Throw those leftovers in the fridge and get out for a fun Thanksgiving weekend in Asheville! From indulgences, the arts, adventure and play, we’ve got a Thanksgiving weekend round up sure to get your holiday season off to a merry start.
Wake Foot Sanctuary
Take a load off from Black Friday shopping and indulge in a foot soak at Wake Foot Sanctuary. Wake Foot soaks are handmade using apothecary products, soaps, essential oils and salts. Relax in their dimly, chandelier lit soak room with comfy chairs and hand-hammered copper bowls filled to the brim with warm and aromatic suds. Each soak comes with a heated neck wrap and tea. Choose from their massage add on options to upgrade your soak! Enjoy the Date Night Package ($175/60 mins) which includes a custom soak, a 10 minute head, neck and shoulder massage, and a 20 minute foot and lower leg massage. As well as herbal tea and treats.
Wake Foot Sanctuary
1 Page Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
828-575-9799
Open:
Monday-Sat | 10am-8pm
Sunday | 11am–5pm
A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas
Ring in the holiday season with A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas! Be transported through the times of Charles Dickens, Santa’s Toy Shop and the Blue Ridge Mountains with holiday classics, humor and dancing. Light concessions, soft drinks, beer and wine are available one hour prior to all performances and during the 15 minute intermission. Most performances run approximately two hours with a 15 minute intermission.
Flat Rock Playhouse
2661 Greenville Hwy
Flat Rock, NC 28731
(828) 693-0731
Tickets: $15-50
November 25, 2pm & 8pm
November 26, 2pm
Box Office Open:
Monday-Friday | 10am-5pm
Fox N Otter
Jump into holiday action with Fox N Otter escape rooms! Combining brain-twisting puzzles with inventive rooms, Fox N Otter is a great way to change it up and have fun. Knock out some holiday shopping while you’re there and pick up some Fox N Otter gift certificates.
Tickets:
Adults: $25 (weekend)
Youth: $20 (weekend)
Whole Room Rental: $100 (Up to 6 people)
Fox N Otter
3749 Sweeten Creek Road #2
Asheville, NC 28704
(828)585-4302
Open:
Monday-Friday | 9am-10pm
Sunday | 1pm-10pm
Winter Lights at NC Arboretum
Experience an Asheville tradition with Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum! Walk through nationally known gardens, transformed into a winter wonderland. Winter Lights exhibit illuminates 6-9pm through the holiday season. Enjoy some holiday cocoa, cider or beer while you stroll through the light show.
Tickets:
Adult: $18
Children: $12
NC Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, N.C. 28806
828-665-2492
Open:
Winter hours: 8am-7pm
Winter Lights Exhibit Hours: 6-9pm
Toubab Krewe @ Salvage Station
Head to the River Arts District for some globally inspired music by Toubab Krewe with special guest Johnathan Scale Fourchestra. With a wide range of influences from African to folk, this instrumental band offers a unique sound. Salvage Station’s riverfront bar, restaurant and open fields make it a fun, full service evening!
Salvage Station
466 Riverside Drive
Asheville, NC 28804
828-407-0521
When:
Saturday Nov. 25th, 9 – midnight
Tickets: $10
Open:
Tuesday – Thursday | 4pm – 12am
Friday – Saturday | 12pm – 2am
Sunday | 12pm – 12am
Monday
Saturday Afternoon Tea
On the Southside of town? Enjoy afternoon tea at Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen on Saturday, Nov. 25. Afternoon tea includes an individual pot of tea or French press coffee, scratch-made warm scones and short bread cookies with homemade jam and Devonshire cream, plus traditional finger sandwiches and petit-four style desserts.
$20/person
Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen
1854 Brevard Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828) 676-3870
When:
Sat, November 25, 2017
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Open:
Monday – Saturday 9am-4pm
Green Friday at Adventure Center of Asheville
Enjoy an alternative to Black Friday and go Green! The 6th Annual Green Friday at Adventure Center of Asheville is a great way to get adventurous with ziplines, climbing and play. And the best part? 50% of all revenue goes to local non-profit organizations. Bring the family and have fun with a giving spirit. Gift a loved one an annual pass so they can enjoy the adventure year round!
Adventure Center of Asheville
85 Expo Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
Reservations: 877-247-5539
Open:
Friday-Sunday | 10am-5pm
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure Asheville
Check things off your Asheville Bucket List with an interactive city scavenger hunt! Launch your tour near the Vance Monument via your smartphone for a 2.5 hour city tour. Think Amazing Race meets Asheville. Have a large group? Break up into teams, solve riddles and check popular destinations off your sightseeing bucket list during this self-guided urban adventure.
Start At:
Vance Memorial
U.S. 74 Alternate
Asheville, NC 28801
City Scavenger Hunt
$49/group
Saturday Night 80’s Dance Party @ Post 25
Work off that pumpkin pie and get your 80’s dance on! Wear those stone washed jeans, parachute jackets and bangs so puffy and stiff that it adds visible height to your body frame and you may win a gift card for best dressed!
Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge
2155 Hendersonville Road
Arden, North Carolina 28704
When:
Saturday, November 25 | 10 PM – 2 AM
Gingerbread House Competition, Grove Park Inn
Visit the Grove Park Inn’s 25th Annual Gingerbread display! With varying levels of skill, design and expertise, you wont want to miss these gingerbread creations. Enjoy the Christmas tree and a warm fire in the Inn’s giant lobby! Be sure to arrive early, as parking and lines can fill up fast.
The Omni Grove Park Inn
290 Macon Ave
Asheville, NC 28804
When: November 26, 2017-January 4, 2018
View the display after 3:00 p.m. on Sundays or anytime Monday-Thursday.
It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio
This spin on an American classic will play out on main stage at the historic Isis Music Hall in West Asheville. Enjoy a seated dinner and drinks while you are swept into the Golden Age of Radio, as WVL Radio Theater brings this classic story to life before your very …ears!
Tickets: $15 ($20 Day of show)
Isis Music Hall
743 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 575-2737
When: Nov 26th | 7:30pm
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