Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.

Thursday, January 5, 2023
Complimentary Wine Tastings Biltmore
Jan 5 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Biltmore Estate

Capacity is limited.
Tasting room by reservation only. Make reservations in-person on the day of your Winery visit.

To participate in this activity, guest must have a daytime ticket, a Biltmore Annual Pass, or a stay at one of the estate’s splendid overnight properties.

Reservations are required for all wine tastings and must be made on the day of your visit. Because our complimentary wine tastings fill up quickly, we recommend you reserve your tasting when you arrive for your visit.

BENEFIT CONCERT FOR EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL FT LATE SHIFTERS, BLUSHIN’ ROULETTES AND MORE! All Ages
Jan 5 @ 7:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– STANDING ROOM ONLY

BENEFIT CONCERT FOR EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL 
Evergreen Community Charter School is a K-8 learning community committed to the pursuit of excellence in the holistic education of mind, body, and spirit. We prepare students for successful lifelong learning, social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and service. We value the voice of every member of our community.

Featuring….

THE LATE SHIFTERS

Southern rock meets jam band meets Americana with The Late Shifters, a necessity-born, passion-driven, local band, playing back holler, Asheville rock.

With a nod to their Southern rock and Appalachian roots, The Late Shifters have found a way to express their love for the region and its rich environment and culture through amplified and warm electric sound. Three guitars and three vocalists weave texture and melodic layers through their catchy original tunes that’ll have you singing along before the night is through.

In 2023, the band will be releasing their debut album featuring crowd-favorite originals like Highway 191 and Letting Go.  They have an enthusiastic following around town and have plans to take their show on the road regionally this spring. These five, hardworking, hard-playing family men have brought together their individual talents from both southern corners of Buncombe County.  The Late Shifters have been playing around the corner and around the campfire for years, and chances are, you probably know at least one of them.  Bring your families and boogie shoes for a soul-warming, bootie shaking, rocking good time.

BLUSHIN’ ROULETTES

The Blushin’ Roulettes deliver sultry, smoky, swingin’ twang.  “Their songs are stripped down, sexy little jewel boxes stuffed with ancient mountain magic,” says the San Francisco Free Folk Festival. Guitaress and songwriter Angie Heimann belts her stirring songs of damsels in their bliss and distress in a clarion vibrato often likened to Iris Dement. Cas Sochacki thumps the double bass and interlaces bright dobro stylings amid the rich lyrics of the Roulettes’ more serious songs, and rings in vocally with his molasses baritone on the occasional cheeky duet.  The Roulettes have newly expanded their North Carolina lineup to include the prominent Asheville players Cynthia McDermott (mandolin and vocals,) Jay Brown (guitar and vocals) and James T. Browne (drums.)

The Blushin’ Roulettes’ appearances include performances at the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival, San Francisco Free Folk Festival, North Bay Hootennany and the Humboldt Folklife Festival, as well as shared stages with the Wailin’ Jennies, Wayne the Train Hancock, Big Sandy and His Fly Right Boys, and The Devil Makes 3, and poet John Trudell.  Angie has won songwriting awards in KZFR/Sierra Nevada’s Celebration of the Song, Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest, Artists for Literacy SIBL Songwriting Contest, and South Florida Folk Festival.

JUAN HOLLADAY
Hailing from the desert southwest, Juan Holladay is a quiet storm, down tempo, lo-fi crooner.

SANTIAGO + LOS GATOS / THE 40, 20, 10’S
Jan 5 @ 8:00 pm
The Pulp

Pulp presents

SANTIAGO & LOS GATOS / THE 40, 20, 10’S

THURSDAY, JANUARY 05
 Show: 8pm | Doors: 7:30pm
 $10
Ages 18+
Friday, January 6, 2023
Complimentary Wine Tastings Biltmore
Jan 6 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Biltmore Estate

Capacity is limited.
Tasting room by reservation only. Make reservations in-person on the day of your Winery visit.

To participate in this activity, guest must have a daytime ticket, a Biltmore Annual Pass, or a stay at one of the estate’s splendid overnight properties.

Reservations are required for all wine tastings and must be made on the day of your visit. Because our complimentary wine tastings fill up quickly, we recommend you reserve your tasting when you arrive for your visit.

Carnivale Macabre: Dungeons + Drag
Jan 6 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– AGES 21+
– FULLY SEATED SHOW
– LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE

CARNIVALE MACABRE:  DUNGEONS AND DRAG

Dox Dominus, Lil’ith, and Mosely embark on a raunchy and hilarious quest through Hell defeating as many bosses as possible!
Featuring verses battles with Drag Queens and Kings, Burlesque succubi, warlocks, nefarious bards, and tavern brawling wrestlers!
Come play with us and cosplay your favorite character or class!
BALKAN BUMP + ROHAN SOLO, MEDISIN + ELECTROCHEMICAL
Jan 6 @ 9:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall

Join us for Balkan Bump + Rohan Solo, Medisin, & ElectroChemical at Asheville Music Hall Friday January 6th!

Powered by BASSBOSS

21+

Saturday, January 7, 2023
KID HOP HOORAY! WINTERTIME INDOOR DANCE PARTY with DJ Oso Rey
Jan 7 @ 10:00 am
The Orange Peel
Open Floor Dance Party for Kids with Live DJ: DJ Oso Rey!
Drop in anytime.
Playing family-friendly dance music for family wintertime fun/
There will be FREE Glow accessories for your little dancers, plenty of room to run, dance, and get their sillies out while it’s cold outside, and snacks for purchase the Hop Ice Creamery!  And of course, The Orange Peel bar will be open for mom and dad’s refreshments (and/or kids‘ juice boxes)
Padded area available for crawlers and new walkers to play and explore.
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Jan 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Complimentary Wine Tastings Biltmore
Jan 7 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Biltmore Estate

Capacity is limited.
Tasting room by reservation only. Make reservations in-person on the day of your Winery visit.

To participate in this activity, guest must have a daytime ticket, a Biltmore Annual Pass, or a stay at one of the estate’s splendid overnight properties.

Reservations are required for all wine tastings and must be made on the day of your visit. Because our complimentary wine tastings fill up quickly, we recommend you reserve your tasting when you arrive for your visit.

Nobody’s Darling String Band
Jan 7 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

Nobody’s Darling String Band is here every Saturday from 4-6! Stop in for an afternoon libation and enjoy the ladies picking’ away on the stage!

Happy Winter Moods w/ Asheville International Friends
Jan 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Peach Knob Dr

BOOST YOUR MOOD DURING THE BIG DARK.

Hello everyone, I’m very excited to invite you to our first in-person meeting 2023. Yay!

While Bethany and I can’t change the weather, we can make our home a cozy venue filled with light, laughter, and cracking fireplace sounds.

I am kindly asking you to RSVP at your earliest convenience. It will be a POTLUCK event, so please bring an appetizer, dish, or dessert (maybe typical for a country that you had visited or lived in?) big enough to feed 3-4 people. I appreciate if you also bring your personal favorite beverage. We will provide waters and sodas, mulled wine, beers, and coffee and tea too.

Looking forward to seeing y’all next week!

The Get Right Band: Summer in the Winter Beach Bash w/ Random Animals
Jan 7 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– STANDING ROOM ONLY

THE GET RIGHT BAND

“The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out. Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.” -The Huffington Post

The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio from Asheville, NC. They are a band focused on following their muses to honest self-expression, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory. The Get Right Band proudly carries the torch for a long line of genre-bending power trios from Cream to The Jimi Hendrix Experience to The Police to Violent Femmes to Primus to Green Day to Nirvana to Sublime. It’s the space between the notes, the rawness and the maneuverability, that makes a power trio, well, so damn powerful.

“An ass shaking good time.” -Relix Magazine

The Get Right Band’s career highlights include shows with Everclear, Rusted Root, Dr. Dog, Smash Mouth, Ozomatli, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Victor Wooten; appearances on NPR’s World Cafe and Nashville’s Music City Roots television show; and performances at major festivals and venues including FloydFest, StrangeCreek, Riverbend Fest, The Orange Peel, Brooklyn Bowl, and The Hamilton.

“I love this song!” -Marc Maron, of WTF podcast

The band is built on the musical brotherhood that guitarist/vocalist Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry have formed playing music together since middle school. Durocher, who is a trained composer and has been commissioned to write for symphonies and chamber groups, has guitar chops that can soothe or rage and a charismatic swagger as a frontman and a singer. “Durocher has an impressive range and rich clarity to his vocals—think a more soulful Dan Auerbach” (Connect Savannah). Gentry’s virtuosic bass playing “catapults from elastic to nasty” (The Mountain Xpress). With the addition of Jian-Claude Mears, a drummer with “precision, passion, and an inescapable momentum” (Live For Live Music), the group’s sound has become an unstoppable force. They have been wowing audiences around the country and the Caribbean since their inception in 2011 with an unparalleled live show and a relentless tour schedule.

“Tight and diverse jams and a distinctive, intellectual but accessible worldview.”  -Live For Live Music

RANDOM ANIMALS
Random Animals is an Asheville, North Carolina based Indie-Soul quintet formed in 2016.

END OF THE LINE: A TRIBUTE TO THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval

JOE NICE + MYTHM, KING SHOTTA, + TAN LEATHER
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Modelface Comedy presents: Samantha Ruddy
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope

Samantha Ruddy tells jokes, writes funny stuff, and has strong opinions on Mountain Dew iterations.

Until the show’s cancellation in July of 2022, Samantha was a full-time digital producer and copywriter at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Samantha’s work at Full Frontal included writing straight to camera promos for Sam Bee, crafting funny copy for the show’s social media accounts, and contributing to scripts for web series including the Emmy Award-nominated Beeing At Home.

Samantha has performed standup on both The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She’s also been heard on NPR and appeared in videos for Comedy Central and Marvel. She has performed at comedy festivals like New York Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her debut comedy album, Logging Out, was named one of the best comedy albums of 2020 by NPR and is the reason Paste Magazine referred to her as a “joke machine.”

Samantha is a skilled joke writer and her comedy is clever, disarming, and sly. Her writing can be read on Collegehumor, The Cut, and Reductress. She’s been nominated for both Shorty and Queerty awards for her online presence. Follow her on Twitter @Samlymatters. You’ll be glad you did. And she will too!

 

ages 21+ (must have ID with you)

doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm

Western Carolina Writers’ Showcase
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– SEATED SHOW

WESTERN CAROLINA WRITERS
Established in 2019 with the purpose of showcasing local, up and coming artists in venues all around WNC, Western Carolina Writers presents this Songwriters in the Round showcase that features 9 singer-songwriters from all over the Western Carolinas. This show puts the spotlight on local songwriting and original music with a touch of tasteful collaboration between some of the most talented performers in the area.  With 3 rounds of 3 different writers taking turns playing their songs, the night promises some exciting eclectic music with some beautiful, unique and spontaneous collaboration.

Featuring: 

Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute
Jan 8 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
January Mixer AVL International Connections
Jan 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Highland Brewing Company

Come and join us for our 5th mixer! Note that to accommodate indoor space we are moving our meetings to Highland Brewery (East of town).

Let’s celebrate the beginning of 2023 together! We will meet inside the tap room downstairs. Look for the AVL International Connections’ sign on the table. Grab a beverage and then join us! A local Food Truck will also be out front if anyone wants a bite to eat!

As a growing group, if you have friends that you would like to bring along, please do! Also encourage them to sign up on Meetup!

(In January, we will meet on the 2nd Tuesday but plan to stick with the first Tuesday moving forward.)

First Meet + Mingle AVL Worker Coops
Jan 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
New Belgium Brewing Company

Let’s meet for the first time, share our interests or experiences with coops, and plan next steps for 2023!

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
French Broad Valley Jam
Jan 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Oklawaha Brewing Company

Join us for a weekly mountain music JAM with players in a round, where the session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs! You are welcome to come and listen or to learn and join in. This event supports the Henderson County Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) Kids Program. Free but donations are accepted. Weekly event takes place at Oklawaha Brewing Company.

Trivia Night
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hickory Tavern

Every Wednesday

Trivia Night

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Cocktail Classes
Jan 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Oak & Grist Distilling Company

This month, we’re tackling the granddaddy of all Oak and Grist cocktails, the Old Fashioned! This class will focus on the science behind creating your favorite stirred cocktails & empower you to concoct your own unique libations at home.

We’re hosting two separate dates of this Cocktail Class, January 12th and January 26th (just because we like y’all so much!)

Our January 12th class is almost sold out!

SPAFFORD
Jan 12 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Spafford are known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.

The Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present: Sexbruise?
Jan 12 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– STANDING ROOM ONLY

SEXBRUISE?

Sexbruise? is a satirical pop band from Charleston, SC that combines elements of improvisation, electronic music, poppy hooks, and audience participation to create an unforgettable live experience. Despite their extreme wealth and lavish lifestyle, Sexbruise? grew up on a dirt road right down the street from Pappy’s Hardware Shop, and subsequently is very in tune with the struggles and plight of middle america.

Sexbruise? has been featured at Sweetwater 420 Fest, Hulaween, Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival, Floyd Fest, and Resonance Fest, and will be announcing other pending festies, assuming this damn virus doesn’t fuck us at the last second again.

Sexbruise?’s shows can be described as a giant party. The tunes are memorable, the stage presence exciting, and the antics unpredictable. And there are snacks. Thrown from the stage. The band has prepared pancakes and pizza on stage, brought out dancers in animal costumes, hired fake demonstrators to protest their shows, and many more other cool things.

Friday, January 13, 2023
2023 Food Vendor Application for ADA Events Now Available
Jan 13 all-day
online

The application to be a food vendor at our events is now available. We’re seeking vendors for Downtown After 5, the Independence Day Celebration and Asheville Oktoberfest.

Click here to fill out the application. Application deadline is Friday, February 10.

AVL Underground Comedy: Kenyon Adamcik
Jan 13 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
GiGi's Underground

After realizing that getting a decent SAT score wasn’t Kenyon’s true calling in life, he started stand up in high school and has gone on to open for Todd Glass, Tim Dillon, Ian Edwards, and Big Jay Oakerson. He has also appeared on Sirius XM. Kenyon is a regular at the Laugh Factory Chicago and Zanie’s. Growing up biracial with disabled parents, Kenyon brings a unique perspective to the stage that has left audiences at clubs and festivals in ruins all over the country.

featuring Harrison Tweed

ages 21+

doors at 7:30, show at 8pm

THE BREAKFAST CLUB America’s Favorite 1980’s Tribute Band
Jan 13 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

THE BREAKFAST CLUB America’s Favorite 1980’s Tribute Band

Tumo Kohrs at White Horse Black Mountain
Jan 13 @ 8:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain

Come out for a heart-wrenchin’, toe-tappin’, finger-snapping’ evening of music!

Victoria Victoria w/ Charlie Hunter
Jan 13 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– SEATED SHOW
– LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE

VICTORIA VICTORIA with CHARLIE HUNTER
Victoria Victoria’s new album, “To The Wayside,” was released on Sept. 9, 2022—completing a beautifully fresh and alluring musical masterpiece that’s been in the making since 2020.

 
Each of the album’s nine songs is a gem, mined through a magical collaboration between Victoria Victoria front woman Tori Elliott, producer/engineer Stephen Lee Price, Jr., and virtuoso guitarist, Charlie Hunter, who plays guitar and bass on all of the tracks.
 
Elliott, who brings an innate effervescence and joyfulness to her live performances, brings equally insightful lyrics and contagious melodies to this album, as she explores and dissects issues surrounding modern female identity.
 
“Songwriting helps me untangle what’s going on emotionally,” said the Winston Salem, N.C.-based singer-songwriter.  “It almost feels like doing a puzzle.”
 

“By the time that I got in the studio with Charlie, it just felt like an arrival, musically,” she said. “It felt like my voice was sitting where I always wanted it to be sitting.” 
 
Hunter says Elliott’s music draws in people of all ages and walks of life with intriguing narratives, songwriting, singing and instrumentation.
 
“Tori’s work is remarkable because it accomplishes the feat of being accessible but really honest and authentic at the same time, which is rare,” Hunter said. “I just loved being a part of her process.”
Victoria Victoria will tour in January 2023 with Tori Elliot on lead vocals, Charlie Hunter on Hybrid guitar, drums, and two back up singers.
MOON HOOCH
Jan 13 @ 9:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall