The Asheville Downtown Association has announced details for the Asheville Holiday Parade, which will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 22 across downtown Asheville.
ArtsAVL, the arts council for the Asheville area, has announced 49 recipients of its 2025-26 Grassroots Arts Program grants. The GAP awards assist local nonprofit arts organizations with program and operational support throughout the year.
In the heart of downtown Asheville, a new restaurant is quietly bringing together quality cuisine from seven culinary regions. Jazmin Pan Asian is now open seven days a week at 22 College St.
Destination McDowell, McDowell County’s tourism board, has prepared a list of holiday celebrations in the region from now to the new year. From Christmas parades to ice sculptures, check out what’s coming up in Marion, Old Fort, Little Switzerland and more.
Local artists John Nelson Batovsky and Jesse Lee have a new art exhibit on display at BlackBird Frame & Art. The installation, “Filthy Casual,” will feature digitally-crafted artwork and tactile abstract pieces.
Later this month, Kevin Smith, the acclaimed filmmaker, comedian and comic book writer, will be making an appearance at Comic Envy, a local North Asheville comic book shop, before a performance at the Orange Peel.
Looking for something new to watch? From a black comedy about alien abduction to a new biopic about the Nuremberg trials, check out our list of five new movies to see, stream or skip this November.
A visit to the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway is not truly complete without a hike up to Haw Creek Valley Overlook. The 4.8 mile out-and-back is a narrow but beautiful ascent to a stunning mountaintop view.
“Predator: Badlands” is the first of the sci-fi franchise to tell a story from the perspective of the titular alien warriors, but the latest in a recent run of terrific “Predator” movies. Dan Trachtenberg’s follow-up to “Prey” and “Predator: Killer of Killers” is a whole lot of fun. Read our review for more.
Later this month, a new collection of Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s world-renowned trolls will arrive at the North Carolina Arboretum. Whether you are an Asheville resident looking for a troll-tastic staycation or a visitor troll-hunting for a deal, Explore Asheville has prepared several lodging packages bundled with the Arboretum experience.