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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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Tuesday Early Jam
Dec 15 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Tuesday Night Funk Jam
Dec 15 @ 10:00 pm – Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Asheville Independent Restaurant Holiday Hours
Dec 16 all-day
Online

Make your holidays merry, bright and a culinary delight with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. Before you go out or order in for your special holiday evenings, make sure that your favorite restaurant is open for business! Check the AIR Holiday Hours – a complete list of AIR restaurant’s special holiday hours from Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year! These will be updated often, so please check in throughout the season! View Holiday Hours here –

Yule logs: an annual Hop tradition
Dec 16 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Hop Ice Creamery

a close up of a piece of chocolate cake on a table: Ice cream Yule logs from The Hop Ice Cream Cafe.Vegan Ice Cream Yule Logs

Pickup is Tuesday 2-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday 12-6 p.m.

Foraging Food Tour
Dec 16 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
No Taste Like Home

Join us for three hours “off the eaten path” as we find and gather over a dozen wild edibles. We’ll whip up a little tasting right on the trail. Take home the rest of your finds and/or get ready for some find dining when one of our award-winning restaurant partners prepares your “catch of the day,” with lunch, brunch or dinner, for free. Wild mushroom pizza, daylily tamales, sassafras root beer, wisteria ice cream… it all depends on what we find!


Pricing

  • Adult (Ages 12+): $75
  • Child (Ages 5-11): $35
  • Child (Ages 4 & Under): Free
Archetype Brewing Broadway Locals Nights
Dec 16 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Archetype Brewing Downtown

Visit our now open downtown Tap Lounge + Venue! With new service hours available, staying true to our pledge: “doing our best for you, ourselves & our community”.

The Broadway location is now open to share a lounge experience with a COVID conscious environment promoting social distancing and cozy spaces. Locals night is a night to stop by and meet your downtown Asheville crowd in a relaxed environment.

25% off growler fills and we’ll choose a special beer each week for $3/pint!

Hickory Nut Gap Farm Holiday Sale
Dec 16 @ 4:04 pm – 5:04 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

HICKORY NUT GAP WILL DONATE A POUND OF OUR PASTURE RAISED MEATS TO FAMILIES IN NEED FOR EVERY SAMPLER BOX PURCHASED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020.

Mountain Music Jam Every Wednesday at Oklawaha Brewing
Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oklawaha Brewing

A Wednesday tradition at Oklawaha Brewing Company

The French Broad Valley Music Association: FBVMA jam session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs. Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell cohost weekly, bring an instrument to play or just enjoy the music, its free, kid friendly, donations encouraged.

Key Players are intermediate to advanced but beginners are most welcome and encouraged to attend to listen, learn/quietly play along. More experienced players sit in the inner circle and take turns choosing fiddle tunes or songs. Guests, families and kids are invited to listen and often sing along. This style of community play has been used to entertain and pass down music to kids for generations.

The French Broad Valley Music Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to celebrate local musical heritage. “Our community. Our music. Our sense of place.”

Open Mic With Thomas Yon
Dec 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Twin Leaf Brewery

Music, poetry, comedy – we’d love for you to share or just come be entertained, sip some great brews, and eat some hot boiled peanuts while supporting your local scene. See you at 7 pm tonight! Sign up starts at 6:30 pm

Robert’s Totally Rad Trivia
Dec 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
12 Bones

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Totally Rad Trivia invades 12 Bones South every Wednesday evening for two hours of Pop Culture Trivia. Grab a beer, some BBQ and buckle in for some fun and challenging Trivia.

Thursday, December 17, 2020
Asheville Independent Restaurant Holiday Hours
Dec 17 all-day
Online

Make your holidays merry, bright and a culinary delight with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. Before you go out or order in for your special holiday evenings, make sure that your favorite restaurant is open for business! Check the AIR Holiday Hours – a complete list of AIR restaurant’s special holiday hours from Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year! These will be updated often, so please check in throughout the season! View Holiday Hours here –

Yule logs: an annual Hop tradition
Dec 17 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Hop Ice Creamery

a close up of a piece of chocolate cake on a table: Ice cream Yule logs from The Hop Ice Cream Cafe.Vegan Ice Cream Yule Logs

Pickup is Tuesday 2-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday 12-6 p.m.

Hickory Nut Gap Farm Holiday Sale
Dec 17 @ 4:04 pm – 5:04 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

HICKORY NUT GAP WILL DONATE A POUND OF OUR PASTURE RAISED MEATS TO FAMILIES IN NEED FOR EVERY SAMPLER BOX PURCHASED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020.

Not Dead Yet Asheville’s Women in their 50’s Holiday Celebration
Dec 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wild Wings + Lake Julian

We will meet at the Wild Wings parking lot at 6pm and carpool (with masks) to see the lights at Lake Julian. Then we will return to Wild Wings for drinks/dinner. If you want to drive by yourself through the lights, you can do that. You will need to buy a $10 ticket online beforehand.

I started this group to bring together women in their 50’s who want to gather with other like-minded women. We’re dealing with a lot of issues at our age, and having other women who can understand us, support us, and laugh with us is so valuable! This group is open to any woman in her 50’s: married, single, gay, straight, black, white or any other color. We will gather, eat, drink, laugh and commiserate when necessary. I am hopeful many of us will make meaningful friendships along the way.

EARLY SHOW: Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers)
Dec 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

EARLY SHOW:  Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers)

Mike Cooley returns to The Grey Eagle for an EARLY SHOW at 6:30pm on Thu December 17. A limited number of reserved seating tix on sale now.
  • ALL AGES
  • 6PM SHOW, 6:30PM DOORS
  • RESERVED, SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING

 

Whether battling valiantly from behind the enemy lines of his dive-bar-underground past or blowing the doors off sold-out theaters as he’s done with Drive-By Truckers for the last decade, Mike Cooley has proved his mettle time and time again. He’s rock & roll incarnate—Mick and Keith rolled into one impossibly cool, soul-howling, guitar rattlin’ ball of genuine unapologetic grit and swagger. At least that’s how it seems gazing up from the crowd at a packed DBT show.

 

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia
Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Scoop: Mitch's Totally Rad TRIVIA

Mitch Fortune brings you an irreverent and nostalgia filled night of pop culture trivia every Thursday night 7-9 pm at the One Stop in Downtown Asheville. A potpourri of movies, music, TV show trivia just for you!

LATE SHOW: Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers)
Dec 17 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The Grey Eagle

LATE SHOW:  Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers)

Whether battling valiantly from behind the enemy lines of his dive-bar-underground past or blowing the doors off sold-out theaters as he’s done with Drive-By Truckers for the last decade, Mike Cooley has proved his mettle time and time again. He’s rock & roll incarnate—Mick and Keith rolled into one impossibly cool, soul-howling, guitar rattlin’ ball of genuine unapologetic grit and swagger. At least that’s how it seems gazing up from the crowd at a packed DBT show.

Friday, December 18, 2020
Asheville Independent Restaurant Holiday Hours
Dec 18 all-day
Online

Make your holidays merry, bright and a culinary delight with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. Before you go out or order in for your special holiday evenings, make sure that your favorite restaurant is open for business! Check the AIR Holiday Hours – a complete list of AIR restaurant’s special holiday hours from Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year! These will be updated often, so please check in throughout the season! View Holiday Hours here –

Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods Takeout 2 Donate
Dec 18 all-day
Various Asheville Restaurants

Asheville restaurants are coupling their off-premise order options with a digital fundraising program so local charities like Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods can stay active and funded this year.

Nearby fundraising partners for Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods include Five GuysMOD Pizza, & Dickeys Barbecue Pit, who will donate 15 – 20% of orders back to Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods when you book a date to fundraise with them.

View Asheville Partners For Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods

Because these events can include off-premise orders like take-out, delivery, drive thru or pick up, it’s easy for friends and Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods supporters to safely participate via their preferred method.


Dickey´s Barbecue Pit Logo

1. Dickey´s Barbecue Pit

2002 N Main St Ste 125, Asheville, NC 28803

Average Price $15
 Dine-In Restricted
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

15%


Five Guys Logo

2. Five Guys

182 Merimon Road, Asheville, NC 28801

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


MOD Pizza Logo

3. MOD Pizza

873 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC 28804

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


Five Guys Logo

4. Five Guys

1838 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


Cinnabon Logo

5. Cinnabon

377 Long Shoal Road, Arden, NC 28704

Average Price $5
 Dine-In Restricted
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

15%

Pupusas and Tamales Fundraised BeLoved Asheville
Dec 18 @ 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Beloved Asheville

Join us this Friday, December 18 for this fundraiser. All proceeds will be fully invested in our community. We believe and know the power of our people and that we ourselves will be the heroes of our communities.
Remember that if you cannot attend, another way to help us make it SUCCESS is by letting more people know.
Thank you in advance for all your support and you know that the only way for us to show our appreciation for your support is with action.
We know that together we will make our community a better place to live.

Asheville Proper’s Cookies for Charity
Dec 18 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Proper

Sweeten up this holiday season and give back with Asheville Proper’s Cookies for Charity kits launching on National Cookie Day, December 4 and running through Friday, December 18. The decorating kit includes four cookies, three icing bags and sprinkles all prepared by Asheville Proper’s pastry chef, Hilary Lamont, and is available for a $10 donation. All proceeds will go to Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, a non-profit organization addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care for the under-served in Buncombe County.

Cookies for Charity kits will be available during regular dinner reservations or can be pre-ordered by emailing the restaurant at [email protected] with your name, phone number, number of kits you’d like to purchase and date and time for pick-up. The kits will be available to pick-up in the restaurant Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m.

Hickory Nut Gap Farm Holiday Sale
Dec 18 @ 4:04 pm – 5:04 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

HICKORY NUT GAP WILL DONATE A POUND OF OUR PASTURE RAISED MEATS TO FAMILIES IN NEED FOR EVERY SAMPLER BOX PURCHASED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020.

Free Dead Fridays
Dec 18 @ 5:30 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

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Saturday, December 19, 2020
Asheville Independent Restaurant Holiday Hours
Dec 19 all-day
Online

Make your holidays merry, bright and a culinary delight with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. Before you go out or order in for your special holiday evenings, make sure that your favorite restaurant is open for business! Check the AIR Holiday Hours – a complete list of AIR restaurant’s special holiday hours from Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year! These will be updated often, so please check in throughout the season! View Holiday Hours here –

Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods Takeout 2 Donate
Dec 19 all-day
Various Asheville Restaurants

Asheville restaurants are coupling their off-premise order options with a digital fundraising program so local charities like Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods can stay active and funded this year.

Nearby fundraising partners for Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods include Five GuysMOD Pizza, & Dickeys Barbecue Pit, who will donate 15 – 20% of orders back to Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods when you book a date to fundraise with them.

View Asheville Partners For Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods

Because these events can include off-premise orders like take-out, delivery, drive thru or pick up, it’s easy for friends and Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods supporters to safely participate via their preferred method.


Dickey´s Barbecue Pit Logo

1. Dickey´s Barbecue Pit

2002 N Main St Ste 125, Asheville, NC 28803

Average Price $15
 Dine-In Restricted
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

15%


Five Guys Logo

2. Five Guys

182 Merimon Road, Asheville, NC 28801

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


MOD Pizza Logo

3. MOD Pizza

873 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC 28804

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


Five Guys Logo

4. Five Guys

1838 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803

Average Price $10
 Dine-In
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

20%


Cinnabon Logo

5. Cinnabon

377 Long Shoal Road, Arden, NC 28704

Average Price $5
 Dine-In Restricted
 Take-Out or Delivery

Donating Back

15%

Free Outdoor Film The Nutcracker and The Mouse King
Dec 19 @ 12:00 pm
Rabbit Rabbit

This Saturday, join us for a fun, free, community event that your ballet fans young and old will love. So much has been cancelled because of the pandemic, but we are proud to our offer our community and families a safe, spacious outdoor site to enjoy socially distanced festive traditions. This Saturday, we are partnering with Asheville Community Dance Theater to host a screening of their 2019 performance of the beloved holiday ballet, The Nutcracker. Entry is free. As a special surprise, some of the cast favorites in costume will be on site as special guests. Masks and social distancing are required at all times, as always.
Hickory Nut Gap Farm Holiday Special Get a Box, Give a Pound to MANNA
Dec 19 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

Get a Box, Give a Pound
From now until Dec. 31st, when you shop our new shippable curated sampler boxes, we’ll donate a pound of grassfed beef or pastured pork to MANNA foodbank to support a family in need.

*Order by Sunday, December 20 to ensure Christmas delivery!

NEW Holiday Hours
While the Farm Store is still closed to the general public, you can shop HNG products online and pick them up at the Farm Store.

PICKUP HOURS EXTENDED
Open: Friday (12/18) – Wednesday (12/23) 1-4 PM
Closed: Thursday (12/24) – Wednesday (12/30)
Open: Thursday (12/31)
Closed: Friday (1/1)
Open: Saturday (1/2) – Sunday (1/3) 1-4 PM

Small Batch Takeover! Archetype Brewing Tap Lounge + Venue
Dec 19 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Archetype Brewing Tap Lounge + Venue
Small Batch Takeover! This Saturday at Broadway (and once a month) we will release creatively complex small batches. We invite enthusiasts and newbies alike to give us feedback on what they taste – so the Archetype Brew Team can use the feedback to shape the pilot system experimentations and maybe even move a small batch to the big scale brew system at Haywood. The event is free – you buy whichever beers you’re interested in and in many cases, you can even try a half pour side by side with the original version.
To understand more about this unique experience, please visit https://archetypebrewing.com/…/tap-lounge-hosts-small…/
The Tap Lounge’s comfortable, large open space is perfect for spacing out indoors during the winter. But, if coming in person still isn’t your thing, then take advantage of our delivery service. Check it out here: https://archetypebrewing.com/order-beer-delivery/
Asheville Wine Market Saturday Afternoon Tastings
Dec 19 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Asheville Wine Market

Taste 3 for Free when you join us in the shop for weekly Saturday Afternoon Tastings.

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Hickory Nut Gap Farm Holiday Sale
Dec 19 @ 4:04 pm – 5:04 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

HICKORY NUT GAP WILL DONATE A POUND OF OUR PASTURE RAISED MEATS TO FAMILIES IN NEED FOR EVERY SAMPLER BOX PURCHASED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020.