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How to Spend Your Memorial Day Weekend

A guide to what's happening in the Upstate this holiday weekend. Did we miss an event? Share it in the comments section below.

Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend?

Here's some of the places that you'll want to be:

Easley Farmers Market: The market held in front of Easley City Hall will be open from 8am - noon tomorrow. Items for sale include local produce and honey, mushrooms, smoothies, hot sauces and salsa, jams and jellies and much more. Check out their Facebook page for the lineup of expected vendors tomorrow.

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Great Scot! Parade: Truly unique event held in downtown Greenville beginning at 6 p.m., followed by Celtic music at the TD Amphitheater.

Aloft: The new and improved version of Freedom Weekend Aloft launches Friday and runs through Monday at Heritage Park in Simpsonville. There's more than balloons this year! Check out their schedule of events.

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Waterparks opening: Greenville Recreation District will open all waterparks in Greenville County for the Memorial Day weekend. Read more here.

Scottish Games: Scotland comes to Greenville! 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Furman University. Pipes & Drum competitions and more.

Plum Hollow Festival: Alternative Bluegrass Music Festival. The fun started Thursday, but runs throughout the weekend. See their website for complete details. And, it's pretty much a guarantee that you'll see a few stars from "Moonshiners" at this festival.

Take Flight 5K: This run will help build a new playground at Greenville Municipal Airport. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. See details.

Greer Senior Expo: To be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Praise Cathedral. Seniors and their families can learn about local organizations that can help aging residents of the area.

Pizza Inn of Greer's Tornado Relief Effort: The local pizzeria will donate 10 percent of their sales Saturday through Monday to the American Red Cross. Check out their Facebook page for more details.

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