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, February 22, 2022
Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank
Feb 22 all-day
online

Thanks for Supporting Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank

Food Vendor Applications for 2022 Events Available Now
Feb 22 all-day
online

The Asheville Downtown Association is now accepting applications for food vending at our 2022 events. These include Downtown After 5, the Independence Day Celebration and Asheville Oktoberfest.

Applications are due Friday, February 25 at 5pm.

FAMILY + FRIENDS DAY EVERY TUESDAY Parents Drink and Kids Eat for $5
Feb 22 @ 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
The S&W Market

$5 Highland pints

$5 Kids taco with chips and salsa Peace Love Tacos
$5 Kids nuggets & fries Buxton Chicken Palace
$5 Grassfed all beef hot dog with chips Farm Dogs
$5 Chicken & rice with veggies Bun Intended

$3.50 for a kiddie scoop or under $5 for a single scoop from The Hop!

 

Hashi Hana Food Truck @ Down Dog
Feb 22 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Down Dog Asheville

Hashi Hana Food Truck @ Down Dog

One of Asheville’s newest food trucks is coming to Down Dog! Hashi Hana will be joining us every Tuesday from 5-8. The rotating menu includes: scratch-made soba noodles, Okonomiyaki Mochi waffles, and tofu skewers.

Beer Tasting at Highland Brewery
Feb 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Brewery
Beer Tasting at Highland Brewery

Highland Brewery is hosting a private beer tasting for us. We will each receive a flight of four beers and a take home souvenir glass. Someone will guide us through the tasting. The cost is $30. You will not need to pay in advance. You can pay at the venue.

Between The Buried + Me
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Between The Buried + Me
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Trivia Tuesday
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

Join us every Tuesday night for Trivia!

Trivia will run from 7-8:15 pm. We will be capping the teams at 20 and teams will not be able to join after 7 so make sure to arrive early to secure your spot!

No reservations needed, just grab your thinking caps and get ready for a good time and a chance to win a $10, $20, or $30 gift certificate to Down Dog!

Trivia Tuesday
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank
Feb 23 all-day
online

Thanks for Supporting Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank

Food Vendor Applications for 2022 Events Available Now
Feb 23 all-day
online

The Asheville Downtown Association is now accepting applications for food vending at our 2022 events. These include Downtown After 5, the Independence Day Celebration and Asheville Oktoberfest.

Applications are due Friday, February 25 at 5pm.

Wine Wednesday
Feb 23 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Wine Wednesday

Enjoy a $6 glass of wine and 1/2 off bottles every Wednesday night!

Dining In The Dark
Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The Lodge at Flat Rock

Dining In The Dark

The Culinary Team from Blue Ridge Hospitality Group will be creating your meal for this amazing dining experience!!

www.Blueridgehospitalitygroup.com

All of our staff will be wearing a mask

❓ Tips and drinks are not includedEach Person Will Received there own blindfold to Take & KeepSurprise your senses and test out your taste buds. Just choose your favorite color, and we’ll take care of the rest…

Green (Vegan)Starter: soft and crispy come together in fresh, delightful bitesMain: its strong flavors will catch your senses by surpriseDessert: Mother Nature’s greatest gifts

Blue (Seafood)Starter: land and sea unite on your plateMain: tropical flavors wash up on the shore, giving the ocean a crisp, fruity spark of flavorDessert: flavors you know and love presented in surprising textures

Red (Meat)Starter: a crispy gift packed to the brim with flavorMain: a combination of sweet and savory that will make your mind spinDessert: flavors you know and love presented in surprising textures

Have you ever wondered how your senses would react in total darkness? “Dining in the Dark” is for food enthusiasts and adventure seekers alike .Embark on a culinary adventure unlike any other, a fascinating dining experience . Your sense of taste and smell are completely heightened as you feast on a multi-course meal of wonderful specialties. Upon arrival at The Lodge, you’re greeted by the friendly staff who first explain the dining process in detail. Next, inform the host of any food allergies or special dietary requirements you may have, and then select your meal based on your choice Green, Blue or Red menu. Then you’re led into the dark dining room. Once the staff ensures you’re safely sat at your table, your meal can begin. Taste and touch your way through a 3-course dinner, one plate at a time. Each robust course offers a symphony of flavors created to awaken your senses. You’re sure to be surprised as you become acquainted with this new environment, as well as first-class delicacies you may never have had before. At the end of your meal, the staff escorts you back to the lobby, where you’re free to take time to let your eyes adjust to the light.

 

Do’s & Don’ts

Do come with an open mind to have an incredible sensory experience.

 

Do be prepared to give up your sense of sight for a short period of time in order to enhance your other senses.

Don’t be concerned about being in a pitch black dining room. Our highly skilled staff is specially trained to help with all of your needs.

Don’t worry about eating in the dark. You will become acquainted with your new environment in no time.

Don’t use cellphone flashlight during the event ( Less light as possible )

Andy Shauf
Feb 23 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

Few artists are storytellers as deft and disarmingly observational as Andy Shauf. The Toronto-based, Saskatchewan-raised musician’s songs unfold like short fiction: they’re densely layered with colorful characters and a rich emotional depth. On his new album The Neon Skyline (out January 24 via ANTI-), he sets a familiar scene of inviting a friend for beers on the opening title track: “I said, ‘Come to the Skyline, I’ll be washing my sins away.’ He just laughed, said ‘I’ll be late, you know how I can be.'” The LP’s 11 interconnected tracks follow a simple plot: the narrator goes to his neighborhood dive, finds out his ex is back in town, and she eventually shows up. While its overarching narrative is riveting, the real thrill of the album comes from how Shauf finds the humanity and humor in a typical night out and the ashes of a past relationship.

Open Mic Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge
Feb 23 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Music Hall

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Comedy Open Mic at Asheville Music Hall in downtown Asheville. Every Weds. 8pm. Doors and comic sign up at 7pm. Free

ZOSO – THE ULTIMATE LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE
Feb 23 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

This show was originally scheduled for January 16, 2022 and February 13, 2022. Previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date.

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank
Feb 24 all-day
online

Thanks for Supporting Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank

Food Vendor Applications for 2022 Events Available Now
Feb 24 all-day
online

The Asheville Downtown Association is now accepting applications for food vending at our 2022 events. These include Downtown After 5, the Independence Day Celebration and Asheville Oktoberfest.

Applications are due Friday, February 25 at 5pm.

Thursday Produce Sorting/Box Prep with Bounty + Soul
Feb 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bounty + Soul

Before you even begin thinking about volunteering, ask yourself – Am I well enough to volunteer?

Your safety and limiting the spread of COVID-19 is everyone’s main priority. We encourage you to review and adhere to the recommendations on the Buncombe County readiness site on how best to avoid COVID-19 and what to do if you think you might have it.


Bounty & Soul is a community-based non-profit with a mission to connect people to food, education and each other.

This opportunity involves sorting and inspecting produce donations from local grocers and placing them into food boxes that are distributed at weekly drive-thru markets. 

Time Commitment:

  • Thursdays 10am-12pm
  • Thursdays 1-3pm

Requirements:

  • Volunteers should agree to adhere to all the safety measures implemented
  • Ability to lift 25 lbs.
  • Bending, stooping, and twisting may be required
  • Closed toed shoes

Health/Safety:

  • We are asking volunteers to wear/bring their own face covering when delivering items
    • Cloth covering nose and mouth
    • Fabric or disposable face mask
  • Asking volunteers to maintain physical distance of 6 feet or more when possible
    • Note: there are times when the volunteer task requires volunteers to engage closer than 6 feet. Please do not sign up if you feel uncomfortable.

 

1 and older
Is Family Friendly
Is Not Outdoors
Is Wheelchair Accessible
Thursday Produce Sorting/Box Prep with Bounty + Soul
Feb 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bounty + Soul

Before you even begin thinking about volunteering, ask yourself – Am I well enough to volunteer?

Your safety and limiting the spread of COVID-19 is everyone’s main priority. We encourage you to review and adhere to the recommendations on the Buncombe County readiness site on how best to avoid COVID-19 and what to do if you think you might have it.


Bounty & Soul is a community-based non-profit with a mission to connect people to food, education and each other.

This opportunity involves sorting and inspecting produce donations from local grocers and placing them into food boxes that are distributed at weekly drive-thru markets. 

Time Commitment:

  • Thursdays 10am-12pm
  • Thursdays 1-3pm

Requirements:

  • Volunteers should agree to adhere to all the safety measures implemented
  • Ability to lift 25 lbs.
  • Bending, stooping, and twisting may be required
  • Closed toed shoes

Health/Safety:

  • We are asking volunteers to wear/bring their own face covering when delivering items
    • Cloth covering nose and mouth
    • Fabric or disposable face mask
  • Asking volunteers to maintain physical distance of 6 feet or more when possible
    • Note: there are times when the volunteer task requires volunteers to engage closer than 6 feet. Please do not sign up if you feel uncomfortable.

 

1 and older
Is Family Friendly
Is Not Outdoors
Is Wheelchair Accessible
Pint Night
Feb 24 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Pint Night

$1 off draft beers every Thursday!

Black History Month: Soul Food to Go at Stephens-Lee Community Center
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Stephens-Lee Community Center

In the late 19th century, the church became a gathering place for the Black community and impacted the development of what’s now considered soul food. Fried chicken, fried fish, sweet potato pie, red drinks, black-eyed peas, cornbread, and more were served during Emancipation celebrations and church gatherings. Celebrate the legacy of Stephens-Lee High School alumni and the East End/Valley Street neighborhood with down-home cooking that’s been passed down through the generations.

Soul Food Supper

Enjoy our Soul Food Supper sponsored by the East End Valley Street Neighborhood and Stephens-Lee Alumni Association. For 2022, this will now be a drive up to pick up your to go meal only. We will start serving at 6pm until we run out. All meals are distributed first-come-first-served.

FREE
Stephens-Lee Recreation Center Parking Lot

Gluten-free comedy open mic at Ginger’s Revenge  
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ginger's Revenge  

  • Gluten-free comedy open mic at Ginger's Revenge
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm

    Open mic comedy every Thursday from 6-8pm at Ginger’s Revenge Tasting Room.

    Rotating hosts each week Clay Jones, James Burks and Katy Hudson

    No cover
    Signup starts at 5:30, and signup order will not necessarily be show order. Each comic gets 5 mins of stage time

Seafood + Oyster Class
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Chop Shop Butchery

Seafood & Oyster Class

Understanding how to source better seafood and prepare it at home is a valuable skill for anyone looking to improve the quality and taste of their fish at home!

In this two-hour class our seafood wizard, Rob Jones, will teach you the secrets of buying, preparing, and cooking some of the most amazing fish from our coastal waters.

 

What to Expect:

  • MIX & MINGLE: Before we go into the cut room, you’ll get to sample local and house-made charcuterie and sip on beer from a local brewery (TBD) or a glass of wine while mingling with other students in the class.
  • FILET, DEBONE & PREP: Next, we’ll head into the cut room. (Dress warmly — it’s chilly in there!) Rob will show you how to filet, gut and debone a fish. You’ll get to practice hands-on while working alongside other students in the class.
  • During the class, you’ll learn about the different tools used in fish butchery to maximize yield and provide the best value for the whole fish. We’ll also discuss how to prepare and cook different types of fish.

Where does our seafood come from?

We work closely with Abundant Seafood from Charleston, Inland Seafood and Low Country Shellfish Company to get the freshest, most sustainably-caught seafood in the Southeast.

Brew + Nosh
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Burning Blush Brewery

An unforgettable night of encouraged food & beer pairings and incredible company!

Game Room Open Mic & Feature Comedy at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Join Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic at Asheville Pizza’s Game Room for some adult-friendly comedy entertainment featuring Asheville’s hottest comics.
Hosted by the lovable Jason Scholder, Featuring Becca Steinhoff, Morgan Bost & John Hawley
Sign up to perform at the comedy open at door. Comics get 3-5m. Feature spots are paid professional comics.
Show is Thursday Feb 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Ticket price is $12. Purchase them at Asheville Pizza & Brewing on Merrimon or online at: https://www.ashevillebrewing.com/movies/
Laugh the night away while enjoying cocktails, beer and the full food menu during the show.
COVID VACCINATION REQUIRED… Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. requires proof of Covid-19 vaccination policy to enter their Merrimon location is in effect only for adults 18+ years old.
Also, guests must wear a MASK anytime they are NOT in their seat.
For vax proof they accept either of these…
1 – Photo (on a phone or printed paper) of the FRONT & BACK of your Covid-19 vaccination card PLUS a matching valid PHOTO ID.
2 – Show your actual Covid-19 vax card, but be careful not to lose or damage it.
For more information, contact michele at sliceoflifecomedy.com

Brett Dennen
Feb 24 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

Brett Dennen See the World (Mick Music) Brett Dennen is telling us to get out and see the world at a time when we need it more than ever. Flame-haired, six-foot-five, and with a singular gift for meditating on life’s most meaningful subjects with equal parts innocence and razor sharp wit, you know Dennen from his decade-plus career as a singer/songwriter. With a successful string of albums and four Top Ten AAA singles like “Make You Crazy,” “Wild Child,” and 2018’s “Already Gone,” which achieved his highest chart position yet, Dennen has cemented himself as a fixture in American folk music. What you may not know about Brett is that he did not set out to be a professional musician. It is a surprising revelation for someone who embodies the best of songwriting: singular storytelling, singability, and the unique capacity to hold up a mirror to our lives, our society, and the greater world.

Before all that, he was a painter – a skilled visual artist with a well-honed perspective and a style very much his own. Perhaps it is not so surprising, then, that his lyrics have always seemed to bloom before one’s eyes, somehow both stark and colorful, intricately constructed and sweeping in their scope.

And before all that he was a young, avid outdoorsman who spent his childhood camping with his father in and around the Sierra Nevada Mountains, learning the intricacies of the natural world in his native California. Dennen’s greatest passion then and now has perhaps been the earth – and it was only as a camp counselor, in front of a roaring campfire with the wilderness unfolding in the background, that he fell in love with the idea of playing music. As an adult he has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, trekked in Nepal, and is a fierce advocate for environmental protection. He even wrote the new Smokey Bear theme song for Smokey’s 75th birthday.

In recent years, Brett Dennen has started to let the world in on his secrets. In 2017, he created the “Lift Series” and “Vacationer Series,” two annual tours wherein he combines shows in ski and beach towns with conservation initiatives and education in each locale. An avid skier and surfer as well as a conservationist, Dennen works with local organizations to spearhead beach clean-ups and educate young people to become climate stewards, driving awareness through his music and marrying just a few of his many sides in one effort to help drive positive change. He has also begun to sell some of the hundreds of paintings that accumulate in his California home; he has even let us all in on his artistic process through an Instagram video series called Paint and Play. He recently launched Dennen Goods Co., a lifestyle brand that aims to inspire.

 

Friday, February 25, 2022
Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank
Feb 25 all-day
online

Thanks for Supporting Asheville Outlets’ Virtual Food Drive for MANNA FoodBank

Food Vendor Applications for 2022 Events Available Now
Feb 25 all-day
online

The Asheville Downtown Association is now accepting applications for food vending at our 2022 events. These include Downtown After 5, the Independence Day Celebration and Asheville Oktoberfest.

Applications are due Friday, February 25 at 5pm.

ASH Shift Drink™️
Feb 25 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Counter Culture Coffee Asheville Center for Craft - Basement

ASH Shift Drink™️

This month’s Shift Drink™ will take place on Friday, February 25th at a local CCC Training Center near you! Come by for a coffee at any time between 11am – 2pm. We’d love to see you!

Shift Drink™ is a monthly pop-up coffee shop that aims to raise awareness for local non-profit organizations in our regional communities. We are thrilled to re-open our Training Center doors and share coffee again, with a format and style that reflects the changing world. Every month we will feature a different coffee and a unique signature beverage developed by our regional teams.

This month we will be raising money for BeLoved, an organization that provides aid to houseless individuals in Asheville , North Carolina. BeLoved facilitates a number of critical programs like BeLoved Village, a community of microhomes for folks struggling with housing insecurity and a Street Medic group that provides medical aid to those in need. We are excited help support BeLoved during this month’s Shift Drink™ event!

(Shift Drink™ will take place the last Friday of each month)