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Culture
🎵 Holiday classics + acrobatics at Cirque de la Symphonie
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Celebrate Monarch Butterfly Day at The North Carolina Arboretum
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Culture
ASKED: What Asheville activity would you like us to try?
Let us know, and we’ll give you the 411 on the experience.
September 21, 2023
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Grace Powers
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Entertainment
Prepare for a weekend of fanatical fandom at Beer City Comic Con
Rub elbows with industry stars, explore local vendors, and connect with fellow fans.
September 21, 2023
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Grace Powers
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Festivals
More to see and do at this year’s Blue Ridge Pride Festival
This year’s “Advocate” theme encourages the community to stand up, speak, and be who they are.
September 20, 2023
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Molly Wilson
View of a waterfall on the Blue Ridge Parkway surrounded by trees with fall colors.
Entertainment
Asheville’s fall bucket list 2023
Check off these 13 items for a season that’s jam-packed with entertaining experiences.
September 19, 2023
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Grace Powers
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Food
Sip to support during Negroni Week
Local restaurants and bars are lending a hand to nonprofit Slow Food by celebrating the classic cocktail.
September 18, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Festivals
Jam out at the Women to the Front Festival
Celebrate and support the women of Asheville with music, dancing, and a market.
September 14, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Arts
Three of the UNC Asheville STEAM Studio’s coolest creations
Plus, find out where some of these works are located throughout Asheville.
September 13, 2023
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Grace Powers
A live talk with an author at the Charleston Literary Festival, Inc
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This travel-worthy festival is all about books, ideas + conversations
The Charleston Literary Festival’s mission is to bring diverse national and international authors and audiences together through great books, big ideas, and perspective-altering conversations.
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Check out Mountain Heritage Day’s jam-packed day of Appalachian activities
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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2025 in Asheville
Ring in the Year of the Snake with a few events around the city.
January 22, 2025
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Arts
River Arts District Artists’ new downtown outpost
The satellite gallery space donated by The Radical serves to educate folks that the upper RAD is open and offers ways to support displaced artists.
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Real Estate
Winter gardening tips for Asheville, NC
How to prepare your garden and what to plant in the winter months.
January 16, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Culture
Why are eggs harder to find in Asheville?
A decline in egg-producing hens have caused egg prices in Asheville to increase, if you can even find them.
January 15, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
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City
How to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Asheville
Observe the federal holiday with speeches, demonstrations, and service opportunities around Buncombe County.
January 15, 2025
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Food
7 stellar specials at Asheville Restaurant Week 2025
Support local restaurants during two weeks of good eats.
January 14, 2025
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Grace Powers
A mural of Asheville resembling a post card with flowers, a river, an eagle, and a bear.
Culture
How Asheville ranked in 2024
Many publications showed Asheville love in 2024, including these placements on national rankings.
January 13, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
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City
Remembering Asheville’s coldest day on record
If you think it’s cold now, imagine Asheville’s coldest day on record when temps dipped to -16°.
January 9, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil