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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Written and Performed by Award-Winning Playwright and Actor, Mike Wiley
Co-presented by NC Stage and the YMI Cultural Center
*Please note: All performances of Tired Souls will take place at the YMI Cultural Institute at 39 S. Market St. Downtown Asheville*
Tired Souls opens in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955 – the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. Her determination was the catalyst that inspired Montgomery’s black citizens to abandon all travel on city buses until they were no longer forced to sit in the back or stand when a white person boarded. But there were others who came before Mrs. Parks and laid the groundwork for this pivotal moment. Tired Souls introduces audiences to Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin, and others so instrumental in lighting a fire under the Civil Rights movement and changing the course of U.S. history forever.
Join us for a Q&A with playwright and performer Mike Wiley following each performance.
Join us on August 29th through September 1st for the 2025 NC Apple Festival in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, for a fun-filled celebration of apples, local culture, and community spirit. Whether you’re here for the delicious apple-inspired treats, the exciting street fair, or the family-friendly activities, there’s something for everyone!
We’re thrilled to bring together over 250,000 visitors each year to celebrate the rich heritage of Henderson County’s apple-growing tradition. From the vibrant parade to live music, and of course, the best apples around, the festival is a one-of-a-kind experience you won’t want to miss!
We can’t wait to see you at the NC Apple Festival, where community, family, and fun come together in the heart of Hendersonville.
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.
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 NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
Blue Ridge Drag Bingo is stampeding into September with “Barnyard Bingo,” a down-home hoe-down full of high heels, hog calls, and hootenanny hilarity! The first ball drops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5th at the Hilltop Event Center. Tickets start at $20, include bingo cards, and are available at https://BeardedLadyProductions.org. Ages 21+.
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
Discover the Hendersonville Farmers Market, Locally Grown, Community Strong
A vibrant weekly gathering at the Historic Train Depot in downtown Hendersonville. Running every Saturday from May 3rd to October 25th, rain or shine, the market showcases over 30 local vendors within a 60-mile radius. From farm-fresh produce and meats to baked goods, crafts, and live entertainment, there’s something for everyone. Join us from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a celebration of food, farms, and family in a lively community atmosphere.
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
PAN HARMONIA’s 26th Season opens with lyrical “crossover” works of American Alec Wilder, Latina Alice Gomez and French jazz pianist Claude Bolling.
Alec Wilder’s grooving Piece for Alto Flute and Drums, Alice Gomez’s evocative Concertino Indio for Piccolo and Percussion and Claude Bolling’s iconic Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio
Kate Steinbeck Flutes
Special Guest Maria Luisa de la Cerda Rohde Flutes and Piccolo
John Crawley Piano
Kevin Kehrberg Bass
Byron Hedgepeth Percussion
As ever, PAN HARMONIA offers Donation-based, Pay-as-You-Can Community Concerts. All are welcome!
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🎉 Calling All Young Entrepreneurs! 🍅
We’re thrilled to partner with Olivette Farm at their annual Tomato Fest for a one-of-a-kind Children’s Entrepreneur Market!
🌟 Got a kid with a big idea? Whether it’s homemade crafts, baked goods, lemonade stands, or creative services—this is their chance to shine!
🍅 Visit kids markets.com
Sign up your child’s booth 🌽
Explore upcoming children’s markets 🎨
Support young local entrepreneurs 💼
Let’s grow the next generation of creators and changemakers—one market at a time!
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Join us for a fun afternoon for the Children’s Entrepreneur Market at Olivette Farm’s Tomato Fest Market. It will be fun for the whole family!
Come support young entrepreneurs (ages 5–17) as they showcase their talents, sell their products, and learn the ropes of business firsthand. You can also enjoy Olivette’s Tomato Fest Market. A selection of local businesses join Olivette Farm in offering local and handmade goods. Olivette Sprouts Club will have great activities for the kids.
📣 Interested in participating?
Young entrepreneurs can register at: https://kidsmarkets.com/
Follow us on Facebook @ChildrenEntrepreneursNorthCarolina for updates, sneak peeks, and more!
✨ Why You’ll Love It:
💡 Educational & Inspiring – Kids learn valuable skills in leadership, creativity, money management, and marketing.
🎨 Hands-On Fun –Family-Friendly Fun
🛍️ One-of-a-Kind Shopping – Support the next generation of business leaders and take home unique, kid-made treasures.
🛡️ Safe & Supervised – A welcoming, secure environment for kids and families.
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
WED 8/10/25 – 7-9 PM – The North Carolina Writers Network and The Brandy Bar + Cocktails present as next in their series “In the Company of Writers.” Kate Crawford
The program offers a series of personal and conversational dialogues featuring guest writers/poets, followed by an open mic forum. These inspirational gatherings will elucidate and entertain those attending. The guest author speaks from 7-8 PM with an open mic from 8 -9 PM. The Chicago blues music of “John Longbottom” welcomes you, continues during intermission, and closes the evening. You are welcome to sign up for the open mic with the sign-up sheet at the entrance.
Katherine Scott Crawford is the award-winning author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant and Keowee Valley. A former backpacking guide, adjunct professor, and recovering academic, her newspaper column appeared weekly across the country and abroad, including in USA Today, The Detroit Free Press, The Herald Scotland, and more. Winner of a North Carolina Arts Award in fiction, she holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She’d rather be in the woods with her dog than anywhere else, enjoys curious people, adventure, and snow, and believes historical fiction the best way to time travel. An eleventh-generation Southerner, she directs writing retreats at a remote mountain lodge near Brevard, North Carolina, where she lives with her family.
For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/TheBrandyBar/events
Gardening in a Changing Climate
with Laura Lengnick
Wednesday, September 10 | 1 – 3pm
The changing weather patterns caused by climate change create new challenges for gardeners in Western NC and beyond. More variable and extreme temperatures and rainfall, a longer growing season and warmer winters disrupt the growth and development of plants and animals common to our region. This course provides an overview of the practices, both old and new, that gardeners can use to cultivate a climate-resilient garden. Learn how to evaluate climate risk, anticipate the arrival of new pests and diseases, and track local changes in weather patterns to improve your ability to adjust seasonal work plans, select well-adapted plant species/cultivars, and manage landscapes to promote climate resilience.
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 NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
On September 11th, Sweeten Creek Antiques invites you to an afternoon of shopping, festivities, and fun in honor of our 20th anniversary!
From 2pm to 8pm, we will be providing live music, refreshments and appetizers, with a cake cutting ceremony at 6pm.
Shop our September sales, meet our staff and vendors, and celebrate 20 incredible years of Sweeten Creek Antiques!
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 NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
Whether you’re looking to realign your energy, gain clarity, or simply rest and receive, this Women’s Wellness Retreat is thoughtfully designed to nourish your mind, body and spirit.
Brought to you by A Mindful Bliss Studio, this immersive 3-day experience takes place Sept. 12-14, just outside of Asheville.
What’s included:
Yoga and Guided Meditation Inflused with Reiki
Intention Setting and Letting Go Fire Ceremony
Yin Yoga and Sound Bath Healing
Manifestation and Journaling Workshops
Chef-Prepared, Organic, Vegan Meals
Sisterhood Circle and Soul Nourishment
Retreat Agenda
Friday, September 12, 2025
3:00 PM: Check-In (checkin from 3-6pm)
6:00 PM: Dinner and Icebreaker
7:30 PM: Cacao Ceremony and Let-Go Fire Ritual
Saturday, September 13, 2025
7:00 AM: Breakfast and Morning Yoga
10:00 AM: Guided Hike (optional)
2:00 PM: Yin Yoga and Sound Bath Healing
4:30 PM: Manifestation Workshop
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM: Trauma Release Breathwork followed by a sound bath
Sunday, September 14, 2025
7:00 AM: Breakfast
8:00 AM: Closing Yoga and Ceremony
10:00 AM: Checkout and enjoy the local gems like a hike, pickleball, local farmers markets
Spots are limited and filling quickly – invite your retreat soul-sister and reserve your place today!
Learn more: https://www.amindfulbliss.com/
URLs:
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3106665-0?pid=10412
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3106665-2?pid=10412
Price:
General Admission: USD 800.00
Category: Community | Local / Community
Date and Time: 12th September 2025 at 11:00 am to 8:30 pm
Venue details: Fletcher, North Carolina, 28732, United States
The NC Mountain State Fair, September 5th-14th, 2025, is a truly memorable family event that offers top-notch entertainment, food, fun, and exhibits, that focuses on the region’s deep agricultural roots.
Discover the Hendersonville Farmers Market, Locally Grown, Community Strong
A vibrant weekly gathering at the Historic Train Depot in downtown Hendersonville. Running every Saturday from May 3rd to October 25th, rain or shine, the market showcases over 30 local vendors within a 60-mile radius. From farm-fresh produce and meats to baked goods, crafts, and live entertainment, there’s something for everyone. Join us from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a celebration of food, farms, and family in a lively community atmosphere.
Dig into Bullington Gardens’ Fall Plant Sale! Grab trees, shrubs, perennials, natives, and seasonal plants to spruce up your yard. Don’t let your garden be the only one on the block still growing last year’s weeds—join us this fall September 12-13, 9am-4pm.
Forest Bathing: A Harvest Season Retreat
with Asheville Wellness Tours
Saturday, September 13 | 10 – 1pm
Celebrate abundance, balance and equilibrium during this immersive morning nature connection retreat. During this seasonal transition, we’ll mark the threshold between summer and fall, honoring the Earth’s bountiful harvest while slowing our pace, awakening our senses, and practicing embodied acts of gratitude. Honoring this liminal fifth season, connecting with ourselves, each other, and the more-than-human-world, nourishing the relationships that sustain and connect us.
Your guide, Christa Hebal, will lead you on a gentle journey through the forest, weaving mindfulness, breathwork, forest bathing and nature therapy together for a restorative morning on some of the trails less traveled at the North Carolina Arboretum. We’ll celebrate the experience with a community Earth offering, followed by a wild-foraged tea ceremony and snacks. Bring an open mind and an open heart. All are welcome. Presented through Adult & Continuing Education Programs in collaboration with Asheville Wellness Tours.
Whether you’re looking to realign your energy, gain clarity, or simply rest and receive, this Women’s Wellness Retreat is thoughtfully designed to nourish your mind, body and spirit.
Brought to you by A Mindful Bliss Studio, this immersive 3-day experience takes place Sept. 12-14, just outside of Asheville.
What’s included:
Yoga and Guided Meditation Inflused with Reiki
Intention Setting and Letting Go Fire Ceremony
Yin Yoga and Sound Bath Healing
Manifestation and Journaling Workshops
Chef-Prepared, Organic, Vegan Meals
Sisterhood Circle and Soul Nourishment
Retreat Agenda
Friday, September 12, 2025
3:00 PM: Check-In (checkin from 3-6pm)
6:00 PM: Dinner and Icebreaker
7:30 PM: Cacao Ceremony and Let-Go Fire Ritual
Saturday, September 13, 2025
7:00 AM: Breakfast and Morning Yoga
10:00 AM: Guided Hike (optional)
2:00 PM: Yin Yoga and Sound Bath Healing
4:30 PM: Manifestation Workshop
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM: Trauma Release Breathwork followed by a sound bath
Sunday, September 14, 2025
7:00 AM: Breakfast
8:00 AM: Closing Yoga and Ceremony
10:00 AM: Checkout and enjoy the local gems like a hike, pickleball, local farmers markets
Spots are limited and filling quickly – invite your retreat soul-sister and reserve your place today!
Learn more: https://www.amindfulbliss.com/
URLs:
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3106665-0?pid=10412
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3106665-2?pid=10412
Price:
General Admission: USD 800.00
Category: Community | Local / Community
Date and Time: 12th September 2025 at 11:00 am to 8:30 pm
Venue details: Fletcher, North Carolina, 28732, United States
Ribbon cutting invites families, pets and neighbors to celebrate new community spaces, local art and free treats
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 4, 2025) –Tanger Outlets Asheville will officially unveil its brand-new dog park and children’s play area on Saturday, Sept. 13, inviting the community to gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Guests can look forward to free treats for kids and pet owners, plus an afternoon filled with fun, connection and celebration.
Designed as a hub for families and neighbors, the spaces highlight Tanger’s commitment to creating communal experiences that go beyond shopping. The dog park offers green space for pups to run and play, complete with shaded seating for owners and a convenient watering station. Nearby, little ones can explore an elevated walking trail, perch on whimsical bear-shaped seating and enjoy picnic tables perfect for family time outdoors.
Adding to the charm, colorful murals from Asheville artists Gus Cutty and Kathryn Crawford bring the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains to life on site, creating vibrant backdrops for community gatherings.
This event is free and open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to bring the whole family – two-legged and four – for the festivities. Free treats for kids and pet owners while supplies last.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information, please visit tanger.com/Asheville—and connect on Facebook and Instagram.