Buncombe County schools release 2026 graduation schedule for families
Buncombe families now have the full 2026 graduation map, from Asheville High School Stadium on June 5 to Harrah’s Cherokee Center ceremonies on June 13.
Families across Buncombe County now have the 2026 graduation map in hand, and the calendar is crowded enough that timing and venue will matter as much as the diplomas themselves. Buncombe County Schools has 11 high schools, and the district’s ceremonies are spread across Asheville, Black Mountain and school campuses from early June through June 14.
Asheville City Schools opens the stretch first, with Asheville High School and the School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville, known as SILSA, both set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, at Asheville High School Stadium. Among the private and charter schools, Carolina Day School is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, in the Nash Athletic Center, followed by Odyssey School at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at the school. Canongate Catholic High School will hold a baccalaureate Mass at 10 a.m. and graduation at 11 a.m. at the school. IC Imagine K-12 Public Charter School is set for 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
Buncombe County Schools’ schedule begins June 11 with Martin L. Nesbitt Discovery Academy at 9 a.m. at Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville. Enka High School follows at 9 a.m. Friday, June 12. North Buncombe High School is set for 6 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville. Saturday, June 13, carries the heaviest load: Charles D. Owen High School is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. at Warhorse Stadium in Black Mountain, Clyde A. Erwin High School for 10:30 a.m. at Clyde A. Erwin High Stadium, A.C. Reynolds High School for 1 p.m. at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, and T.C. Roberson High School for 6 p.m. at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
That mix of arenas, stadiums and school sites gives families multiple routes to plan around, especially households with more than one graduate or relatives crossing district lines. The schedule also lands at the end of a school year that has carried the weight of Hurricane Helene recovery work, making graduation feel like more than a ceremony. Buncombe County Schools has already marked the season with 2026 Senior Walks, and Owen High School posted a May 4 graduation countdown, signaling how quickly the final weeks of school moved into commencement season.
The district’s planning also reflects a year where weather still shaped school life. Buncombe County Schools said eight high schools held individual ceremonies for the first graduates of the Class of 2026 after winter weather canceled the original Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville ceremony, a reminder that graduation logistics in Buncombe can change quickly when the calendar, the weather and the school year collide.
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