Labor Day Weekend: 3 Things To Do In Greensboro

GREENSBORO, NC - As the summer winds down and cooler weather approaches, everyone wants to make the most of their Labor Day Weekend. If you’re in the Greensboro, NC area, make sure to check out these great events happening over the long weekend.

Take in an art show, get a taste of the local cuisine of Greensboro, or listen to some jazz and blues music at a festival dedicated to the legendary John Coltrane.

Make sure to check out these great local activities in the Greensboro area this weekend. Found something you think is interesting but isn’t listed here? You can learn how to post your own event to the Greensboro Patch Calendar here.

The Weatherspoon Art Museum
Are you an art lover? Does local culture excite you? Be sure to check out the Weatherspoon Art Museum, located on the campus of University of North Carolina-Greensboro. The Museum is dedicated to showcasing local artists and their work, and spotlighting homegrown Greensboro talent. The Museum has six galleries and a sculpture garden with over 17,000 square feet of exhibition space. Admission to the museum is free, as well as parking, so it’s also a cheap option for your weekend plans.

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Taste Carolina Food Tours
Across historic Elm street in downtown Greensboro, you can find restaurants, shops, parks, theaters, and more. Taste Carolina Food Tours offers a guided trek through the Elm Street area with planned visits to these local establishments. You’ll speak with chefs and restaurant owners who use locally grown produce to make some truly delicious food. Tours run roughly three hours long, rain or shine. Taste Carolina tours take place on Saturdays at 2:00 pm and cost $55 per person.

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John Coltrane Jazz & Blues Festival

Located in nearby High Point, North Carolina, there’s a Jazz & Blues Festival dedicated to legend John Coltrane that will surely spice up your holiday weekend. The festival, which runs Saturday and Sunday, includes artists such as Grammy nominated Jazz musician Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, and many more. One day tickets for the festival start at $65.

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Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We want you to, too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar.

Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it:

1. Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.
2. Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly, have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.
3. Post it on Patch! That's it. Get ready for RSVPs.

You can share your event for free to three Patches, or if you really want to get the community's attention, you can pay $20 to feature your event. When an event is featured, it receives priority placement on the local calendar as well as on your Patch's homepage, article pages and in the daily newsletter (if available) the week before the event.

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