Festivals

Feb 2025

Road Trip: A Visit to the Valley

Visiting Wilkesboro, a hidden gem of the High Country

Feb 2025

It Fills Your Soul

Preeminent nonprofit LEAF Global Arts in its 30th year

Aug 2024

Grab A Bite

Five pick-your-own orchards ready for a fall harvest

Mar 2023

A Seat at the Craft Table

Meet the new executive director of the Asheville Brewers Alliance

Jun 2022

Dig In

Chow Chow’s return with a unique approach to food festivals

Mar 2022

Welcome to Almost Asheville

WNC’s boomtown has mighty good neighbors—meet 10 nearby communities prized for their own style of livability

Mar 2022

Back In The Groove

MerleFest returns with a star-filled spring weekend

Aug 2021

50 Fall Fests

After so many months of cancelled and postponed events, the urge to get together and celebrate is palpable. Here to satisfy is a season of great gatherings bursting with local culture: From woolly worms, elk, and Bigfoot to mountain arts, food, music, and more, these festivals truly have something for everyone.

Jun 2021

Theme Park Land

Western North Carolina’s worlds of wonder

Mar 2021

Bloomin' Wild

Strike out to discover native floral treasures in WNC

Mar 2021

Ready, Set, Go!

Five places to go in 2021 with direct flights from Asheville

Feb 2020

Best of Festivals - FLORA & FAUNA

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...

Feb 2020

Best of Festivals - MUSIC

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...

Feb 2020

Best of the Fests 2020

Mark your calendar! From food and drink fêtes to cultural celebrations and musical blowouts...

Aug 2019

Peak Expression

25 fall foliage adventures that are big on color and light on crowds

Dec 2018

25 WNC Luxuries

Locals, especially, can confirm Western North Carolina holds a wealth of riches. From natural wonders and cultural treasures to splurge-worthy experiences, the indulgences afforded in our mountains are, in many ways, priceless.

Jun 2018

True Gems

The mountains’ mineral history is a gift that keeps on giving

Feb 2018

Local Landmarks

Meet WNC’s new additions to the National Register of Historic Places

Dec 2017

Pure Imagination

Weaverville artist Leif Erik Johansen illustrates real-world issues through a fantastic lens

Apr 2017

Get a taste for tradition at livermush festivals

The skillets will be sizzling for this Appalachian staple

Feb 2017

The Best of Western North Carolina

Celebrate our anniversary with top 10 lists of local albums, books, fishing spots, movies, restaurants, and more

Jun 2016

Live from Asheville

20 Ways to Explore the City's Exploding Music Scene

Jun 2016

Road Trip: Lansing

Jun 2016

The Beat Goes On

Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary festival lures generations of musicians

Feb 2016

Get Ramped

The pungent mountain plant makes its spring return

Dec 2015

From Santa Barbara to Sodom

How a California girl became a Carolina gal

Dec 2015

Chill Out

Celebrate the cold season at two regional winterfests

Dec 2015

13 Best Small Towns in Western North Carolina

Sometimes, smaller is better.

Aug 2015

True Blue

Asheville’s In Blue leather goods marries two local favorites: music and making

Oct 2014

Food Crusader

Documentary filmmaker Jeremy Seifert hungers for challenging stories about our daily diets

Oct 2014

The Beer Boom

With 50 breweries counting, Western North Carolina's reputation as a craft beer mecca continues to grow, but for how long? Experts and brewers weigh in on the industry's future.

Jun 2014

Storied Ambition

Ben Lovett left Hollywood behind for Asheville, but there’s no stopping his rock ‘n’ roll filmmaking

Mar 2014

Plant It Forward

Proceeds from spring plant sales give back to the community

Aug 2013

Music Men

Carrying sound and story is the only way to live for a musical storyteller, rock-and-roll rambler, and two gifted brothers who all call the foothills of Western North Carolina home