Major Sports Events in Asheville, 2025

2025 Asheville Sports Events

• Celebrity Tennis Match is All Aces for the Asheville Region – Harrah’s Cherokee Center will host  Stars Servin’ Up Love , a celebrity tennis event benefiting Western North Carolina. Featuring tennis legends like Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Jessica Pegula, as well as celebrities such as Pete Wentz and Michael Kosta, 100 percent of net proceeds will support the Always Asheville Fund and Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. The event will offer exciting on-court action, live DJ sets, and opportunities for community engagement. (Feb. 2)
• Women’s Gymnastics Competition Returns – The She Can Fly Invitational returns to Asheville this month with world champion gymnast Shilese Jones. The invitational features gymnastic events for pre-college athletes, levels 1-10 and Xcel. (Jan. 17-19)
• SoCon Week Brings College Basketball and Wrestling to Asheville – In March, Asheville hosts the Southern Conference’s inaugural SoCon Week, featuring basketball championships (March 6-10) and wrestling championships (March 7-8). A portion of ticket sales will support the Always Asheville Fund, benefiting small, independent travel and hospitality businesses. 
• Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships –  The University of North Carolina Asheville will host the Big South Track & Field Outdoor Championships for college men and women  this May. The sporting event will take place at UNCA’s newly renovated Olympic-level Karl Straus Track & Field facility. (May 12-14)
• North Carolina Indoor Archery Championships – Warren Wilson College, in Swannanoa, will host this year’s state championships for Junior Olympic Archery at the campus’ Devries Athletic Center. (Jan. 31 – Feb. 2) 

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