U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Greenville this week for a campaign rally. Sanders is one of more than a dozen people vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Sanders is holding a rally at The Peace Center Amphitheater in downtown Greenville on Friday.

The event is free and open to the public, though attendees are encouraged to RSVP to the event online at berniesanders.com.

Sanders, who lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton in 2016, has served in the Senate since 2007 and was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Peace Center event will follow an Upstate town hall scheduled for Thursday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Spartanburg.

Entrance to Friday's event is on a first-come, first-served basis. The event opens at 3:30 p.m. and starts at 5 p.m.