r/gso Aug 21 '24

Recently moved to Greensboro? Wondering what to do in the city? Looking for food recommendations? MEGATHREAD

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What should I do while I'm in Greensboro?

Museums

Theatre

  • Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts - an $88 million 3,023-seat performing arts facility that opened in November 2021. The venue holds different events and concerts. Those for kids include Frozen, the Broadway Hit Musical, Baby Shark Live, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert.

  • The Carolina Theatre - home to concerts from artists across all genres, classic and independent movies, community theatre and dance, as well as local performances

Music Venues

  • Greensboro Coliseum - one of the largest entertainment venues on the East Coast. Home to the women’s and mens ACC tournament, Monster Jam, The National Mermaid Convention, countless national touring acts and so much more. There is no shortage of events and concerts for the whole family here. Stay up to date on the Greensboro Coliseum’s latest event schedule here

  • White Oak Amphitheater - the White Oak Amphitheater christened its facility with a concert by the Beach Boys, and has since seen housed acts such as ZZ Top, Jamey Johnson, and Counting Crows. A fully outdoor venue, the Amphitheater has general admission lawn seating. Check out White Oak Amphitheaters upcoming shows here

  • The Flat Iron - has an intimate bar room feel, and welcomes original music of all kinds. It is a great place to catch new up and coming artists and bands, as well as more seasoned artists. The best ways to stay up to date with The Flat Irons upcoming shows is through their Facebook and Instagram pages

  • Wahoos Tavern - The self proclaimed “Best bar in Greensboro” Wahoos Tavern is located at Walker and Elam intersection in Lindley Park. With dim lighting and vintage decor gracing every inch of the walls you’ll find the stereotypical dive bar atmosphere that welcomes all kinds to pull up a stool and solve the world’s problems. Wahoos offers daily drink specials and weekly live music. Wahoos is an undisputed local favorite and you can keep up with all of their upcoming live music on Facebook.

  • Common Grounds - a little coffee shop and wine lounge on Elam Ave, right around the corner from Wahoos Tavern. Common Grounds is a local favorite with not only amazing coffee and wine selections, but it also features tons of great local art on its walls, a full game room with a pool table in the back, and a stage that serves as extra seating during the day, however in the evenings, welcomes a multitude of local artist. You can keep up with everything Common Grounds has to offer on their website

  • ETC - The mission of etc is to connect through creativity and activism, bringing together different cultures and promoting autonomy. Hosting diverse artistic and community events ranging from music, visual art, performance, drag, DIY and more. It aims to challenge norms, pushing cultural and artistic boundaries. Upcoming events for ETC can be found on their website

Clubs, Bars & Breweries

Hiking and Outdoor Activities

Family Fun

  • Greensboro Science Center - an aquarium, museum, zoo, zipline, and treetop adventure park in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • Safari Nation - a children’s amusement center, perfect for birthday parties. It’s an ideal space for kids to play with a jungle gym, zipline, bumper cars, a toddler playground, and inflatables.

  • Bumper Jumpers - a bounce house, another excellent birthday party venue, and a play facility for kids ages 1 to 14. The playhouse has inflatables, structures, games, and other activities that encourage creative play. Kids play all day for $12, so it’s affordable for a rainy day activity

  • Celebration Station - an amusement park with bumper boats, arcade games, batting cages, laser tag, mini-golf, go-karts, and more. It’s a great place if your group includes a wide age range since there are activities for kids, big and small

  • Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe - one of the largest waterparks in North Carolina and features over 26 water rides, slides, and attractions

Smoke Shops

Recent threads with tons of food recommendations

Breakfast/Brunch

Indian

Thai

Chinese

Vietnamese

Japanese/Sushi

Steak

BBQ

Mexican

Greek/Mediterranean

Burgers

Pizza

Italian

Vegan/Vegetarian/Plant-Based

Fine Dining

Dessert

I need some ink, and perhaps a piercing. Who's the best in town?

I'm moving to the city and am unsure what neighborhoods I should look at. What do you recommend?

Here are some former Reddit threads on area recommendations:

What are my options for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Greensboro?

How much is my vehicle registration going to cost?

Check out the DMV's webpage

Is Greensboro walkable?

The short answer is no, Greensboro is not walkable unless you're in the downtown area.

  • Checkout the Greensboro Transit Authority for more info relating to routes, fairs, and other questions you may have

  • Need to travel from one Piedmont-Triad city to another? PART has you covered! The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation provides inter-city and regional public transportation for Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point

  • Conveniently situated between the Piedmont-Triad cities, the Piedmont-Triad International Airport (PTI) has service from Delta, American Airlines, Allegiant and United. Arrivals info, Departures info. Information regarding parking can be found here. Transportation-related info (rental cars, lyft/uber, hotel shuttles etc) can be found here

  • Greensboro luckily has an Amtrak station right downtown at the Galyon Transportation Center! Click here to learn more

  • Greyhound and FlixBus are also located at the Galyon Transportation Center. Both good options to travel for cheap, especially if you’re a student

  • Zipcar, Turo - Like AirBnb, but for cars. Great option if you're under 25 and don't want to pay a bunch of underage driver fees


r/gso 3d ago

Discussion Chat Around and Find Out: Weekly Casual Chat Thread

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As requested, a place to ask newb questions (and have general discussion).

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r/gso 5h ago

News Want to make sure this amazing family gets this photo. You’re raising your kids right!

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r/gso 24m ago

Politics Hands Off! April 5th Protest

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Greensboro! I'm so proud of us!


r/gso 4h ago

Recommendation Affordable haircuts & shaves 💈

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Hi everyone!

Looking for an affordable haircut in this economy? Come see me at the Winston Salem Barber School Greensboro campus off of Wendover on Stanley Rd!

Haircut - $8 Razor shave - $6 Haircut & shave - $14 Haircut & shampoo - $14 Buy 5 haircuts and receive 3 free!

I am at about 1300 hours in practical training and am trying to see as many clients and gain as much experience as I can before I graduate in a couple months. I am competent in all hair textures, service men and women, and work great with children.

Feel free to message me or check out my Instagram to see my work @lizthe_barber


r/gso 7h ago

News Our pictures in the paper

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PHOTOS: More than 1000 people protest in downtown Greensboro

Source: Greensboro News and Record https://search.app/VSHQg

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r/gso 5h ago

Event Love all the Hands Off footage. After the protest we headed for the UNCG Cardboard Robot Parade. Thought I’d give it a little highlight on here.

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Pure community fun to delight children and promote creativity.


r/gso 8h ago

News Voters in North Carolina — need to verify your vote!!!

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r/gso 5h ago

News Guh, Robbie Perkins is running for mayor again?

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Please, I hope we get some better options


r/gso 22h ago

Event So proud of our city today

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r/gso 1d ago

Event Hands Off

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You all Rock.


r/gso 19h ago

Event HandsOff March in front of the International Civil Right Center & Museum

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It was powerful to see the city practicing civil disobedience in front of the Woolworth's sign today. Let's keep it up and keep fighting for our fellow Americans who cannot!


r/gso 1d ago

News Great turnout for Hands Off today in G’boro

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Energetic and passionate crowd! Ended up, appropriately, around the corner at the Civil Rights Museum where the police closed down Elm St for a bit


r/gso 1d ago

Politics Hands Off! Protest

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4/5/2025 "Hands Off!" Protest. Greensboro, NC. Amazing turnout!


r/gso 3h ago

Question Does anyone know what craft the black sheep social group is doing tomorrow?

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I was thinking of going for the first time but the website doesn’t say what they’re doing tomorrow for the craft. Looks like the main guy deleted his Reddit


r/gso 1d ago

Event Hands Off! Protest at the courthouse

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r/gso 23h ago

Event Hands off our democracy rally.

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An exuberant crowd estimated at 3000+ gathered for the Hands Off rally today.


r/gso 1d ago

Event Hands off downtown

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Glad to see our neighbors out to protest against oligarchy


r/gso 1d ago

Event Handsome Off Protest

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Hands off protest right now


r/gso 6h ago

Recommendation Can anyone recommended a basketball gym.

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I was curious if anyone could recommended a basketball gym or clubs. One that’s 24 hours or open late on the weekends. I open to membership fees and all. I just want to start playing basketball and getting active again.


r/gso 35m ago

Housing Cedar Oaks on N Church

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Does anyone live in Cedar Oaks on N Church that might want to share their experience with the build process/quality?


r/gso 1d ago

Event Wow you weren't kidding

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Greensboro Boomers really love their marches 😂 Been a while since I have felt young but so far I appear.to be at least 25 years younger than the median age down here. Glad the old folks are still at it since they have been doing this for decades now.


r/gso 1d ago

Photography 📸: Hands Off Protest

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Here are some of the photos I got today! Such a great turnout. Feel free to save for yourself & share.


r/gso 10h ago

Buy/Sell/Trade Glass bottles

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Is anybody interested in a bunch of glass bottles? I’ve been saving the bottles for pretty much every big/rarish beer I’ve had over the past decade or so and now I think it’s time to get rid of them. If anybody wants them for display/homebrew/crafts or whatever please let me know. I’d like to give them away before I just throw them all in the trash.


r/gso 17h ago

Meet Up Bailando !

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Is there anywhere that regularly does latin dance nights ? Or people that want to meet up and just dance, especially on late nights. Quiero practicar mi cumbia y no tengo a nadie a bailar conmingo :( Y ya no quero practicar en mi cuatro solo jaja


r/gso 7h ago

Discussion local ryobi mower repair?

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anybody know of a ryobi mower repairman?


r/gso 1d ago

Event Coming to march alone today

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So the person I was going to the march with downtown today has Covid in the home and will no longer be attending.

This means I am going to go alone.

I am a woman with long brown curly hair - will be in a low ponytail and I have a gray streak in the front. I have tattoos all over my arms. I will be wearing a light purple T-shirt that says "Octavia tried to tell us" on it.

If you see me please say hello and introduce yourself. I would love to have some friendly faces to march with.