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Asheville Events
Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Land of the Sky.
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New Members Exhibition at the Folk Art Center
The Southern Highland Craft Guild's annual New Members Exhibition fills the Folk Art Center's Main Gallery from Sept. 26, 2026 to Jan. 20, 2027.
Folk Art Center
On the Lathe: Shaping a Movement (exhibition)
An Asheville Art Museum exhibition tracing the American studio woodturning movement, in the Debra McClinton Gallery through March 21, 2027.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
Crafting Variance
Center for Craft describes Crafting Variance as a group exhibition of nine artists working with natural, living and discarded materials. On view Oct 9, 2026 through May 1, 2027.
Center for Craft (Bresler Family Gallery)
Matthew Neill Null presents Floodgate, with Tommy Hays
Author Matthew Neill Null presents his novel Floodgate in conversation with Tommy Hays at Malaprop's in Asheville, Oct 29, 6 p.m. Free, registration required per the bookstore.
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFree (registration required)
The Moth Asheville GrandSLAM
Winners of The Moth's Asheville StorySLAMs return to compete in a live storytelling championship at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Monday, Nov 2, 2026, 7:45 PM.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:45 PM$30 to $35 (before taxes and fees)
Mike Wiley Productions presents "Changing Same"
Update, October 25: NC Stage and the YMI Cultural Center no longer list this solo show by Mike Wiley, which had been set for Nov 4-15, 2026, so treat it as off unless the presenters say otherwise.
YMI Cultural Center
Wed-Thu sliding scale $18.50-$38.50; Fri-Sun $38.50 adult, $18.50 student (fees included, tax not)
Weaverville Art Safari (Fall Tour)
A free self-guided studio tour in Weaverville and Barnardsville, November 7 and 8, with local artists in pottery, glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, painting and more.
Studios and galleries in Weaverville and Barnardsville
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree
Dorrance Dance
New York City tap company Dorrance Dance, founded by Michelle Dorrance, performs A Swing Suite and SOUNDspace | REDUX at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Nov 11-12, 2026.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 PM$75 regular, $25 child (before taxes and fees)
Acute Exposure (Brevard College Theatre)
Brevard College Theatre presents Acute Exposure on Nov 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the Black Box/Morrison Playhouse at the Porter Center.
Porter Center for the Performing Arts, Brevard College (Black Box)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM$15 community members; $5 Brevard College students, staff and faculty
Lori Brook Johnson: Each Other's Memories (Spiers Gallery)
Spiers Gallery at Brevard College presents Lori Brook Johnson, Each Other's Memories, Nov 13 to Dec 5, 2026, with an opening reception Nov 13 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Spiers Gallery, Sims Hall, Brevard College
Doubt
The Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre present John Patrick Shanley's Doubt as a script-in-hand reading, Nov 13-15 at 2:30 PM.
35below at Asheville Community Theatre (Sunday at UNCA Reuter Center)
2:30 PM$11 per ticket ($8 plus $3 taxes and fees)
RADfest in the River Arts District
The third annual RADfest brings open studios, gallery shows, art sales, live music and food to Asheville's River Arts District on November 14 and 15, 2026, 10 AM to 5 PM. Listed as free and family friendly.
River Arts District
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree
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