Late January
Annual Big
Band/Swing Dance Weekend
828-252-2711
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
Phone: 828-252-2711
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
Phone: 828-252-2711
Dance competition organized by Australian dance
champions.
Usually in March; call for exact dates
Victorian Easter
Celebration
Phone: 828-253-9231
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
Phone: 828-733-4337
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
Phone: 828-253-9231
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
Phone: 828-251-9973
Admission Free
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
Phone: 828-733-2013
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.
July
Bele Chere Festival
Downtown Asheville,
NC
Phone: 828-259-5800
Admission Free
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
Phone: 828-733-1333
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
Phone: 828-258-6101
Admission Free
Hours: Open Mon.-Sat. 9:30a.m.-3:30p.m., Sun.
12:30-3:30
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
Toll Free: 800-543-2961
Admission Charged
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
Phone: 828-252-2711
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
Phone: 828-733-2013
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
Phone: 828-253-9231
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.
