Greenville’s studio crawl is back on the calendar this weekend, and getting in still costs nothing.
The Metropolitan Arts Council is hosting the 24th Greenville Open Studios, a free, self-guided tour set for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15, from noon to 6 p.m., according to the council’s event page.
A Map, Not a Ticket Line
This year’s listing puts 160 artists at more than 96 studio locations inside a 15-mile radius of downtown Greenville. The circuit reaches Easley, Greer, Travelers Rest and Simpsonville, so the weekend is less one downtown block than a drive between working rooms.
A Friday Night Preview is scheduled for Nov. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m., with only select artists taking part. The two main days stay open to anyone willing to plot a route.
How the Count Has Moved
The artist total matches 2025, when Open Studios was in its 23rd year and listed 160 local artists at 96 locations, the council’s 2025 event page shows. That edition was scheduled for Nov. 15–16, 2025.
In 2024 the tour was smaller on the artist side and slightly larger on the map: 147 artists at 100 studio locations, still inside the same 15-mile radius of downtown. The 2026 listing holds the artist count at 160 and describes the footprint as more than 96 studios.
Last Year’s Visitors and Sales
A later accounting of the 2025 weekend, reported by the Greenville Journal, put attendance at 34,994 visitors and sales at $443,400, with the same 160-artist field. Those are last year’s results, not a projection for this weekend.
Even so, they are the clearest recent measure of what a free studio weekend can move through Greenville: nearly 35,000 people and just under half a million dollars in sales, spread across studios rather than a single box office.
Sorting the Route
Greenville.com notes that the event app can filter participating artists by wheelchair accessibility. The filter is a planning tool; it does not describe access at any particular studio.
Saturday has the longer public window, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday starts at noon, and both days end at 6. For a shorter stop, Friday’s preview runs 6 to 9 p.m. and only at the studios whose artists opted in.
