Save the date for the 2026 Converse Heights Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting!
Check back for location and more information soon.
Get ready for a star-spangled day of fun on July 4th with the Converse Heights Neighborhood Association! Grab your red, white, and blue — and deck out your bikes, wagons, and golf carts — for our annual Independence Day parade.
We’ll gather at 10:00 a.m. behind the Prisma office building (333 S. Pine St.), where we’ll kick things off with the Pledge of Allegiance before marching together to Happy Hollow Park. Once we arrive, the celebration continues with plenty of festive fun. Lunch, snacks, and snoballs will be available for purchase — bring cash or card.
Stay tuned for more details on the parade and park festivities. It’s the highlight of the summer, and you won’t want to miss it!
A cherished tradition, Halloween in Converse Heights is one of our favorite nights! Trick-or-Treating in the neighborhood will always take place on Halloween night 🎃
We’re excited to welcome all the little ghosts and goblins this year! However, please note that debris from Hurricane Helene are still being cleared, so it’s a good idea to bring extra flashlights for better visibility. The city is addressing debris removal and will work diligently to clear as much as possible before Halloween.
The Association is working more closely than ever with the City of Spartanburg and local law enforcement to ensure a safe and fun Halloween in Converse Heights.
To ensure safety, we’re increasing police presence and closing specific streets to car traffic from 3:30-8:00 p.m. on Halloween night. During these hours the following streets will be CLOSED TO CAR TRAFFIC. The affected streets are:
Mills Avenue (from East Main Street to Glendalyn)
Maple Street (from Mills Avenue to S Fairview Avenue)
Rutledge Street (from Mills Avenue to S Fairview Avenue)
Otis Boulevard (from Mills Avenue to Connecticut Avenue, with Fairview remaining open)
Glendalyn Avenue (from the Spinx to Mills Avenue)
We've designated the car-free zone above, but the whole neighborhood is available for trick-or-treating! Houses that are participating will have their porch lights on. No lights = no candy.
Please be considerate about trash and make sure to pick up after yourself and your children.
You can park on any street in Converse Heights, but please do not block driveways.
Once you park, please walk the neighborhood with your children; do not follow them in the car. We recommend you bring a stroller for the littlest trick-or-treaters, and enjoy walking around our spooktacular neighborhood!
Map of Street Closures. Orange street sections will be closed, while green intersections will be partially open.
Wear your most festive red, white and blue and decorate your bikes, wagons and golf carts to join our annual parade!
Join Mayor Rice for a walk around the neighborhood!
Learn more about the road projects that will be tackled if the penny is continued with Spartanburg County Administrator Cole Alverson, and hear the benefits of voting YES in November with OneSpartanburg, Inc. President/CEO Allen Smith.
CHNA Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 8, 2023
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Join us for the Converse Heights Neighborhood Association’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Happy Hollow Park! There will be light refreshments and a visit from the Easter bunny! Don’t forget your basket!
2023 Annual Meeting
Pine School Street Media Room
500 S. Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Speaker: Allen Smith, President/CEO of One Spartanburg
Join us on Monday, July 4th to celebrate Independence Day!
Wear your best red, white and blue, and deck out your bikes, wagons and golf carts for a parade! We will meet at 10:00 am behind the Prisma offices on Otis/Palmetto and end at Happy Hollow Park where there will be cookies, the Kona Ice truck and more! See you there!
Join us for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Happy Hollow Park at 11 AM and be sure to bring your basket!
CHNA Annual Meeting
When: Monday, March 14th 2022, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Pine Street Elementary School Media Room.
All are welcome! We hope to see you there!
We hope you’ll join us on July 3rd this year.
Converse Heights Neighbors! Grab your best red, white, and blue decorations and bikes, because the annual 4th of July parade is BACK and will begin at 10:00 am behind the Prisma offices on Otis/Palmetto and end at Happy Hollow Park where the Kona ice truck will have frosty treats.
The parade will happen on Saturday July 3rd this year so don’t miss the fun!
Converse Heights Neighborhood Association hosts:
The Fall Social
Friday, November 11, 6:30-8:30 PM
Converse College Alumnae House (at the corner of Mills and E. Main)
All neighbors welcome!
Light appetizers, adult beverages, soda, and fun with your neighbors!
See you there!
This is an event held by neighborhoods all over the nation.
We hold the event at Happy Hollow Park and there will be live music, food and beverage, and lots of fun. Bring your family, your picnic blanket and your chairs, and don't forget to invite your friends and neighbors!
Grab your baskets and join us for the Converse Heights Neighborhood Association's Easter Egg Hunt.
Location: Happy Hollow Park
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 11:00 am
Additional Details: Make plans to meet near the shelter prior to hunt. Lemonade and cupcakes will be provided.
Converse Heights Neighborhood Association hosts:
The Fall Harvest Party
Thursday, November 13, 6:30-8:30 PM
Converse College Alumnae House (at the corner of Mills and E. Main)
All neighbors welcome!
Light appetizers, adult beverages, soda, and fun with your neighbors!
See you there!
This is an event held by neighborhoods all over the nation. We have previously held the Converse Heights event at the Alumnae House at Converse College, but have moved it to Happy Hollow this year for more activities and space.
There will be live music, food and beverage, and lots of fun. Bring your picnic blanket and chairs, and don't forget to bring your family and neighbors!
It is the mission of the Converse Heights Neighborhood Association to make our neighborhood “safe, beautiful, and fun.” We are initiating a 200 Trees Challenge to mulch and care for the trees in the medians along Twin Drive, Mills Avenue, and Otis Boulevard. These median trees are a special feature of our neighborhood - it will benefit us all to make them look their best. We can only do this with the help of neighbors like you. We are being greatly assisted by the Trees Coalition and the City of Spartanburg.
The trees on Twin were mulched on February 16. We will tackle the 88 median trees on Mills Avenue on June 18, at 5:30PM. Plan to meet beside the Converse College Alumni House at the corner of East Main and Mills Avenue at 5:30PM on Tuesday, June 18. Bring your wheel barrow, rake, and work gloves. We will be instructed by Josh Baker, Trees Expert with the City of Spartanburg. (Take a look at the attached photos to see what can go wrong with incorrect mulching). The mulch will be on site and ready to spread. We will finish no later than 7:30PM. Each volunteer will receive a handout on effective mulching.
We will take on Otis on July 16. Mark your calendars, details to follow. In addition, CHNA has received a grant from the Noble Trees Foundation to remove English ivy from our trees. Merike Tamm is heading up this effort. Can you nominate one tree that badly needs ivy removed? Please join us!
Stairs at The Ravine
We'll learn about wonderful native plants in the Ravine that deserve protection and also about invasives that deserve destruction. Bring a favorite tool: most folks like to use a hand pruner, lopper, or hand pruning saw.
We will meet at the foot of Mills Avenue, where it meets Boyd Street, at the bench in front of the holly hedge.
Our leader will be Converse Heights resident Merike Tamm, who has been visiting the Ravine for 35 years. As a member of the SC Native Plant Society, she has been participating in restoration of natural areas for the past 10 years.
If anyone has questions, please email or call Merike Tamm, meriketamm@charter.net, 864-583-4018
