Local Events

Local events in Asheville and Western North Carolina.

By admin • October 18th, 2012

Fall foliage peaks around mid-October in Western North Carolina, earlier in the beautiful mountains, but you can see gorgeous kaleidoscopes of extraordinary color from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 20 and again from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 21 at Asheville’s North Carolina Arboretum. The North Carolina Chrysanthemum Society’s 35th annual show, “Mums [...]

Tomorrow is Asheville’s River Arts District Second Saturday.  September 8th join the artists of the Asheville’s “Jewel in the Crown” River Arts District. Every Second Saturday, select artists open their studios to showcase their work, offer classes and demonstrations. Over 165 artists work in their studios here along the French Broad River. It’s a sweet [...]

Come; be inspired by the beauty of Asheville’s gardens during the 4th Annual West Asheville Garden Stroll. The drought that has plagued much of the nation has barely left its imprint in Buncombe county, so the passion of the local fall gardens is in full bloom and destined to be very yummy. This year’s theme [...]

Indulge in Asheville, North Carolina’s culinary treasures at the 2012 Asheville Wine & Food Festival on August 23, 24 and 25. The New York Post cites it as one of the best of its kind as the finest regional, national and international spirits and food come together in the heart of downtown Asheville, one of [...]

Asheville, North Carolina’s 2012 Mountain Sports Festival combines mountains, music and lots of sports clinics, demos, races and competitions for both the novice and the pro. The three days of  festivities take place Memorial Day weekend, May 25 through May 27. All weekend long you can push yourself to your limits in the triathlon, paddling, [...]

With its combination of traditional music and mountain beauty, Asheville’s music scene is a vital piece of the city’s culture. Along with the many annual music festivals held here throughout the year, there are also music events that are held regurlarly during the summer months.    Shindig On The Green is held each Saturday night throughout the summer at [...]

Image via Wikipedia Asheville New Year’s Eve parties TONY KISS • TKISS@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM • PUBLISHED DECEMBER 31, 2010 12:15 AM Millions stay home to watch “Dick Clark‘s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” and this year, the veteran TV personality will feature a mash-up of New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, plus Ke$sha, Taio Cruz, Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, [...]

Beer lovers rejoice! The Asheville Downtown Association announced the schedule and line up for the second annual Oktoberfest celebration, set for October 9 on Wall Street in the heart of downtown Asheville. The festival will feature brews by….To read the full original article, click here.

Happy 4th of July!! INGLES FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION The City of Asheville invites you downtown for the Ingles 4th of July Celebration. An event for the whole family, the festivities start at 1 p.m. at Pack  Square and along College Street in downtown Asheville. The Sons of the American Revolution will offer a patriotic [...]

The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival is in its 32nd year, and this year’s musicians are not to be missed.  Pianist Inessa Zaertsky, who has been with the festival for more than a decade, will be playing again this year, along with  Tracy Rowell on contrabass, general director Paul Nitsch doing two performances on piano, new bassoonist [...]