Express Trolley to quickly get from stop to stop to view local, regional, and national artist’s work, enjoy…

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A Shad-Tastic Festival

The Grifton Shad Festival has been a keystone event in Eastern North Carolina for 52 years, celebrating the springtime running of the Shad up the Neuse River, then into tributary creeks such as historicContentnea Creek, which runs through Grifton. The longest-running festival in Pitt County, the…

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Visit NC Honors Pitt County Pitmaster Sam Jones

GREENVILLE, N.C. (March 18, 2024) — At a luncheon today featuring an appearance by Gov. Roy Cooper, Visit North Carolina presented its Esse Quam Videri Award to Glenn Patterson Wilson for leading a revival of her hometown of Halifax, a Roanoke River town with rich Revolutionary War history. The…

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NYE in the Emerald City!

Ring in 2024 in the Emerald City! Around town, different local venues will be hosting their own dazzling New Year's Celebrations! There are so many kinds of events all over Pitt County that there is sure to be something that anyone and everyone can enjoy! Photo courtesy of Aaron Hines | City of…

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