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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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A Year with Frog & Toad Kids
ACT's Studio Series students ages 5-11 perform A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS in 35below, Nov 21-22, 2026.
35below at Asheville Community Theatre
10:30 AM
Thanksgiving Weekend Animal Encounters at Chimney Rock
Meet live Animal Ambassadors with a Chimney Rock naturalist on the Outcroppings Deck at 2 p.m., Nov 27 to 29. The Park lists it as included with Park admission.
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMIncluded with Park admission
Winter Wonder Walk at the Adventure Center of Asheville
An outdoor story-walk with live characters and lights at the Adventure Center of Asheville on Nov 27 and Dec 4-5 and 11-13. The walk opens at 6:30 PM; the Adventure Center lists tickets at $20.
The Adventure Center of Asheville
6:30 PM$20 for the Winter Wonder Walk (ages 3 and under free), $64 for the combo pass with the Twilight in the Treetops Night Climb, per the Adventure Center
29th Annual Santa on the Chimney
Santa rappels down the 315-foot Chimney Rock with Fox Mountain Guides, with photos, holiday crafts and live music, on Saturdays Dec 5 and Dec 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Secret of Everwinter (ACT Youth Production)
ACT's youth production of The Secret of Everwinter, an original musical by Eli Cunningham, plays Dec 12-13, 2026 at Asheville Community Theatre.
ACT Mainstage at Asheville Community Theatre
10:30 AM
Home for the Holidays: A Victorian Holiday Open House of the Old Kentucky Home
The Thomas Wolfe Memorial opens the Old Kentucky Home dressed for Christmas on Dec 12, 5 to 7 p.m., with holiday crafts, cookies and warm cider per the Memorial. Asheville. $10.
Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Old Kentucky Home)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM$10 per person
Christmas in Appalachia: A Singin', Strummin' Family Show
Christmas in Appalachia, a family show of mountain music and sing-alongs by John Hall, runs Dec 18 to 20, 2026 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
7:30 PM$20 adults, $15 youth (through age 17)
Holiday Train Rides with Mountain Fresh Orchards in Downtown Hendersonville
Mountain Fresh Orchards offers holiday train rides on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville on Saturday, Dec 19, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m., boarding at the Historic Courthouse.
Historic Henderson County Courthouse
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
How to Train Your Dragon Jr. at Asheville Community Theatre
ACT's youth production of How to Train Your Dragon Jr., the stage musical of the DreamWorks film about Hiccup and Toothless, plays the ACT Mainstage March 5-7, 2027.
ACT Mainstage at Asheville Community Theatre
7:30 PM
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