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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Four Asheville premieres with Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon screenings, Oct 10 to Nov 8, 2026, presented by the UNC Asheville Center for Jewish Studies. Opening reception Oct 10.
UNC Asheville (Highsmith Student Union and Mullen & James Humanities Hall)
5:30 PMTickets start at $18 per screening; reduced rates for UNC Asheville students; festival pass available
Photographs by sports photographer Walter Iooss Jr. showing moments of anticipation and stillness, at the Asheville Art Museum Aug 12 to Nov 15, 2026.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
A Folk Art Center focus gallery exhibition, on view Sept. 12 to Nov. 29, 2026, featuring five Guild members working in traditional craft materials such as wheat, straw, corn shucks and pine needles.
Folk Art Center
An Asheville Art Museum exhibition of 66 handmade paper works from the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation collections, on view June 4 to Nov 29, 2026.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
An Asheville Art Museum exhibition of 12 offset lithographs from the Sherman print portfolio, in the Van Winkle Law Firm Gallery, September 23 to December 6, 2026.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
A fall exhibition at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville on the design philosophy of Black Mountain College, on view Sept 25, 2026 through Jan 9, 2027.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
A photography exhibition by National Geographic Explorer Ronan Donovan on wild wolves in Yellowstone and the Canadian Arctic, at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, Sept 26, 2026 through Jan 10, 2027.
The North Carolina Arboretum (Baker Exhibit Hall)
Hands-on traveling exhibit from Children's Museum of Pittsburgh at the Asheville Museum of Science, on view Sept 23, 2026 to Jan 11, 2027.
Asheville Museum of Science
10:00 AMMuseum admission: $11.50 per person (ages 3 and up); free for ages 2 and under and for members
An Asheville Art Museum exhibition pairing southern Appalachian coverlets with modernist abstraction, on view July 17, 2026 through January 17, 2027.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
The Southern Highland Craft Guild's annual New Members Exhibition fills the Folk Art Center's Main Gallery from Sept. 26, 2026 to Jan. 20, 2027.
Folk Art Center
An Asheville Art Museum exhibition tracing the American studio woodturning movement, in the Debra McClinton Gallery through March 21, 2027.
Asheville Art Museum
Museum admission: $20 general, $15 seniors 65+, $10 students (plus tax); free for members
Center for Craft describes Crafting Variance as a group exhibition of nine artists working with natural, living and discarded materials. On view Oct 9, 2026 through May 1, 2027.
Center for Craft (Bresler Family Gallery)
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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