Soirée Festival Highlights Arts, Features Two Headline Concerts
Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
The Anderson Soirée returns this weekend with the event’s second national headliner act downtown, Country Music Star Clay Walker Friday at 7:30 p.m., joining the city’s signature arts festival which will feature local artists, food, a children’s area and two days of music on multiple stages across downtown.
Saturday night’s headline concert is scheduled to feature The Swingin’ Medallions at 8 p.m.
A list of art vendors is here.
The events kick off Friday night a 4 p.m, and again Saturday at 10 a.m. Much of Main Street downtown will be closed beginning tonight. Parking map at end of this story.
Here’s this year’s entertainment lineup:
Friday
Duke Energy Stage at Carolina Wren Park
5:30 p.m. Tailgate Homeboys
7 p.m. Steppin’ Out Dance Studio
North Main Commons Stage
6 p.m. Luke Deuce
Papa Bear Main Stage at South Main
7 p.m. Benton Blount
8 p.m. Clay Walker
South Carolina School Of the Arts at Courthouse Square
5 p.m. Audrey Adams
6 p.m. Sydney Wells
Saturday
Duke Energy Stage at Carolina Wren Park
9 a.m. Centerville Elementary School
10:30 a.m. Southwood Academy of the Arts
11 a.m. Calhoun Academy of the Arts
11: 30 a.m. New Prospect Elementary School
Noon Nevitt Forest Elementary School
12:30 p.m. Starr Elementary School
1 p.m. Nevitt Forest Elementary School
1.30 p.m. Renzo Gracie South Carouna Jujitsu
2 p.m. Flourish Creative Arts Studio
2:30 p.m. Lighthouse Christian Theatre
6:30 p.m. Those Guys
8 p.m. The Swingin’ Medallions
Papa Bear Main Stage on South Main
10 a.m. Talbert Black
11:30 a.m. Second Time Around Band
1 p.m. Cecil Tompkins
2:30 p.m. Carolina Moon Band
4 p.m. Blue Sky
6:15 p.m. Doug Mccormick
7:30 p.m. Outshyne
North Main Commons Stage
Noon Stone Groove
2:30 p.m. Marvin King Revue
5 p.m. Flipside
7:30 p.m. Hoto Mozambique
S.C. School of the Arts at Courthouse Square
Noon Anderson University Combo Band
1 p.m. AU Greg Alwine Ensemble
2 p.m. Tim Blackwell Ensemble
3 p.m. Tim Blackwell Ensemble
4 p.m. Blacktop Run
5 p.m. AU Faculty Ensemble
6 p.m. Authenticity
