Tag Archives: festivals and special events
Costume Exhibit at Biltmore: A Vanderbilt House Party

It’s party time at Biltmore and you’re invited! From February 8 to May 27, 2019, a fabulous costume exhibit called A Vanderbilt House Party is happening at Biltmore Estate in Asheville. You won’t believe the detail of the clothing and who helped put the exhibit together. Think Downton Abbey… ready to learn more?
2019 Valentine’s Weekend Happenings
Where To Ring In the New Year Around Asheville
Holiday Happenings around Asheville, Black Mountain and Marion
2018 Christmas at Biltmore Estate in Asheville

Biltmore Estate kicks off its annual Christmas celebration early… the first weekend in November! It’s not surprising though. If you had a 175,000-square-foot home dressed to the nines for the holidays and hosted thousands of visitors, you’d keep the magical spirit of Christmas going as long as possible, too.
2017 Sourwood Festival, August 12-13

The Black Mountain Sourwood Festival is 40 years old this year! Presented by the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce, this annual free festival features hundreds of art and craft vendors, festival food, live local music, kids’ activities and more. The dates for this year’s festival are August 12 and August 13, 2017.
Asheville Area Restaurants Open for Thanksgiving 2016
2016 Black Mountain Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade
Western North Carolina Open Studios 2016 Art Event

It has been a while since our immediate area had a substantial open studio tour of artists’ studios, and 2016 is the year we say hooray, open studio tours are back! WNC Open Studios allows the opportunity to tour 30(!) studios in three different western North Carolina counties during the first two weeks in October.