Asheville information

For some awesome FREE Asheville events, scroll down.

Local events, festivals, music & arts:
Asheville Events Calendar

Daily newspaper: Asheville Citizen-Times

Weekly arts and entertainment newspaper:
Mountain XPress

Places of interest (and distance from us)
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) (14 miles)
North Carolina Arboretum (9 miles)
Bent Creek Experimental Forest (9 miles; hiking and mountain bike trails)
Botanical Gardens at Asheville (10.5 miles)
Biltmore Estate (9.5 miles)
Grove Park Inn (10.5 miles)
Blue Ridge Parkway (8 miles; see also: National Park Service - Blue Ridge Parkway)
Chimney Rock Park (32 miles)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (41 miles)

General Outdoor Activities
National Forests in North Carolina
WNC Outdoors
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission -- boating, hunting, fishing, and educational programs
NC Natural -- "Your Guide to North Carolina Nature, Entertainment & Culture"
NC Mountain Fun

Schedule a ride with Asheville Hot Air Balloons during
your stay. They're based just a half-mile from from us!

Horseback Riding

Bent Creek Lake Loop - Directions
Appalachian Trail info
Western North Carolina Hiking
Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Trails
Mountains to Sea Trail

Horseback Riding
Fordbrook Stables

Tourist Information
www.asheville.com
www.gotoasheville.com

Mountain Mobility BUS service (1.2 miles away)

FREE EVENTS - 2010!

Repeating Events

• FRI-SAT-SUN @ 7:30pm … Shakespeare Plays, Montford Amphitheater, 100 Gay St.

Jun 18-Jul 11 King Lear

Jul 30-Aug 22 Troilus & Cressida

Sep 10-Oct 3 Twelfth Night

• FRI @ 5-9pm, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17 … Downtown After 5, Lexington Ave

• FRI @ 7pm, ongoing … Drum Circle, Pritchard Park downtown

• SAT @ 7pm, July 3-Sept 4 … Shindig on the Green, Pack Square

• MON @ 7pm, July 5-Aug 9 … Street Dances, Hendersonville downtown

• MON @ 7pm, July 5-12 … Concerts on the Quad, UNCA campus
• TUE @ 5:30-7:30, May-Sept … Hoola Hoop Jam, Pritchard Park downtown
• THUR @ 12-2, May-Sept … Lunchtime concerts, Pritchard Park downtown
• THUR @ 5:30-7:30, May-Sept … Music & dancing, Pritchard Park downtown
• SAT @ 10-4, May-Sept … Umbrella Market (arts), Pritchard Park downtown

One Time Events

• May 29-30 … White Squirrel Festival, Brevard NC (music)
• July 4^th, 1-10pm … July 4^th celebration, Pack Square

• July 23-25, 12-10pm (12-6pm Sunday) … Bele Chere Festival, Asheville

• Aug 27-29 … Goombay Festival, S. Market Street

• Sept 5, 11am-10pm … Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Festival (LAAFF)

• Oct 9, 1-5pm … Oktoberfest, Wall Street