Asheville, NC
Events & Entertainment
Late January
Annual Big Band/Swing Dance Weekend
Bring your dancing shoes to The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa and hit the dance floor with two nights of great music, morning dance instruction, an afternoon tea dance and enough Big Band melodies to satisfy any enthusiast.
Usually late January, call for exact dates
Late February?
Annual Arts & Crafts Antique Show and Conference
Crafts Antique Show featuring dealers from across the country displaying furniture, pottery and metal ware.
Usually late February, call for exact dates
March - April
Annual Heritage Ballroom Dance Sport Championships
Dance competition organized by Australian dance champions.
Usually in March; call for exact dates
Victorian Easter Celebration
Admission Charged Easter baskets, old-fashioned bunnies and chicks, hand-painted eggs, spring flowers, and period-inspired decorations create the authentic feel of a Victorian Easter celebration throughout the circa 1840 Smith-McDowell House.
Event held annually during Easter season
May
Spring on the Mountain: Wildflowers of Grandfather Mountain
US 221 & Blue Ridge Pkwy.
Linville (75 miles from Asheville), NC
Programs and activities focused on the wildflowers of Grandfather Mountain.
Admission included with admission to Park
Spring, around early May
Heritage Alive! Festival
Honor the past with living history encampments from the French and Indian War to World War I, heritage craft sales and demonstrations, mountain music, special exhibits, and award winning barbeque.
Late May
June
Downtown After Five
Pack Square
Asheville, NC
Called "the best old-fashioned block party you can imagine," Downtown After Five features live music until 9:30 p.m. and food and beverages sold by local vendors. Events are held in downtown Asheville's Pack Square the third Friday of each month from June through September.
Annual "Singing on the Mountain" at Grandfather Mountain
US 221 & Blue Ridge Pkwy.
Linville (75 miles from Asheville), NC
Free, all-day gospel sing, church bazaar, and dinner-on-the-grounds held in MacRae Meadows.
July
The 19th Mountain Artisans Summertime Arts and Crafts Show
July 5th and 6th 2008
WCU Ramsey Center in Cullowhee ,NC
45 minutes from Asheville, this show features over 100 of the areas finest heritage and contemporary craftsmen .Demonstrations of Shaker brooms ,mountain berry buckets and pinecone birds will be featured . Pottery ,fine wood craft and glass art is inclueded in the exhibitors too. Doris Hunter is the show director.
Bele Chere Festival
Downtown Asheville, NC
The Southeast's biggest free street festival features nine stages of great music, three food courts, children's area and a full spectrum of the finest handmade arts and crafts. Usually held in late July in downtown Asheville.
Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
& Gathering of the Scottish
Clans
US 221 & Blue Ridge Pkwy.
Linville (75 miles from Asheville), NC
Admission Charged
Over 100 Scottish clans and societies sponsor this celebration of Scottish dance, music and athletics.
July - August
Shindig on the Green
City/County Plaza, Downtown Asheville
Asheville, NC 28801
Saturday nights at downtown Asheville's City/County Plaza turn into evenings full of toe-tapping and hand-clapping during this summer-long festival celebrating Western North Carolina's unique heritage of bluegrass music and mountain dance.
Usually held Early July through late August
November - December
Candlelight Christmas Evenings at Biltmore Estate
Sponsor/Location: Biltmore Estate
Candlelight Christmas Evenings capture the magic of the holidays with candlelight and firelight, tinsel and glass ornaments, and choirs and musicians that fill the house with good cheer.
Early November - Early January
National Gingerbread House Competition
290 Macon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
See more than 20 gingerbread works of art from all over the country at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa. Houses will be on display throughout the holiday season.
From I-26 or I-40, take I-240 into Asheville. Take exit 5B, Charlotte Street. Proceed north on Charlotte Street for approximately 1.3 miles. Turn right on Macon Avenue and continue for .8 mile. The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa entrance will be to your left.
Early November - Early January
Annual "Singing on the Mountain" at Grandfather Mountain
US 221 & Blue Ridge Pkwy.
Linville (75 miles from Asheville), NC
Admission Free
Free, all-day gospel sing, church bazaar, and dinner-on-the-grounds held in MacRae Meadows.
December
Victorian Christmas Celebration
283 Victoria Road
Asheville, NC
Admission Charged
Celebrate Christmas the old-fashioned way. The Smith-McDowell House Museum's time-line of authentically decorated period rooms showcase the evolution of Christmas celebrations and decorations.
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