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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North Carolina Stage Company's Jeeves at Sea sets P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster loose on a yacht full of mistaken identities, February 3-28, 2027, in downtown Asheville.
North Carolina Stage Company
7:30 PMAdults $30.50 to $57.50, students $18.50 (fees included, tax extra), per NC Stage
Asheville Community Theatre stages Come From Away, the musical about Gander, Newfoundland, taking in thousands of stranded air travelers after 9/11, February 5-21, 2027, on the ACT Mainstage.
ACT Mainstage at Asheville Community Theatre
7:30 PMAdults (18+) $43.56, youth (3-17) $23.76, fees and tax included, per ACT
Darko Butorac leads the Asheville Symphony in Britten, Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto with Zlatomir Fung, Pärt and Haydn's London Symphony, February 20, 2027, at 2 and 8 PM.
First Baptist Church of Asheville
2:00 PM
Scottish traditional band Old Blind Dogs plays the Diana Wortham Theatre on Fri, Feb 26, 2027, 7:30 PM. Tickets $45, $25 for children, before fees, per the Wortham Center.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM$45 reserved, $25 child, before taxes and fees, per the Wortham Center
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
Actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson brings his songs-and-stories show That Guy from That Thing to the Diana Wortham Theatre on Wed, Mar 10, 2027, at 7 PM. Tickets $65, per the venue.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:00 PM$65 reserved, $25 child, before taxes and fees, per the Wortham Center
String trio The String Queens mixes classical music with jazz, R&B and pop at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 7:30 PM. Tickets $55, $25 for children, per the venue.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM$55 reserved, $25 child, before taxes and fees, per the Wortham Center
The Asheville Marathon and Half starts downtown at Pack Square Park on Saturday, March 20, 2027, at 7:30 AM, with courses through downtown, the greenways and the River Arts District.
Pack Square Park
7:30 AM
The Asheville Symphony marks First Baptist Church of Asheville's 100th anniversary with Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony, Respighi and Glière's Horn Concerto, March 20, 2027, at 2 and 8 PM.
First Baptist Church of Asheville
2:00 PM
NC Stage presents Eboni Booth's Primary Trust (a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, per NC Stage), about a bookstore worker whose routine unravels after a layoff, March 24 to April 11, 2027.
North Carolina Stage Company
7:30 PMAdults $30.50 to $57.50, students $18.50 (fees included, tax extra), per NC Stage
Spring at Biltmore runs Mar 25 to May 20, 2027, with seasonal blooms across the estate's gardens and grounds and inside Biltmore House. Biltmore says tickets go on sale soon.
Biltmore Estate
Tickets on sale soon, per Biltmore
Manual Cinema stages The 4th Witch, a shadow-puppet take on Macbeth with live music, at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Apr 2 and 3, 2027, 7:30 PM. The venue recommends it for ages 12 and up.
Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM$55 reserved, before taxes and fees, per the Wortham Center
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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