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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Sunday, August
10, 2025
The Play That Goes Wrong
Country Brunch w/ Cary Fridley & Down South
Aaron Lipsky in concert
Something Rotten!
Sunday Afternoon Club
South for Winter
Cyrano de Bergerac
Tail of the Bell
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 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.
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
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.
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”.
Cyrano de Bergerac tells the poignant story of the witty and courageous Cyrano, a man with a large nose and a big heart. In love with Roxane, he helps the handsome but inarticulate Christian win her affection, all while hiding his own feelings and sacrificing his love for her. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
Tail of the Bell (NEW WORK)
In Tail of the Bell, Eric is a recent college graduate working as an SAT tutor to pay the bills. He arrives at the Tarzana home of one of his wealthy students but finds that her mother, Michelle, is waiting for him instead. Her daughter Jessica isn’t there yet, she explains, but she’ll be arriving soon. However, as the conversation between them carries on, it becomes clear that Jessica is not coming at all, and that Michelle has brought Eric here for different reasons. His relationship with Jessica has become close, she explains, perhaps too close. And despite Eric’s denials and explanations, Michelle trots out more and more evidence indicating that something abnormal has been going on between tutor and student
Thursday, August 7, 2025 7:30 PM
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW!
Friday, August 8, 2025 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 9, 2025 2:00 PM
Saturday, August 9, 2025 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 10, 2025 4:00 PM
Monday, August
11, 2025
The Play That Goes Wrong
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
Tuesday, August
12, 2025
The Play That Goes Wrong
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
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
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Tuesday, August 12
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+
Wednesday, August
13, 2025
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from the NC Stage Community Tour
The Play That Goes Wrong
Directed and Adapted by Jason Rojas
Assistant Directed by Thallis Santesteban
Original Music Composition and Music Direction by Dax Dupuy
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy about mistaken identities and love triangles. The story revolves around shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in the shipwreck, stranded on the shore of Illyria, and unsure who to trust, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and secures work for a local duke named Orsino. The Duke is hopeless in love with Lady Olivia. Olivia, in mourning and unimpressed by Orsino, falls for Cesario instead. Complications arise when Sebastian arrives, further leading to confusion and comedic chaos.
This production is part of the NC Stage Community Tour. Learn more about the Community Tour at NCStage.org!
Because accessibility is at the heart of the mission of the Community Tour, all tickets for performances of Twelfth Night at NC Stage are offered on a sliding scale pricing structure. With a nominal ticket minimum of $6 –and the choice to pay a higher ticket price if that fits your budget– we aim to lower financial barriers which might otherwise prevent patrons from attending. All touring performances of Twelfth Night are offered to community partners at no charge. Those who can afford a higher-priced ticket during the show’s run at NC Stage help to support production, allowing us the ability to offer these free community performances.
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
Thursday, August
14, 2025
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from the NC Stage Community Tour
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Jesus Casino + Impending Joy + Sunbearer
Directed and Adapted by Jason Rojas
Assistant Directed by Thallis Santesteban
Original Music Composition and Music Direction by Dax Dupuy
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy about mistaken identities and love triangles. The story revolves around shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in the shipwreck, stranded on the shore of Illyria, and unsure who to trust, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and secures work for a local duke named Orsino. The Duke is hopeless in love with Lady Olivia. Olivia, in mourning and unimpressed by Orsino, falls for Cesario instead. Complications arise when Sebastian arrives, further leading to confusion and comedic chaos.
This production is part of the NC Stage Community Tour. Learn more about the Community Tour at NCStage.org!
Because accessibility is at the heart of the mission of the Community Tour, all tickets for performances of Twelfth Night at NC Stage are offered on a sliding scale pricing structure. With a nominal ticket minimum of $6 –and the choice to pay a higher ticket price if that fits your budget– we aim to lower financial barriers which might otherwise prevent patrons from attending. All touring performances of Twelfth Night are offered to community partners at no charge. Those who can afford a higher-priced ticket during the show’s run at NC Stage help to support production, allowing us the ability to offer these free community performances.
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 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
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from the NC Stage Community Tour
The Play That Goes Wrong
Downtown After 5
Cyrano de Bergerac
Amanda Anne Platt
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
80s vs 90s Dance Party
Directed and Adapted by Jason Rojas
Assistant Directed by Thallis Santesteban
Original Music Composition and Music Direction by Dax Dupuy
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy about mistaken identities and love triangles. The story revolves around shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in the shipwreck, stranded on the shore of Illyria, and unsure who to trust, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and secures work for a local duke named Orsino. The Duke is hopeless in love with Lady Olivia. Olivia, in mourning and unimpressed by Orsino, falls for Cesario instead. Complications arise when Sebastian arrives, further leading to confusion and comedic chaos.
This production is part of the NC Stage Community Tour. Learn more about the Community Tour at NCStage.org!
Because accessibility is at the heart of the mission of the Community Tour, all tickets for performances of Twelfth Night at NC Stage are offered on a sliding scale pricing structure. With a nominal ticket minimum of $6 –and the choice to pay a higher ticket price if that fits your budget– we aim to lower financial barriers which might otherwise prevent patrons from attending. All touring performances of Twelfth Night are offered to community partners at no charge. Those who can afford a higher-priced ticket during the show’s run at NC Stage help to support production, allowing us the ability to offer these free community performances.
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
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.
Cyrano de Bergerac tells the poignant story of the witty and courageous Cyrano, a man with a large nose and a big heart. In love with Roxane, he helps the handsome but inarticulate Christian win her affection, all while hiding his own feelings and sacrificing his love for her. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.
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.
35Below:
35below is a 40-seat black box theatre located at 35 East Walnut, Asheville, NC. The entrance is located on the opposite side of the building as the main entrance – right next to the Thomas Wolfe House & Museum.
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
August 15 – 24, 2025
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays at 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM
Title & Authors:
Created by Greg Allen
Performed by The Neo-Futurists
Prepare for a whirlwind of theatrical creativity in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind! This fast-paced and unpredictable show presents 30 plays in 60 minutes, each ranging from hilarious to deeply poignant. Known for its unique blend of performance art, satire, and audience interaction, Too Much Light guarantees a different experience every night. Audience participation and improvisation are at the core of this ever-evolving production.
Expect the unexpected as The Neo-Futurists deliver a rollercoaster of emotions, commentary, and absurdity. No two performances are alike—so roll the dice and get ready for a theatrical experiment like no other!
Run Time: 60 minutes
Content Awareness: This show contains strong language, mature themes, and occasional moments of audience participation. Some scenes may include references to violence, sexuality, religion, and other adult topics.
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
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from the NC Stage Community Tour
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Woodstock Costume Contest with Sal Landers Weirdly Woodstock!
Shindig On the Green
Béla Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Concert
Cyrano de Bergerac
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.
Directed and Adapted by Jason Rojas
Assistant Directed by Thallis Santesteban
Original Music Composition and Music Direction by Dax Dupuy
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy about mistaken identities and love triangles. The story revolves around shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in the shipwreck, stranded on the shore of Illyria, and unsure who to trust, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and secures work for a local duke named Orsino. The Duke is hopeless in love with Lady Olivia. Olivia, in mourning and unimpressed by Orsino, falls for Cesario instead. Complications arise when Sebastian arrives, further leading to confusion and comedic chaos.
This production is part of the NC Stage Community Tour. Learn more about the Community Tour at NCStage.org!
Because accessibility is at the heart of the mission of the Community Tour, all tickets for performances of Twelfth Night at NC Stage are offered on a sliding scale pricing structure. With a nominal ticket minimum of $6 –and the choice to pay a higher ticket price if that fits your budget– we aim to lower financial barriers which might otherwise prevent patrons from attending. All touring performances of Twelfth Night are offered to community partners at no charge. Those who can afford a higher-priced ticket during the show’s run at NC Stage help to support production, allowing us the ability to offer these free community performances.
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 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
Cyrano de Bergerac tells the poignant story of the witty and courageous Cyrano, a man with a large nose and a big heart. In love with Roxane, he helps the handsome but inarticulate Christian win her affection, all while hiding his own feelings and sacrificing his love for her. Shows are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 each night. And always FREE! No Sunday performances for the last weekend of each show.