Local guides
What to do, see and eat season by season.
17 guides · 4 kinds
SeasonalBiltmore's tulips, native azaleas, waterfall hikes, tailgate markets and the first free concerts of the year. Spring climbs the mountains slowly here, and this is how to follow it from March through May.
SeasonalMile-high overlooks, tubing the French Broad, Sliding Rock, and free mountain music at Pack Square Park. Here is how to do summer in Asheville, rain showers and all.
SeasonalLeaf season here lasts more than a month, moving from 6,000-foot peaks down to the valleys. Here is when and where to see the color, the fall festivals worth planning around, and how to spend a weekend.
SeasonalChristmas at Biltmore, a million lights at the Arboretum, gingerbread at the Grove Park Inn, and then the quietest, easiest months of the year to visit. Here is how to do winter in Asheville.
SeasonalCorn mazes, pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides and apple orchards, all within about an hour of downtown Asheville. Here are the farms worth the drive this fall, with 2026 dates, hours and prices.
SeasonalTrunk-or-treats, the Haunted Trail, Wolf Howl-O-Ween, The Haunted Farm, the Pink Lady Party and Rocky Horror: every Halloween event in and around Asheville for 2026, with dates, times and prices checked against each organizer.
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