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.
In the mountains of North Carolina you’ll find one of America’s hippest cities. On this fun-filled Asheville scavenger hunt, we loop around the city center in search of the city’s best sights and hidden gems.
Does an obelisk impress? Where can you play 75 pinball machines? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Asheville!
The Open Jam at Noble Kava welcomes players of all kinds to come explore, push boundaries, step out of comfort zones, gain experience, and meet and play with musicians from Asheville and beyond. There are no genre restrictions, as long as it’s not too loud for the room. All genders and all peoples are welcome (also well behaved animals are welcome, too).
We provide full backline–drum kit, amps, piano, keys, and PA with mics/inputs. The jam is hosted by the house band, the Kavalactones, who play for the first half hour or so, and then the jam opens up. There’s no list. Just show up and let us know you want to play. We recommend bringing your own instrument (guitar, bass, musical saw, ect.), unless you play keys, or sticks if you play kit.
This is a weekly opportunity for experienced musicians to get together, talk, and share ideas in a living room-like setting. No alcohol is served, but players are invited to try kava at the two-fer-one rate, and kavalactone elixir shots are $1 off anytime the Kavalactones are playing at the bar. Bula!
The annual CSIA Executive Conference is the highlight of the professional year, when over 500 system integrators and industry partners meet to network, hear outstanding speakers, share best practices, and learn about new products and services.
In addition to strong educational programming, the Partner Industry Expo and Reception will showcase the latest products and services from industry supplier, manufacturer and service provider members. Join fellow SIs and industry partners from around the globe to build connections, exchange ideas and have fun!
To see what is in store for this year’s event, please click here,
https://www.controlsys.org/events/executive-conference/program
We look forward to seeing you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1959507584356578/
Choose to work with one of three talented artists during this three day intensive instructional workshop at beautiful Lake Logan. Artists are Connie Winters (Beginner and Intermediate Oil), Matt Tommey (Basket Weaving), and Megan Tichy (Painting the Figure with Imagination)
TUESDAY
11 AM – 1 PM Check in
Noon Lunch
1 – 5:30 PM Workshop
6 PM Dinner
7 – 9 PM Workshop
WEDNESDAY
8 AM Breakfast
9 AM – Noon Workshop
Noon Lunch
1 – 5:30 PM Workshop
6 PM Dinner
Evening Open Studio
THURSDAY
8 AM Breakfast
9 AM – Noon Workshop
Noon Lunch
1 – 5 PM Optional Studio Time
Your overnight registration include three instruction days, two nights, lodging, seven meals, and all applicable taxes.
Double occupancy: $600
Single occupancy: $725
Commuter registration includes three instruction days, four meals, and all applicable taxes.
Commuter: $400
Art supplies are not included in the registration fee. A complete supply list will be provided prior to the retreat.
PLEASE SEE OUR CANCELLATION POLICY BEFORE REGISTERING.
https://www.facebook.com/events/767771393587055/
Steve Gunn (full band!) w/ Gun Outfit
at The Mothlight
Tues. April 30th
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
Tickets: $15adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1806808
https://www.facebook.com/events/861196057572381/
10pm
21+
Donation$
One Stop
Join us downstairs during Funk Jam for an all-star local cast of rotating DJ’s spinnin’ vinyl and scratchin’ like there’s no tomorrow!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2261496624135396/?event_time_id=2261496677468724
Dance your heart out, practice your moves, or sing along with your friends. Every Tuesday night after the live band. Only a $2 suggested donation that goes towards Swing Asheville.
Live music from 9-11pm. Bands typically play vintage jazz leaning towards Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues dancing. Please see the Swing Asheville group for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swingasheville/events
Just $5 for the entire evening, including the blues dance. Blues dance is just $2 from 11pm until closing. We will dance until the bar closes!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/488222365046241/
Dance your heart out, practice your moves, or sing along with your friends. Every Tuesday night after the live band. Only a $2 suggested donation that goes towards Swing Asheville.
Live music from 9-11pm. Bands typically play vintage jazz leaning towards Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues dancing. Please see the Swing Asheville group for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swingasheville/events
Just $5 for the entire evening, including the blues dance. Blues dance is just $2 from 11pm until closing. We will dance until the bar closes!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/488222365046241/?event_time_id=488222378379573
Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 11PM – Ca$h Donation$ – 21+
EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall!
Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert.
Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm.
At 11PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night followed by opening up the stage to jam to our local community of musicians for an ‘Open Jam’.
While this is an amazing opportunity for musicians to network and refine their musical chops it is ALSO an event for the people who support our music scene and need a night to shake their hips to the best funk around town!
Regularly, nationally touring musicians, TONIGHT funk jam is going to be off the chain. We have Lee Allen (of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band) jumping back in with The Legendary House Band. Come out to the Asheville Music Hall tonight and help us kick off the first funk jam of 2019. We start at 11pm. #asheville #noplacelikehome #makemusiceveryday #mftnfj
https://www.facebook.com/events/786766998382570/?event_time_id=786767058382564
Women Belong is coming to Asheville! This Circle launch is open to members and guests. This is a structured meeting where we will gather to support each other and each others businesses. During this meeting a special menu of breakfast entrees will be offered ranging in price from $10-20 and each attendee is responsible for her own breakfast bill.
Who are we? We are a diverse group of women and fem identified, who are dedicated to supporting other women in advancing their business and developing personally.
Please bring at least 30 business cards, we are looking forward to being with you!
“Jivamukti Yoga is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings” -Sharon Gannon
This workshop will explore what Jivamukti Yoga is, where it came from and why it is relevant today. There will be a 30-minute discussion about the history, tenants and philosophy of Jivamukti Yoga followed by a classically sequenced 90-minute Jivamukti Yoga Open Class. All are welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1015092238674995/
Collecting new and gently used handbags to give to Steadfast House residents, women soon to be released from Jail and women receiving help from our Medical & Crisis Ministries in conjunction with other supportive services in time for Mother’s Day.
Shopping list for Handbags for Hope fillers.
Hair Brush/Comb
Wipes
Mirror
Make-up/bag
Travel size shampoo & conditioner
Toothbrush & tooth paste
Feminine hygiene products
Lip balm
Tweezers
SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS –
Life Skills
Journal
Journal
Day planner
Inspirational/self help book
Note of encouragement
Ear buds
Fresh Start
Socks
Undergarments (Sm – XXL)
Leisure wear (Sm – XXL)
WrapDrop off your bags at any of our four Crisis Ministry locations:
Downtown Crisis Ministry – 24 Cumberland Ave.
ABCCM South Crisis Ministry – 10 Buck Shoals Rd. 28704
ABCCM North Crisis Ministry – 403 Weaverville Hwy. 28804
ABCCM Hominy Valley – 1914 Smoky Park Hwy, 28715
https://www.facebook.com/events/333120137338333/
Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267786327235081/?event_time_id=267786337235080
Experience America’s Largest Home® in an Entirely New Way
February 8–May 27, 2019
For the first time, reproductions of clothing from the Vanderbilts’ own wardrobes are displayed in the settings in which they were originally worn: the elegant rooms of Biltmore House.
Guided by Biltmore curators, Oscar®-winning costumier John Bright and Cosprop, London meticulously recreated fashions favored by the Vanderbilts and their guests at turn-of-the-century celebrations known as house parties.
A new custom Exhibition Audio Guided Tour created for this exhibition combines realistic 360° sound techniques with stories told from the perspectives of those who lived and worked at Biltmore in the early 1900s; this special component is what makes this exhibition a unique, immersive audio-visual Biltmore experience. As you hear the stories and witness scenes previously seen only in century-old black-and-white photographs brought to vivid, colorful life, you will feel as though you were attending A Vanderbilt House Party.
Purchase online 7 days or more in advance and save $10 per admission!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2090732980995896/?event_time_id=2090732984329229
It’s our Spring Fund Drive and we have a goal of reaching $32,000 in donations by the end of day Friday May 3rd. A donation of any amount from hundreds of listeners will help us reach that goal. We also have great thank you gifts at the $60, $103.3, and $365 levels.
https://www.facebook.com/events/608303969660890/
Paw Patrol Live
ExploreAsheville.com Arena at U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/767867423570092/
Purchase a VIP Package and become a VIP – Very Important Pup! The VIP package includes a premium seat, special souvenir gift and exclusive access to a Meet & Greet with Ryder and two PAW Patrol Characters after the show. Each adult & child (age 1 & up) in a group must have a VIP ticket. Pick up your VIP Packet at the VIP Check in table prior to the show.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Friends Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Venue Presale : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Preferred Tickets : Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Nickelodeon/VStar/Spin Master Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/484893442001160/
Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy on a springtime wildflower stroll through our 552-acre Laurel Ridge conservation easement. Participants will be led through dense Southern Appalachian Oak Forests and Cove Forests over lovely streams, and rock formations along old, healed logging roads. As we meander through this wilderness we will keep our eyes peeled for the dizzying floral display of wildflowers on the forest floor. Participants will walk away with a deeper, more visceral understanding of the incredible biodiversity and beauty of the Southern Appalachians.
This event is free for SAHC members and $10 for non-members
Register online at: https://appalachian.org/event/wildflower-hike-at-laurel-ridge/
https://www.facebook.com/events/437920013628130/
Network and have lunch with new and old friends while you promote your business products and services. Bring a big stack of business cards and a friend if you like. ALL are invited, no cost to attend the meeting, we just ask that you support our host restaurant and buy your lunch (don’t forget to add a hand-spun milkshake to your meal!). Also, have a door prize? Bring one (optional) for our drawing!
https://www.facebook.com/events/429199221186812/
Save the Date – Educational event geared towards planned giving and fundraising professionals.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1377810642321481/
Leigh Hunt, the English essayist of the 19th century, wrote that May Day is “the union of the two best things in the world, the love of nature, and the love of each other.” Our co-operative is celebrating this traditional Spring festival and anti-capitalist holiday with an herb giveaway!
Drop by our space on Wednesday between noon and 5pm to help yourself to a selection of organic, medicinal-quality herbs; including alfalfa leaf, catnip, echinacea, hibiscus, lemonbalm, nettle, olive leaf, passionflower, red clover, red raspberry, rose petal, and spearmint. These have been packaged and labeled in ziplock bags, each holding enough herb for around twenty cups of tea or a larger project such as a tincture.
Our co-op will be closing at 5pm to participate in the West Asheville May Day Celebration happening on Haywood Road. (More info posted below.)
* Limit three bags per visitor, while supplies last.
https://www.facebook.com/events/821722688187735/
Hello! It’s a beautiful day to help The Blood Connection save lives!
We’ve made it a little easier for you to find upcoming blood drives in the Upstate. We’d love if you could help us spread our life-saving message by publishing local drives happening in your area. Keep in mind, we provide blood for almost every WNC hospital, so community blood donors play a huge part in saving local lives. To find our drives, simply click on this link:https://thebloodconnection.
For an interactive map of our drives: https://donate.
Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like pictures or more information. We have a great need for O-Negative donors right now. I’d be happy to provide an interview as well.
Hello! It’s a beautiful day to help The Blood Connection save lives!
We’ve made it a little easier for you to find upcoming blood drives in the Upstate. We’d love if you could help us spread our life-saving message by publishing local drives happening in your area. Keep in mind, we provide blood for almost every WNC hospital, so community blood donors play a huge part in saving local lives. To find our drives, simply click on this link:https://thebloodconnection.
For an interactive map of our drives: https://donate.
Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like pictures or more information. We have a great need for O-Negative donors right now. I’d be happy to provide an interview as well.
Welcome here, our friends to the show that never ends. We’re so glad you could attend. Come inside! Come inside!
At least we HOPE you can attend our Grand Opening Party!
In case you haven’t heard yet, Sugar Britches is the latest business to open its doors in the soon-to-be-big Foundation complex located along Lyman Street in the River Arts District. We feature sourced, upcycled and handmade clothing and accessories from Asheville artists in a fun and funky space. We also have maker stations and an atmospheric event space called Cabaret that will be open for everyone to enjoy during the event.
We’ll have tasty bites on hand in addition to a few different varieties of bubbles, plus music, a guest entertainer and prize giveaways. Plus, our artists will be on hand to answer any questions you have and show you some of their creations.
Attendance is free, so please stop by for a little or a long while and invite your friends! As a new business, every little bit helps getting the word out. See you soon!
We are located in Suite 20, to the right of The Wedge and Foundation Woodworks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/379753812621904/
RAD Farmer’s Market Launch!
Please join us on Wednesday May 1st from 3-6pm! Enjoy a sunny day of shopping, collaboration, puppy playtime, raffles, and more!
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https://www.facebook.com/events/2747040342002767/
This new class in our Fitness Center will incorporate Qigong, strengthening, mediation and yoga. This class is geared to all ages and gender, especially male golfers.
Qigong is a practice that typically involves moving meditation, slow flowing movement and deep rhythmic breathing that provides a calm meditative state of mind.
Classes are $10.00/person.
This class will be lead by instructor Dr. John Akers. Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/407581593350375/?event_time_id=407581636683704
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748781052922
Brewing for the Greater Good events bring together local YLD and NCBA members, along with their family and friends, for fun, fellowship and philanthropy at local craft breweries across the state.
https://www.facebook.com/events/383487512390589/
Both regular attendees and newcomers are welcome, and the venue is kid-friendly.
As always, this event is all about helping those with an interest in real estate and investment build relationships within the industry and make meaningful connections. We encourage all attendees to bring at least one friend and one question to the event .
The event will run from 5:30 to 6:30pm, but the earlier you get there the better – we’ll cover the first beer for our first ten arrivals! Our goal is for everyone to walk away with a new connection/relationship that is going to help you take the next step forward in your real estate journey.
Shoot us a message and let us know what that step might be so we can do our best to make that introduction on Wednesday. Or maybe it is a question that you have, let us know so we can try to either answer it ourselves or introduce you to the person who has the answer.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2303025586612115/?event_time_id=2303025603278780
Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!
https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013498112536