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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Costumed trick-or-treating at Asheville Mall on Friday, Oct 30, from 5 to 8 PM, starting at the Barnes & Noble entrance. The mall says stores will hand out candy.
Asheville Mall
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday and Mannequin Pussy co-headline the Bitch Cabal tour, which begins at Hellbender by The Orange Peel in Asheville, with Snõõper in support. The venue lists all ages.
Hellbender by The Orange Peel
7:00 PM
The Fauré Quartet, a piano quartet, performs Mahler, Mozart and Dvořák for the Asheville Chamber Music Series at West Asheville Baptist Church, Oct 30, 7:30 p.m. $48; youth under 25 free.
West Asheville Baptist Church
7:30 PM$48 per person (taxes and fees included); youth under 25 free
glaive, the American singer-songwriter who came up in the hyperpop scene, plays The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville in a charity show benefiting Conserving Carolina. The listing says all ages.
The Orange Peel
8:00 PM
Comedian Shaun Jones headlines The Comedy Zone stand-up series in the Tina McGuire Theatre at the Wortham Center on Fri and Sat, Oct 30 and 31, 2026, at 8 PM.
Tina McGuire Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 PM$32 general admission; reserved tables from $90 for two to $200 for four (include one drink per seat; before taxes and fees)
The Arcadian Wild, with Addison Agen, plays The Grey Eagle on Oct 30, 2026. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. The venue lists it as all ages, fully seated.
The Grey Eagle
8:00 PM$27.66 to $38.46
Michigan bluegrass band Full Cord plays the Taproom Stage at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain on Friday, Oct 30. Listed as all ages. Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.
Pisgah Brewing Company (Taproom Stage)
8:00 PM$13.76
Costume party with LazrLuvr, an 80s tribute band, in the Highland Brewing Taproom in Asheville on Fri, Oct 30, 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Highland Brewing Company (Taproom)
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM$10 in advance, $12 at the door
A Halloween morning costume 5K that starts and finishes at Wicked Weed's Funkatorium on the South Slope, Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 9 a.m., plus a quarter-mile kids' hill climb at 8:45 a.m.
Wicked Weed Funkatorium
9:00 AM5K $60.83 (last-call rate through October 30); kids' Creepy Crawly Climb $12.69
Trick-or-treating, a costume contest, music and games and a kids' fun zone along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Main Street, Downtown Hendersonville
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Highland Brewing lists a Halloween afternoon in the Meadow in Asheville with a kids costume contest and a concert by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Oct 31, 2 to 5 p.m.
Highland Brewing Company (Meadow)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Brevard College Music lists a Halloween comic film with live organ accompaniment on Oct 31, 2026 at 3 p.m. in the Porter Center. The college calls it family-friendly.
Porter Center for the Performing Arts, Brevard College
3:00 PM - 4:00 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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