Arts in Asheville into November: Misery at NC Stage, Grand Kyiv Ballet Oct. 28, Dorrance Dance Nov. 11-12, the symphony Nov. 14 and RADfest Nov. 14-15.

Asheville’s arts calendar into late November runs from Misery at North Carolina Stage Company and the Grand Kyiv Ballet on Oct. 28 to Dorrance Dance Nov. 11-12, the symphony’s Double Take Nov. 14 and RADfest in the River Arts District Nov. 14-15.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Rebuilt each month. Listings come from the venues’ and organizers’ own calendars: the Asheville Art Museum, the Wortham Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville, the Asheville Symphony, Asheville Community Theatre, North Carolina Stage Company and River Arts District Artists. Times and prices are as each organizer lists them; where a venue has not posted a time, we give the date only.

Plan ahead

Exhibitions now showing

At the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square, according to the museum’s exhibitions page. Check the museum’s hours before you go; its website lists them on the same page.

In the River Arts District, according to River Arts District Artists:

  • PostDiluvian, Chrys Corn Goodman and Maryana Rivera, Pink Dog Gallery, through Sunday, Oct. 25.
  • Drift, In and Out, Linsey Gray, Table Asheville, through Wednesday, Oct. 28.
  • No:Body Photography Exhibition, Pink Dog Gallery, Oct. 31 to Nov. 28; opening 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

Theater and dance

  • Misery, North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, through Sunday, Nov. 1. Evenings at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; matinees at 2 p.m. Sundays and on Oct. 23-24 and Oct. 30-31. Adults $30.50 to $57.50, students $18.50; ages 16 and up. NC Stage.
  • The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St., Oct. 23-25: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. ACT.
  • New Dialect: 21 Yeses, Wortham Center, 18 Biltmore Ave., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24. Wortham Center events.
  • Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights, Grand Kyiv Ballet, Wortham Center, Wednesday, Oct. 28. Wortham Center events.
  • The Moth Asheville GrandSLAM, Wortham Center, Monday, Nov. 2. Wortham Center events.
  • Paperhand Puppet Project: The Wild Wisdom of the World, Wortham Center, Nov. 6-8. Wortham Center events.
  • Dorrance Dance, Wortham Center, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11-12. Wortham Center events.
  • A Magical Cirque Christmas, 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 (doors 5 p.m.), Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Harrah’s Cherokee Center listing.
  • Improv Tonight, ACT Late Night improv, Friday, Nov. 20. ACT.

Concerts and classical

  • Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Play Grateful Dead: Acoustic Reckoning, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Harrah’s Cherokee Center listing.
  • Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour, Wednesday, Oct. 28, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Harrah’s Cherokee Center listing.
  • ALT ASO: Jazz and Pop, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Highland Brewing. Sold out; the symphony runs a waitlist. Asheville Symphony.
  • The Sister Moon Project, Thursday, Nov. 5, Wortham Center. Wortham Center events.
  • Dallas Brass, Friday, Nov. 13, Wortham Center. Wortham Center events.
  • Asheville Symphony: Masterworks 3: Double Take, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, First Baptist Church of Asheville. Inna Faliks plays Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer and Orchestra, with Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” suite. Asheville Symphony.
  • Solo Piano Showcase with Inna Faliks, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, First Baptist Church of Asheville. Asheville Symphony.
  • Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas, starring Rick Schuler, Tuesday, Nov. 24, Wortham Center. Wortham Center events.

The holiday season’s Nutcracker performances, “Frozen” and the Messiah are on our Nutcracker and holiday shows page.

Classes and workshops

River Arts District studios list dated classes; registration and prices are on each studio’s listing at River Arts District Artists. A selection:

  • Painting Clouds with Watercolors, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Trackside Studios.
  • Visual Journal Voyage, noon Saturday, Oct. 24, to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, ArtPlay.
  • Botanical Flow: Acrylic Inks, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, ArtPlay.
  • Blue Ridge Mountains in Watercolors, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, ArtPlay.
  • Beginning Encaustic, noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, Trackside Studios.

Regular events

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Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on at the Asheville Art Museum now?

Offset runs to Nov. 30, Freeze Frame, Walter Iooss Jr.’s sports photography, to Nov. 15, The Art of Paper to Nov. 29, Warp, Weft, and the Grid to Jan. 17, 2027, and On the Lathe to March 21, 2027, according to the museum. Value Studies opens Dec. 18.

What shows are at the Wortham Center this fall?

The Wortham Center lists New Dialect Oct. 23-24, the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights Oct. 28, Paperhand Puppet Project Nov. 6-8, Dorrance Dance Nov. 11-12 and Dallas Brass Nov. 13. The box office is 828-257-4530.

When is RADfest 2026?

RADfest, the River Arts District’s two-day art and music festival, is Nov. 14-15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to River Arts District Artists.

When does the Asheville Symphony play next?

Masterworks 3: Double Take is at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at First Baptist Church of Asheville. The symphony box office is 828-254-7046.