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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Land of the Sky.
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No Matter What You Tell Me
A one-man play written and performed by Benjamin Boucvalt, billed by the center as a North Carolina premiere at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts on Nov 14 and 15, 2026.
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
7:30 PM$25
A Magical Cirque Christmas
A touring holiday variety show of acrobatics, comedy and magic set to modern holiday songs, performed in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville.
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville
6:00 PM
Dark City LIT! Festival in Black Mountain
A one-day literary festival in Black Mountain with a local author fair, writing and zine workshops, an audiobook talk and an evening reading with Nathan Ballingrud and Jamieson Ridenhour. Listed as free.
Black Mountain Library
Free
A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas (10th Anniversary Special)
Flat Rock Playhouse marks ten years of its annual holiday show with A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas, Nov 27 to Dec 20, 2026, at 2 PM and 7:30 PM performances.
Flat Rock Playhouse
Tickets start at $60; child pricing available (17 and under)
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
North Carolina Stage Company stages Tom Mula's Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, a comedic retelling of the Dickens story, Dec 2-20, 2026.
North Carolina Stage Company
7:30 PMSliding scale $18.50-$57.50 (fees included, tax not)
A Christmas Carol (Brevard College Theatre)
Brevard College Theatre presents A Christmas Carol on Dec 4 at 7 p.m. and Dec 5, 2026 at 2:30 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$15 community members; $5 Brevard College students, staff and faculty
The Nutcracker & the Mouse King (Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre)
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre's adaptation of the E.T.A. Hoffmann story with original choreography, Dec 4 and 5, 2026 at the Diana Wortham Theatre.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM$27 to $37 regular; discounts for seniors, students and children (before taxes and fees)
Frozen at Asheville Community Theatre
Asheville Community Theatre stages the stage musical Frozen on its Mainstage, Dec 4-20, 2026. The show is listed as appropriate for all ages.
ACT Mainstage at Asheville Community Theatre
7:30 PMAdults (18+) $36.50 plus fees and tax; youth (3-17) $18.00 plus fees and tax
The Big Crafty (December 2026)
The Big Crafty craft and art fair fills Harrah's Cherokee Center on December 5 and 6, 2026. Saturday is a $10 preview day and Sunday is a free community day.
ExploreAsheville.com Arena, Harrah's Cherokee Center
12:00 PM$10 on Saturday; free on Sunday
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
A touring holiday ballet set to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score, with an international cast, acrobatics and puppetry, at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville.
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville
7:00 PM
The Nutcracker (The Asheville Ballet)
The Asheville Ballet presents the full-length Nutcracker at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Dec 11 to 13, 2026.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM$30 to $60 regular, $20 children 12 and under (before taxes and fees)
Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
The Asheville Art Museum screens the film Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, about the National Gallery, London exhibition, on Dec 13 and Dec 27, 2026 at 2 PM.
Asheville Art Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM$12 for members; $15 for non-members (does not include museum admission)
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