ABOUT US • • •

During the late days of November in 1992 a giant star rose from high atop Roper Mountain and has grown to be the sign that Greenville's Lights Are On. The Buck Mickel star was one of the first and probably the most recognized of all of the displays that illuminate the night sky each year during the nights from Thanksgiving through December 30^th. Founded in 1992, Roper Mountain Holiday Lights, an event
co-produced by the Rotary Club of Greenville and the Roper Mountain Science Center Association, has become a holiday tradition for family and friends throughout the Upstate and beyond.

With every passing year the show has continued to grow with the addition of new displays and landscape lighting. Some of the favorites are Frosty, Candy Cane Lane, the Candy Cane Factory, the Tunnel of Lights, and of course Santa.

Volunteers from the Rotary Club and the Science Center spend thousands of hours each year preparing for opening night. Displays are brought out in early September and made ready for their late November appearance. Proceeds from the event are shared between the two non-profit organizations and are used to benefit both education-based programs and charities in the Upstate.

We hope you enjoy the show this year and welcome you back in years to come.

Directions from Interstate 385 coming from downtown Greenville:
• From Interstate 385, exit onto Roper Mountain Road Exit (Exit #37)
• Turn left at the traffic light
• Go over the bridge crossing I-385
• Pass the frontage road on the right (at the traffic light)
• The entrance to the science center is the second road on the right

Directions from Highway 29:
• At Red Lobster, turn onto 291 By-Pass South
• Turn left at East North Street
• Turn right onto Pelham Road
• Turn right onto Roper Mountain Road Extension
• At the stoplight, turn right onto Roper Mountain Road
• Roper Mountain Science Center is about a half mile on the left

Directions from Hendersonville, NC
• From I-26 take Highway 25 to Greenville (Exit #32)
• In Travelers Rest, take the left fork which is 25 Bus./276
• Stay on 25 through town until it becomes I-385, then continue on I-385
• Take the Roper Mountain Road Exit (Exit #37)
• Turn left at the traffic light
• Go over the bridge crossing I-385
• Pass the frontage road on the right (at the traffic light)
• The entrance to the science center is the second road on the right

Directions from Interstate 85
• Exit onto Interstate 385 North (Exit #51)
• Continue on I-385 until the Roper Mountain Road Exit (Exit #37)
• Turn right at the traffic light
• Pass the frontage road on the right (at the traffic light)
• The entrance to the science center is the second road on the right