SPACE's 35th Birthday Earth Day Bash!

Saturday, April 20, 2024
10am - 2pm
Glendale Shoals Preserve

Join us as we celebrate 35 years of the Spartanburg Area Conservancy and the importance of local conservation! This will be a great day full of music, food, outdoor activities, and family friendly fun!  SPACE members and volunteers get in FREE!  (Not a current member, no problem! Purchase a ticket that includes an annual membership at the RSVP link below!)  

RSVP here: SPACE's 35th Birthday Earth Day RSVP

Schedule of Events

• 10 am - 2 pm - PAR-TAY!!! Visit vendors, eat good food, make art, listen to great music, dance, play games, toss a frisbee, visit the nature trading post, meet a hawk, pet a lizard, hula hoop, check out a new book from the bookmobile, take a hike, enjoy being outside, and have fun!
• 10 am - Yoga with Katy Skye Corbin - Bring your yoga mat and meet Katy at the amphitheater near the waterfall at 10:00 for a session of animal inspired yoga poses - all levels welcome!
• 11 am - BBQ will be served by Cribb's Catering. Choice of pulled pork BBQ, chicken hash, and veggie hash and sides!
• 10 - 11:30 am - Blue Notes Band performs on the Mill Tower stage
• 11 am - Nature Walk with SPACE's Lynn Rhodes & the Local Hiker (Meet at the SPACE tent.)
• Noon - Birthday Cake and remarks by Sam Parrott, SPACE Executive Director @ the Mill Tower Stage
• 12:30 - 2:00 pm - Wilder Things Than Us performs on the Mill Tower stage
• 1:00 pm - Guided hike with John Lane and Sam Parrott - take a walk down the nature trail to view the new potential park property. (Meet at the SPACE tent.) 

Activities and Participants

• Spartanburg Science Center is bringing Parachutes for the Planet, a collaborative community art project and call to action to raise awareness about the climate emergency
• Spartanburg County Public Libraries Bookmobile
• Spartanburg Creative Reuse Art Project - make and take an upcycle craft!
• Subaru of Spartanburg will have an electric vehicle on display!
• Watershed Ecology Center 
• Nature Trading Post - hosted by USC Upstate Sustainability
• Falconer Brantley Broach will have his trained hawk and answer questions about falconry!
• Kids Zone featuring The Secret Cirkus with hula hoops, fun performances, and giant bubbles! 
• Face painting by the Spartanburg High School Teacher Cadets
• Yard Games, disc golf, and corn hole provided by the Local Hiker
• BBQ - presented by Cribbs Kitchen and Rockers Brewing Company

Local Vendors

• At Home Apothecary
• BURG Apparel
• Carolina Bamboo
• Jim Weitzel Art
• Glendale Outdoor Leadership School 
• Palmetto Council Scouts
• The Local Hiker
• Love Where You Live
• Spartanburg Water
• Vintage View Adventures

Special thanks to our generous sponsors: