Uptown Greenville: Homecoming Freeboot Friday | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    GREENVILLE, N.C.     It's Homecoming weekend for the pirates of ECU and it's also the return of Freeboot Friday.

    Homecoming Freeboot Friday kicks off at 5:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 at Five Points Plaza on the corner of 5th and Evans Street.

    ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill is scheduled to speak at 5:15 p.m followed by an introduction of the homecoming court and ECU student skit performances. At 7:00pm, the ECU Marching Pirates, ECU cheerleaders and the ECU Dance Team will perform for the crowd. Throughout the event, little pirates can appreciate the bounce houses, clowns, and face painting, and bigger pirates can enjoy beer and wine in the grog garden. To top it all off, party band Spare Change will headline the event.

    Pirates of all ages are invited to attend the official pep rally of ECU Home football games, Freeboot Friday.

    For more information about Uptown Greenville, go to www.uptowngreenville.com or call Director Bianca Shoneman at (252) 561-8400. Contact Carl Rees, Economic Development Manager with the City of Greenville at crees@greenvillenc.gov or (252) 329-4510.
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