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.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
We team up with Claxton Elementary each year to find folks who’d love to provide gifts for students who would otherwise go without. If you’re looking for a way to give back this season, these children need you!
Once you sign up, we will match you with a child and email you a printable ornament with their sizes and wish list!
You can drop off gifts at Asheville Community Theatre.
ACT staff will deliver the gifts to Claxton Elementary!
More specific details will be included in an email after you sign up.SIGN-UP BY:
December 1, 2021
WHERE TO DROP OFF GIFTS:
Asheville Community Theatre
35 East Walnut St. Asheville NC 28801DROP OFF GIFTS BY:
December 6, 2021
Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk
We team up with Claxton Elementary each year to find folks who’d love to provide gifts for students who would otherwise go without. If you’re looking for a way to give back this season, these children need you!
Once you sign up, we will match you with a child and email you a printable ornament with their sizes and wish list!
You can drop off gifts at Asheville Community Theatre.
ACT staff will deliver the gifts to Claxton Elementary!
More specific details will be included in an email after you sign up.SIGN-UP BY:
December 1, 2021
WHERE TO DROP OFF GIFTS:
Asheville Community Theatre
35 East Walnut St. Asheville NC 28801DROP OFF GIFTS BY:
December 6, 2021
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?
Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.
Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.
Join your Not Dead Yet friends for holiday cheer and lots of laughs as we will partake in a big game of Dirty Santa. Feel free to wear your sparkles and sequins, or your favorite holiday sweater, ugly or not!
Each of us will bring a well disguised, wrapped gift for the Dirty Santa game. More details about the game and rules will be included via email to RSVP’d attendees.
There is not a limit to the number of us who can attend, but there is a prerequisite: you need to have attended at least one NDY meetup event. There is currently a Holiday Lights NDY event on the calendar so if you have not yet been able to join us… there is still opportunity!
RSVPs will close a few days before event. Stay tuned for updates.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?
Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.
Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.
7 miles | Moderate Forest Walk, Holiday Celebration
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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
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Have you spent hours learning how to identify trees by their leaves, only to have them all drift away come winter? Well, lucky for you, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will be leading a hike on Saturday, December 18, to Hemphill Bald, focusing on Winter Tree Identification. On the hike, we will explore strategies to identify trees in winter — such as examining bark patterns, community types, the form of the tree, and more.
This moderate 5-mile roundtrip hike with an elevation change of 900 feet begins on a road used for hiking and horseback riding. Expect to see mountain streams and lovely cove hardwood forest mixed at times with hemlock stands and the ever-present rhododendron and mountain laurel. At the top of the ridge, the woods are replaced by open high altitude pastureland, and there is the chance for superb views of four counties and a number of mountain tops, including Cold Mountain, Crabtree Bald, Mt. Pisgah, and many others. The only difficult part of the hike is the last climb to the top. At the top is a stone table, moved there by Tom Alexander, Jr. and placed in the memory of his parents, Tom and Judy Alexander, founders of Cataloochee Ranch.
This hike is currently full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please fill out the form below.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?
Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.
Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?
Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.
Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.
Please bring your favorite games to share and your competitive spirit to make it a fun and exciting evening of game play.
Please be aware that this and all future Game Nights will be held at the River Arts District location. Please Venmo Norque Smith for fees or pay in person Cash to the host.
Kick off the new year in Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park during this First Day Hike! A Park Ranger will offer an informative discussion about the Park’s history while the group strolls, hikes or bikes up to the 3.2-mile entrance road. Usually restricted to motor vehicle traffic only, there will be no cars in your way if you show up for this special, early morning hike that’s free to participants!
Meet at the Old Rock Café at 8am. Registration is not required. Please visit North Carolina State Park website for additional information.
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Join us for some Dungeons & Dragons over ZOOM. Teen – (grades 6-12) Sign-up is required. Email Raj at [email protected] to request attendance. |
It’s time again for EYLA to host our ever popular Game Night! We are proud and excited to have Hi-Wire Brewing RAD, in its newest location, to host our group.
Please bring your favorite games to share and your competitive spirit to make it a fun and exciting evening of game play.
Please be aware that this and all future Game Nights will be held at the River Arts District location. Please Venmo Norque Smith for fees or pay in person Cash to the host.
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Join us for some Dungeons & Dragons over ZOOM. Sign-up is required. Email Raj at [email protected] to request attendance. |
Teen – (grades 6-12
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Come meet new people and participate in our BINGO game and social hour. Prizes are donated. Our January tradition is to bring and share your holiday re-gifts! Please bring a little something to share if you’re able. There is no cost to play. Due to Covid we are limiting participation to adults. Advance registration will be required. Participation will be limited to allow for social distancing. Masks will be required. |
Join us every Monday night for Singo (Musical Bingo)!
Singo will run from 7-8:15 pm.
No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!
What if we gathered at the Botanical Gardens, stared up at the clouds, and danced with plants? Maybe we will tell a joke. Maybe we will draw each other’s portraits. Maybe we will discuss what the clouds look like. Maybe we will share some strawberries. Maybe we will stretch together. Maybe we will write a song together. Maybe we will just look at each other, sharing space, breathing the same air.
Multidisciplinary Performance Artist, Mike Durkin, will lead a participatory mediative performance where audience members will gather, share space, tour the grounds, dance, and find a deeper connection between the variety of environments and worlds we occupy on a day-to-day basis.
The experience, located on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens on UNC Asheville’s campus, will last approximately 75 minutes and will have periods of walking, dancing, and other activities. Plan on wearing hiking attire, clothes you can move in, and complimentary tea will be served during the experience. Audience members can participate in as much or as little as they are comfortable with. All movements and activities require very little exertion.
Email [email protected] for reservations for performances 1/22-1/27
Buy tickets at www.ashevillefringe.org for the Saturday 1/29 and Sunday 1/30 performances, available January 1st.
For More Information, www.mikedurkin.info
Follow him on Instagram: @MikeDurkinProjects
What if we gathered at the Botanical Gardens, stared up at the clouds, and danced with plants? Maybe we will tell a joke. Maybe we will draw each other’s portraits. Maybe we will discuss what the clouds look like. Maybe we will share some strawberries. Maybe we will stretch together. Maybe we will write a song together. Maybe we will just look at each other, sharing space, breathing the same air.
Multidisciplinary Performance Artist, Mike Durkin, will lead a participatory mediative performance where audience members will gather, share space, tour the grounds, dance, and find a deeper connection between the variety of environments and worlds we occupy on a day-to-day basis.
The experience, located on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens on UNC Asheville’s campus, will last approximately 75 minutes and will have periods of walking, dancing, and other activities. Plan on wearing hiking attire, clothes you can move in, and complimentary tea will be served during the experience. Audience members can participate in as much or as little as they are comfortable with. All movements and activities require very little exertion.
A special zoom performance will be held on Saturday 1/22 for individuals to gather, share space, and dance with plants across the interwebs. Performances on Saturday 1/29 and Sunday 1/30 at 3pm are part of the Asheville Fringe Festival.
Email [email protected] for reservations for performances 1/22-1/27
Buy tickets at www.ashevillefringe.org for the Saturday 1/29 and Sunday 1/30 performances, available January 1st.
For More Information, www.mikedurkin.info
Follow him on Instagram: @MikeDurkinProjects
What if we gathered at the Botanical Gardens, stared up at the clouds, and danced with plants? Maybe we will tell a joke. Maybe we will draw each other’s portraits. Maybe we will discuss what the clouds look like. Maybe we will share some strawberries. Maybe we will stretch together. Maybe we will write a song together. Maybe we will just look at each other, sharing space, breathing the same air.
Multidisciplinary Performance Artist, Mike Durkin, will lead a participatory mediative performance where audience members will gather, share space, tour the grounds, dance, and find a deeper connection between the variety of environments and worlds we occupy on a day-to-day basis.
The experience, located on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens on UNC Asheville’s campus, will last approximately 75 minutes and will have periods of walking, dancing, and other activities. Plan on wearing hiking attire, clothes you can move in, and complimentary tea will be served during the experience. Audience members can participate in as much or as little as they are comfortable with. All movements and activities require very little exertion.
Email [email protected] for reservations for performances 1/22-1/27
Buy tickets at www.ashevillefringe.org for the Saturday 1/29 and Sunday 1/30 performances, available January 1st.
For More Information, www.mikedurkin.info
Follow him on Instagram: @MikeDurkinProjects
Join us for some Dungeons & Dragons over ZOOM.
Sign-up is required. Email Raj at [email protected] to request attendance.
What if we gathered at the Botanical Gardens, stared up at the clouds, and danced with plants? Maybe we will tell a joke. Maybe we will draw each other’s portraits. Maybe we will discuss what the clouds look like. Maybe we will share some strawberries. Maybe we will stretch together. Maybe we will write a song together. Maybe we will just look at each other, sharing space, breathing the same air.
Multidisciplinary Performance Artist, Mike Durkin, will lead a participatory mediative performance where audience members will gather, share space, tour the grounds, dance, and find a deeper connection between the variety of environments and worlds we occupy on a day-to-day basis.
The experience, located on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens on UNC Asheville’s campus, will last approximately 75 minutes and will have periods of walking, dancing, and other activities. Plan on wearing hiking attire, clothes you can move in, and complimentary tea will be served during the experience. Audience members can participate in as much or as little as they are comfortable with. All movements and activities require very little exertion.
Email [email protected] for reservations for performances 1/22-1/27
Buy tickets at www.ashevillefringe.org for the Saturday 1/29 and Sunday 1/30 performances, available January 1st.
For More Information, www.mikedurkin.info
Follow him on Instagram: @MikeDurkinProjects