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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Thievery Corporation plays The Orange Peel on its 30th Anniversary Tour on Sunday, December 13, 2026, with a second night on December 14. Both shows start at 8 pm.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PMSee The Orange Peel for ticket pricing
The DePue Brothers Band brings its bluegrass, classical and rock blend, "A Magical Grassical Christmas," to Parker Concert Hall in Brevard on Tuesday, Dec 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Parker Concert Hall, Brevard Music Center
7:30 PM
The band Yarn hosts its Christmas YARN Ball at The Grey Eagle on Dec 15, 2026. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM; the venue lists it as all ages.
The Grey Eagle
8:00 PM$27.66
A holiday show with the Tanglewood Troupes and guests from ACT productions past, present and future, Dec 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM on the ACT Mainstage.
ACT Mainstage at Asheville Community Theatre
7:30 PM
Daily Bread, the Atlanta producer who blends soul, hip-hop and electronic music, plays The Orange Peel in Asheville.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PM
The Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presents a full-length Nutcracker at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Dec 17 to 19, 2026, with guest dancers the Wortham lists from Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
4:30 PM$32 to $37 regular, $25 to $32 student, $20 to $25 children 12 and under (before taxes and fees)
Value Studies, an Asheville Art Museum exhibition on Black Mountain College with works by Anni and Josef Albers, Ruth Asawa and others, runs Dec 18, 2026 to June 6, 2027.
Asheville Art Museum
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)
Musician Grahame Lesh leads Grahame Lesh & Friends on a fall 2026 tour stop at The Orange Peel in Asheville.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PM
The Asheville Symphony, conducted by Darko Butorac, performs Handel's Messiah with the Asheville Symphony Chorus and four soloists on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 2 pm and 8 pm.
First Baptist Church of Asheville
2:00 PMSee the Asheville Symphony for ticket pricing
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
Emancipator, the electronic project of producer Douglas Appling, brings the Chrysalis Tour to The Orange Peel in Asheville.
The Orange Peel
8:00 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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