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

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Friday, December 30, 2022
Complimentary Wine Tastings Biltmore
Dec 30 @ 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.

L A Z R L U V R 80’s Tribute at Highland Brewing
Dec 30 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Highland Brewing Company

Our last FREE public show of 2022! The 80’s juggernaut returns to Highland one last time in 2022 with popped Collars, teased hair and tributes to timeless classics straight out of your yearbook!

This is an ALL AGES event that will take place inside the taproom. Join us for a night of nostalgia and dancing your hearts out 👩🏼‍🎤💅🏼🤘🏼

LazrLuvr.com

Event info: https://facebook.com/events/s/l-a-z-r-l-u-v-r-at-highland-br/3179259435672886/

Bluegrass with ShadowGrass
Dec 30 @ 8:30 pm
Isis Music Hall-Main stage

ShadowGrass can trace its roots to the forefathers of bluegrass. While fully embracing the traditions of the past, ShadowGrass is moving forward in the genre by incorporating each member’s varied influences. This is a band that is comfortable stepping outside the bounds of traditional music while maintaining traditional instrumentation. Holding to their bluegrass roots, fast picking, and fresh arrangements have earned the band numerous awards in competitions across the region. ShadowGrass has had the privilege of playing at exciting venues, including The Blue Ridge Music Center, The Lincoln Theatre, The Historic Earle Theatre, Dollywood, and Silver Dollar City, and at festivals such as the National Folk Festival, MerleFest, Pickin in Parsons, the Berryville Bluegrass Series, HoustonFest, the Richmond Folk Festival, the National Youth Workers Convention, the Lowell Folk Festival, the Montana Folk Festival and the IBMA World of Bluegrass StreetFest. ShadowGrass has also appeared on the Today Show with Al Roker during the 2016 IBMA World of Bluegrass Week in Raleigh. ShadowGrass has been called “one of the most thrilling bluegrass bands to emerge from the musically-rich Crooked Road area in recent memory.”

Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at Isis Music Hall Lawn. Advanced Reservations are highly recommended.

Empire Strikes Brass with Hustle Souls
Dec 30 @ 10:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Give Local: SAHAC and Wicked Weed
Dec 31 all-day
online
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SAHC is thrilled to be selected again this year to participate in the MountainXpress Give!Local Campaign. Our generous partners at Wicked Weed Brewing will MATCH donations up to $10,000! PLUS, anyone donating at a level of $100 or above will receive a $10 gift card from Wicked Weed. 

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

WHAT THEY DO: We permanently protect and steward our region’s most beloved natural areas. When you support local land and water conservation, you ensure our lands, our water, our wildlife and our farms will be there for future generations. SAHC is committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.

sahc

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Give!Local fundraiser! Nature Center and Weiler Woods for Wildlife
Dec 31 all-day
online w/ WNC Nature Center

From November 1 to December 31, you can support the WNC Nature Center through Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local fundraiser!
Your donation gives you great incentives from the Nature Center and Mountain Xpress, and your gift will be matched by Weiler Woods for Wildlife up to $2,500, with the entire donation coming to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center!
This is a powerful way to support local nonprofits and your community during the holiday season!
Here are a few of the awesome perks of supporting the Friends:
  • Donate $25+ and get a day pass to the WNC Nature Center.
  • Donate $50+ and get an animal sticker and a day pass.
  • Donate $100+ and get an animal tracks necklace, animal sticker, and a day pass.
  • Donate $250+ and get a a guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people, plus the necklace, sticker, and day pass. PLUS, you’ll be entered to win a chance to go on habitat with red pandas Leafa and Phoenix in 2023!
Winter Wonderland at The Grove Arcade
Dec 31 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
The Grove Arcade

see the beautiful holiday decorations and lights. Plus find lots of great gifts at the many local shops and businesses
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Dec 31 @ 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
Dec 31 @ 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.

Art + Chai Tour
Dec 31 @ 2:00 pm
River Arts District

Come celebrate the holiday with family and friends and enjoy a roving trip through town to uncover the best of Asheville’s under-the-radar street art, graffiti, murals, sculpture and more. The bus is cozy heated and complimentary Chai For Tea will be served to all guests.

Get creative and book your tour today!

Nobody’s Darling String Band
Dec 31 @ 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!

Heritage Glitz + Glam New Year’s Eve Dinner
Dec 31 @ 5:00 pm
Omni Grove Park Inn

Step back into Hollywood’s Golden Era! The package includes two tickets to the New Year’s Eve Heritage Glitz & Glam Dinner, entertainment from a live Rat Pack-era band, two nights of accommodations, two tickets to the Omni Grove Park Inn’s Sunday night Comedy Show, and two admission wristbands to the New Year’s Eve Party.

  • Luxurious accommodations
  • Two tickets to our Glitz & Glam New Year’s Eve Dinner
  • Two admission wrist bands to the New Year’s Eve Party, All That Glitters Is Grove Park
  • Two admission tickets to the Comedy show on 1/1
  • Daily Breakfast Buffet in the Blue Ridge per day, per registered adult
  • Overnight valet or garage self-parking, one vehicle per room, per night

*Classic cocktail attire encouraged

All events are available for registered guests 21+ and each guest must hold a valid ticket/wristband.

Say Goodnight to Hunger. Book a stay. Feed a family.Say Goodnight To Hunger
Stay with Omni. Help End Hunger in America.
When you stay at Omni, we’ll make a donation to Feeding America.

Ukiah Nye Party!
Dec 31 @ 5:15 pm
UKIAH

JOIN US FOR NYE 2023

UKIAH is excited to ring in another beautiful year in Asheville with old friends and new. We are working hard on getting everything organized and hope to go live with our reservations for this special night
Chef Michael Lewis and the team have prepared a spectacular tasting menu for all tables, including crowd pleasers, seasonal dishes and celebration showstoppers. These will be served to the center of the table, perfectly sized for your group. A complimentary welcome cocktail, and glass of sake, wine or sparkling is also included. Bookings before 7.45pm is $115 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Booking 8pm or after are $145 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
New Year’s Eve Dinner with Avenue M
Dec 31 @ 6:00 pm
Avenue M

Enjoy a five-course dinner by Avenue M chef Andrew McLeod with Kermit Lynch wine pairings by Advanced Sommelier Nick Demos. One seating only. Space is limited.

2023 NYE BASH w/ Contagious
Dec 31 2022 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 1:00 am
Silverados

Bring in 2023 with the one of the area’s most successful modern rock bands. Dance the night away to your favorite tunes, and stick around for the FREE champagne toast, and INCLUDED Buffet! 21+ ONLY Tickets are $20 – Champagne Toast & Food Included with your ticket. Free parking onsite.

Live Music: Iggy Radio
Dec 31 @ 7:00 pm
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Join us in the taproom on Saturday, December 31st as we ring in the New Year with some amazing live music! 🛎
We will have Alex Bazemore & Friends performing from 11AM to 3PM during our Bluegrass Brunch, followed by IGGY RADIO performing in the evening to lead-up to the ball drop. 🎶
NYE BOTTLE RIOT DISCO BALL!!
Dec 31 2022 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 12:00 am
Bottle Riot

We are having a BOTTLE RIOT DISCO BALL and you are invited! Ring in 2023 with us by going back in time to Studio 54 disco fabulosity with live DJs to get everyone on the dance floor!

The Tall Boys Live @ Ginger’s Revenge
Dec 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ginger's Revenge

The Tallboys are Bill Melanson (vocals, guitar, bass), Jeff Mooney (guitar, vocals), James Fisher (bass, vocals, guitar), and David Cohen (drums). They are based in Asheville, NC and play original songs that feature acoustic instrumentation, vocal harmonies & vibrant lyrical content. The Tallboys’ music is a lively blend, with shades of rock, reggae and singer-songwriter styles. Each player brings years of experience to the band, creating a seasoned sound that draws the audience in and, sometimes, gets them dancing.

The Tallboys look forward to sharing a lifetime of music with you soon!

2023 EPIC NYE BASH!
Dec 31 2022 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 3:00 am
GROVE HOUSE Entertainment Complex

THIS IS THE ONE PARTY YOU DONT WANT TO MISS!!
Bring in 2023 at the historic GROVE HOUSE

  • ONE Combined EPIC NYE Bash
  • THREE Dance Floors, FOUR DJ’s, THREE Balloon Drops
  • SIX Bar Tend Stations
  • Balloon drops over ALL THREE dance floors, stuffed with OVER $1000 in Cash & Prizes!!!
  • Complimentary party favors
    (hats, tiaras, noisemakers, horns, leis, etc.)

Purchase tickets in advance or at the door
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5666838%3Cbr

New Years Eve at Catawba Brewing w/ DJ Jut Rut
Dec 31 2022 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 1:00 am
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope

Join us in welcoming 2023 on South Slope at Catawba Brewing! Performance by world famous DJ Jut Rut. Kicking off at 8pm and partying down till closing time.

Roaring Twenties NYE Celebration
Dec 31 2022 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 1:00 am
The Grove Arcade

Step back a century and join us for a speakeasy-style soirée in the heart of downtown Asheville. Live music and entertainment, 1920s style decor, and surprises throughout the evening. We’ll see you on the dance floor!

TICKETS: Can be found here on Eventbrite. Print at home or save to your phone (QR code must be visible). No tickets or refunds will be issued at the door.

DRESS CODE: 1920s-style dress is encouraged (but not required)

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

  • Tickets are $65 per person
  • 2nd floor of Grove Arcade will be open for visitors to explore
  • Music and Entertainment to be announced soon!
  • Cash/card bar
  • Coat check
  • Free WiFi
  • Beware of ticket scammers
NEW YEARS EVE : SANDY AND RICHARD RICCARDI plus special guests THE TIM DOYLE Combo
Dec 31 @ 9:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain

A ENTERTAINING AND HILARIOUS NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION:

What people are saying about Sandy and Richard Riccardi:

“Musical Genius” ~ NY Magazine

“Brilliant” ~ The London Evening Standard

“Parody we never knew we needed”~ NowThis Politics

“Together, Sandy and Richard Riccardi made one hell of a rib-tickling and satisfying cabaret night out.” ~Peter Leavy, Cabaret Scenes Magazine

December 31, it’s a New Year’s Evening of comedy cabaret with Sandy and Richard Riccardi, and jazzy standards by guitarist Tim Doyle and his combo in-between! Sandy and Richard have taken their all-comedy, politically snarkastic show all over the country, having racked up over 100 million views on social media for their original blend of San Francisco sophistication and “Fizzy Fun” (Baltimore Cabaret Scenes Magazine).

Randy Rainbow is their secret love child but won’t admit it. Scream with laughter and tap your toes to their sparkling cabaret songs describing their cracked and bushwhacked road to marital bliss, social consciousness and menopause.

…….New songs, New jokes and old favorites!

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Tim Doyle is a 23-year veteran of the guitar and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Indiana State University. He has worked as a professional performer and music educator in Austin, Texas, and throughout the Midwest for the past fifteen years. Tim is also an active composer, and recorded and produced a CD of original compositions for guitar in 2009.

Tim also developed and directed the summer Jazz camps and the annual resident Rock Camp for the ISU Community School of the Arts. Tim has also served as a bandleader and member of several local and touring groups, including The Leonard Washingtons and Lunes Domingo.

The celebration begins at 9pm and the party goes on til midnight.

PLUS All guests will receive FREE champagne for a midnight toast to ring in the New Year.

Sandy and Richard are huge favorites here at White Horse and we are thrilled to have them on board to help ring in the New Year with Joy and Laughter.

Buy Your Tickets Early !!!!!!

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TICKET PRICES:

$30 (includes the free champagne and 3 hours of entertainment)

(Tickets purchased in Advance of the day of the show are on sale for only $28)

Ringing in 2023 with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band + April B + the Cool
Dec 31 @ 9:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall
THE DOLLY DISCO: The Dolly Parton Inspired Country Western Dance Party
Dec 31 @ 9:30 pm
The Grey Eagle
– ALL AGES
– DANCING ROOM ONLY
– THE EARLIER YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS, THE CHEAPER THEY ARE! 

THE DOLLY DISCO
This ain’t no disco
It ain’t no country club either…

Giddy up girls, for THE DOLLY DISCO

The Dolly Parton Inspired Country Western Dance Party!

This is for the 9 to 5 workin’ girls with a calling from another era who just want something a little classic. Join us
in Rainbowland where you’ll dance with somebody, hand in hand to the music of Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves,
Orville Peck, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus, Cher, Whitney Houston, The Chicks, Madonna, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow
and more.

So wrangle your country-disco dancing queens and come party!

NYE Comedy with Caleb Synan (late show)
Dec 31 @ 10:00 pm – 12:30 pm
GiGi's Underground

Go into 2023 laughing with Caleb Synan!

Caleb Synan is one of the hottest young comics in the country. (Funny AND good looking!) His unique background as a preacher’s kid from a small southern town gives him the ability to relate to any and every crowd — even though he’s a big old millennial who lives in LA. Want proof? He’s performed on CONAN (twice!), Last Comic Standing (once!), Bill Burr’s stand up show “The Ringers” on Comedy Central, and his first Comedy Central special “30” in 2022 (You can watch it on YouTube!)

He’s also entertained our troops in South Korea and Japan. What a guy! It’s no wonder he won the title of “Wittiest” in Franklin County High School’s 2009 Yearbook. He even wrote this bio himself. And he’ll have a margarita with you if you play your cards right.

 

featuring Jenny Jennings

ages 21+ (must have ID with you)

Tickets $18 advance, $22 day of

NYE Party with DJ GruntWerk
Dec 31 2022 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 1:00 am
Vintage Kava

Come bring in the New Year with your VK family! Campfire starts at dark and DJ GruntWerk will be spinning live beats through the New Year starting at 10PM!

Thirsty Monk at Biltmore Park’s Keg Drop
Dec 31 2022 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 1 2023 @ 1:30 am
Thirsty Monk

New York City drops a ball, Atlanta drops a peach, and Miami drops an orange. In Asheville, we drop a keg! Ring in the New Year as we welcome 2023 with our Annual New Year’s Eve Keg Drop Celebration at Thirsty Monk Biltmore Park in South Asheville, NC.

The Keg Drop Celebration is free to attend and ample parking is available for guests.

Sunday, January 1, 2023
Give Local: SAHAC and Wicked Weed
Jan 1 all-day
online
GiveLocal
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SAHC is thrilled to be selected again this year to participate in the MountainXpress Give!Local Campaign. Our generous partners at Wicked Weed Brewing will MATCH donations up to $10,000! PLUS, anyone donating at a level of $100 or above will receive a $10 gift card from Wicked Weed. 

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

WHAT THEY DO: We permanently protect and steward our region’s most beloved natural areas. When you support local land and water conservation, you ensure our lands, our water, our wildlife and our farms will be there for future generations. SAHC is committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.

sahc

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Complimentary Wine Tastings Biltmore
Jan 1 @ 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.

New Year’s Day Yoga Celebration
Jan 1 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
One World Brewing West

New Year's Day Yoga Celebration

Come celebrate 3 years at One World Brewing with Jamie!

 

Levels 1+ this class is designed to build heat in the body and release excess kapha during the winter. We are working as a class towards headstands with a goal of early April. Expect strength building.

 

Class is held inside. Bring your mat. Stay for complementary mimosas or non-alcoholic beverages afterwards!