Western North Carolina is just a few weeks away from the 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival, an arts and culture celebration of storytelling, blues music and Appalachian history.
The second year of Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL, a free music festival filled with local talent and city-wide history, will be held all weekend long in downtown Asheville.
Looking for weekend plans? From a pride pageant to a weekend-long free music festival, we have your guide to what to do this Labor Day weekend in the 828.
The Asheville Downtown Association event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 in Pack Square Park.
Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene swept through the River Arts District, the district will officially welcome back Marquee Asheville, the first Foundy Street business to return to the RAD since the storm.
Hundreds of sasquatch celebrators turned out for the annual Bigfoot Festival this weekend in Marion, N.C. Check out our photo gallery for all the best moments and weirdest merchandise from the 2025 festivities.
“Miss Julie” is a classic 19th century play written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. This September, the naturalistic tragedy will receive a brand-new adaptation at Attic Salt Theatre Company, directed by Jeff Catanese and starring Lauren Otis and Jon Robinson.
The Salute to Summer Kids Party will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 at Main Street Nature Park in downtown Weaverville. School supply donations will be accepted by the Weaverville Police Department at the event.
As Asheville flies closer to the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins will host a fly fishing festival to celebrate river recovery in Western North Carolina.
A brand-new playground and basketball court will be unveiled at the Burton Street Park and Community Center in the historic West Asheville neighborhood at a community fair in early September.