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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Saturday, July 22, 2023
Oodles of Doodles at The Whale
Jul 22 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The Whale

Calling all Doodle owners! Considering the number of labradoodles, goldendoodles and other oodles of doodles out there. Let’s get our doodles together to socialize and make friends in between!

Our little guy, Gator is half mini poodle and socializes well with other doodles. Join us and tell us all about your doodle!

The Whale offers a roomy pet friendly patio but polite pets are also allowed inside. This craft beer collective pours brews from around the world plus wine, cider, mead & sake.

**West Asheville location**
https://thewhalecollective.com/west-asheville-nc/

Friday, August 4, 2023
Sunset Mountaintop Yoga Hike
Aug 4 @ 6:45 pm – 9:45 pm
4854 Bearwallow Mountain Rd Hendersonville, NC 28792

Imagine moving through your sun salutation on a mountaintop as the sky glows all around you (or stay in savasana for the full hour! No one here will judge you!) Marvel at nature’s light show, breathe in the fresh mountain air, and revel in the expansiveness of wide open spaces. This is our favorite version of our classic Yoga Hike here in Asheville.

This mountaintop is on all of the “best places to view the sunset in Asheville” lists and we can’t wait to share it with you!

We’ll bring the mats. You bring your spirit of adventure!

Prefer a private adventure? Sunset, Morning, and Afternoon hikes are available daily year round for private groups…even if you’re a solo adventurer!

Friday, August 25, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Tour
Aug 25 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation through our website!

Sunday, August 27, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Aug 27 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us to book or make a reservation through our website!

Monday, August 28, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Aug 28 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Aug 29 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Ten to Try: Trails | Preview Screening + Virtual Discussion
Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
online
As part of North Carolina’s Year of the Trail celebration, please join us for a preview screening of new original special, Ten to Try: Trails. This half-hour special will offer ten trail recommendations from outdoor enthusiasts and experts from across the state. The series was produced in partnership with the Great Trails State Coalition and with generous support from the SECU Foundation.
Following the screening you are invited to participate in a virtual discussion and audience Q+A with local hikers and outdoor enthusiasts featured in the series. The conversation will be led by James Mieczkowski, content development producer, PBS North Carolina.
This is a FREE virtual event, but registration is required. The link to join the event can be found in your Eventbrite confirmation. It will also be included in event reminders sent via email a few days prior to the event.
To reserve your seat(s), please register via Eventbrite, or contact PBS North Carolina engagement events manager, Karen Nowak @[email protected].
To learn more about this and other upcoming events, visit pbsnc.org/events
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Aug 30 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Thursday, August 31, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Aug 31 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Friday, September 1, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 1 @ 8:00 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Saturday, September 2, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 2 @ 8:00 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Monday, September 4, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Sep 4 @ 3:00 pm
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 5 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 5 @ 3:00 pm
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 6 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 6 @ 3:00 pm
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Thursday, September 7, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 7 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Friday, September 8, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tours
Sep 8 @ 8:30 am
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour
Sep 9 @ 3:00 pm
Asheville Hiking Tours

Join a local naturalist on this waterfall hiking tour and enjoy the best scenery near Asheville. This intimate group tour offers 2-3 stunning waterfalls, local history, wildlife, and edible plants. Transportation included from Asheville! Call us now to book or make a reservation on our website!

Sunday, September 17, 2023
Magical Market + Black Cat Adoption Event
Sep 17 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
House of Black Cat Magic

Join us at Asheville’s newest cat cafe and metaphysical supplies shop , for a day of fun with local artists and makers, vendors, black cats and kittens, magic, delicious vegan dishes from Pasta Prana, and other hijinks!

We’ll have a dozen MAGICAL local vendors ready to sling their wares plus multiple tarot and intuitive readers! Oddities, tarot, local art, cat toys and trinkets, and much more will be available!

Binx’s Home for Black Cats will be having a “Find Your Familiar” black cat adoption event on site in our push to clear the shelters!!!

Pre-approved adopters will get access to the cat lounge for FREE!

Adoption applications can be submitted here —> https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/BHBC/Cat

Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating the most magical of animals: the black cat!

Sunday, September 24, 2023
Asheville Cat Weirdos food drive
Sep 24 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
PetSupermarket

NEEDED ITEMS:
wet food

dry food

treats

toys

litter

donations

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Montreat to Mt. Mitchell Hike
Sep 30 @ 8:15 am
Montreat Nature Center

Starting in Montreat, this challenging 13.5 mile route with an elevation gain of 4000 feet will cover portions of the Greybeard Trail, the historic Old Toll Road, and the Buncombe Horse Range (Bridle) Trail, culminating in a 1,000 foot climb from Camp Alice to the Summit of Mount Mitchell.

This is a small group hike for experienced hikers with a limit of 15 participants. All hikers must be pre-approved. Those interested can register below, and will be contacted shortly after by a hike leader to be approved. Please note that on these hikes we do not charge your card the full amount until shortly before the hike. A $10 deposit is required. We will take your card information when you register, and you will be charged the remaining amount approximately two days before the hike.

We will meet at the parking lot at the Montreat Nature Center (301 Lookout Road, Montreat) at 8:15 am and arrive at the summit of Mt. Mitchell by approximately 4:00 pm. Hikers will then be transported back to their vehicles at the Nature Center.

Cost: $60 for Museum Members; $75 for Non-Members (some fees apply).

 

This is a small group hike for experienced hikers with a limit of 15 participants. All hikers must be pre-approved.

Clawhammer Hike with Highland Brewing Company
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, NC

Distance:  10.5 miles

Difficulty: Very strenuous (10+). 10+ mile hike with significant elevation change.

Cost: FREE for all participants (pre-registration is required)

Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy to celebrate our “For Love of Beer and Mountains” partnerships. This hike to Clawhammer Mountain, namesake of Highland Brewing Company’s seasonal Clawhammer Oktoberfest Lager, will be a long and strenuous 10+ mile trip along multi-use trails that traverse mountain bike, equestrian, and hiking trails as well as forest service roads. We will follow the trails up a steep climb along a creek, through wildflower patches and rich cove forest. From Clawhammer Cove to the summit, we will climb close to 1,900 feet to finish at 4,072 ft elevation. The cliff-top view at the summit offers scenic views of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Looking Glass in Pisgah National Forest.

This hike is part of our corporate partnership with Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, NC. Highland donates a portion of sales of seasonal releases during the “release party” at the Tasting Room in Asheville to support SAHC’s land and water conservation efforts, and we lead guided hikes for folks to experience and enjoy the natural landscapes for which these seasonal brews are named.

Please Note: There are a couple single log bridges, muddy areas, rocky and steep inclines and a chance of yellow jackets; SAHC wants to provide a fun and safe trip so please be aware of these conditions.

What To Bring: Hiking boots, hiking poles (optional), packed lunch, 2 liters of water, jacket/rain gear. Please dress in layers.

Dogs: Well-behaved dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a leash.

Leader: Katie Greer, AmeriCorps Community Engagement and Education member. For questions or more info, contact Katie at [email protected]

Saturday, October 14, 2023
Pups + Pints
Oct 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pack Square Parking Garage Rooftop

Join Pack Square Collection for a free rooftop paw-ty on October 14th from 11am-2pm on the top of the Pack Square Parking Garage at 26 Biltmore Avenue, through the stairs by White Duck Taco. Attendees can bring their four-legged friends for a paw-some good time with complimentary pet portraits, pet caricatures, live music, dog-friendly vendors and more!

Canine Trick or Treat
Oct 14 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Burton Street Community Center

 

 

FREE | All ages, advance registration requested

Dress up those pups and bring them to a treat scavenger hunt with giveaways for canines and their human companions. Dogs must be on a leash. For more info, call 828-507-9003.

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Your Dog Here at the Whale
Oct 19 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Whale: A Craft Beer Collective

‘Your Dog Here’ Returns – Be Part of the Legacy! 🐾

Your furry friend’s chance at stardom is here! ‘Your Dog Here’ is back for its third year, and it’s your golden opportunity to have your beloved pup featured on a limited-edition DSSOLVR beer label – all while supporting the incredible work of Asheville Humane Society.

For just $25, your furry companion will strike a pose and earn their spot on our ‘Your Dog Here’ beer can label. But that’s not all – every participating pup enters our raffle for a chance to be front and center on the label!

📅 Event Dates & Locations: 📅

1️⃣ The Whale Edition:

🗓️ Thursday, October 19th

⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

🏢 The Whale

2️⃣ DSSOLVR Edition:

🗓️ Sunday, October 22nd

⏰ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

🏢 DSSOLVR Taproom

💙 Supporting Asheville Humane Society: 💙

Every dollar raised goes directly to Asheville Humane Society, a dedicated organization working tirelessly to promote the compassionate treatment of animals in our community through education, sheltering, and adoption. Last year, ‘Your Dog Here’ raised a remarkable $5,750 and showcased the love for 115 dogs on our label.

Don’t miss your chance to make your dog a star and support a great cause! Join us at ‘Your Dog Here’ and let’s make it a bark-tastic day to remember. See you there! 🐶👽🐶”

Sunday, October 22, 2023
Your Dog Here at DSSOLVR
Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
DSSOLVR

‘Your Dog Here’ Returns – Be Part of the Legacy! 🐾

Your furry friend’s chance at stardom is here! ‘Your Dog Here’ is back for its third year, and it’s your golden opportunity to have your beloved pup featured on a limited-edition DSSOLVR beer label – all while supporting the incredible work of Asheville Humane Society.

For just $25, your furry companion will strike a pose and earn their spot on our ‘Your Dog Here’ beer can label. But that’s not all – every participating pup enters our raffle for a chance to be front and center on the label!

📅 Event Dates & Locations: 📅

1️⃣ The Whale Edition:

🗓️ Thursday, October 19th

⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

🏢 The Whale

2️⃣ DSSOLVR Edition:

🗓️ Sunday, October 22nd

⏰ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

🏢 DSSOLVR Taproom

💙 Supporting Asheville Humane Society: 💙

Every dollar raised goes directly to Asheville Humane Society, a dedicated organization working tirelessly to promote the compassionate treatment of animals in our community through education, sheltering, and adoption. Last year, ‘Your Dog Here’ raised a remarkable $5,750 and showcased the love for 115 dogs on our label.

Don’t miss your chance to make your dog a star and support a great cause! Join us at ‘Your Dog Here’ and let’s make it a bark-tastic day to remember. See you there! 🐶👽🐶”

Saturday, October 28, 2023
Haints in the Holler – Haunted Hike!
Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Shope Creek Trailhead

Join a spooky storyteller as they guide you into the Appalachian woods with chants of folklore.

Sunday, October 29, 2023
Magical Market
Oct 29 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
House of Black Cat Magic

A congregation of local makers and practitioners of all things magical, feline, and magically feline.

Howl-O-Ween Dog Party
Oct 29 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Aloft Hotel

Benefiting Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue. Bring your furry friend for costume contests, raffles, local vendors, specialty cocktails, tunes from DJ RexxStep. $5.