Hosted by 19-time GRAMMY winner Béla Fleck, this concert is the culmination of our renowned banjo camp. Renowned faculty will join Béla and other special guests for a unique performance displaying the wonderful diversity of the banjo.
Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Friday, August
8, 2025
Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party
Scott Miller
Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party
The biggest 2000s/Y2K party in the country!
Friday, August 08
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+
Hot In Herre features dope DJs behind the decks and 00s visuals that will transport you back to the days of blinged-out flip phones and trucker hats!
At Hot In Herre, you’ll hear your favorite hits and guilty pleasures from the first decade of the millennium from artists like Nelly (duh), Beyoncé, Usher, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Pitbull, 50 Cent, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Fergie, T-Pain, Amy Winehouse, Outkast, Eminem, Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Sean Paul, Avril Lavigne and so many more.
** Wear your best 2000s-era gear at Hot In Herre! We’re talkin’ fuzzy pink Juicy Couture sweats, bling, Ed Hardy shirts, loooow-rise jeans, UGG boots, crop tops… you name it, just wear it! **
We’re taking song requests all night, too. Pull out your old iPod playlists and have your favs ready to go!
The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Scott Miller with Tin Roof Echo
All Ages
Friday, August 08
Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$27.06 to $37.96
Grey Eagle Music Hall
ALL AGES
SEATED SHOW
LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE
Saturday, August
9, 2025
Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro
Buddhagraph Spaceship / The Kind Thieves / Hustle Souls
Shindig On the Green
East Forest
Head on out to the ballgame at McCormick Field. Asheville is taking on Greensboro. Game starts at 6:05pm.
The Grey Eagle Presents: Buddhagraph Spaceship / The Kind Thieves / Hustle Souls
All Ages
Doors: 6pm // Show: 7pm
$13.80
Grey Eagle Music Hall – Special Event
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
FT. LOCAL ARTISTS & MAKERS
2025 will be the 59th Season of Shindig On the Green!
Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2025 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the new Pack Square Park. Locals and visitors alike come together downtown “along about sundown,” or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch, until 10:00p.m. Concessions are available. Come experience the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains.
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+
FULLY SEATED SHOW
Sunday, August
10, 2025
Country Brunch w/ Cary Fridley & Down South
Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro
Aaron Lipsky in concert
Sunday Afternoon Club
South for Winter
The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present
Country Brunch w/ Cary Fridley & Down South
All Ages
Sunday, August 10
Doors: 11am // Show: 11am
Grey Eagle Music Hall
– FREE SHOW!!!
– ALL AGES
– LIMITED SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
Country Brunch at The Grey Eagle – a music series for early birds. Country Brunch showcases a goldmine of local country bands that can usually only be found playing late nights in local and regional venues, and brings them out into the light of day for lovers of an early matinee show. The series runs monthly with a different band each month.
FREE SHOW!! Show runs 11am-2pm. Food and drink available from The Grey Eagle Taqueria. Family friendly show! Come fill your Sunday day with food, drink, fun and some of the best live music Asheville has to offer – all in one place.
Head on out to the ballgame at McCormick Field. Asheville is taking on Greensboro. Game starts at 1:05pm.
Sunday, August 10th at 3pm – Concert at St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield Retirement Community. Admission is free with donations encouraged.
Claude Debussy – Premiere Rhapsodie
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata in Eb Major, Op 120 No. 2
Robert Schumann – 3 Romanzen, Op. 94 (II. Einfach, innig)
Clara Schumann – 3 Romanzen, Op. 22
Jean Francaix – Tema con Variazioni
Sunday Afternoon Clubwith music from Big Fur
at The Squeeze on The Orange Peel patio
Sunday, August 10
Show: 5:30pm | Doors: 4:30pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+
Introducing the Sunday Afternoon Club at The Orange Peel our new open air music series!
Join us at The Squeeze our fresh outdoor bar and patio as we welcome the AVL community for afternoons of music and Sunday sipping!
Join us at The Squeeze our fresh outdoor bar and patio as we welcome the AVL community for afternoons of music and Sunday sipping!
These events are free to attend so bring the brunch gang over and join in the fun.
Check out the whole summer lineup and we’ll see you soon!
The Grey Eagle & Chat Hills Music Present: South for Winter
Sunday, August 10
Doors: 6pm // Show: 6:30pm
Grey Eagle Music Hall – Special Event
ALL AGES
SEATED SHOW
SOUTH FOR WINTER
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-formed and Nashville-based South for Winter’s sound is as eclectic as their origins. The band is composed of New Zealander Nick Stone, Coloradan Dani Cichon, and Michigander Alex Stradal, and together the three multi-instrumentalists and songwriters combine elements such as classically-trained cello, percussive guitar, mandolin, suitcase stomp, poetic lyricism, and haunting melodies into a genre-bending sound described by American Songwriter as “impeccable”.
Tuesday, August
12, 2025
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Tuesday, August 12
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+
Wednesday, August
13, 2025
Arbor Evenings
Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! ArborEvenings runs Wednesdays and Thursdays through September 18, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
**Please note: Outside alcohol is prohibited on the campus of The North Carolina Arboretum.**
There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard parking fee. As always, Arboretum Society members and their accompanying guests can enter for FREE (guests must be in member vehicles to receive free entry). Proceeds from ArborEvenings help support the The North Carolina Arboretum Society and further advance the Arboretum’s mission.
Thursday, August
14, 2025
2025 Mtn. Hort. Field Day
Arbor Evenings
The Jesus Casino + Impending Joy + Sunbearer
Join us at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) for our annual Field Day. Since 1949, our station has been a hub of agricultural innovation, with the added addition of Field Day being a long-standing tradition. This year’s event promises an engaging, informative, and hands-on look at the latest in horticultural research and extension activities.
Field Day 2025 will feature a comprehensive showcase of ongoing research programs across a variety of crops such as apples, tomatoes, nursery plants, and other specialty crops. In addition to the featured research, the event will highlight various other projects and initiatives that reflect the breadth of work being done here at MHCREC.
Come for the whole day or drop in for part of it — your choice! Admission is free.
Enjoy a complimentary lunch on us! And of course, don’t miss the chance to make your own fresh tomato sandwich right in the field!
We look forward to welcoming growers, researchers, students, and community members alike for a day of learning, networking, and celebration of agricultural innovation.
Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! ArborEvenings runs Wednesdays and Thursdays through September 18, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
**Please note: Outside alcohol is prohibited on the campus of The North Carolina Arboretum.**
There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard parking fee. As always, Arboretum Society members and their accompanying guests can enter for FREE (guests must be in member vehicles to receive free entry). Proceeds from ArborEvenings help support the The North Carolina Arboretum Society and further advance the Arboretum’s mission.
The Jesus Casino + Impending Joy + Sunbearer
Thursday, August 14
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval
Friday, August
15, 2025
Downtown After 5
Amanda Anne Platt
80s vs 90s Dance Party
Join us as we partner with Blue Ridge Pride for a 90s Country-themed Downtown After 5! Featuring headliner Mustache the Band and opener Shakey’s Live Band Karaoke. Show off your style in our Best Boots Contest or channel your inner queen in the Dolly Parton Lookalike Competition for a chance to win fun prizes!
Downtown After 5 is more than just a concert series—it’s a community staple that celebrates the diversity and creativity of Asheville. Each event is free to the public, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and partners, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of between 5,000 to 6,000 attendees. Food and beverage vendors will be on-site alongside a marketplace component where attendees can explore and shop handmade crafts from local makers. Join us at Pack Square Park for these unforgettable evenings of music, community, and celebration.
Grey Eagle Events Presents: Amanda Anne Platt
Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$16.06
Grey Eagle Music Hall – Special Event
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Amanda Anne Platt has been writing and performing her original songs in front of live audiences for almost two decades. With her band The Honeycutters she has released nine albums of her own original material and toured extensively in the US and Europe. Her last six studio albums have landed in the top five of WNCW’s annual listener voted top 100 releases, most recently at #5 with her 2024 release, The Ones That Stay. Platt won second place in Merlefest’s Chris Austin songwriting competition in 2011 with her song “Little Bird”, and has been privileged over the years to share the stage with such songwriting greats as Guy Clark, Amy Ray, Billy Joe Shaver, Tift Merrit, and Radney Foster.
80s vs 90s Dance Party
DJ Oso Rey & DJ Molly Parti
Show: 9pm | Doors: 8pm
The Orange Peel
All Ages
Saturday, August
16, 2025
Bodhi Fest
The Woodstock Costume Contest with Sal Landers Weirdly Woodstock!
Shindig On the Green
Béla Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Concert
The Redd Volkaert Trio
The first annual Bodhi Fest, a Buddhist Arts and Film Festival at Asheville Community Theatre on August 16th, 2025 will be a day of illumination as we explore the gladdening qualities of the human spirit ranging from sweet solitude to ecstatic joy. The program will consist of Buddhist films + Q&A, shorts, a dance workshop, a songwriting workshop, musical performances and more. Crafts, art and food from Buddhist sanghas, artists and local vendors will be shared in the front lobby during the festival.
Enjoy an event of immersion in compassionate-wisdom activities that provoke insight and lift the spirit.
The Woodstock Costume Contest + Live Music by Weirdly Woodstock!
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $50
3rd Place: $25
FREE YOUR INNER FLOWER-POWERED HIPPIE!
EVERYONE WELCOME — ALL AGES & FRIENDLY PETS!
NO COVER CHARGE!
Featuring the delightfully unpredictable Weirdly Woodstock! with “SparkPlug Sal,” joined by the insanely talented Mark Tumo on sax, keys, and vocals, and percussionist extraordinaire Dave Halstead on drums and percussion!
Located at the edge of Biltmore Village, French Broad River Brewery is your go-to spot for Asheville live music, delicious pizza, craft beer, wines, ciders, and non-alcoholic drinks.
Live Music, costume contest, beer, dance party, and Silly Willie’s Hot Dogs will keep the fun rolling all night long!
2025 will be the 59th Season of Shindig On the Green!
Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2025 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the new Pack Square Park. Locals and visitors alike come together downtown “along about sundown,” or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch, until 10:00p.m. Concessions are available. Come experience the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains.
Béla Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Concert
Red Legged Frog Productions Presents: The Redd Volkaert Trio
Saturday August 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
From country and western swing to jazz and rock, Redd Volkaert is considered a true giant of country music and the Telecaster guitar. Redd is a Grammy-winner and a guitar-playing legend who is renowned throughout the country music world and beyond.
Volkaert played in Merle Haggard’s backing band The Strangers in the spot previously staffed by Roy Nichols. In addition, he has recorded and performed with a who’s who of country music stars such as George Jones, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, and many more.
Redd won a Grammy for his own work in 2009, after making an international name for himself as lead guitarist for Merle Haggard.
He has released five CDs on his own and recorded and/or played guitar live with a host of world-class artists.
Don’t miss this incredible artist with his band.
Sunday, August
17, 2025
A Tale of Two
The Grey Eagle and Chatt Hills Music Present: A Tale of Two
All Ages
Sunday, August 17
Doors: 5:30pm // Show: 6pm
Grey Eagle Music Hall – Special Event
ALL AGES
SEATED SHOW
Combining the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Tom Waits and Ray LaMontagne, along with bedrock artists such as Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr.
Tuesday, August
19, 2025
Asheville Tourists vs. Rome
Head on out to the ballgame at McCormick Field. Asheville is taking on Rome. Game starts at 6:35pm.
Wednesday, August
20, 2025
Arbor Evenings
Trail Running Film Festival 2025
Asheville Tourists vs. Rome
Tyler Hilton: Celebrating the Music of “One Tree Hill”
Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! ArborEvenings runs Wednesdays and Thursdays through September 18, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
**Please note: Outside alcohol is prohibited on the campus of The North Carolina Arboretum.**
There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard parking fee. As always, Arboretum Society members and their accompanying guests can enter for FREE (guests must be in member vehicles to receive free entry). Proceeds from ArborEvenings help support the The North Carolina Arboretum Society and further advance the Arboretum’s mission.
Trail Running Film Festival 2025
Wednesday, August 20
Show: 5:30pm
The Orange Peel
All Ages
This past year has been a challenging one for our community, especially in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. It’s been a time of deep reflection, rebuilding, and resilience. While we typically host the Trail Running Film Festival in the spring, we knew our community needed more time—to heal, to recover, and to rise. And now, with great care and intention, we are moving forward with a special gathering that honors everything we’ve been through and all that lies ahead.
We’re excited to announce the 2025 Trail Running Film Festival, happening on Wednesday, August 20th at The Orange Peel in Asheville. This year’s event is more than just a night of films—it’s a celebration of the trails that connect us, the strength we’ve rediscovered, and the incredible spirit of our trail running family.
The evening will feature a thoughtfully curated lineup of films showcasing breathtaking adventures, stories of personal transformation, and the powerful bond between people and wild places. These stories will highlight the grit, joy, and heart of a community that keeps showing up—together.
Whether you’re a long-time runner, a curious adventurer, or someone who simply finds solace in nature, this is a night for all of us.
Come be part of something meaningful.
Head on out to the ballgame at McCormick Field. Asheville is taking on Rome. Game starts at 6:35pm.
The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Tyler Hilton: Celebrating the Music of “One Tree Hill”
with Casey McQuillen
All Ages
Wednesday, August 20
Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$35.90 to $97.70
Grey Eagle Music Hall
ALL AGES
SEATED SHOW
LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE
VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGES AVAILABLE INCLUDING: Early entry, Early merch access, Access to Pre-Show Soundcheck, Photo Op w/ Tyler