2024 Asheville Events Calendar With Top Highlights
From food and music to crafts and fairs, enjoy the best major Asheville events, festivals, and more that are sure to add a little flavor and fun to 2024. Plan your weekend, month, or year in Western North Carolina (and nearby!) with these highlights.
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Please check with all businesses and event organizers for the most up-to-date information, including cancellations or postponements. Refer to the submission requirements below if you would like to add a listing to our events calendar.
Popular 2024 Asheville Events
You might also like our Things To Do In Asheville Bucket List and our Main Tourist Attractions Guide.
January 2024
- January 11 – 21, 2024: Greenville, SC Restaurant Week
- January 16 – January 22, 2024: Asheville Restaurant Week
- January 20, 2024: Asheville Hot Chocolate Races
- January 26 – January 28, 2024: NC Smokies Ice Festival (county-wide)
- January 28, 2024: Maggie Valley Ice Festival in Maggie Valley from 3 to 8 PM
Guides To Help You Plan This January In WNC
- Read our locals’ guide to the best AVL restaurants to help you pick and plan during Restaurant Week
- Explore our favorite winter hikes around Western North Carolina
- See what you can do indoors to stay dry and warm
February 2024
- February 11, 2024: Asheville Mardi Gras Parade
- February 17 – 18, 2024: Asheville Celtic Festival
- February 17, 2024: The Great Outhouse Races in Sapphire, NC
- February 18, 2024: Frostbite Races (10K, 5K, 1 Mile) in Fletcher, NC
- February 23 – February 24, 2024: Winter Concert Weekend at The Omni Grove Park Inn
Guides To Help You Plan This February In WNC
- Perfect for Valentine’s Day, make reservations at one of Asheville’s most romantic restaurants
- Or, book a fine dining experience
- Spark the romance with cozy Asheville activities for couples
March 2024
- March 16, 2024: Asheville Marathon & Half
- March 17 to March 24, 2024: The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
- March 25, 2024 – January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- March 25 to May 23, 2024: Spring at Biltmore Estate
- March 30, 2024: Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade
April 2024
- Through May 23, 2024: Spring at Biltmore Estate
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- April 13, 2024: Tryon Block House Steeplechase Races
- April 13, 2024: The Potters Market at Marshall High Studios
- April 19 – April 21, 2024: Cider, Wine, and Dine Weekend in Henderson Country
- April 27, 2024: Greening Up The Mountains Festival in Sylva, North Carolina
May 2024
- Through May 23, 2024: Spring at Biltmore Estate
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- May 9 – May 12, 2024: LEAF Retreat
- May 9 – May 11, 2024: SpringSkunk Music Fest
- May 11, 2024: Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival
- May 18, 2024: WNC Bigfoot Conference & Festival
- May 19 – May 27, 2024: Asheville Beer Week
- May 18, 2024: Saluda Arts Festival
- May 24 – May 27, 2024 (tentative): The White Squirrel Festival in Downtown Brevard
- May 24 – May 26, 2024: GrindFest AVL
Guides To Help You Plan This May In WNC
- See all of the top breweries we recommend while you are enjoying Beer Week
- Uncover more of Lake Lure while you are in town
June 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- June 1, 2024 (tentative/first Saturday): Mermaid Festival in Marshall, NC
- June 7 – June 8, 2024: Cherry Bounce Festival in Forest City
- June 14 – June 15, 2024: Boonerang Festival in Boone, NC
- June 21 – June 22, 2024: NC Rhododendron Festival in Bakersville, NC
- June 22, 2024: Carolina CiderFest
- June 22 – June 23, 2024: Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival at Roan Mountain, TN
Previous June 2023/Awaiting Dates
- June 10, 2023: Bluff Mountain Festival in Hot Springs, NC
- June 12 – June 18, 2023: Juneteenth Celebration across Asheville
- June 16 – June 17, 2023: Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival in Waynesville, NC
Guides To Help You Plan This June In WNC
July 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- July 11 – July 14, 2024: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
- July 6 – July 7, 2024: Maggie Valley Arts & Crafts Festival in Maggie Valley, NC
- July 11 – July 14, 2024: Wild Goose Festival in Union Grove
- July 18 – July 21, 2024: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
- July 25 – July 28, 2024: Love Shine Play Yoga Festival
- July 26 – July 27, 2024: Hillbilly Jam in Maggie Valley
Previous July 2023/Awaiting Dates
- July 8 – July 9, 2023: The Big Crafty in Downtown Asheville
- July 20, 2023: Folkmoot Summer Soirée in Waynesville, NC
Guides To Help You Plan This July In WNC
August 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- August 1 – August 3, 2024: Mountain Dance Folk Festival in Swannanoa, NC
- August 1 – August 4, 2024: AVL Fest across Asheville, NC
- August 2 – August 3, 2024: Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair in Burnsville, NC
- August 9 – August 10, 2024: Waldensian Festival in Valdese, NC
- August 10 – August 11, 2024: Sourwood Festival in Black Mountain, NC
- August 31 to September 1, 2024: Maggie Valley Arts & Crafts Festival in Maggie Valley, NC
Previous August 2023/Awaiting Dates
- August 3 – August 6, 2023: NC Mineral & Gem Festival in Spruce Pine, NC
- August 12, 2023: Cold Mountain Festival at Lake Logan in Canton, NC
- August 17 – August 19, 2023: NC State Bluegrass Festival in Marion, NC
September 2024
- Through September 1, 2024: Maggie Valley Arts & Crafts Festival in Maggie Valley, NC
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- Labor Day Weekend 2024: NC Apple Festival in Hendersonville, NC
Previous September 2023/Awaiting Dates
- September 8th – 10th; 15th to 17th; 22nd to 24th, 2023: Autumn at Oz at Beech Mountain
- September 8 – September 17, 2023: NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, NC
- September 9, 2023: West Asheville Garden Stroll
- September 16, 2023: Art in Autumn in Weaverville, NC
- September 16th, 2023: Lake Lure Dance Festival (formerly Dirty Dancing Festival)
- September 22 and 23, 2023: Asheville Greek Festival in Historic Montford
- September 23, 2023: Madison Heritage Arts Festival in Mars Hill
- September 30, 2023: Blue Ridge Pride Festival
- September 28 – September 30, 2023: Annual Asheville Quilt Show at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher
- Typically, the Goombay Festival is in September but is paused until 2024 for building renovations
Guides To Help You Plan This September In WNC
- See all that you can do in Hendersonville
- Apple pick in Apple Alley (all the apple orchards!)
- Be sure to visit these great Hendersonville/Flat Rock wineries
- Asheville fall festivals guide with descriptions of each event
- Asheville fall color report with the best times and places to see foliage across WNC
October 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- October 3 – October 5, 2024 (tentative): Albino Skunk Music Festival
- October 10 – October 13, 2024: Tryon International Film Festival
- October 11 – October 13, 2024: Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
- October 11 – Oct 13, 2024: Fall for Greenville
- October 12, 2024: Lake Lure Arts and Crafts Festival
- October 14, 2024: Fall-o-Dendorn Festival in Roan Mountain
- October 17 – October 20, 2024: LEAF Festival
- October 17 – October 20, 2024: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
- October 19 – October 20, 2024: Maggie Valley Arts & Crafts Festival in Maggie Valley, NC
- October 19, 2024: Waynesville Apple Harvest Festival
Previous October 2023/Awaiting Dates
- October 7, 2023: Asheville Oktoberfest in Pack Square
- October 8, 2023: Asheville VeganFest in Pack Square
- October 8, 2023: Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival in Black Mountain (Oak & Grist Distilling)
- October 28, 2023: North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival in Asheville
- October 28 – October 29, 2023: Beaverdam Studio Tour in North Asheville
Guides To Help You Plan This October In WNC
- We have an entire guide dedicated to enjoying Asheville in October
- Explore the best WNC fall foliage hikes
November 2023/Tentative 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- November 3, 2023 – January 6, 2024: Christmas At Biltmore
- November 4, 2023: WNC Pottery Festival in Sylva, NC
- November 17 – December 31, 2023: Winter Lights at The NC Arboretum
- November 24 – December 31, 2023: Hendersonville Home For The Holidays
- November 27 – Tuesday, January 2, 2024: The Omni Grove Park Inn National Gingerbread House Competition (check their website for guest vs non-guest viewing times and dates)
Guides To Help You Plan This November In WNC
- Where to pick out your Xmas Tree
- Holiday lights around the Asheville Area
- Our guide to the Arboretum’s Winter Lights event
- Our guide to seeing the gingerbread houses
December 2023/Tentative 2024
- Through January 5, 2025: Chihuly at Biltmore Estate
- Through January 6, 2024: Christmas At Biltmore
- December 1, 2023 – December 3, 2023: A Small Town Christmas in Banner Elk
Guides To Help You Plan This December In WNC
How To Submit Your Event
If you are an event organizer or part of an event marketing team and would like to add a listing to our Asheville Calendar of Events, please drop Christine a quick email: hello.uncorkedasheville.com. We also send out bi-weekly newsletters.
We add any upcoming Asheville events at our discretion and when possible. We do not showcase private or religious affairs, fundraisers, or small workshops. Please give us ample notice.
When submitting an event, please provide the following information:
- Event date(s), time(s), and full address
- A summary of the event
- Event website or link to purchase tickets
- Optional: A graphic you have permission to share/own the Copyright to and are providing to us for use on this webpage and our social media channels
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