Asheville's Winter Festival Draws Thousands Amid Community Cleanup Drives
By Community Reporter | Published 2026-02-10T10:01:06.357Z
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According to Asheville Citizen-Times, the Asheville Buncombe County community began February with the Winter Lantern Festival at Pack Square, which attracted over 5,000 attendees with its light...
According to Asheville Citizen-Times, the Asheville Buncombe County community began February with the Winter Lantern Festival at Pack Square, which attracted over 5,000 attendees with its light displays, live music, and local artisan markets focused on cultural unity. The festival, which ran from February 5-7, also featured food vendors from Buncombe County farms.
Concurrently with the festival, Buncombe County organized multiple neighborhood cleanup drives and free family workshops on sustaina
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