WNCWhat The whole mountain region, in one place.

The whole mountain region, in one place.

The regional home base for Western North Carolina — the best of what's on across the mountains, town by town, plus field guides to the parks, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the heritage no single town covers.

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The best across the mountains this week

This weekend →
179things on
45free
33kid-friendly
9towns
Today Jul 27 3 events
Mon 27 Jul 9am
Heritage & Culture via AshevilleWhat →
Pioneer Heritage Festival
Museum of Haywood County History · Asheville
FreeKid-friendly
Free
Mon 27 Jul 9am
Family & Kids via AshevilleWhat →
Spin Me a Tale Creative Arts Camp / Rising 3rd–5th Grades
United States · Asheville
Kid-friendly
Mon 27 Jul 9am
Community Events via AshevilleWhat →
Grassy Creek Annual Gem Show
136 Majestic View · Asheville
Tomorrow Jul 28 2 events
Tue 28 Jul 5pm
Live Music via TriCitiesWhat →
Old Time Jam
Yee-Haw Johnson City, TN · Asheville
Free
Free
Tue 28 Jul 7:30pm
Arts & Theatre via Downtown Boone →
Global Film Series: Happy Birthday
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts · Asheville
Wednesday Jul 29 3 events
Wed 29 Jul 8am
Outdoors & Hiking via FranklinWhat →
Guided birding walks
Downtown Franklin · Asheville
Wed 29 Jul 8:30am
Outdoors & Hiking via KnoxWhat →
The AI Summit: Knoxville, TN
Knoxville · Asheville
Wed 29 Jul 10am
Markets via KnoxWhat →
Nourish Moves at the Market Square Farmers Market
Market Square Farmers Market · Asheville
FreeKid-friendly
Free
Thursday Jul 30 5 events
Thu 30 Jul 3pm
Markets via KnoxWhat →
Nourish Moves at the New Harvest Farmers Market
New Harvest Farmers Market · Asheville
FreeKid-friendly
Free
Thu 30 Jul 3pm
Markets via KnoxWhat →
New Harvest Farmers Market
New Harvest Park · Asheville
Thu 30 Jul 4pm
Markets via FranklinWhat →
Mill Town Farmers Market
Sorrells Street Park · Asheville
Kid-friendly
Thu 30 Jul 5:45pm
Food & Drink via TriCitiesWhat →
Tri-Cities Turtles Run Club
Yee-Haw Johnson City, TN · Asheville
Free
Free
Thu 30 Jul 7pm
Arts & Theatre via TriCitiesWhat →
3:10 to Yuma at The Jackson Theatre
Jackson Theatre · Asheville
Free
Free
Friday Jul 31 7 events
Fri 31 Jul All day
Festivals & Fairs via KnoxWhat →
Kuumba Festival
Downtown Knoxville · Asheville
Fri 31 Jul All day
Holiday & Seasonal via KnoxWhat →
CreepyCon Halloween & Horror Convention
Downtown Knoxville · Asheville
Fri 31 Jul 6am
Family & Kids via FranklinWhat →
80’s Flashback Weekend
Downtown · Asheville
Kid-friendly
Fri 31 Jul 8am
Festivals & Fairs via FranklinWhat →
Showdown in the Valley
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds · Asheville
Fri 31 Jul 4pm
Markets via AshevilleWhat →
Saluda Tailgate Market
Saluda School Field · Asheville
Fri 31 Jul 5pm
Outdoors & Hiking via FranklinWhat →
Mill Around Town
Downtown Canton · Asheville
Free
Free
Fri 31 Jul 7pm
Live Music via AshevilleWhat →
Moonlight Promises
Green River Eddy’s · Asheville
Free
Free
Saturday Aug 1 5 events
Sat 1 Aug All day
Markets via FranklinWhat →
Dillsboro Maker’s Market
Dillsboro · Asheville
Sat 1 Aug 8am
Markets via WNCWhat Curated →
Hendersonville Farmers Market
Historic Train Depot · Hendersonville
Kid-friendly
Sat 1 Aug 8am
Markets via TriCitiesWhat →
Farmers Market
Courthouse Square · Asheville
Sat 1 Aug 9am
Markets via WNCWhat Curated →
Asheville City Market
Asheville City Market · Asheville
Kid-friendly
Sat 1 Aug 7pm
Heritage & Culture via AshevilleWhat →
Cherokee Bonfire
Old Acquani Expo Center (Old High School Site) · Cherokee
FreeKid-friendly
Free
Sunday Aug 2 1 event
Sun 2 Aug 4pm
Live Music via TriCitiesWhat →
Yoga in the Park
Jimmy Neil Smith Park · Asheville
Free
Free
Monday Aug 3 1 event
Mon 3 Aug 6pm
Arts & Theatre via TriCitiesWhat →
The American Miracle at The Jackson Theatre
Jackson Theatre · Asheville
Free
Free
Friday Aug 7 1 event
Fri 7 Aug 4pm
Arts & Theatre via Downtown Boone →
First Friday Art Crawl at the Turchin
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts · Boone
Free
Free
Friday Aug 28 1 event
Fri 28 Aug 5pm
Festivals & Fairs via WNCWhat Curated →
Goombay Festival
The Block / Eagle & Market Streets · Asheville
Friday Sep 4 1 event
Fri 4 Sep 10am
Festivals & Fairs via WNCWhat Curated →
North Carolina Apple Festival
Historic Downtown Hendersonville · Hendersonville
FreeKid-friendly
Free

Go deeper, town by town

WNCWhat is the regional roundup — the best of what's on from the Smokies to the High Country to the Tennessee mountains. For a town's full local calendar, hop over to its own site.

AshevilleWhatAsheville, the River Arts District and the Blue Ridge around it — the full downtown calendar.Open AshevilleWhat →FranklinWhatFranklin, Highlands, Cashiers and the Nantahala gorge — deep Southwest NC.Open FranklinWhat →TriCitiesWhatOver the line in Northeast TN — Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol and Jonesborough.Open TriCitiesWhat →KnoxWhatKnoxville — the Tennessee gateway to the Smokies, an easy drive down I-40.Open KnoxWhat →