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 toddler costume parade and indoor trick-or-treat in the Stephens-Lee Center gym on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon. $5, for ages 2 to 5 with an adult.
Stephens-Lee Center
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM$5; ages 2 to 5 with an adult
A horror movie trivia night at the Tempie Avery Montford Center on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $5, ages 18 and up; wear a costume.
Tempie Avery Montford Center
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM$5; ages 18 and up
Co-authors Timothy B. Tyson and Mary D. Williams discuss their Mahalia Jackson biography at Malaprop's in Asheville, Oct 28, 6 p.m. Free, registration required per the bookstore.
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFree (registration required)
Grand Kyiv Ballet presents a new light-design production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake with illuminated costumes at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, 7 PM.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:00 PM
A Halloween-inspired cabaret by ACT's Tanglewood Troupes on the ACT Mainstage, Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Asheville Community Theatre
7:30 PM
Beck brings the Ride Lonesome Tour, with Ioanna Gika and Wayne Faler, to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah's Cherokee Center on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Show 8 pm.
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Harrah's Cherokee Center
8:00 PMSee Harrah's Cherokee Center for ticket pricing
Boy Harsher, the dark wave duo of Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller, play The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville.
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
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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