Binge-watching your favorite series or scrolling on your phone can be fantastic ways to pass the time, but it has been proven that keeping your mind engaged and exercising your brain makes for a fulfilling life.


Across Spartanburg County, there are ways to keep learning, from embracing the arts to challenging yourself, get a glimpse at some activities across our area that are equal parts resting and rousing.

 

Chapman Cultural Center—Your One-Stop-Shop

With nearly 400 yearly events, the Chapman Cultural Center — along with its constituents — is a one-stop-shop for nearly every part of your brain: the artistic parts, the logical parts, the nostalgic parts, you name it! Their mission of “developing, strengthening, and promoting the scope, excellence, and educational role of the arts, humanities, and sciences” is reflected in the comprehensive programming put on by the Chapman Cultural Center and its partner organizations, including:
 

 

Check out the Chapman Cultural Center's upcoming events calendar. You can filter their programs by keyword, event type, event category, age group, and partner organization so planning your itinerary is easy as pie.

Historical Museums and More In And Around Spartanburg, SC

Would you like to experience a live reenactment of a Revolutionary War? Or spend an exhilarating day learning about the past, present, and future of BMW (and even taking a spin around the test track)?


There are many, many historical sites and museums dedicated to preserving and celebrating the people, places, and events that shaped not only the local community, but the nation itself. So if you've already been to DC to see the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell, and Keystone to see Mount Rushmore, it's time to take a historic tour of Spartanburg to see:
 

The Libraries of Spartanburg County

 

Spartanburg County's Public Library system is a gem of the community, hosing pop-up crafting sessions, movie watch-alongs, themed community events, and more family-friendly offerings than we can possibly count.


The newest addition to the library system is the Spartanburg Planetarium Learning Center, which houses a 50-foot domed planetarium theatre with 135 seats and additional spaces for the Kitty Black Perkins Maker Lab and other learning activities and programs. Dedicated to lifelong learning, the planetarium learning center offers educational experiences to children, teens, and adults.

 

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