Making Greenville even more enticing is the wide array of cultural possibilities that are offered to area residents. The arts are flourishing in Greenville.
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The Greenville area offers a unique combination of history, heritage, cultural attractions, superb dining and special events. Whatever your interests – shopping or golf, dining out or tennis, fishing or boating, participating in volunteer activities, singing in a choral group, enjoying a play or concert, or enjoying America's favorite past time – we think you'll find that Greenville easily has as much to offer as any other city our size.
Whatever your preference in dining out, you will find a wide selection of choices. If you're in the mood for good Southern cooking, you can choose from restaurants offering everything from catfish and hush puppies to barbecue to steaks with a national reputation to haute cuisine. Choose from fine dining or excellent ethnic cuisine at restaurants offering Italian, Chinese, Mexican and Middle Eastern specialties. The area boasts more than 100 restaurants.
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Greenville has a number of active local civic clubs and organizations, with one to suit just about any interest or need. Among them are Rotary, Junior Auxiliary, the United Way, Delta Music Association, and the Greenville Garden Club, to name a few. For a complete listing of CIVIC CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS call or come by the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Greenville's arts community offers a substantial range of choices from uptown symphony and ballet to down-home blues. Arts organizations including the Delta Symphony Association, Delta Children's Museum, and Delta Center Stage, sponsor subscription series each year. They, along with the Greenville Arts Council, which is the umbrella agency for many artistic and cultural endeavors, bring an assortment of nationally known performance artists, lecturers and gallery exhibits to the community.
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The city's best known event, the internationally renowned Mississippi Delta Blues Festival, attracts some 50,000 visitors from all over the world each September and has been featured on national television programs. Other Special Events include the city's Mainstream Arts and Crafts Festival, held the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend in May each year. The Fourth of July Festival, an event ranked among the "Top 20 Events in the Southeast," features nationally known entertainers and the Delta's largest fireworks display. The Washington County Red Cross offers two musical productions each year.
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The Greenville Writers Exhibit, located at the William Alexander Percy Memorial Library, showcases the many renowned writers this community has produced, including historian Shelby Foote, novelists Ellen Douglas and Walker Percy, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Hodding Carter. An exhibit remembering Stoneville native and Muppet creator Jim Henson is located in nearby Leland. Kermit the Frog, who was Henson's special creation as a seventh-grader, is the focus of the exhibit.
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Three local museums offer unique attractions that hold special fascination for children and adults alike. The Winterville Indian Mounds Museum, located on Highway 1 North, provides a stirring look at a prehistoric Indian culture in one of the Southeast's most significant archaeological sites. Greenville’s Old Firehouse Museum offers a narrow look at the development of the city fire department and fires through its displays of fire-fighting equipment in a retired 1930's storefront Firehouse. Bring your children, as this museum was specially designed to allow playing on the equipment. The third museum is the Greenville Museum of History. This is a private museum developed and run by Greenvillian Mr. Benji Nelken. The Greenville Museum of History is a wonderful complication of categorized items and historical events of Greenville dating back to the early 1900’s. Admission is $5.
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Dockside casinos are also extremely popular with Greenville's residents as well as out-of-town visitors. The Lighthouse Point Casino and the Bayou Caddy's Jubilee Casino, located downtown on the waterfront at Lake Ferguson, offer blackjack, poker, roulette, craps, hundreds of slot machines, dining, night clubs, and nationally known entertainers. The casinos provide shuttle service to and from several Greenville hotels and motels, in addition to developing three hotels of their own. We recently welcomed the new Harlow's Casino and Resort to the area. Harlow’s Casino and Resort is located at the foot of the Mississippi/Arkansas river bridge on Hwy. 82.
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Greenville is home to a wide range of recreational opportunities. Tennis, softball, and soccer tournaments attract hundreds of participants for state and regional events. Facilities and programs are available throughout the city for golf, basketball, swimming, baseball, softball and karate. Both the Parks and Recreation Department and the Hodding Carter Memorial YMCA sponsor facilities and organize activities, as do other private or membership organizations. Nearby Warfield Point Park, featuring a 38-foot observation tower, offers a magnificent view of the Mississippi River, and Leroy Percy State Park, which is the only area state park to offer seasonal hunting, provides additional recreational opportunities. Fishing and hunting abound in Greenville's surrounding area, and through the Delta Wildlife Foundation or Delta Outfitters you can secure guides for individuals or groups.
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Golf and tennis are two favorite sports and are available through the city's municipal golf course or private golf and tennis clubs. Greenville offers one public golf course and one private golf course, numerous public tennis courts and two private clubs. Greenville has the largest per capita number of United States Tennis Association members in the South and hosts numerous tournaments throughout the year.
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