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.
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| Contained by its larger growing neighbor (Asheville), the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, and the Southern Railway line, the Town of Victoria existed from 1887 until 1905, when it was absorbed into Asheville. The community—which included the Smith-McDowell House and Fernihurst mansion—originally incorporated into a town to prevent unwanted development (particularly from the Vanderbilts). |
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
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| The residents of the Smith-McDowell House and grounds were woven in to the fabric of Asheville.
This driving tour begins at the Smith-McDowell House Museum on the campus of A-B Tech and continues through historic sites related to early occupants of the house. |
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| Contained by its larger growing neighbor (Asheville), the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, and the Southern Railway line, the Town of Victoria existed from 1887 until 1905, when it was absorbed into Asheville. The community—which included the Smith-McDowell House and Fernihurst mansion—originally incorporated into a town to prevent unwanted development (particularly from the Vanderbilts). |
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
The trails of Chimney Rock in the fall are amazing, but a guided hike off-the-beaten-path can lead you to places you never knew existed. Join us for this autumn adventure on one of our most popular excursions. You’ll discover seasonal changes along your trek that will introduce you to a whole new perspective of the Park. This hike is considered moderately strenuous. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Weaverville Art Safari is a twice a year Open Studios tour of the many Craft and Fine Artists found in our region. Art From the Heart of the Blue Ridge.
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
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| The residents of the Smith-McDowell House and grounds were woven in to the fabric of Asheville.
This driving tour begins at the Smith-McDowell House Museum on the campus of A-B Tech and continues through historic sites related to early occupants of the house. |
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| Contained by its larger growing neighbor (Asheville), the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, and the Southern Railway line, the Town of Victoria existed from 1887 until 1905, when it was absorbed into Asheville. The community—which included the Smith-McDowell House and Fernihurst mansion—originally incorporated into a town to prevent unwanted development (particularly from the Vanderbilts). |
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
Weaverville Art Safari is a twice a year Open Studios tour of the many Craft and Fine Artists found in our region. Art From the Heart of the Blue Ridge.
FIRST SET BY THE HOUSE BAND & SECOND SET IS A JAZZ JAM
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
Veterans, reservists, retired and active military personnel are our American heroes, and Chimney Rock would like to honor your service with a free visit to Chimney Rock State Park from November 8-12, 2021. Must present military ID or proof of service.
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
Spend an hour hiking one of our six different trails with a naturalist. This is educational excursion will give you a better understanding of the flora and fauna that can be found in the Park. You may even learn some of the Park’s history as well.
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
Veterans, reservists, retired and active military personnel are our American heroes, and Chimney Rock would like to honor your service with a free visit to Chimney Rock State Park from November 8-12, 2021. Must present military ID or proof of service.
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
Boogerman Loop
7.4 miles | Difficult
Cataloochee Valley History, Old Growth Poplars, Elk
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Discover America’s most-visited national park with a guided day hike! The Classic Hikes of the Smokies feature interpretation of the history, flora, and fauna of park trails. Hikes vary in distance, difficulty, and location within the park to provide a comprehensive overview of the Smokies, exposing hikers to high Appalachian vistas, streams teeming with aquatic life, the best collection of log structures on the Eastern Seaboard, and much more.
After completing registration…
You will receive an email the Friday before the hike with directions, and more information. All hikes begin at 9 a.m
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
Veterans, reservists, retired and active military personnel are our American heroes, and Chimney Rock would like to honor your service with a free visit to Chimney Rock State Park from November 8-12, 2021. Must present military ID or proof of service.
Closed Thanksgiving Day.
Things to do at Sky Top
Pick your own apples. (check picking schedule) or choose from pre-picked apples in the stand.
Enjoy hot “made-while-you- watch” apple cider doughnuts
Book a school field trip or group tour to Sky Top!
Enjoy a tractor pulled ride through the orchard.
Find pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorations (in season)
Bond with your family while enjoying our picnic areas
Visit our barnyard goats, sheep, chickens, peacocks, ducks, and geese
Walk the nature trail through a bamboo “forest” beside one of our orchard ponds
See cider being made (press operates selected days only)
Watch busy bees at a working beehive
Enjoy tasty apple goods, hot apple cider, caramel apples, fudge apples and more
Stock up on honeys, jams & jellies
Winter Lights returns to the gardens November 19-January 1
Tickets are now sold PER VEHICLE, not per person.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Winter Lights holiday event will welcome members and guests back into the gardens as it returns to the traditional outdoor walk-through open-air show format. The famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden will be back, outfitted with new designs in lights, while throughout the gardens, popular arrangements will mingle with ones never seen before.
You can find everything you need to know about Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition at the tabs above, and be sure to secure your tickets now.
We hope you will join us this holiday season!
Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest annual fundraiser, and supports many parts of its mission driven programming.
Come grab dinner and a show at Rabbit Rabbit, in Downtown Asheville Outside Theatre Space:
**Great Craft Rabbit-themed cocktails available
**AVL Pizza truck on-site & AVL Pizza full menu available
**Rooftop-seating, depending on weather, where we go to an awesome space below
**Sanitized Headphones provided so you don’t miss a joke while getting your food & drinks, works anywhere around the venue and Asheville Pizza
Featuring: Premier Asheville Standup Comics
What: Weekly Outdoor & Rooftop*
Sunset Comedy Dinner Shows
When: : Thursdays October 21 & 28
7p (doors 6:30p)
Where: Rabbit Rabbit,
Downtown Asheville, 75 Coxe Ave
Cost: $15, Tickets at RabbitRabbitavl.com thru etix or also available at door (but it’s often sold out so come early)
More information or to inquire about performing, contact Michele Scheve at [email protected]
*Rooftop depends on weather, we have a great space under the roof too! Dress comfortably for the weather!
Veterans, reservists, retired and active military personnel are our American heroes, and Chimney Rock would like to honor your service with a free visit to Chimney Rock State Park from November 8-12, 2021. Must present military ID or proof of service.