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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Thursday, February 19, 2026
MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 
Feb 19 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 

February 19 – 22

Did you really think we’d stop at Vol. 2? Not a chance! Your favorite rock ’n’ roll time machine is back and spinning another round of greatest hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. From the musical masterminds who brought you The Music of Queen, The Eagles, and The Beatles, Mixtape Vol. 3 is jam-packed with the songs that defined decades — the anthems you danced to, sang along with, and still know by heart. Get ready for pure retro joy. It’s a hit parade for the ages. Rewind the memories.
Turn up the fun!

Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

TICKETS STARTING AT: $48

Child Pricing Available (17 & under)

Sal Vulcano
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

Staten Island native Sal Vulcano is best known for creating and starring in truTV’s long-running hit “Impractical Jokers,” and for “The Misery Index” on TBS. In addition to performing as part of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe to sold-out arenas, Sal founded the No Presh Network in 2020, hosting “Hey Babe!” and “Taste Buds” podcasts. Sal’s debut solo comedy special ‘Terrified’ was released in May 2024 on YouTube.

Friday, February 20, 2026
Jeeves in Bloom
Feb 20 all-day
NC State Company

BRITISH COMEDY | CULT FAVORITE | VINTAGE STYLE

The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!

Performances of Jeeves in Bloom will be held on the days and times listed below. The lobby and concessions area will open one hour prior to showtime. Concessions may be taken into the theatre during the performance.

January 28 – February 22, 2026

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm

Friday January 30 at 7:30pm (Pay What You Can Night)

Other Fridays and Sundays at 2pm

Rent
Feb 20 all-day
Asheville Community Theater

RENT

February 6 – 22, 2026

Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30 PM

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
La Vie Bohème! Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning musical follows a year in the life of young artists and friends struggling to create and survive in New York City under the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With an iconic rock score including “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” and “La Vie Bohème,” RENT is a powerful, deeply human story that continues to move generations.

Supported by a live 5-piece band!

 

Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic
Feb 20 @ 10:00 am
Diana Wortham Theatre

Wortham Center Student Series

Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic

Fri, Feb 20 • 10 am

Grades 1–12
Show length: 60 minutes

Get ready for an unforgettable hour of magic and interactive fun! Through jaw-dropping illusions and mind-reading feats, students will explore problem-solving and the power of human connection, all while laughing and marveling in wonder. Joshua’s true magic lies in creating unforgettable moments—experiences of joy and amazement that last long after the performance ends. This show is a perfect blend of entertainment and education, making it an ideal choice for teachers looking to inspire and engage their students.

Reservations for individuals (9 people or less): $12 each

Reservations for groups (10 people or more): $11 each


Women of the Pacific Northwest
Feb 20 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Women of the Pacific Northwest celebrates the voices, visions and material mastery of female artists working today, with roots from this rich and progressive region. Through the execution of disparate media from bronze, steel, glass, tin, plaster, mylar, printmaking, hair nets, cloth, rubber, wax to paint, these artists have achieved inventive, creative practices originating from critical, generative, inquisition of natural, social or subliminal forces. This exhibition highlights a group of female artists working in diverse media creating art that explores connections to place, whether sociological, environmental or spiritual, in a region supportive of equality, ecology and enterprise. These artists are among today’s pioneers, interpreting universality through personal observation and inventing poetic, transcendent works inspiring greater, pluralistic understanding, connecting us to one another and to the world around us.

Featured artists:

Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Ebys, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Estuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Wendy Red Star, Katy Stone, Susan Zoccola, Marie Watt, and Julie Speidel.

 

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 
Feb 20 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 

February 19 – 22

Did you really think we’d stop at Vol. 2? Not a chance! Your favorite rock ’n’ roll time machine is back and spinning another round of greatest hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. From the musical masterminds who brought you The Music of Queen, The Eagles, and The Beatles, Mixtape Vol. 3 is jam-packed with the songs that defined decades — the anthems you danced to, sang along with, and still know by heart. Get ready for pure retro joy. It’s a hit parade for the ages. Rewind the memories.
Turn up the fun!

Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

TICKETS STARTING AT: $48

Child Pricing Available (17 & under)

Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic
Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

Fri, Feb 20 • 7 pm

Awe-inspiring illusions. Mind-boggling mental demonstrations. Captivating storytelling. Prepare to be astonished as Joshua Lozoff includes audience members of all ages in this highly interactive show. As seen on Clueless, Cheers, and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, this enchanting performer will ignite your imagination.

Spotlight on Joshua Lozoff:

Former film and TV actor turned magician, with credits including Clueless, Cheers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Combines sleight-of-hand, mentalism, and storytelling in a highly interactive show
Known for mind-reading feats, Rubik’s Cube wizardry, and illusions that spark wonder
Millions have watched his appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Honored as one of only two magicians invited to perform at the World’s Fair in Japan

Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic
Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre

Wortham Presents Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic

Fri, Feb 20 • 7 pm

Awe-inspiring illusions. Mind-boggling mental demonstrations. Captivating storytelling. Prepare to be astonished as Joshua Lozoff includes audience members of all ages in this highly interactive show. As seen on CluelessCheers, and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, this enchanting performer will ignite your imagination.

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Jeeves in Bloom
Feb 21 all-day
NC State Company

BRITISH COMEDY | CULT FAVORITE | VINTAGE STYLE

The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!

Performances of Jeeves in Bloom will be held on the days and times listed below. The lobby and concessions area will open one hour prior to showtime. Concessions may be taken into the theatre during the performance.

January 28 – February 22, 2026

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm

Friday January 30 at 7:30pm (Pay What You Can Night)

Other Fridays and Sundays at 2pm

Rent
Feb 21 all-day
Asheville Community Theater

RENT

February 6 – 22, 2026

Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30 PM

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
La Vie Bohème! Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning musical follows a year in the life of young artists and friends struggling to create and survive in New York City under the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With an iconic rock score including “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” and “La Vie Bohème,” RENT is a powerful, deeply human story that continues to move generations.

Supported by a live 5-piece band!

 

Dwight Yoakam
Feb 21 @ 8:00 am
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Dwight Yoakam is a legendary artist whose influence has reshaped the landscape of country music and beyond. With over 25 million albums sold worldwide, he is a 21-time GRAMMY® nominee and multiple GRAMMY® Award winner. His catalog includes 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum releases, with five topping Billboard Country Albums chart and 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of his singles have charted on Billboard, including 14 Top 10 hits.

Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography
Feb 21 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grovewood Gallery

Grovewood Gallery is pleased to present Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the remarkable career of Asheville artist Carl Powell. The exhibition will open with a reception on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2–5pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artist. On view through April 5, 2026, this special showcase brings together Powell’s evocative photographs alongside his innovative glass sculptures.

Women of the Pacific Northwest
Feb 21 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Women of the Pacific Northwest celebrates the voices, visions and material mastery of female artists working today, with roots from this rich and progressive region. Through the execution of disparate media from bronze, steel, glass, tin, plaster, mylar, printmaking, hair nets, cloth, rubber, wax to paint, these artists have achieved inventive, creative practices originating from critical, generative, inquisition of natural, social or subliminal forces. This exhibition highlights a group of female artists working in diverse media creating art that explores connections to place, whether sociological, environmental or spiritual, in a region supportive of equality, ecology and enterprise. These artists are among today’s pioneers, interpreting universality through personal observation and inventing poetic, transcendent works inspiring greater, pluralistic understanding, connecting us to one another and to the world around us.

Featured artists:

Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Ebys, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Estuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Wendy Red Star, Katy Stone, Susan Zoccola, Marie Watt, and Julie Speidel.

 

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 
Feb 21 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 

February 19 – 22

Did you really think we’d stop at Vol. 2? Not a chance! Your favorite rock ’n’ roll time machine is back and spinning another round of greatest hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. From the musical masterminds who brought you The Music of Queen, The Eagles, and The Beatles, Mixtape Vol. 3 is jam-packed with the songs that defined decades — the anthems you danced to, sang along with, and still know by heart. Get ready for pure retro joy. It’s a hit parade for the ages. Rewind the memories.
Turn up the fun!

Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

TICKETS STARTING AT: $48

Child Pricing Available (17 & under)

States of Impression: Letterio Calapai from Atelier 17 to “Look Homeward, Angel”
Feb 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum
Join Assistant Curator Robin Klaus, PhD, for a talk exploring Letterio Calapai’s artistic trajectory from his formative years at the experimental printmaking studio Atelier 17 to his illustrations for Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe’s novel inspired by early 20th-century Asheville. Presented on the final day of Asheville Art Museum’s exhibition of Calapai’s Look Homeward, Angel portfolio, the talk situates the artist within the cultural history of American print workshops and highlights how he absorbed and adapted the technical innovations of these collaborative environments. Attendees will examine the works on view alongside multiple states of prints made throughout Calapai’s artistic career to gain insight into his working methods, narrative vision, and the processes behind his most compelling work.

Space is limited and registration is required. Registering for this event includes admission to the Museum. This event is held in conjunction with the 2026 National Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows at the Grove Park Inn.

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Jeeves in Bloom
Feb 22 all-day
NC State Company

BRITISH COMEDY | CULT FAVORITE | VINTAGE STYLE

The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!

Performances of Jeeves in Bloom will be held on the days and times listed below. The lobby and concessions area will open one hour prior to showtime. Concessions may be taken into the theatre during the performance.

January 28 – February 22, 2026

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm

Friday January 30 at 7:30pm (Pay What You Can Night)

Other Fridays and Sundays at 2pm

Rent
Feb 22 all-day
Asheville Community Theater

RENT

February 6 – 22, 2026

Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30 PM

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
La Vie Bohème! Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning musical follows a year in the life of young artists and friends struggling to create and survive in New York City under the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With an iconic rock score including “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” and “La Vie Bohème,” RENT is a powerful, deeply human story that continues to move generations.

Supported by a live 5-piece band!

 

Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography
Feb 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grovewood Gallery

Grovewood Gallery is pleased to present Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the remarkable career of Asheville artist Carl Powell. The exhibition will open with a reception on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2–5pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artist. On view through April 5, 2026, this special showcase brings together Powell’s evocative photographs alongside his innovative glass sculptures.

Women of the Pacific Northwest
Feb 22 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Women of the Pacific Northwest celebrates the voices, visions and material mastery of female artists working today, with roots from this rich and progressive region. Through the execution of disparate media from bronze, steel, glass, tin, plaster, mylar, printmaking, hair nets, cloth, rubber, wax to paint, these artists have achieved inventive, creative practices originating from critical, generative, inquisition of natural, social or subliminal forces. This exhibition highlights a group of female artists working in diverse media creating art that explores connections to place, whether sociological, environmental or spiritual, in a region supportive of equality, ecology and enterprise. These artists are among today’s pioneers, interpreting universality through personal observation and inventing poetic, transcendent works inspiring greater, pluralistic understanding, connecting us to one another and to the world around us.

Featured artists:

Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Ebys, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Estuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Wendy Red Star, Katy Stone, Susan Zoccola, Marie Watt, and Julie Speidel.

 

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 
Feb 22 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

MIXTAPE! THE BEST OF THE 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (Vol. 3) 

February 19 – 22

Did you really think we’d stop at Vol. 2? Not a chance! Your favorite rock ’n’ roll time machine is back and spinning another round of greatest hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. From the musical masterminds who brought you The Music of Queen, The Eagles, and The Beatles, Mixtape Vol. 3 is jam-packed with the songs that defined decades — the anthems you danced to, sang along with, and still know by heart. Get ready for pure retro joy. It’s a hit parade for the ages. Rewind the memories.
Turn up the fun!

Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

TICKETS STARTING AT: $48

Child Pricing Available (17 & under)

Monday, February 23, 2026
Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography
Feb 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grovewood Gallery

Grovewood Gallery is pleased to present Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the remarkable career of Asheville artist Carl Powell. The exhibition will open with a reception on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2–5pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artist. On view through April 5, 2026, this special showcase brings together Powell’s evocative photographs alongside his innovative glass sculptures.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Suffs
Feb 24 all-day
Peace Center

Behind every powerful woman… are more powerful women.

Direct from Broadway comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining” (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Musical.

Tues, Feb 24, 25, 26 @7:30 pm
Sat, Feb 28 @ 2:00 pm
Sun, Mar 1 @ 1:00 pm
Sun, Mar 1 @ 6:30 pm
Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography
Feb 24 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grovewood Gallery

Grovewood Gallery is pleased to present Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the remarkable career of Asheville artist Carl Powell. The exhibition will open with a reception on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2–5pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artist. On view through April 5, 2026, this special showcase brings together Powell’s evocative photographs alongside his innovative glass sculptures.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Suffs
Feb 25 all-day
Peace Center

Behind every powerful woman… are more powerful women.

Direct from Broadway comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining” (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Musical.

Tues, Feb 24, 25, 26 @7:30 pm
Sat, Feb 28 @ 2:00 pm
Sun, Mar 1 @ 1:00 pm
Sun, Mar 1 @ 6:30 pm
Hairball
Feb 25 @ 7:00 am
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

A band puts on a concert – Hairball puts on an event! Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget. The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans…to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!

Vocalists Kris Vox, Dave Moody, and Patrick Stone lead the band through a 2+ hour, mind-blowing, and dropdead accurate homage to some of the biggest arena acts in the world. Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen, Journey, and Aerosmith are but a few of the acts fans will see brought to life. The Hairball stage becomes an entirely new rock concert before your very eyes countless times throughout the night.

The motor that drives the Hairball dragster consists of HBK on the electric bass, Billy on the drums, and Happy on the lead guitar. These Rock & Roll soldiers pride themselves on nailing some of the most memorable licks and chops of all time, while adding their own style and flare that they’ve cultivated over decades of tireless performing. This isn’t a side job. These guys eat, sleep and breathe Rock & Roll!

Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography
Feb 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grovewood Gallery

Grovewood Gallery is pleased to present Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the remarkable career of Asheville artist Carl Powell. The exhibition will open with a reception on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2–5pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artist. On view through April 5, 2026, this special showcase brings together Powell’s evocative photographs alongside his innovative glass sculptures.

Women of the Pacific Northwest
Feb 25 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Women of the Pacific Northwest celebrates the voices, visions and material mastery of female artists working today, with roots from this rich and progressive region. Through the execution of disparate media from bronze, steel, glass, tin, plaster, mylar, printmaking, hair nets, cloth, rubber, wax to paint, these artists have achieved inventive, creative practices originating from critical, generative, inquisition of natural, social or subliminal forces. This exhibition highlights a group of female artists working in diverse media creating art that explores connections to place, whether sociological, environmental or spiritual, in a region supportive of equality, ecology and enterprise. These artists are among today’s pioneers, interpreting universality through personal observation and inventing poetic, transcendent works inspiring greater, pluralistic understanding, connecting us to one another and to the world around us.

Featured artists:

Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Ebys, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Estuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Wendy Red Star, Katy Stone, Susan Zoccola, Marie Watt, and Julie Speidel.

 

WAX TAILOR [DJ SET]
Feb 25 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

With 7 studio albums, more than 800 concerts worldwide, numerous international awards, and prestigious collaborations with Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang Clan), Del The Funky Homosapien (Gorillaz), Mark Lanegan, Mick Jenkins, Aloe Blacc, D-Smoke, Tricky, Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, and more, French independent producer Wax Tailor has confirmed, despite his media discretion, his influence on the international electro-hip hop scene for over 20 years.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album “Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies,” which left an indelible mark on the history of trip-hop and established Wax Tailor as a pillar of the global electro-hip hop scene, he has embarked on a North America tour in 2025, which will conclude in February 2026 with eight final shows in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Asheville, Atlanta, Orlando, and Miami.

Thursday, February 26, 2026
Circus EVO’s “Solstice: a Winter Circus Experience”
Feb 26 – Feb 27 all-day
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

Circus EVO returns to Asheville with “Solstice: a Winter Circus Experience”! Back by popular demand, Solstice is a one-of-a-kind theatrical journey that blends contemporary circus, dance, and physical theatre into a breathtaking 75-minute performance. Featuring a cast of world-class artists from across the United States, Solstice tells the story of a woman who loses her inner light and finds herself plunged into a surreal world where memories come to life and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Through awe-inspiring acrobatic acts, woven together with evocative lighting design, original music, immersive scenery, and a touch of snowfall magic, Solstice captures the imagination and awakens the spirit. This is more than a circus—it’s a heartfelt narrative brought to life through movement, emotion, and artistry. Audiences of all ages will leave feeling like kids again, reminded of the wonder of winter and the power of rediscovering joy.