April 6, 2013 & each 1st Saturday/month. Leather men's party at The UNDERGROUND, Inside O.Henry's, 237 Haywood St. A night for hot men.

May 9-12, 2013. New music, art & culture from around the world, by the lake, under the sun & stars, in the mountains. 3 days, 4 stages, jam tent, healing arts, poetry, African drum circle, ... continuous wonderment & celebration. Also in October 2013.

June 29-August 31, 2013, 7-10pm annual events -- 47th season at the new Pack Square Park's Roger McGuire Green. Folk festival; traditional music, dance & storytelling of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Concessions are available. Come experience the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains

August 1-3, 2013, Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Performers will take to the stage for the 86th time, Thursday through Saturday at 7 pm. Since 1928: mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others -- “along about sundown” each first weekend of August.

August 21-28, 2013. Private estate near gay-friendly Asheville NC, comfortable and relaxed surroundings where gay bears are made to feel welcome - 21+ men only. Swim, hike, fish, bike, play games (basketball, tennis, pool table, foosball, arcade games, etc), relax, soak in the hot tub, cook out, sunbathe by the pool. Excursions to local attractions, Asheville and surrounding countryside.

October 5, 2013 at Pack Square, downtown Asheville. Free day-long outdoor festival, main stage music & entertainers, community talents, educational workshops, regional vendors, & participation from state-wide & local LGBTQ & other non-profit organizations.