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, November 6, 2022
Santa’s Shoppe
Nov 6 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

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Santa’s Shoppe 2022 will be held November 4 – November 6, 2022 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

Friday, November 4th: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 5th: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, November 6th: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Tickets can be purchased from JLS members, online, or at select local retailers.

Cost: $5.00 in advance, $10 at the door

Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 6 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Monday, November 7, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 7 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 8 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 9 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 10 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Friday, November 11, 2022
Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale
Nov 11 @ 10:00 am
WNC Agricultural Center- Expo Building

 

 

Oh, The Treasures You’ll Find!

There are so many quality items and gently-used clothes to find at a Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale – and for 50%-90% off the retail price! What treasures await you?

Some of the types of items you’ll find at our sale:

  • Children’s Clothing (infant through size 16)

  • Children’s Shoes

  • Maternity Clothing

  • Infant Care Items (carriers, diaper pails, bottles, nursing accessories)

  • Infant and Kid Furnishings (cribs manufactured after July 2011, pack-n-plays, furniture, room decor)

  • Toys and Play Equipment (indoor, outdoor, small, and large)

  • Strollers and Car Seats

  • Books, DVDs, Games, Video Games, and Gaming Systems

  • Kids Craft Kits

  • Sporting Goods

  • Bikes and Tricycles

  • and more!

Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 11 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Mindful Self-Compassion 9-Session Class Outdoors Near Warren Wilson
Nov 12 all-day
Charles D. Owen Park

MSC is an empirically-supported 9-session program that helps participants develop and deepen the skills of self-compassion. Activities include meditation, talks, discussion, and experiential exercises. This class will be held rain or shine outdoors in a beautiful setting over nine Saturdays, 9/17-11/19, skipping 10/15.

We will meet from 10:30AM-2PM with a 30-minute break for lunch midway through each session. Each class participant will receive a copy of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

Register at mindfulselfcompassionasheville.com by 8/30 for early-bird pricing.

Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market Holiday Market
Nov 12 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market

Join us for our indoor holiday market on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale
Nov 12 @ 10:00 am
WNC Agricultural Center- Expo Building

 

 

Oh, The Treasures You’ll Find!

There are so many quality items and gently-used clothes to find at a Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale – and for 50%-90% off the retail price! What treasures await you?

Some of the types of items you’ll find at our sale:

  • Children’s Clothing (infant through size 16)

  • Children’s Shoes

  • Maternity Clothing

  • Infant Care Items (carriers, diaper pails, bottles, nursing accessories)

  • Infant and Kid Furnishings (cribs manufactured after July 2011, pack-n-plays, furniture, room decor)

  • Toys and Play Equipment (indoor, outdoor, small, and large)

  • Strollers and Car Seats

  • Books, DVDs, Games, Video Games, and Gaming Systems

  • Kids Craft Kits

  • Sporting Goods

  • Bikes and Tricycles

  • and more!

Sew Co. Makers Market During RADA Studio Stroll
Nov 12 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sew Co.

Ext The market will be open to the public from 10
am – 4 pm each day with no cost for attendance. The employees’ work, as well as Rite of Passage
garments, will be available for purchase.
The Sew Co. team is made up of talented makers across a multitude of creative disciplines. In
celebration of this talent and the fast-approaching holiday season, the Makers Market will feature
the work of 10+ team members with varying products including hand-knit hats, paintings +
prints, vintage upcycling, home goods, leather bags + wallets, and much more.
Rite of Passage’s newly released Fall Collection will also be on display. Come try on clothes and
enjoy hot apple cider and light refreshments in the open-air gallery while browsing handmade
goods and chatting with the Sew Co. team!

———-
Sew Co is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and
unconventional business concepts. In the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas,
Sew Co. was founded in 2010 as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic
manufacturing economy.
RITE OF PASSAGE is a slow fashion label inspired by the darker, delicate details found in
nature. Designer Giovanni Daina-Palermo and entrepreneur Libby O’Bryan, two friends,
professional pattern makers, and conceptual artists founded the brand in 2018.

Mindfulness Series: Gratitude
Nov 12 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Chimney Rock State Park

Join Namaste in Nature for a reflective meditation walk. De-stress on this hike focused on connection with yourself and the natural world. This fall mindfulness experience will center on the season of gratitude as the holidays approach.

South East Punk Flea Market
Nov 12 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Southeast Punk Flea Market- Spartanburg, SC!
Join us November 12-13 as we take over Spartanburg for the weekend! There will be many vendors… DIY sellers and artists! We have a lot of fun planned for the weekend. If you are a fan of weirdo art, vinyl records, vintage clothes or possibly a collector of strange and unusual things, this event is for you!
SATURDAY November 12 from 11a-7pm
SUNDAY November 13 from 11a-7pm
-This event is ALL AGES.
-Food trucks at the PFM!
-All vendors accept cash and most take cards. There is an ATM on site.
Admission:
$5 at the door // Children 12 & under FREE.
*HAND SANITIZER STATION AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE VENUE!
*IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL, PLEASE JOIN US NEXT TIME!
What kinda stuff can you expect to find here?….
VINTAGE CLOTHES, TOYS, ORIGINAL ART, TAXIDERMY, HANDMADE JEWELRY, RETRO VIDEO GAMES, COMIC BOOKS, VINYL RECORDS/CASSETTES/CDS, VHS, HORROR/B-MOVIE MEMORABILIA, ODDITIES! …and so much more!
———————————————————
We are in search of new vendors! We want DIY sellers with Punk Junk! Clean out your closet and dust off your records, get the skateboard out from under your bed. Someone else wants it and you could use the $.
So ya wanna sell yer junk?…
If you are interested in becoming a vendor you must pre-register. Please check out our website for more info.
www.SoutheastPFM.com
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 12 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Sunday, November 13, 2022
Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale
Nov 13 @ 10:00 am
WNC Agricultural Center- Expo Building

 

 

Oh, The Treasures You’ll Find!

There are so many quality items and gently-used clothes to find at a Seeds and Sprouts Kids Consignment sale – and for 50%-90% off the retail price! What treasures await you?

Some of the types of items you’ll find at our sale:

  • Children’s Clothing (infant through size 16)

  • Children’s Shoes

  • Maternity Clothing

  • Infant Care Items (carriers, diaper pails, bottles, nursing accessories)

  • Infant and Kid Furnishings (cribs manufactured after July 2011, pack-n-plays, furniture, room decor)

  • Toys and Play Equipment (indoor, outdoor, small, and large)

  • Strollers and Car Seats

  • Books, DVDs, Games, Video Games, and Gaming Systems

  • Kids Craft Kits

  • Sporting Goods

  • Bikes and Tricycles

  • and more!

Sew Co. Makers Market During RADA Studio Stroll
Nov 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sew Co.

Ext The market will be open to the public from 10
am – 4 pm each day with no cost for attendance. The employees’ work, as well as Rite of Passage
garments, will be available for purchase.
The Sew Co. team is made up of talented makers across a multitude of creative disciplines. In
celebration of this talent and the fast-approaching holiday season, the Makers Market will feature
the work of 10+ team members with varying products including hand-knit hats, paintings +
prints, vintage upcycling, home goods, leather bags + wallets, and much more.
Rite of Passage’s newly released Fall Collection will also be on display. Come try on clothes and
enjoy hot apple cider and light refreshments in the open-air gallery while browsing handmade
goods and chatting with the Sew Co. team!

———-
Sew Co is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and
unconventional business concepts. In the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas,
Sew Co. was founded in 2010 as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic
manufacturing economy.
RITE OF PASSAGE is a slow fashion label inspired by the darker, delicate details found in
nature. Designer Giovanni Daina-Palermo and entrepreneur Libby O’Bryan, two friends,
professional pattern makers, and conceptual artists founded the brand in 2018.

South East Punk Flea Market
Nov 13 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Southeast Punk Flea Market- Spartanburg, SC!
Join us November 12-13 as we take over Spartanburg for the weekend! There will be many vendors… DIY sellers and artists! We have a lot of fun planned for the weekend. If you are a fan of weirdo art, vinyl records, vintage clothes or possibly a collector of strange and unusual things, this event is for you!
SATURDAY November 12 from 11a-7pm
SUNDAY November 13 from 11a-7pm
-This event is ALL AGES.
-Food trucks at the PFM!
-All vendors accept cash and most take cards. There is an ATM on site.
Admission:
$5 at the door // Children 12 & under FREE.
*HAND SANITIZER STATION AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE VENUE!
*IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL, PLEASE JOIN US NEXT TIME!
What kinda stuff can you expect to find here?….
VINTAGE CLOTHES, TOYS, ORIGINAL ART, TAXIDERMY, HANDMADE JEWELRY, RETRO VIDEO GAMES, COMIC BOOKS, VINYL RECORDS/CASSETTES/CDS, VHS, HORROR/B-MOVIE MEMORABILIA, ODDITIES! …and so much more!
———————————————————
We are in search of new vendors! We want DIY sellers with Punk Junk! Clean out your closet and dust off your records, get the skateboard out from under your bed. Someone else wants it and you could use the $.
So ya wanna sell yer junk?…
If you are interested in becoming a vendor you must pre-register. Please check out our website for more info.
www.SoutheastPFM.com
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 13 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Monday, November 14, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 14 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 15 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 16 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 17 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

An Evening on Broadway
Nov 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lower Broadway Street, Asheville NC
Friday, November 18, 2022
‘Tis the Season Holiday Fair
Nov 18 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WNC Agricultural Center

Tis the Season Holiday Fair - Asheville, NC

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

‘Tis the Season Holiday Fair is a festive shopping event featuring fabulous arts, crafts, gifts, adornments for the home as well as delectable holiday food and North Carolina wines.
East Asheville Holiday Market
Nov 18 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Groce United Methodist Church
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 18 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Saturday, November 19, 2022
Mindful Self-Compassion 9-Session Class Outdoors Near Warren Wilson
Nov 19 all-day
Charles D. Owen Park

MSC is an empirically-supported 9-session program that helps participants develop and deepen the skills of self-compassion. Activities include meditation, talks, discussion, and experiential exercises. This class will be held rain or shine outdoors in a beautiful setting over nine Saturdays, 9/17-11/19, skipping 10/15.

We will meet from 10:30AM-2PM with a 30-minute break for lunch midway through each session. Each class participant will receive a copy of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

Register at mindfulselfcompassionasheville.com by 8/30 for early-bird pricing.

‘Tis the Season Holiday Fair
Nov 19 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WNC Agricultural Center

Tis the Season Holiday Fair - Asheville, NC

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

‘Tis the Season Holiday Fair is a festive shopping event featuring fabulous arts, crafts, gifts, adornments for the home as well as delectable holiday food and North Carolina wines.
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Nov 19 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
online

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/