What's happening
Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Land of the Sky.
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A pumpkin carving class with rotary tools and expert instruction at the Harvest House Center on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon. The city lists $10 and ages 18 and up.
Harvest House Center
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM$10; ages 18 and up
Storyteller Liz Z. Pardue shares North Carolina ghost stories, haunted legends and folklore at Pack Memorial Library on Oct 27, 2026, 5:30 to 6:30 pm.
Pack Memorial Library
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Asheville Museum of History and OLLI present Heath Towson on Fred Seely's Overlook Castle, Oct 27, 6 to 7 p.m., at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center or on Zoom. $10; registration required.
Reuter Center at UNC Asheville (also via Zoom)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM$10 general admission (plus fees and taxes); free for OLLI and museum members; no-cost community-funded tickets available
Osees, the garage and psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco in 1997, play The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville, billed as Osees featuring Brigid Dawson.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PM
A week of Halloween-themed afternoons, listed for ages 18 and up, at the Grove Street Center, with Halloween bingo, scary sensory boxes and an escape room. Free, from Asheville Parks & Recreation.
Grove Street Center
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMFree (ages 18+)
Asheville Plays' Haunted Trail pairs a live-action haunted walk with a festival the organizers designed for ages 3 to 12, on select nights October 9 to 30, 2026, from 6 to 9 pm at the Adventure Center of Asheville.
The Adventure Center of Asheville
6:00 PM - 9:00 PMGeneral admission $20; ages 0-3 free; combo pass with Aerial Glow Trail available
A hand-built outdoor mini golf course pops up at Asheville Yards in downtown Asheville Oct 1-31, 2026. $10 a round on weekdays, $12 on weekends.
Asheville Yards
$10 a round Tuesday to Friday, $12 a round Saturday and Sunday
Wicked Weed Brewing's annual Appfest runs every Saturday in October at its Brewpub on Biltmore Ave: local Appalachian makers from noon to 5 p.m. and live music from 2 to 5 p.m.
Wicked Weed Brewpub
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Eliada's fall festival in Asheville centers on an 8-acre corn maze, with tractor rides, a corn cannon, a spider climber, lawn games and food trucks.
Eliada Corn Maze
$15 per person
North Carolina Stage Company presents Misery, William Goldman's stage thriller based on Stephen King's novel, October 14 through November 1, 2026. About 95 minutes; the theatre recommends ages 16+.
North Carolina Stage Company
7:30 PMTickets $30.50 to $57.50 (fees included, tax not); students $18.50; Choose Your Price nights Oct 14 to 16 from $18.50
Spiers Gallery at Brevard College presents the Juried BC Student Exhibition, Oct 2 to Nov 7, 2026.
Spiers Gallery, Sims Hall, Brevard College
The Haunted Farm, a walkthrough haunted attraction near Hendersonville, on select nights from September 25 to November 7, 2026. Gates open at 7 p.m.
The Haunted Farm
7:00 PMGeneral admission $40 to $45, ages 10 and under $35 to $40, Fast Pass $65 to $70 (vary by date, plus taxes and fees); $10 cash parking
Every year
Dates, tickets and tips for Asheville's yearly festivals.
Festival guideMore than a million lights along a one-mile trail at The North Carolina Arboretum, from mid-November into January. How the per-vehicle tickets work, what's on site and how to plan your night.
Festival guideHundreds of edible works of art go on display at the Omni Grove Park Inn every holiday season. When non-guests can visit, what parking costs and how to time your trip.
Festival guideThe Asheville Downtown Association's Oktoberfest pours tastings from more than 20 local breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries, with German food, music and games. How the Prost Pass works and how to plan your afternoon.
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