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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Thursday, May 18, 2023
Asheville Beer Week: Wedge Run
May 18 @ 6:15 pm
Wedge Foundation

Join us every Thursday at 6:15 pm for our group run at Wedge Brewing Company’s Foundation location in Asheville’s River Arts District (5 Foundy Street).  Runners of all abilities are welcomed for this self-paced, self-guided jaunt along the French Broad River.  The run follows a route that is 7.5 miles out-and-back, but feel free to turn around whenever you want for a shorter option.

While we are spoiled with an abundance of singletrack trails, fire roads, and dirt roads in and around Asheville, flat road runs are harder to find.  The Wedge Run was started in the Spring of 2012 to put a flat run on the calendar every week on a no-brainer out-and-back route.  Oh yeah – we like finishing the run at a brewery, too.

We realize that Wedge Run has had a reputation of being a hammerfest. There is some truth to that – for many runners it is a good opportunity to go fast with friends.  However, every week there are athletes of all abilities running a variety of paces and distances.  This run is a great venue for an easy short jog, a long run, or anything in-between.

Summary:
– 6:15 pm
– Meet in the Wedge at Foundation parking lot.
– Run is self-guided and self-paced.
– Route is out-and-back from Wedge to the end of the Hominy Creek Greenway (7.5 miles). 3, 4, 6 mile options available by turning around early!
– New runners get a FREE beer (courtesy of the Asheville Running Collective).

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Wednesday Pub Run
May 18 @ 6:15 pm
Archetype Brewing

Wednesday Pub Run
Join us every Wednesday at 6:15pm at Archetype Brewing – West off of Haywood, for a fun pub run featuring two different routes!

Follow us on social media to stay up to date on when we have special guests, shoe demos, and giveaway nights!
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Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers
May 18 @ 6:30 pm
McCormick Field

Join us for Thirsty Thursday presented by Catawba Brewing Co. and 105.9 The Mountain. $1 Domestic Beer, $1 Coca-Cola and $3 Craft Beer.

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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Friday, May 19, 2023
NOC Paddling School
May 19 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Paddling School Course Types

Learning to roll a kayak in paddling school

Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

staff and campers playing lawn games at kayaking camp

Youth Paddling Programs

2 kayakers in Class III rapids

Specialty Paddling Programs

Practicing using the throwrope during the ACA Kayak Instructor Training Levels 3 & 4 course

Professional Training for Paddlers

whitewater canoeing on class 3

Canoe Courses

Bryson City, NC

Explore All Courses
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Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 19 all-day
various locations
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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Free Skate Night
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Carrier Park
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Tackle The Tar with Family Fun Fest
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – May 20 @ 1:00 pm
Rocky Mount Stadium

Special Sale: Prices will increase until Race Day (Ranging from $25 to $75)

 

Traverse the treacherous terrain located in and around the Rocky Mount Sports Complex and throughout Battle Park.

This 5K race is packed with more than 20 obstacles!

For full details, visit us online at www.tacklethetar.com.

Competitive Heats and Fun Runs

2023 Heat Schedule

  • 8:45am Kids Run Heat
  • 9:00am – Competitive Heat
  • 9:10am – Competitive Heat
  • 9:20am – Competitive Heat
  • 9:30am – Fun Run Heat
  • 9:40am – Fun Run Heat
  • 9:50am – Fun Run Heat
  • 10:00am – Fun Run Heat
  • 10:10am – First Responders Run Heat
  • 10:20am – College Run

*Note – All Heats Will Be Timed, with the exception of the 1 mile kids run.

How old do you need to be to run?

A: You must be at least 14 years old on the day of the race to run Tackle the Tar 5K Obstacle Race. However, kids ages 8-13 are encouraged to race at 11:15 a.m. in our 1 Mile Kids Obstacle Race.

Participants ages 14-15 must run with a parent or guardian over 18, and are excluded from the competitive heats.

Participants 16-17 may run in the fun run only, but must have completed a Parental Consent Form (DOWNLOAD HERE).

All other participants 18+ are free to run in any race with the completion of the Participant Waiver Form (DOWNLOAD HERE)

If you or your child do not have a photo ID, you must still provide proof of your identity and verification of your age. (We need to know you’re old enough to run and that you are who you claim to be). You may consider bringing a combination of the options listed below:

For identification, we will accept photocopies of your:

  • Passport
  • Membership Card
  • Student ID
  • License

For more information about rules, regulations, and what to expect, visit us online at TTT RUNNER CENTRAL.

T-shirt, medal, and goodie bags are not guaranteed for anyone that registers after 5/1/23.

1-Mile Kids Obstacle Race

Kids 8-13 years of age will be racing through a 1 mile obstacle course designed with them in mind. Cost is $25.00.

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Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers — Fireworks Night
May 19 @ 6:30 pm

$1 Hot Dogs presented by Blossman Gas and Mix 96.5

Post Game Fireworks Show presented by ARA Health Specialists

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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Saturday, May 20, 2023
NOC Paddling School
May 20 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Paddling School Course Types

Learning to roll a kayak in paddling school

Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

staff and campers playing lawn games at kayaking camp

Youth Paddling Programs

2 kayakers in Class III rapids

Specialty Paddling Programs

Practicing using the throwrope during the ACA Kayak Instructor Training Levels 3 & 4 course

Professional Training for Paddlers

whitewater canoeing on class 3

Canoe Courses

Bryson City, NC

Explore All Courses
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Categories: Outdoors Sports
Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 20 all-day
various locations
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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Black Mountain Pickleball
May 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cragmont Assembly Lassiter Family Center (Gym)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

9:00 – Noon
Lower Tennis Courts
Cost for play is $2.00.

Black Mountain Pickleball is an informal group, not a membership-based club, that exists to promote Pickleball in the Town of Black Mountain and the greater Swannanoa Valley.  Benefits include a sense of community, organized play, and much more.

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Categories: Sports
Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers
May 20 @ 6:00 pm
McCormick Field

Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers

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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Asheville City Soccer Club Men v East Atlanta FC
May 20 @ 7:30 pm
Greenwood Field

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Sunday, May 21, 2023
NOC Paddling School
May 21 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Paddling School Course Types

Learning to roll a kayak in paddling school

Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

staff and campers playing lawn games at kayaking camp

Youth Paddling Programs

2 kayakers in Class III rapids

Specialty Paddling Programs

Practicing using the throwrope during the ACA Kayak Instructor Training Levels 3 & 4 course

Professional Training for Paddlers

whitewater canoeing on class 3

Canoe Courses

Bryson City, NC

Explore All Courses
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Categories: Outdoors Sports
Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 21 all-day
various locations
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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Asheville Tourists vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers —Yacumamas de Asheville
May 21 @ 1:00 pm
McCormick Field

Post Game Kids Run the Bases presented by Ingles.

Come out to McCormick Field to watch your Tourists become Los Yacumamas de Asheville as part of Minor League Baseball’s “Copa de la Diversión” initiative

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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Black Mountain Pickleball
May 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cragmont Assembly Lassiter Family Center (Gym)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

9:00 – Noon
Lower Tennis Courts
Cost for play is $2.00.

Black Mountain Pickleball is an informal group, not a membership-based club, that exists to promote Pickleball in the Town of Black Mountain and the greater Swannanoa Valley.  Benefits include a sense of community, organized play, and much more.

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Categories: Sports
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Wednesday Pub Run
May 24 @ 6:15 pm
Archetype Brewing

Wednesday Pub Run
Join us every Wednesday at 6:15pm at Archetype Brewing – West off of Haywood, for a fun pub run featuring two different routes!

Follow us on social media to stay up to date on when we have special guests, shoe demos, and giveaway nights!
Read more
Categories: Sports
Asheville City Soccer Club Women v NC Courage
May 24 @ 7:00 pm
Greenwood Field

5/24/23 - ACSC Women v NC Courage

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Categories: Sports
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 25 all-day
various locations
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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Black Mountain Pickleball
May 25 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cragmont Assembly Lassiter Family Center (Gym)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

9:00 – Noon
Lower Tennis Courts
Cost for play is $2.00.

Black Mountain Pickleball is an informal group, not a membership-based club, that exists to promote Pickleball in the Town of Black Mountain and the greater Swannanoa Valley.  Benefits include a sense of community, organized play, and much more.

Read more
Categories: Sports
Asheville Beer Week: Wedge Run
May 25 @ 6:15 pm
Wedge Foundation

Join us every Thursday at 6:15 pm for our group run at Wedge Brewing Company’s Foundation location in Asheville’s River Arts District (5 Foundy Street).  Runners of all abilities are welcomed for this self-paced, self-guided jaunt along the French Broad River.  The run follows a route that is 7.5 miles out-and-back, but feel free to turn around whenever you want for a shorter option.

While we are spoiled with an abundance of singletrack trails, fire roads, and dirt roads in and around Asheville, flat road runs are harder to find.  The Wedge Run was started in the Spring of 2012 to put a flat run on the calendar every week on a no-brainer out-and-back route.  Oh yeah – we like finishing the run at a brewery, too.

We realize that Wedge Run has had a reputation of being a hammerfest. There is some truth to that – for many runners it is a good opportunity to go fast with friends.  However, every week there are athletes of all abilities running a variety of paces and distances.  This run is a great venue for an easy short jog, a long run, or anything in-between.

Summary:
– 6:15 pm
– Meet in the Wedge at Foundation parking lot.
– Run is self-guided and self-paced.
– Route is out-and-back from Wedge to the end of the Hominy Creek Greenway (7.5 miles). 3, 4, 6 mile options available by turning around early!
– New runners get a FREE beer (courtesy of the Asheville Running Collective).

Read more
Categories: Food & Drink Sports
Friday, May 26, 2023
NOC Paddling School
May 26 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Paddling School Course Types

Learning to roll a kayak in paddling school

Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

staff and campers playing lawn games at kayaking camp

Youth Paddling Programs

2 kayakers in Class III rapids

Specialty Paddling Programs

Practicing using the throwrope during the ACA Kayak Instructor Training Levels 3 & 4 course

Professional Training for Paddlers

whitewater canoeing on class 3

Canoe Courses

Bryson City, NC

Explore All Courses
Read more
Categories: Outdoors Sports
Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 26 all-day
various locations
Read more
Categories: Family Fun Outdoors Sports
Saturday, May 27, 2023
NOC Paddling School
May 27 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Paddling School Course Types

Learning to roll a kayak in paddling school

Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

staff and campers playing lawn games at kayaking camp

Youth Paddling Programs

2 kayakers in Class III rapids

Specialty Paddling Programs

Practicing using the throwrope during the ACA Kayak Instructor Training Levels 3 & 4 course

Professional Training for Paddlers

whitewater canoeing on class 3

Canoe Courses

Bryson City, NC

Explore All Courses
Read more
Categories: Outdoors Sports
Senior Games and SilverArts
May 27 all-day
Buncombe County
man running and woman standing in front of artwork, Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games logo

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) challenges community members to make 2023 a record breaking year for Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games and SilverArts. The weeks-long festival celebrates the transformative ability of sports and the arts to foster friendship and wellness. There is a $10 fee to participate and online registration opens Feb. 6 at ncseniorgames.org.

“We know many people discovered or rediscovered their love for sports, performing, and literary and visual arts during the pandemic and this is the perfect time to share that talent with our community – so anyone who’s ages 50 or better should sign up,” according to Colt Miller, APR Athletic Coordinator and local Senior Games contact. “While many participants advance to the state and national competitions, the main focus isn’t winning, but showcasing the incredible talent found among active adults right here at home. This is also the perfect opportunity to try something new! In the past, we’ve had people who had never played a sport or worked in a particular medium who turned out to be naturals.”

The event is one of 53 local games officially-sanctioned by North Carolina Senior Games, the largest senior Olympic program in the nation. The schedule includes competitions and demonstrations to exercise the mind and body in April and May at locations throughout Buncombe County.

All events welcome spectators. Interested community members can print a schedule or pick one up at any APR community center. APR hosts Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games and SilverArts with Black Mountain Parks & Recreation, Buncombe County Parks & Recreation, and Henderson County Parks & Recreation.

Sports and Arts

Sports include bowling, croquet, golf, mini golf, track and field (including race walk and power walking), cycling, archery, swimming, billiards, badminton, cornhole, horseshoes, pickleball, basketball shooting, shuffleboard, and tennis. Age categories start at 50 and increase at five year intervals.

SilverArts categories are classified as Heritage (quilting, woodwork, crochet, basket weaving, jewelry, needlework, tole/decorative painting, weaving, knitting, pottery, stained glass, woodcarving, woodworking, and woodturning), Visual (acrylics, drawing, mixed media, oil, pastels, film photography, digital photography, sculpture, and watercolor), Performing (comedy/drama, dance, vocal, instrumental, and line dance), Literary (poetry, short story, essay, and life experiences), and Cheerleading. Art pieces will be displayed at Pack Memorial Library.

 

For questions or more information, please contact Colt Miller at (828) 707-2376 or [email protected].

 

Schedule at a Glance

 

For questions or more information, please contact Colt Miller at (828) 707-2376 or [email protected].

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Wild West Adventure Trips w/ Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 27 all-day
various locations
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Asheville Beer Week: Beer City 20k Relay Green Man Brewery
May 27 @ 7:30 am – 11:00 am
Green Man Brewery

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, you’ll find Asheville North Carolina. With it’s clean mountain water, Asheville has a long legacy of beer brewing and now hosts over 30 craft breweries as well as some of the best breweries in the country. On the top of many lists of must see cities for the beer enthusiasts, this mountain town is also a mecca for runners, bikers and hikers alike. We are beyond excited to be hosting the Beer City Relay again in 2023, an event that encapsulates running and craft beer. Our host brewery for 2023 is Green Man Brewery. Established in 1997, Green Man Brewing celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2022. They’ve had many years to prefect their beers and you can taste it. The event is meant to be a fun 5k or 10k relay with a team aspect. The course consists of one 5k loop. Teams of 4 will each complete the 5k course 1 time in relay. Teams of 2 will each complete the 5k course twice in relay to run a 10k.Single runners 5k option. Runners will run the 5k loop once and need no other team members.

The event is meant to be a fun 5k or 10k relay with a team aspect.  The course consists of one 5k loop.

Teams of 4 will each complete the 5k course 1 time in relay.

Teams of 2 will each complete the 5k course twice in relay to run a 10k.

Single runners 5k option. Runners will run the 5k loop once and need no other team members.

Race Day – Saturday May 27th

First Wave of Runners starts at – 8:00am

Starting Line  and relay exchange – just across from Green Man’s Green Mansion at 27 Buxton Ave.

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Black Mountain Pickleball
May 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cragmont Assembly Lassiter Family Center (Gym)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

9:00 – Noon
Lower Tennis Courts
Cost for play is $2.00.

Black Mountain Pickleball is an informal group, not a membership-based club, that exists to promote Pickleball in the Town of Black Mountain and the greater Swannanoa Valley.  Benefits include a sense of community, organized play, and much more.

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Blue Ridge Roller Derby Skoolz Out! Bout
May 27 @ 1:00 pm
Smoky Mountain Event Center

School’s out and it’s time for the fun to begin! Come join us for a full day of roller derby at the Smoky Mountain Event Center on Saturday May, 27, 2023. Doors open at 1 p.m.
2 p.m. our Blue Ridge Roller Derby juniors take on the Smoky Mountain juniors
4 p.m. the Blue Ridge Roller Derby Retrogrades face the Smoky Mountain Roller Girls
6 p.m. the Blue Ridge Roller Derby Y’all Stars will be pitted against Steel Hurtin of Steel City Roller Derby from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

There will be food vendors, half time games for all ages with sweet prizes to win and so much roller derby!
Get your tickets at the door or online: $10 for adults, $5 for teens and free for kids 11 and under.
Our fans are the best so come be a part of this incredible community!

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