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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Extension Master Gardener volunteers will staff the Helpline as indicated in the schedule below. You may send an email or leave a voicemail at any time and an Extension Master Gardener volunteer will respond during Garden Helpline hours. When emailing, please include a photo if it helps describe your gardening question. Soil test kits can be picked up at the Extension office, 24/7. The kits are located in a box outside the front door.
Three ways to contact the Garden Helpline
⮕Call 828-255-5522
⮕Email questions and photos to [email protected]
⮕Visit the Extension Office at 49 Mt. Carmel Road during Helpline hours, listed below.
Garden Helpline Hours
March (starts March 10) – October (ends October 23)
Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Program: Planting Shrubs and Trees
Presenters: Luke Owen, Commercial Horticulture Agent, Buncombe County
Program Description: When trees and shrubs are planted correctly, it can prevent future pest issues, improves plant performance, and allows for better initial establishment. Learn techniques landscape professionals utilize to plant on level or sloped ground, what factors to consider when it comes to choosing soil amendments and managing soil nutrients, proper staking, and pruning at the time of planting, and more important details that are often overlooked and can prevent headaches down the road.
Join Luke Owen, Commercial Horticulture agent in Buncombe County as he provides best planting practices utilized by landscape professionals that can be applied to your landscape.
The presentation is free, and registration with Eventbrite is required.
If you have questions, contact the Buncombe County Extension office at 828-255-5522.
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.
A battle is being waged for your soul from an office in hell!
The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “DIRT”
All Ages
Thursday, July 17
Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…
DIRT: Prepare a five-minute story about what lies beneath. Squalor, smut, muck and mire. Air out your dirty laundry and don’t leave out the filthy details. Your time spent in flowerbeds, quicksand, or the pig pen. The spade sinking into gravelly ground. The muddy footprints on the pristine white carpet. X marks the spot. What will you unearth? Buried treasure, lurid gossip, or a big orange carrot. Talk dirty to us!
Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Show Starts: 7:30 PM
Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET.
Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions.
Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night.
And always FREE!
No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
Your continuous, generous donations help keep our ticket price as pay-what-you-can.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show
A battle is being waged for your soul from an office in hell!
Master Gardener volunteers will be available to answer all of your gardening questions and address your related concerns. Feel free to bring plant or insect samples for identification and/or problem resolution.
You can pick-up soil test kits and receive information about in-person programs and activities at The Learning Garden and the schedule for the Gardening in the Mountains, online seminars.
Local vendors, selling houseplants and garden plants, plus crafts and more
Two shows today: 4:00pm and 8:00pm
A battle is being waged for your soul from an office in hell!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions.
Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night.
And always FREE!
No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
Your continuous, generous donations help keep our ticket price as pay-what-you-can.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show
The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Amy Steinberg’s One Woman Show “MINISTAR: A Cosmic Soul Revival”
A battle is being waged for your soul from an office in hell!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions.
Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night.
And always FREE!
No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
Your continuous, generous donations help keep our ticket price as pay-what-you-can.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show
Extension Master Gardener volunteers will staff the Helpline as indicated in the schedule below. You may send an email or leave a voicemail at any time and an Extension Master Gardener volunteer will respond during Garden Helpline hours. When emailing, please include a photo if it helps describe your gardening question. Soil test kits can be picked up at the Extension office, 24/7. The kits are located in a box outside the front door.
Three ways to contact the Garden Helpline
⮕Call 828-255-5522
⮕Email questions and photos to [email protected]
⮕Visit the Extension Office at 49 Mt. Carmel Road during Helpline hours, listed below.
Garden Helpline Hours
March (starts March 10) – October (ends October 23)
Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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.
July 24 – August 23
Find your way to ‘the Rock’ as this award-winning comedy takes center stage. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s attempt to stage this 1920’s murder mystery devolves into madcap mayhem. From an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to survive until their final curtain call. Ready to laugh till it hurts? Book your tickets NOW for the show that has been hailed as “a gut-busting hit” by critics and fans alike!
“…an unexpected, gut-busting hit…one of those breakneck exercises in idiocy that make you laugh till you cry…It starts off punch-drunk and just keeps getting drunker.” —The New York Times.
Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $50 / $60 / $70
Master Gardener volunteers will be available to answer all of your gardening questions and address your related concerns. Feel free to bring plant or insect samples for identification and/or problem resolution.
You can pick-up soil test kits and receive information about in-person programs and activities at The Learning Garden and the schedule for the Gardening in the Mountains, online seminars.
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.
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
July 24-August 10, 2025
Thursday, 7/24 at 7:30 (pay what you can available on 7/10)
Fridays at 7:30 pm
Saturdays at 3 pm
Sundays at 3 pm
Director: Bess Park
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Rating: PG-13 due to adult themes, language, and humor.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star, “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting simultaneously, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of the opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to “thine own self” and all that jazz.
The Magic Flute
July 24th at 7:30p
July 26th at 2:00p
Brevard Festival Orchestra
Steven White, conductor
Dean Anthony, stage director
Mozart’s fantastical opera enchants with soaring arias and playful humor. Join Tamino, Pamina, the Queen of the Night, and the love-struck couple Papageno and Papagena on a mystical journey of romance and adventure.
July 24 – August 23
Find your way to ‘the Rock’ as this award-winning comedy takes center stage. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s attempt to stage this 1920’s murder mystery devolves into madcap mayhem. From an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to survive until their final curtain call. Ready to laugh till it hurts? Book your tickets NOW for the show that has been hailed as “a gut-busting hit” by critics and fans alike!
“…an unexpected, gut-busting hit…one of those breakneck exercises in idiocy that make you laugh till you cry…It starts off punch-drunk and just keeps getting drunker.” —The New York Times.
Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $50 / $60 / $70
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions.
Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night.
And always FREE!
No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
Your continuous, generous donations help keep our ticket price as pay-what-you-can.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves a magical tale of love, mischief, and mistaken identities. Set in a mystical forest, fairies interfere with the romantic entanglements of four young lovers and a group of actors, creating chaos and comedy as they navigate love’s enchantments and illusions. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
July 24-August 10, 2025
Thursday, 7/24 at 7:30 (pay what you can available on 7/10)
Fridays at 7:30 pm
Saturdays at 3 pm
Sundays at 3 pm
Director: Bess Park
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Rating: PG-13 due to adult themes, language, and humor.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star, “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting simultaneously, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of the opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to “thine own self” and all that jazz.
July 24 – August 23
Find your way to ‘the Rock’ as this award-winning comedy takes center stage. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s attempt to stage this 1920’s murder mystery devolves into madcap mayhem. From an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to survive until their final curtain call. Ready to laugh till it hurts? Book your tickets NOW for the show that has been hailed as “a gut-busting hit” by critics and fans alike!
“…an unexpected, gut-busting hit…one of those breakneck exercises in idiocy that make you laugh till you cry…It starts off punch-drunk and just keeps getting drunker.” —The New York Times.
Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $50 / $60 / $70
The Magic Flute
July 24th at 7:30p
July 26th at 2:00p
Brevard Festival Orchestra
Steven White, conductor
Dean Anthony, stage director
Mozart’s fantastical opera enchants with soaring arias and playful humor. Join Tamino, Pamina, the Queen of the Night, and the love-struck couple Papageno and Papagena on a mystical journey of romance and adventure.