Sponsorships enable Greenville Chautauqua to provide FREE and open to the public events that provide cultural engagement in Greater Greenville. Greenville Chautauqua has been performing educational interactive historical theater since 1999. We are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization – EIN 26-0058066.
2025 Winter Chautauqua Sponsorship
February 6 – 9
A $1,000 Sponsor Investment will help bring the remarkable story of Charlie Chaplin to Upstate audiences at 2 Greater Greenville area FREE performances. Sponsor benefits will include:
- (Sponsor/Partner) spokesperson may offer a 2-minute audience Welcome at the opening of each performance
- (Sponsor/Partner) may provide a display poster (2’x3’) or banner with name/logo
- (Sponsor/Partner’s) name/logo prominently placed on History Comes Alive website
- (Sponsor/Partner) recognized by Emcee at each performance
- (Sponsor/Partner) recognized in event program
- Space for a display table at each event
2025 Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival Sponsorships
June 6 -15
Our major event of the year is the June Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival. Nationally acclaimed historical interpreters perform at 35+ shows and events in Greater Greenville, Spartanburg, and Brevard. Ten straight days – two full weekends of history and fun. Indoor daytime and outdoor evening events. All FREE thanks to generous sponsors like you. Greenville Chautauqua welcomes a Sponsor Partnership with you as part of the 2025 Chautauqua June History Comes Alive Festival.
A $1,000 Sponsor Investment will help bring the remarkable story of one of our characters to Upstate audiences at 2 Greater Greenville area FREE performances of the character. Sponsor benefits will include:
- (Sponsor/Partner) spokesperson may offer a 2-minute audience Welcome at the opening of each performance
- (Sponsor/Partner’s) name or logo printed in 10,000 History Comes Alive Magazines mailed and distributed in and around Greenville, Spartanburg and Brevard beginning approximately 8 weeks prior to performances and throughout the June Festival. To be included in the magazine/reader: Graphic logo for the (Sponsor/Partner) and any other graphic elements needed for printing purposes must be received by Chautauqua, on or before February 1, 2025
- (Sponsor/Partner) may provide a display poster (2’x3’) or banner with name/logo
- (Sponsor/Partner’s) name/logo prominently placed on History Comes Alive website
- (Sponsor/Partner) recognized by Emcee at each performance
- (Sponsor/Partner) recognized in June festival program. To be included in the program: Graphic logo for the (Sponsor/Partner) and any other graphic elements needed for printing purposes must be received by Chautauqua, on or before May 1, 2025
- Space for a display table at each event
A $2,000 Sponsor Investment
- An exclusive performance of a character offered at a specific venue contracted by (Sponsor/Partner) during the 2025 Chautauqua Festival during dates of June 6-15, 2025. This performance could be open to the public or offered to an audience of your invited guests.
For the “Exclusive Performance” the Sponsorship Investment applies to: Selection of a performance location within 120 driving miles (round-trip) of Greenville County. Spartanburg County, SC and Brevard, NC areas are excluded from choice of locations; these locations have existing sponsorship agreements. We will provide the Chautauqua performer/scholar for the performance and an emcee to introduce/host program. Sponsorship price does not include the venue and “staging” (sound and lighting) at the contracted venue. If needed, these services are available and can be arranged separately through Chautauqua.
For more information contact: Lara Kaufmann at Lara@HistoryComesAlive.org