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Food
Farmers markets in Asheville
Pack your reusable shopping bags, because we’ve rounded up thirteen farmers’ markets around Asheville.
March 16, 2026 03:09 PM
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Arts
Go outside the ordinary at the 2026 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
For 24 years running, Asheville is the canvas for this celebration of experimental art.
March 12, 2026
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Grace Powers
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Events
Make the most of the season with 20+ fall events in Asheville
Make the most of the season with this list of the best local events and activities happening this fall.
September 16, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
This Appalachian amphibian is getting its own festival
Spruce Pine’s first NC Hellbender Festival will put snot otters in the spotlight.
August 5, 2025
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Grace Powers
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The Spring Plant Sale and Market returns to The North Carolina Arboretum
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City
YMI Cultural Center reopens alongside Goombay Festival relaunch
After two years of renovations, the YMI Cultural Center reopens with facility upgrades and Goombay Festival on the horizon this weekend.
September 25, 2024
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Culture
Celebrate and liberate at the Blue Ridge Pride Festival
Take in the performances, parties, programs, and processions, all centered on the theme “Rooted in Liberation.”
September 12, 2024
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Shots from previous Folk Fall Fests. Artists crafting fine goods. Crowds enjoying the fall weather. Ceramics available for purchase.
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🍂 Soak up the season with 2 days of folk-inspired festivities
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Shots from the 2023 Mountain Fair. Rides and food booths, people enjoying fair food, ribbons on award-winning items.
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🎡 Get ready for an un-fair-gettable NC tradition
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Festivals
Read up on the first Punch Bucket Literary Festival
See what’s in store for the inaugural festival from the literary nonprofit and get acquainted with some of the authors who will share their work.
September 3, 2024
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Small Business
Dive into DIY art projects during Maker’s March
Local business advocacy group Merchants of Downtown Asheville are helping you plug into Asheville’s creative energy with four hands-on workshops during Maker’s March.
March 12, 2026
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City
Asheville unveils design concepts for riverfront park rebuild projects
Explore designs for French Broad Riverfront Parks + Azalea Park and share your feedback to inform the final designs.
March 11, 2026
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City
UNC Asheville announces community feedback forum for Millennial Campus project
Take the survey to share your input, which will inform recommendations for the future of the site.
March 10, 2026
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City
Help shape Asheville’s first Urban Forest Master Plan
Share your vision for the next 20 years of the city’s green space during a March 21 workshop at the NC Arboretum.
March 9, 2026
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Food
The Market Place’s Chef William Dissen earns Restaurateur of the Year award
Fresh off a statewide honor, the Market Place chef dishes on Asheville dining.
March 5, 2026
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City
Historic Asheville buildings celebrating centennials in 2026
Get a look into how Asheville built its architectural identity brick by brick through the 1920s.
March 4, 2026
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