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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Asheville band Fireside Collective hosts a post-Thanksgiving celebration with friends and special guests at The Orange Peel. The listing says all ages are welcome.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PM
The Asheville Symphony's ALT ASO series brings Broadway favorites and pop songs, with vocalist Andrea Ross and conductor Darko Butorac, to The Orange Peel.
The Orange Peel
7:00 PM
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)
Get the Led Out, a Philadelphia-based Led Zeppelin tribute band, plays Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville. This is a tribute show.
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville
7:00 PM
Brevard Music Center presents Handel's Messiah with members of its community and guest artists on Thursday, Dec 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Parker Concert Hall.
Parker Concert Hall, Brevard Music Center
7:30 PM
Olde Fashioned Christmas is a downtown Hendersonville open house on Friday, Dec 4, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m., with shops, entertainment and Santa on the Square, per the city.
Historic Downtown Hendersonville
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra presents its holiday concert Holidays in Hendersonville on Dec 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock.
Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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
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)
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
Stand-up comedian Andy Woodhull in the Wortham Center's Comedy Zone series, Dec 4 and 5, 2026 at 8 pm in the Tina McGuire Theatre. The theatre lists ages 18 and up.
Tina McGuire Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 PM$32 general admission; reserved tables $90 to $200 (before taxes and fees)
Southern Culture on the Skids plays The Grey Eagle on Dec 4, 2026, with It's Snakes. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. The Grey Eagle lists it as all ages, standing room only.
The Grey Eagle
8:00 PM$27.06
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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