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, April 13, 2023
Blood Drive with the Asheville Tourists
Apr 13 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Asheville Tourists
Hey Lifesavers! We’re super excited for our first blood drive of the baseball season with the Asheville Tourists! Come out and join us on April 13th. 👍
Each donor will receive two tickets to a Tourists (season) home game and a BONUS $10 eGift card! 🤍
You can change someone’s life just by taking 10 minutes out of your day to donate.
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Categories: Community Donations Sports
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Pan Harmonia | Adventure Armenia BENEFIT #2
Apr 16 @ 3:00 pm
St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Kate Steinbeck
Music for solo flute – A program of surprises

This concert is a fundraiser for a mission trip to Armenia to play concerts for UN Refugee communities and others

Advanced reservations are encouraged.

Read more about Adventure Armenia here: https://panharmonia.org/2023/01/02/adventure-armenia/

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Categories: Benefit Community Donations Fundraisers Music
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Give UNC Asheville
Apr 19 all-day
online

Once we reach 700 donors, our magic Give UNC Asheville golden ticket will become activated! The ticket is currently hidden somewhere on campus, and the student who finds it will decide which fund will receive an extra $1,000 gift, thanks to the generosity of Vice Chancellor of Advancement Kirk Swenson.

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Categories: Donations
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Seeds and Sprouts Kid’s Consignment Sale
Apr 20 all-day
WNC Ag Center

Seeds and Sprouts® Kids – the best consignment experience for the consignor and shopper, benefiting our local Western North Carolina Foster Community! Check out our award for Best 2019 Consignment Sale in Western North Carolina – this is voted by you, our community, and we are so thankful for your support!

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Categories: Market
Friday, April 21, 2023
Seeds and Sprouts Kid’s Consignment Sale
Apr 21 all-day
WNC Ag Center

Seeds and Sprouts® Kids – the best consignment experience for the consignor and shopper, benefiting our local Western North Carolina Foster Community! Check out our award for Best 2019 Consignment Sale in Western North Carolina – this is voted by you, our community, and we are so thankful for your support!

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Categories: Market
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Blue Ridge Community College Annual Plant Sale
Apr 22 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Blue Ridge Community College--The Bullington Greenhouse
Several colorful flowering plants in pots

The Blue Ridge Community College horticulture program will host a public plant sale on Saturday, April 22, in the Bullington Greenhouse of the College’s Henderson County Campus. The popular annual event attracts plant appreciators from across Western North Carolina to enjoy and purchase plants grown by the College’s students.

Please note: The Bullington Greenhouse is located on East Campus Drive near the Spearman and Parkhill Buildings (view map).

What?

Student Grown Native and Ornamental Plants
Vegetable Starts
Bedding Plants

Succulents
Perennials
Herbs
Hanging Baskets

Cash or check only.
All proceeds benefit the Horticulture programs of Blue Ridge Community College.

This year’s sale will feature a range of native and ornamental plants including herbs, vegetable starts, succulents, hanging baskets, and perennials. Guests can also purchase food and beverages from local vendors who will be on-site during the event.

 

Plant List

for Blue Ridge Community College 2023 Plant Sale

All vegetable starts and herbs organically grown.

50+ varieties of vegetable and melon starts including:

  • beans
  • broccoli
  • cantaloupe
  • cabbage
  • carrot
  • cauliflower
  • celery
  • cucumber
  • eggplant
  • honeydew melon
  • kale
  • lettuce
  • peas
  • peppers (green, red, habanero, sweet banana, ghost, cayenne, and thai)
  • watermelon

10 tomato varieties including:

  • Cherokee Purple
  • Parks Whopper CR Improved
  • Pink Girl
  • Better Boy
  • Big Beef
  • Burpee Big Boy
  • Beefmaster
  • Sweet Million
  • Sweet Gold
  • SuperSweet 100 VF

6 squash varieties including:

  • Early Summer Crookneck
  • Early Butternut
  • Enterprise Hybrid
  • Green Machine Hybrid
  • Spineless Beauty
  • Sunburst Hybrid

9 pepper varieties including:

  • Park’s Whopper II
  • Big Bertha PS Hybrid
  • Red Knight
  • Sweet Habanero Orange
  • Sweet Banana
  • Ghost (Bhut Jolokia)
  • Early Jalapeño Organic
  • Cayenne Long Red Slim
  • Thai Hot

14 varieties of herbs including:

  • Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Chives
  • Dill
  • Lavender
  • Lemon Grass
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Shiso
  • Thyme

Colorful hanging baskets and Boston ferns

40+ varieties of bedding plants and annuals including:

  • begonias
  • coleus
  • cosmos
  • dahlia
  • dianthus
  • dusty miller
  • impatiens
  • lantana
  • marigold
  • nasturtium
  • New Guinea impatiens
  • petunia
  • salvia
  • scaviola
  • zinnia
  • and many more

Perennials including:

  • begonias
  • coleus
  • cosmos
  • dahlia
  • dianthus
  • dusty miller
  • impatiens
  • lantana
  • marigold
  • nasturtium
  • New Guinea impatiens
  • petunia
  • salvia
  • scaviola
  • zinnia
  • and many more

Groundcovers including:

  • Blue Star Creeper
  • Japanese Sweet Flag
  • Pachysandra
  • Purple Heart
  • Wire Vine

30+ cultivars of Succulents including:

  • Jade plants (Crassulas)
  • Echeverias
  • Graptopetalum
  • Kalanchoe
  • Sedums
  • Sempervivums
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Categories: Garden Market
Spring Student Art and Ceramics Sale
Apr 22 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
UNCA Campus-. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall

The UNC Asheville Student Art and Ceramics Sale will be held Friday, April 21 from 4 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall.

A wide variety of functional and decorative pottery, prints and other artwork created by UNC Asheville students will be on sale. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Department of Art and Art History.

The Sale is open to the public.  Payment must be by cash or check.

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Categories: Art & Craft Market
International Ballet – La Sylphide
Apr 22 @ 7:30 pm
Peace Center--Gunter Theatre

La Sylphide (translated to “The Sylph”) is a magical morality tale about the pitfalls of temptation.  Set in Scotland, the ballet tells of James, his fiancé Effie, and a beautiful Sylph who first appears as a dream, ultimately luring James into the woods, abandoning friends and his bride.  La Sylphide features exquisite classical technique, intriguing characters, and leaves questions for the audience to ponder about the choices we make. La Sylphide is one of the oldest full length classical ballets still in repertoires of major ballet companies across the globe.

 

International Ballet’s La Sylphide will feature Greenville Native Ekaterina Nechayeva as the Sylph.

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Categories: Dance Donations Music Theatre
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Benefit For Jennifer -STAGE 4 Bo More: Search For A Cure
Apr 29 @ 2:00 pm
Benefit For Jennifer- STAGE 4 No More: Search For A Cure

Please join us in Hendersonville, NC, April 29th, 2PM. Live Music From Johhny Blackwell and Joe Roads, as well as Raffle Prizes! Fundraiser benefits Jennifer’s cancer treatment and search for a cure. Thank you!!! Other ways to help: https://givesendgo.com/G9QUV?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=G9QUV https://gofund.me/57aec302

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Categories: Benefit Donations Food & Drink Music Raffle
BENEFIT FOR JENNIFER- STAGE4 NO MORE: SEARCH FOR A CURE
Apr 29 @ 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
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Join us on SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH at 305 Main Street in Hendersonville, NC for a Benefit to help fund our treatment and search for a cure (STAGE 4 NO MORE: SEARCH FOR A CURE).There will be LIVE MUSIC by Johnnie Blackwell & Joe Roads, a RAFFLE & MORE!!!
Fun begins at 2 PM. See you there!!!

Other ways to help:
https://givesendgo.com/G9QUV?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=G9QUV

https://gofund.me/57aec302

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Categories: Donations Family Fun Food & Drink Fundraisers Music Raffle
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 2 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

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While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

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If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

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Categories: Market
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 4 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

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Categories: Market
Friday, May 5, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 5 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 6 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 7 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Amercian Red Cross Blood Drive
May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Looking Glass Realty

We are hosting our third blood drive!

Please join us on Tuesday, May 9th at our Connestee Falls office from 12-4 PM.

Give us a call at (828) 884-7355 to reserve your appointment or go online to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor keyword: LookingGlass

We hope to see you there!

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Categories: Community Donations
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 11 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Friday, May 12, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 12 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 13 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
MLC Spring Pop Up Market
May 13 @ 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Montessori Learning Community (west)

Montessori Learning community presents its spring pop up with local vendors.

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Categories: Market
Fairview Handmade Market
May 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

On May 13, join us for a day celebrating local NC artists and vendors! 30 local artisan vendors will be set up under the big barn, where you’ll find local massage therapists, potters, printmakers, blacksmiths, glass artists, woodworkers, papermakers, weavers and so much more!

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Categories: Community Market
Pan Harmonia | Concoction 5
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum Atrium

ASO Amadeus Festival

Visit the Asheville Art Museum Atrium for Music Mixology!

Music on the hour from Noon to 5 pm
The music begins with Flute at Noon, adds Bassoon at 1 pm then Clarinet at 2 pm; Oboe at 3 pm and finally mixes in a French horn at 4 pm to concoct a woodwind quintet!

Gorgeous music featuring: Kare Steinbeck, flute; Rosalind Buda, bassoon; Taylor Massey, clarinet; Michael Jones, oboe; Anneka Zuehlke, French horn

Each musical portion is 20-25 minutes long. Drop in for any part of the afternoon. Walk-ins are welcome. Reservations are encouraged, as seating is limited.

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Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Festivals Fundraisers Music
Artisan Markets at Nantahala Outdoor Center
May 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Nantahala Outdoor Center, NOC Outfitter's Store

market-on-the-river-bank

From the regional crafters to local guide artisans, set up on the river banks of the Nantahala. Come and meet these vendors and more on the second Saturday of every month, May – September.

If you are interested in joining us as a vendor, please fill out your information here: https://forms.gle/BgqQQpY4XSGqtH6f6

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Categories: Market Outdoors
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 14 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 18 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Friday, May 19, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 19 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
Black Mountain Garden Sale
May 19 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Black Mountain Town Square

Black Mountain Garden Sale, one of the most popular gardening sales in WNC, will be held on Friday, May 19, 4-8pm and Saturday, May 20, 9am-4pm at the Town Square Parking Lot at the corner of E. State St. and Richardson Blvd.

Hosted by Black Mountain Beautification Committee the sale will feature annuals, carnivorous plants, cut flowers, edible shrubs, herbs, native plants, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vegetable starts from specialty plant vendors. Plus garden décor including bee cabins, garden art and containers, wood carvings, and other specialty items.

The popular Members’ Market will have personal services and baked goods for sale. Purchase raffle tickets to take a chance to win plants. Proceeds help support the Seed Money Award, Community Improvement Award, and to keep the town beautiful!

Additional information at blackmountainbeautification.org. Let us help you create the garden of your dreams!

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Categories: Garden Events Market
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Asheville Merchandise Guide
May 20 all-day
online

Asheville Merchandise Guide

All the wearable merch in Asheville in one place.

We love a souvenir T-shirt

So much so that we were inspired to create this guide, first published in May 2023. We’ll be updating it a few times a year, and we encourage you to check in with the businesses listed in the guide about availability. Often merch sells out quickly or is a limited edition. 

​

While these items aren’t strictly secondhand, we love supporting local businesses and know firsthand how lovely it is to hold on to a memory of a special place you visited on a trip. 

​

If you know of some merch we’re missing or have feedback or questions, fill out the form below to let us know! 

Read more
Categories: Market
The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness
May 20 @ 7:30 am – 1:00 pm
St John in the WIlderness

Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will host “The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness” on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 8:30am to 1pm inside the Parish Hall and grounds on the church campus. Fine items, artwork, jewelry, glassware, furniture, linens, silver, plants and more will highlight the fundraiser with proceeds assisting local charities involving women, children and families. Early bird shoppers are welcome at 7:30am with a $10 entry fee. There is no fee to shop inside the Parish Hall from 8:30 until 1pm. The Parish Hall is located across the street from the church at 1905 Greenville Highway. For more information call the church office at 828-693-9783.

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Categories: Community Fundraisers Market Outdoors
Asheville Habitat ReStore Customer Appreciation Sale
May 20 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Spring has sprung and there is no better time than Saturday, May 20th to shop the Asheville Habitat ReStore for all your home and garden needs. Whether you’re tackling a DIY project, updating your décor, or reimagining your outdoor living space, be sure to swing by the Spring Sale at the Asheville Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Rd. on Saturday, May 20th between 9am and 6pm to save big. Everything – building supplies, appliances, lighting, furniture, housewares, and more – is 25% off, for one day only. Discount not applicable in the Weaverville ReStore.

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Categories: Community Market