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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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Downtown Hendersonville's holiday calendar lists a special holiday edition of the Hendersonville Farmers Market on Dec 5, 2026, paired with a Holiday Cookie Stroll at 7th Avenue businesses.
7th Avenue, Hendersonville
The Southern Highland Craft Guild's annual Holiday Sale Markets run Saturdays, Dec. 5 and 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Folk Art Center Auditorium. Free entry.
Folk Art Center Auditorium
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMFree
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 Town of Weaverville lists its Holiday Parade for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, kicking off from the SECU parking lot on N. Main Street.
Main Street, Downtown Weaverville (starts at the SECU parking lot)
11:00 AM
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
The Hendersonville Christmas Parade, themed "Light up the Night," steps off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, heading south on Main Street.
Main Street, Downtown Hendersonville
6:00 PM
Brevard College Music presents Lessons and Carols on Dec 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in the Scott Concert Hall at the Porter Center.
Porter Center for the Performing Arts, Brevard College
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Lemon Twigs play The Grey Eagle on Dec 5, 2026. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. The venue lists it as all ages, standing room only.
The Grey Eagle
8:00 PM$31.25
The Hendersonville Chorale lists a concert of familiar holiday choral music on Sunday, Dec 6, 2026 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville. The chorale says it is free.
First United Methodist Church
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMFree (donations welcome)
The Downtown Waynesville Christmas Parade runs along North Main Street on Monday, Dec 7, 6 to 8 p.m., with themed floats, marching groups and community entries.
North Main Street, Downtown Waynesville
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra presents its Winter Concert on Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Asheville High School Auditorium.
Asheville High School Auditorium
6:30 PM
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
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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