Things to Do in Asheville This Weekend -- January 28-30, 2022

Ready to make your weekend plans? Experience some of the best events happening all around the Blue Ridge Mountains. As you plan your getaway to Asheville, check out our easy-to-use accommodations search tool to find room availability and rates.

Here are ideas for what to do this weekend:

Asheville Fringe Festival

Friday - Sunday, January 28-30, Various Times
VIRTUAL

This weekend Asheville lets its freak flag fly with a full schedule of out-of-the-box and unusual performances that explore the further edges of dance, puppetry, theatre and more. Due to Covid concerns, all in person events were postponed until March. However you can still catch this annual tradition by purchasing tickets for online streaming, or you get a Fringe Freak Pass to see as many shows as you wish. Here is a sampling of the events happening all weekend long:

Dance Film Showcase (Virtual)

Saturday, January 29, 8 p.m.
Online

This fringe event features four different dance groups interpreting four completely different stories. 1. Sideror - A manager launches an experimental choreography that brings together various individuals suffering from mental illness. 2. Lilium - Song and movement are integrated using the mystical music of Hildegard Von Bingen. 3. HEARKEN - A dance film which explores the relationship between two worlds. 4. She Moved the Prairie - A dance film based on the work women did both in the home and on the land in the early 20th century on farms and ranches.

Heaven Sent / Divination of the Three / Young Goodman Brown (Virtual)

Saturday, January 29, 7 p.m.
Online

A Fringe Triple Feature! Three separate stories will be performed. 1.  Heaven Sent - The bands we love influence how we understand ourselves and how we process life events. But what happens when the artist's actions change your personal relationship to their music? 2. Divination of the Three - A man visits three witches on the night of a full moon, seeking answers about his wife’s fidelity—but the moon may illuminate a darker truth. 3. Young Goodman Brown - This mini-opera tells the short story of a young man who goes walking into the woods one night and meets a mysterious figure who might just be the Devil. From there he discovers a dark secret hidden by the most respected members of the community...or does he discover his own darkness within?

Supersized Comedy (Virtual)

Friday & Sunday, January 28 & 30, various times
Online

Take a fun-filled romp into the minds of New York's finest, funniest female comedians with curves. In this stand-up comedy and music show they will explore perceived beauty standards in society.

Charming Disaster's Musical Tarot Show (Virtual)

Sunday, January 30, 4 p.m.
Online

Delightfully dark musical duo Charming Disaster present a virtual performance of their interactive, musical Tarot reading, with audience members selecting cards that not only determine the set list but also predict the future! Featuring playfully macabre original songs inspired by death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, and the occult, performed with ukulele, guitar, vocal harmonies, and theatrical flair.

Asheville Mind Reading Show

Saturday, January 29, 6 p.m.
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

"Asheville Mind Reading Show" is the brainchild of world traveling mentalist & author, Jonathan Pritchard. It is a stunning tour de force of what the human mind can do when trained to unimaginable heights and it features. . . you. This is beyond improv. Way beyond. You aren't merely throwing out suggestions: your thoughts are the stars of the show.

Biltmore: Legends of Art and Innovation

Friday - Sunday, January 28-30, various times
Biltmore

Immerse yourself in Biltmore's new exhibition series, Legends of Art & Innovation, which features a large-scale, multi-sensory experience using the latest in immersive technology to illuminate the remarkable life of Van Gogh.

Live Music, Comedy, Dance and Theatre

Asheville's booming and diverse music scene takes center stage this weekend with bands set to perform musical styles from bluegrass to jazz to rock & roll. And, get ready to laugh! The live performance schedule also includes comedy shows.

Friday (January 28):

• Kristy Cox (Bluegrass) at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 8:30 p.m.
• El Ten Eleven (Alternative) at The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub, 9 p.m.
• Max Fine (Stand-up Comedy) at Getaway River Bar, 8 p.m.
• Doctor Delia (Singer/Songwriter) at Ginger's Revenge, 7 p.m.
• Sandy Herrault (Pop/Rock Violinist) at 12 Bones Brewing, 5 p.m.
• Rainbow Girls (Folk) at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 7 p.m.
• Hot Club of Asheville (Gypsy Jazz) at The Foundry Hotel, 8 p.m.

Saturday (January 29):

• Town Mountain (Bluegrass) at Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club, 8 p.m.
• Aaron Naylor (Stand-up Comedy) at Asheville Beauty Academy, 7 p.m.
• Jesse Daniel Edwards (Folk) at White Horse Black Mountain, 8 p.m.
• The Artimus Pyle Band (An Evening of Lynyrd Skynard) at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 8:30 p.m.
• Ward Davis (Country) at The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub, 9 p.m.

Sunday (January 30):

• Blues and Brews at Highland Brewing Downtown Taproom. 1 p.m.
• Taylor Pierson Trio (Soul Jazz) at Highland Brewing Company, 3 p.m.
• Justin Golan's Piano Comedy Tour at The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub, 7 p.m.
• Mike Mitchell Band (Bluegrass) at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Red Wanting Blue (Rock) at Salvage Station, 8 p.m.

Tailgate & Specialty Markets

Shop local at the Asheville area's numerous farmers, tailgate, and holiday markets. Here's a look at some of the markets you can visit this weekend:

• WNC Farmers Market: Open 7 days a week, year-round, at 570 Brevard Road
• Junk-O-Rama: Every Sunday, through February 6, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Fleetwood's
• Mini Market Pop Up: Every Sunday, 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Highland Brewing Downtown

Visit an art studio or art exhibition

Asheville is home to hundreds of artists, galleries and studios making creative expression a way of life here in the mountains. Here is a look at some of the current art exhibitions in the city:

• Mountain Inspirations at Asheville Gallery of Art through January 31, 2022
• Van Gogh Live at Biltmore through March 5, 2022
• A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art at Asheville Art Museum through March 14, 2022
• Ruminations on Memory at Asheville Art Museum through March 14, 2022
• A Hand in Studio Craft: Harvey K. Littleton as Peer and Pioneer at Asheville Art Museum, through March 27, 2022
• TL Lange: "Twenty Years Gone" Retrospective Exhibition at Phil Mechanics Studio, through March 31, 2022
• Pink Dog 348 Group Exhibit 2022 at Pink Dog Gallery through April 2, 2022
• Stained with Glass: Vitreograph Prints from the Studio of Harvey K. Littleton at Asheville Art Museum through April 12, 2022

Go for a hike

Experience incredible layered mountain vistas, thundering waterfalls and gorgeous forests on a hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Begin browsing hikes with our Asheville Hiking Guide. And, find the hike just right for you by checking out our Asheville Hike Finder tool. The tool gives you the opportunity to filter hikes by length, difficult, popularity and distance from Asheville.

Leave No Trace

As you're out exploring the trails and waterfalls that make the Blue Ridge Mountains so special, it's important to leave everything as you found it. Follow these seven principles of Leave No Trace to ensure you and future generations can enjoy these mountains for years to come.