2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Asheville, North Carolina

One of the oldest community theater groups in the country, Asheville Community Theatre stages amateur productions year-round in its own building.

The 2,400-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, in the U.S. Cellular Center Asheville (formerly Asheville Civic Center), hosts larger events, including traveling Broadway shows and performances of the Asheville Symphony. In the U.S. Cellular Center is also the newly named ExploreAsheville.com Arena, which seats 7,200 and is used to stage concerts and other large events.