Calendar of Events
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.

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
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11am-2pm, we are offering meal pick-ups to those in need in our community. 200 meals will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.


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Join Bold Rock Hard Cider in celebrating a #BOLDSUMMER with our brand new seasonal cider – PINEAPPLE CIDER! Be one of the first to experience this tasty new seasonal during a 3-day Pick-Up Party hosted at both our Nellysford, VA and Mills River, NC Cidery locations, May 14-16!
Beginning Monday, May 11 at 10 AM, pre-orders for Pineapple 6-packs and 24-pack cases may be placed online for pick-up at either our Nellysford, VA or Mills River, NC Cidery locations. You may schedule your preferred pick-up time for a seamless curbside experience – Thursday, May 14 – Saturday, May 16, 11 AM – 5 PM.
You are **strongly encouraged** to place a pre-order at least 24 hours prior to your preferred pick-up time to ensure the best and fastest possible pick-up experience. However, we will also accommodate day-of onsite orders. Additional cider selections may be added to orders. Unfortunately, all guests must depart the property following pick-up of their order to prevent any guest assembly that exceeds our capacity to provide a safe environment.
A notice will be posted within this event when Pineapple Cider is live on our online ordering platform for pre-order, linked here: https://boldrocktogo.square.site
Make sure you properly select your pick-up location – either our Nellysford, VA Cidery or Mills River, NC Cidery!
Additional Important Notes:
**Pineapple Cider will not be an option for online ordering prior to May 11 so don’t be alarmed if you do not immediately see an order option listed on our portal prior to May 11.
**The earliest opportunity to pick-up auto populates when ordering, you can adjust when you wish to pick-up at the ‘Store Pickup’ stage during check out by selecting ‘Schedule For Later’ and adjusting date/time.
**Pineapple Cider and other cider styles will only be available via 6-pack and 24-pack cases during May 14-16 and we **will not** be offering pints, crowlers or growler fills during the launch weekend. Be on the lookout for crowlers shortly and pints/growler fills later this summer.
**Neither our Nellysford or Mills River properties will be open for on-site enjoyment. Following pick-up, you must depart our property. However, please tag #BOLDSUMMER at home to show how you are enjoying Pineapple Cider and to let us know what you think of this tasty new seasonal!
Opening day for ECTM at our new location at AB Tech Enka. We will be in the parking lot of the Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road (across from Ingles, at the traffic light). Please share and invite your friends and family! We know this second season of ECTM is going to be amazing. Thank you for supporting local!
Vendors for 5/7:
Rainbow Ridge Gardens
Myseanica Farm
Bonny Bath natural body products
Whisk bakery
Saturnia Farm and Nursery
Jake’s Farm
Asheville Microgreens
Throwing Copper
Cornerstone Tea
Sustainabillies Nursery and Farm
Sister of Mother Earth herbal products
HeadShrink Farm heritage beef
The Real Molloy Food Truck
Sugar Whirled cotton candy – AB Tech Small Business featured booth.
*Many more vendors as the season goes on! Check out our website for a full list of vendors for the season. https://www.ashevillefarmstead.org/enka-candler-tailgate-market
COVID-19 Precautions:
To start, we will be holding fast to safety precautions listed below. As the CDC and NC governmental regulations soften, we will follow suit. Please know that we are making every effort to keep both our vendors and our community safe and well.
*No-contact payment: Tap’n’Pay , Venmo, Paypal payments only. No cash payments or card swipes will be accepted.
*Handwashing station upon entering Market
*Limited shopper numbers (car queue will be used, if necessary)
*1 customer at vendor table at a time
*Only touch what you are purchasing
*6ft Social Distancing required
*Masks highly encouraged. All vendors and Market staff will wear masks.
*No Music or Kids tent (yet)
*No craft/artisan vendors until non-essential businesses are allowed to open. We are hopeful this will be by June, or earlier.

Fish and Chips during the market form 3:30 to 6:30. Order online or at the Truck. www.thereelmolloysavl.com
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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!

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The 2020 James Beard Awards Nominees
The 2020 James Beard Awards nominees are here, marking the arrival of the short list of who could win one of the food world’s most prestigious honors.

https://ymcawnc.org/sites/default/files/May%202020%20Nutrition%20mobile%20market.pdf

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.
For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11am-2pm, we are offering meal pick-ups to those in need in our community. 200 meals will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

Join Bold Rock Hard Cider in celebrating a #BOLDSUMMER with our brand new seasonal cider – PINEAPPLE CIDER! Be one of the first to experience this tasty new seasonal during a 3-day Pick-Up Party hosted at both our Nellysford, VA and Mills River, NC Cidery locations, May 14-16!
Beginning Monday, May 11 at 10 AM, pre-orders for Pineapple 6-packs and 24-pack cases may be placed online for pick-up at either our Nellysford, VA or Mills River, NC Cidery locations. You may schedule your preferred pick-up time for a seamless curbside experience – Thursday, May 14 – Saturday, May 16, 11 AM – 5 PM.
You are **strongly encouraged** to place a pre-order at least 24 hours prior to your preferred pick-up time to ensure the best and fastest possible pick-up experience. However, we will also accommodate day-of onsite orders. Additional cider selections may be added to orders. Unfortunately, all guests must depart the property following pick-up of their order to prevent any guest assembly that exceeds our capacity to provide a safe environment.
A notice will be posted within this event when Pineapple Cider is live on our online ordering platform for pre-order, linked here: https://boldrocktogo.square.site
Make sure you properly select your pick-up location – either our Nellysford, VA Cidery or Mills River, NC Cidery!
Additional Important Notes:
**Pineapple Cider will not be an option for online ordering prior to May 11 so don’t be alarmed if you do not immediately see an order option listed on our portal prior to May 11.
**The earliest opportunity to pick-up auto populates when ordering, you can adjust when you wish to pick-up at the ‘Store Pickup’ stage during check out by selecting ‘Schedule For Later’ and adjusting date/time.
**Pineapple Cider and other cider styles will only be available via 6-pack and 24-pack cases during May 14-16 and we **will not** be offering pints, crowlers or growler fills during the launch weekend. Be on the lookout for crowlers shortly and pints/growler fills later this summer.
**Neither our Nellysford or Mills River properties will be open for on-site enjoyment. Following pick-up, you must depart our property. However, please tag #BOLDSUMMER at home to show how you are enjoying Pineapple Cider and to let us know what you think of this tasty new seasonal!

Welcome to the first AVL Hot Sauce Battle!
Beer by Hi Wire Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing, and Bhramari Brewing in association with The Asheville Radio Group
Our local judges will be tasting 32 sauces from a ton of great folks from around AVL, in a bracket style faceoff for the best hot sauce in town! We will be streaming each match via Iamavl!
Sponsored by the good folks at Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Hi Wire Brewing Co and Bhramari Brewing Co. During each stream we will be talking about some of the great tasty beers these breweries have for delivery & curbside pick up to get everyone thru COVID -19
Invite your friends and get ready for the heat!
Watch the matched via Iamavl!
Website
www.iamavl.com
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Iamavl/
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/iamavl
Qtr Final
8 Sauces – 4 matches May 15th 5pm
Semi Final 4 sauces -2 matches May 16th 5pm
Final 2 sauces – 1 WINNER
3rd Place – 2 sauces 1 match
Friday Happy Hour at 5PM w/ the Whale Asheville. Join us for guided beer tastings. Check out our Facebook for the Zoom code. https://www.facebook.com/TheWhaleAVL/
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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The 2020 James Beard Awards Nominees
The 2020 James Beard Awards nominees are here, marking the arrival of the short list of who could win one of the food world’s most prestigious honors.

https://ymcawnc.org/sites/default/files/May%202020%20Nutrition%20mobile%20market.pdf
May 2 – November 21
Now with special COVID-19 procedures, the North Asheville Tailgate Market features local produce direct from area farmers, local baked goods, crafts, music and more.
PLEASE SEE THE NEW PROCEDURES BEFORE COMING TO CAMPUS. You can find information, including about pre-ordering, and changes in payment and shopping procedures on the market’s website.
Open Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon in UNC Asheville Parking Lot P28. maps.unca.edu
For more information, visit northashevilletailgatemarket.com
The popular FREE Art and Architecture Walking Tours offered by the Arts Council of Henderson County return for 2020. The 90-minute tour of Downtown Hendersonville gathers at 9:00 am in front of the Center for Art & Inspiration. Tours are led by Doug Gelbert who has created over 400 architectural tours in towns across the United States and Canada. All tours are free of charge and no pre-registration is required. Just show up ready to walk. As always, dogs are welcome to accompany their well-behaved owners on the Art and Architectural Walking Tours. Named “One of the 10 Best Things You Can Do in North Carolina at 9:00 on a Saturday morning”

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.
For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.
Join Bold Rock Hard Cider in celebrating a #BOLDSUMMER with our brand new seasonal cider – PINEAPPLE CIDER! Be one of the first to experience this tasty new seasonal during a 3-day Pick-Up Party hosted at both our Nellysford, VA and Mills River, NC Cidery locations, May 14-16!
Beginning Monday, May 11 at 10 AM, pre-orders for Pineapple 6-packs and 24-pack cases may be placed online for pick-up at either our Nellysford, VA or Mills River, NC Cidery locations. You may schedule your preferred pick-up time for a seamless curbside experience – Thursday, May 14 – Saturday, May 16, 11 AM – 5 PM.
You are **strongly encouraged** to place a pre-order at least 24 hours prior to your preferred pick-up time to ensure the best and fastest possible pick-up experience. However, we will also accommodate day-of onsite orders. Additional cider selections may be added to orders. Unfortunately, all guests must depart the property following pick-up of their order to prevent any guest assembly that exceeds our capacity to provide a safe environment.
A notice will be posted within this event when Pineapple Cider is live on our online ordering platform for pre-order, linked here: https://boldrocktogo.square.site
Make sure you properly select your pick-up location – either our Nellysford, VA Cidery or Mills River, NC Cidery!
Additional Important Notes:
**Pineapple Cider will not be an option for online ordering prior to May 11 so don’t be alarmed if you do not immediately see an order option listed on our portal prior to May 11.
**The earliest opportunity to pick-up auto populates when ordering, you can adjust when you wish to pick-up at the ‘Store Pickup’ stage during check out by selecting ‘Schedule For Later’ and adjusting date/time.
**Pineapple Cider and other cider styles will only be available via 6-pack and 24-pack cases during May 14-16 and we **will not** be offering pints, crowlers or growler fills during the launch weekend. Be on the lookout for crowlers shortly and pints/growler fills later this summer.
**Neither our Nellysford or Mills River properties will be open for on-site enjoyment. Following pick-up, you must depart our property. However, please tag #BOLDSUMMER at home to show how you are enjoying Pineapple Cider and to let us know what you think of this tasty new seasonal!

To our friends who’ve lost their jobs including those in the service industry and hospitality workers: Please join Food Connection for a free “to go” meal lovingly prepared by Wicked Weed Brewing’s Cultura thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor! We will be setting up in the parking lot against the Asheville Masonic Temple. We will be offering curbside service distributing meals from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm or until they run out.
For the safety of our beautiful community:
* If you come by car, please stay in your car at all times.
*There is 1 Entrance In By AMT and you will drive through and exit at the back of the lot.
• If you come by foot, please keep a social distance of at least 6 feet.
* Wear a mask if you have one
Thanks, y’all! We hope to see you Saturday!

Food Connection will be giving out free chef prepared meals from Wicked Weed Brewing‘s Cultura restaurant in Swannanoa on Saturdays beginning May 2nd from 3-4PM or until all meals are given out. Times are tough for many of us. Please know there are no requirements for receiving the meals. If you need a meal or meals for your family, PLEASE come join us. :) Meals will be served curbside “to go” style in front of the Symmetry Financial Group offices at 204 Whitson Avenue in Swannanoa (next door to the Native Kitchen.) Look for the Food Connection van. Our volunteers will be practicing extreme safety. We hope to see you this Saturday and each Saturday that you may need a delicious ready-to-eat meal. Please help us spread the word by sharing this post!

Welcome to the first AVL Hot Sauce Battle!
Beer by Hi Wire Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing, and Bhramari Brewing in association with The Asheville Radio Group
Our local judges will be tasting 32 sauces from a ton of great folks from around AVL, in a bracket style faceoff for the best hot sauce in town! We will be streaming each match via Iamavl!
Sponsored by the good folks at Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Hi Wire Brewing Co and Bhramari Brewing Co. During each stream we will be talking about some of the great tasty beers these breweries have for delivery & curbside pick up to get everyone thru COVID -19
Invite your friends and get ready for the heat!
Watch the matched via Iamavl!
Website
www.iamavl.com
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Iamavl/
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/iamavl
Qtr Final
8 Sauces – 4 matches May 15th 5pm
Semi Final 4 sauces -2 matches May 16th 5pm
Final 2 sauces – 1 WINNER
3rd Place – 2 sauces 1 match

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The 2020 James Beard Awards Nominees
The 2020 James Beard Awards nominees are here, marking the arrival of the short list of who could win one of the food world’s most prestigious honors.

https://ymcawnc.org/sites/default/files/May%202020%20Nutrition%20mobile%20market.pdf

Bluegrass Brunch
hosted by Aaron Woody Wood & The Sufi Brothers
Pickin’ on the Porch w/ Chicken Coop Willaye 1030AM
Bald Mountain Boys 11AM – 12:30PM
Sufi Brothers 12:45PM – 3PM
Be sure to check out our Bloody Mary Bar, the BEST selection of pickled products and other additions in Asheville. The MOJO Kitchen will be serving a special Brunch menu until 3PM as well.
Food & music start at 10:30am
ADULT beverages at Noon.

