What is in season in Greenville, and what to order when the market changes.
SpringIn season now
- Strawberries and asparagus
- Upstate strawberries from Greer and Pickens come into TD Saturday Market by mid-April. Asparagus follows a few weeks later.
- Soft-shell crab
- May to early June. The South Carolina coast ships up to Upstate kitchens for a short window: Halls Chophouse and Larkin's tend to run a feature plate.
Festivals this seasonGreenville Craft Beer WeekExpected 12-19 Apr 2027
SummerIn season now
- Gaffney peaches
- South Carolina grows more peaches than Georgia. The Gaffney Peachoid water tower sits an hour northeast; orchards peak late June through early August. Peach cobbler shows up on most Southern menus.
- Boiled peanuts
- Roadside stands run Memorial Day through Labor Day. Green peanuts boiled in salty brine, sold by the bag.
AutumnIn season now
- Country ham and sweet potatoes
- Country ham and sweet potatoes carry through Thanksgiving and beyond. Cured ham from the Appalachian foothills shows up on biscuit menus from October.
- Apples from the foothills
- Hendersonville (a forty-minute drive north into North Carolina) is the apple basket; orchards ship to Greenville markets through October.
WinterIn season now
- Oyster roasts
- December through February: backyard oyster roasts are a Lowcountry tradition that travels Upstate via friends-of-friends. Restaurants run oyster specials when the cold snap hits.
- Collards and hoppin' John
- Collards stew slow through winter. New Year's Day is hoppin' John (black-eyed peas and rice) plus collards for the year ahead. OJ's Diner is the Pendleton-Street touchstone.
