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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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)
The Swannanoa Valley Museum lists a drop-in Halloween afternoon for kids of all ages at the museum in Black Mountain on Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 3 to 6 p.m., with cryptid crafts and a museum scavenger hunt.
Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Kids climb for candy on the indoor rock wall at the Tempie Avery Montford Center on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. $7, ages 6 to 12 with an adult.
Tempie Avery Montford Center
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM$7; ages 6 to 12 with an adult
The Asheville Museum of Science's Halloween event, listed as 21 and up, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m., with talks and activities on conspiracies, urban legends and local lore. $25.
Asheville Museum of Science
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM$25 online (limited $15 income-based tickets); 21 and up; includes one drink
Author Matthew Neill Null presents his novel Floodgate in conversation with Tommy Hays at Malaprop's in Asheville, Oct 29, 6 p.m. Free, registration required per the bookstore.
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFree (registration required)
The Omni Grove Park Inn's ghostly Halloween party on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Elaine's Dueling Piano Bar, with tarot readings, a costume contest and dueling pianos. Listed as 21+.
Elaine's Dueling Piano Bar, The Omni Grove Park Inn
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM$103.22 on Eventbrite; ages 21 and up; select drinks and food included
Isaac Hadden celebrates his birthday with an evening of musical exploration and several special guests in the Pisgah Brewing taproom in Black Mountain on Thursday, Oct 29 at 7 p.m.
Pisgah Brewing Company (Taproom Stage)
7:00 PM$13.76 advance, $16.85 day of show
Critical Response Trio (Jason Kao Hwang, Anders Nilsson and Michael T.A. Thompson) perform at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville on Thursday, Oct 29 at 7 p.m.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
7:00 PM$12 general admission, $8 members and students with ID
Funk, soul and rock singer-songwriter Neal Francis plays The Grey Eagle Music Hall on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, doors 7pm, show 8pm.
The Grey Eagle
8:00 PM$36.40
The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds list Screamfest, a Halloween festival, Oct 30-31, with live music, vendors, games, food trucks and a large trick or treat for kids.
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
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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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