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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Saturday, March 22, 2025
ANATOMICA – A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In
Mar 22 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The BeBe Theatre

International Comedian & Weird-Lil’-Gremlin, Amica Hunter, GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN and CRUSHES YOUR FUNNY BONE in this hilarious, captivating, and sometimes-unsettling-comedy about skeletons, and the horrors of living in a body. ANATOMICA is an intimate, unpredictable exploration of pain, zoology, & collective imagination. Every animal has a skeleton – But which biological structural system is the BEST? With candidness and a comfortably casual tone, Amica reviews the three skeletal systems found in earthly organisms and discusses the limitations of each one. What would it be like to inhabit a body completely alien from our classic human form? A gloriously deranged Ted-Talk by a wanna be scientist clown school graduate.

Part stand-up, part storytelling, and part clown, ANATOMICA is an investigation of the inadequacies of different animal body models, and a celebration of the absurdity of being trapped in a body that is limited by pain, fatigue, and ultimately decay. But, you know, make it fun!

Sunday, March 23, 2025
8 Silk Brocades Weekend Workshop
Mar 23 @ 10:00 am
Shaolin Kung-fu of Asheville

8 silk brocades qi gong workshop is open to all levels. Each movement in this set of 8 represents our ancestry, epigenetics, and destiny. Learn all 8 exercises or drop in for just a few. Stance training, posture and meditative movements for your health. It’s a super sophisticated qi gong form but simple to learn. I would love to invite anyone who’s new to internal martial arts or is simply searching for more comfortable safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ plus. The class will be offered in person at Shaolin kung fu in West Asheville starting on Feb 16 on Sundays at 10am for six weeks. Suggested donation for each class but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Music of Taylor Swift for Kids + More
Mar 23 @ 12:30 pm
Grey Eagle

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Taylor Swift for Kids + More

Doors: 12pm // Show: 12:30pm
$0 to $19.45
Grey Eagle Music Hall – Special Event
  • ALL AGES
  • STANDING ROOM ONLY
  • KIDS UNDER 1 FREE

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. See you at the show!

The Greenville Symphony presents Movers, Shakers, and Noise-Makers
Mar 23 @ 3:00 pm
Gunter Theatre

Gunter Theatre
Saturday, March 22 at 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 pm

PROGRAM
Julie Davila: Dimensions for Tambourine
Thierry De Mey: Musique de tables for Percussion Trio
Ivan Trevino: Watercolor Sun
Nebojsa Zivkovic: Trio per Uno

The percussion section of the orchestra is arguably the most fun to watch, with its moving parts, tight traffic patterns, and its cornucopia of instruments! We never cease to be amazed by the excitement they add to the orchestra, so why not feature them? Get everyone in the family together to enjoy this fun and interactive program that will have you on the edge of your seat.

GUESTS
Furman Percussion Ensemble
Omar Carmenates, Director

*perfect for ages 7 to infinity!

ANATOMICA – A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In
Mar 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The BeBe Theatre

International Comedian & Weird-Lil’-Gremlin, Amica Hunter, GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN and CRUSHES YOUR FUNNY BONE in this hilarious, captivating, and sometimes-unsettling-comedy about skeletons, and the horrors of living in a body. ANATOMICA is an intimate, unpredictable exploration of pain, zoology, & collective imagination. Every animal has a skeleton – But which biological structural system is the BEST? With candidness and a comfortably casual tone, Amica reviews the three skeletal systems found in earthly organisms and discusses the limitations of each one. What would it be like to inhabit a body completely alien from our classic human form? A gloriously deranged Ted-Talk by a wanna be scientist clown school graduate.

Part stand-up, part storytelling, and part clown, ANATOMICA is an investigation of the inadequacies of different animal body models, and a celebration of the absurdity of being trapped in a body that is limited by pain, fatigue, and ultimately decay. But, you know, make it fun!

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Expiration Date
Mar 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Story Parlor

Have you ever wanted to be a relationship coach? Too bad, Taylor and Jordan need you. They just broke up – but still want to be friends. At least, Taylor does. Using their old date coupons and your participation, maybe they can navigate the hardest relationship of all – ✨friendship✨.

Returning to the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival for the third time, You Should Feel bad is an Atlanta-based theatrical trio that is excited to present a feel-bad comedy about relationships, and the harm that we are all capable of causing.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge Comedy Open Mic
Mar 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall

Asheville’s longest running comedy open mic happening every Wednesday night. The show starts at 8:00, and there is no cover. Anyone wanting to perform can sign up starting at 7pm, and will get four minutes on stage. Local and not-so-local, professional and not-so-professional comics perform or just anyone wanting to get up in front of people and try to make them laugh. Always fun. Always free.

Thursday, March 27, 2025
2nd Annual WNC Brain Injury Awareness Forum
Mar 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
APEX Brain Centers

What does the future of brain injury care look like?

Join APEX Brain Centers, Dali Singh, LMT, CYT, and CST, Gus Vickery, MD and Erica Rawls on March 26th for our 2nd Annual Brain Injury Forum to learn about leading-edge therapies such as Low-Level Laser Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Peptide Therapy. Also, hear more about progressive rehabilitation strategies, craniosacral therapy, advanced laboratory testing, and more.

Who You Will Be Hearing From:

Dr. Michael Trayford and Dr. Henry Zaremba (APEX Brain Centers) – Low-level laser and hyperbaric oxygen therapies for traumatic and acquired brain injury. Advanced laboratory diagnostics.
Dali Singh (Balanced Manual Therapy) – Craniosacral therapy for brain injury.
Dr. Gus Vickery (Authentic Health) – Peptide and other metabolic therapies for brain healing.
Erica Rawls (Hinds’ Feet Farm) – Day and residential programs for brain injury survivors. Unmasking Brain Injury project.

– In-person attendees must have a ticket
– Seating is limited; secure your ticket on Eventbrite
– Live stream on Facebook
– Refreshments will be provided

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

The Golden Girls are back in an all new show! 2024 finds Sophia out on bail, after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring at Shady Pines. Blanche and Rose created CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together, with help from her much younger, sex-crazed love interest who turns out to be the district attorney prosecuting Sophia. What could possibly go wrong! Relive the heartfelt hilarity of four ladies who never stopped being your friends! This new comedy is for fans 18 and older…. because they’re not the same girls from the 80’s. Produced by Murray & Peter. Get tour info at GoldenGirlsTour.com

Slice Standup Comedy Contest
Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Pulp Lounge

Thursday March 27, 7:00p-9:00p, doors at 6:30p

The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge
103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville
Tickets: $17 (available at door or The Orange Peel website)
These shows sellout!
Hosted by Hilliary Begley from Netflix & Amazon Prime!
Cocktails available while you laugh the night away to some of the area’s best Stand Up Comics in a ridiculously fun adult environment!!
Free snacks while availability lasts! You may bring your own food in (no drinks)!
How it Works:
Comics who are on the show will do 3-5m of comedy depending on how many sign up to participate. The show’s top comics will be selected by the paid audience in an anonymous ballet after all comics perform their sets.
Audience will select their favorite top comics of the evening who will be brought back to compete in our next round, date TBA. There are 3 competition rounds and a finale 5 comic Pageant who will vie for the crown, Asheville top-comic title & cash prize.

East Nash Grass + Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Mar 27 @ 8:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present:  East Nash Grass + Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$23.60
Grey Eagle Music Hall
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
East Nash Grass is one of the hottest young bands in Bluegrass, picking up this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award for Best New Artist and stacked with IBMA Best Instrumentalist winners: Grand Master Fiddle champion and AMA Instrumentalist of the year nominee Maddie Denton, Cory Walker (banjo), and Harry Clark (mandolin). Put them alongside charismatic frontman James Kee and bassist Jeff Partin (Rhonda Vincent, etc.) and you’ve got a powerhouse leader of the next generation in bluegrass excellence.
Friday, March 28, 2025
Yoga Nidra & Reiki
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Asheville Salt Cave

Join Reiki Master Teacher and Yoga Nidra Facilitator, Kate Wargo of Woven Light in a soothing Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) practice guiding you into the “in-between”; that space between being awake and asleep. Within this space, a dream will be induced taking you into a state of consciousness that can bring about immense healing in your conscious, subconscious, and unconscious mind.

The cave will transform into a “Nidra Nest” with comfy reclining loungers, blankets, and bolsters to fully support you, whether sitting or lying down, for the entire experience.

During this experience, Kate will also offer Reiki to those who desire it. Reiki feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. This divine energy treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind, and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security, and well-being.
Release stuck emotions, rest, and rejuvenate!

Larry & Joe
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

Born continents and cultures apart, this dynamic duo delivers a captivating fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas and more. Venezuela-born Larry Bellorín is a legend of Llanera music, a rhythmic folk tradition from his home country. Forced to seek political asylum in North Carolina, the multi-instrumentalist met Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician Joe Troop, founder of the acclaimed “Latingrass” band Che Appalache. Together, their stories converge through a unique blend of musical traditions — demonstrating that music truly knows no borders.

LISTEN: Hear the artists perform and learn more about their unique stories — including how their destinies intertwined — in this episode of NPR’s Here & Now: wbur.fm/3X2fB6e

“Their virtuosity is jaw-dropping live … they both take great, transcendent joy in making this music together, and that kind of joy is contagious.” — Folk Alley

Larry & Joe
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm
Wortham Center for Performing Arts

Wortham Presents Larry & Joe.

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8 p.m.

Born continents and cultures apart, this dynamic duo delivers a captivating fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas and more. Venezuela-born Larry Bellorín is a legend of Llanera music, a rhythmic folk tradition from his home country. Forced to seek political asylum in North Carolina, the multi-instrumentalist met Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician Joe Troop, founder of the acclaimed “Latingrass” band Che Appalache. Together, their stories converge through a unique blend of musical traditions — demonstrating that music truly knows no borders.

LISTEN: Hear the artists perform and learn more about their unique stories — including how their destinies intertwined — in this episode of NPR’s Here & Now: wbur.fm/3X2fB6e 

“Their virtuosity is jaw-dropping live … they both take great, transcendent joy in making this music together, and that kind of joy is contagious.” — Folk Alley

Sam Holt Band presents Remembering Mikey & Todd
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Sam Holt Band presents Remembering Mikey & Todd

Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$25.10

Grey Eagle Music Hall
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
The Breakfast Club
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

America’s Favorite 1980’s Tribute Band

Friday, March 28

Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
Ages 18+
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Duncan Trussell
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Net proceeds to benefit Asheville recovery efforts

Show: 7pm | Doors: 6pm
Ages 18+
FULLY SEATED SHOW
of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins 20th Anniversary Tour with Wagging
Mar 29 @ 8:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins 20th Anniversary Tour

with Wagging

Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$29.25
Grey Eagle Music Hall
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Duncan Trussell
Mar 29 @ 9:30 pm
The Orange Peel

Net proceeds to benefit Asheville recovery efforts

Show: 9:30pm | Doors: 9pm
Ages 18+
FULLY SEATED SHOW
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Sunday Sound Baths
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Weaverville Yoga

Join Jessa, Holistic Esthetician, Crystal Reiki Master, and Sound Bath Practioner, for a harmonic experience focused on nervous system regulation, energetic balance, and whole body wellness. Select Sundays.

1st ANNUAL CHORDS FOR CALLUM
Mar 30 @ 1:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle Presents: 1st ANNUAL CHORDS FOR CALLUM (Benefit Concert for Callum Stickley)

Doors: 12pm // Show: 1pm
$12.30 to $44.70

Hatch Ampitheater
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
(VERY) KID FRIENDLY!  FREE ENTRY FOR KIDS UNDER 5.
1ST ANNUAL CHORDS FOR CALLUM! @ GREY EAGLE HATCH AMPHITHEATER – 45 South French Broad
A benefit concert for Callum Stickley to raise money to pay for intensive physical occupational and speech therapy Callum has a rare genetic condition called STXBP1, and needs these therapies to help him thrive!
New Moon Serenity Sound Bath!
Mar 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Center or Spiritual Living Asheville

Join me in honoring the New Moon by immersing yourself with the healing vibrations of a Sound Bath! The New Moon is a perfect time to set intentions for growth and new possibilities.

Join your host Kristin Hillegas, for a one-hour Serenity Sound Bath and experience a deeply immersive, full-body sound and vibrational experience. A sound bath can cleanse your soul, restore your balance, surround you with peace and tranquility and stimulate healing.

Note: Please bring a yoga mat/pillow/blanket since you will be lying on the floor. Wear warm, comfortable, and flexible clothing.

The Sound Bath will take place upstairs in the Education Building. Choose your space starting at 12:45 PM, doors close promptly at 1:00 PM.

This service is being offered on a Love Offering basis. (Suggested Value $25) Donations allow us to continue to provide these immersive experiences.

Accessible parking is available in the Center for Spiritual Living Asheville upper parking lot. The entrance to the upper parking lot is off of S. Bear Creek Rd between Science of Mind Way and Sand Hill Rd.
There is a boardwalk walk-way from the upper parking lot to the building entrance.

“The Messiah” Sing Along Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra Winter Concert
Mar 30 @ 3:00 pm
Trinity Presbyterian Church

The 4SCO is pleased to present a program featuring George Frideric Handel’s The Messiah. The concert features the Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra, soloists from the Asheville Vocal Ensemble, and the opportunity for community singers to join in on a number of the most famous choruses from the work. The concert will be held in Hendersonville at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe Street, Hendersonville, NC 28791 on March 30, 2025 at 3:00 pm. Tickets are by donation at the door or at 4seasonsorchestra.org/donate.

Monday, March 31, 2025
Neon Trees
Mar 31 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
Ages 18+
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Hip Abduction
Apr 1 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

The Hip Abduction with The Palms in concert at The Orange Peel. 

Saturday, March 01

Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Shinyribs
Apr 2 @ 7:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: SHINYRIBS with Kevin Gordon

Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$30.75
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Shinyribs defies genres as a sonic melting pot of Texas Blues, New Orleans R&B funk, horn driven Memphis Soul, country twang, border music, big band swing, and roots-rock. The Austin based nine-piece (sometimes 10-piece) supergroup is led by Kevin Russell, the charismatic frontman with colorful suits and extravagant shoes who continuously swaps out an electric guitar for a ukulele and never falls short of creating a cinematic experience with on-stage antics that often include him donning a light-up cloak or leading a conga line through the crowd.
Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge Comedy Open Mic
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall

Asheville’s longest running comedy open mic happening every Wednesday night. The show starts at 8:00, and there is no cover. Anyone wanting to perform can sign up starting at 7pm, and will get four minutes on stage. Local and not-so-local, professional and not-so-professional comics perform or just anyone wanting to get up in front of people and try to make them laugh. Always fun. Always free.

John Vincent III
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
This show was originally scheduled for October 17, 2024. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
Apr 3 @ 10:00 am
Wortham Center for Performing Arts

Wortham Center Student Series TheaterWorksUSA presents Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.*
Grades PreK–2 • Show Length: 60 min.

*Please note: These Student Series performances are currently wait list only.

Featuring an innovative mix of songs and feathers, this musical is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping.

Reservations for individuals (10 people or less): $12 each. To reserve, call the box office at 828-257-4530 ext. 1, or email [email protected].

Reservations for groups (11 people or more): $11 each. To reserve, complete the Student Series Reservation Form. Please note that all group reservations require a deposit of $1 per ticket. Please contact the box office if you have questions.

PLEASE NOTE: These shows are currently wait list only. Completing the Student Series Reservation Form will add the group to the waiting list.

Chuck Ragan
Apr 3 @ 7:00 pm
Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Chuck Ragan with Nate Bergman

Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$25.86

ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
People discover Chuck Ragan in different ways. Some people know Ragan from the pioneering punk act Hot Water Music he’s co-fronted for the past three decades. Others are aware of his successful solo career or the Revival Tour, a collection of traveling troubadours that included his peers like Frank Turner and the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon. Some folks may have even come across him from the successful fly fishing operation he runs out of Grass Valley, California. The one throughline through all this is the way that Ragan approaches everything with a level of honesty and integrity that can’t be faked—and that sentiment is undeniable on Love And Lore, his first solo collection in ten years and one that’s being released as Hot Water Music take a well-deserved victory lap for their breakout album Vows, which came out earlier this year.