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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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 20 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 20 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 20 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market
  • WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Rd., Farmers Truck Shed #1, daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Even though it’s getting colder, you can still find fresh, local food at area farmers markets. Nine markets in Buncombe County will offer extended seasons or special holiday dates in November and December. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, and bread, these markets will feature local artists and handmade goods, such as wreaths, pottery, jewelry, and more.
  • ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. Both programs offer participants free market tokens that can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. That includes in-season fall produce such as root veggies (including carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), winter squash, greens, and fruits like apples and persimmons.
Trivia Night
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hickory Tavern

Every Wednesday

Trivia Night

Trivia Night at Hickory Tavern
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hickory Tavern

Trivia Night at Hickory Tavern

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 21 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 21 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 21 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market
  • WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Rd., Farmers Truck Shed #1, daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Even though it’s getting colder, you can still find fresh, local food at area farmers markets. Nine markets in Buncombe County will offer extended seasons or special holiday dates in November and December. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, and bread, these markets will feature local artists and handmade goods, such as wreaths, pottery, jewelry, and more.
  • ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. Both programs offer participants free market tokens that can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. That includes in-season fall produce such as root veggies (including carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), winter squash, greens, and fruits like apples and persimmons.
Trolley La La La
Dec 21 @ 6:00 pm
The Grey Eagle
Doors Open: 5:30 PM

You can purchase a music-only ticket which will get you in the door for live holiday music by Brody Hunt & The Silent Knights

Join us for our 8th annual Trolley La La La at The Grey Eagle! Trolley to the Omni Grove Park Inn followed by an oyster roast (purchase oysters separately) with live holiday music from Brody Hunt & The Silent Knights at The Grey Eagle! We’ll also be collecting canned food items for MANNA Food Bank.

LIVE MUSIC FEATURING: THE SILENT KNIGHTS beginning at 8PM. An Asheville-area honky-tonk band playing classic holiday tunes! 

– ALL AGES // DOORS 5:30PM

– 2 SEPERATE TROLLEY DEPARTURES

   • FIRST TROLLEY DEPARTS AT 6PM, SECOND AT 6:30PM

– OYSTERS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

– MUSIC FT THE SILENT KNIGHTS STARTS AT 8PM

– WEAR YOUR HOLIDAY BEST ATTIRE

Proceeds benefiting Can’d Aid Foundation.

Friday, December 22, 2023
Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 22 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 22 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 22 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market
  • WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Rd., Farmers Truck Shed #1, daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Even though it’s getting colder, you can still find fresh, local food at area farmers markets. Nine markets in Buncombe County will offer extended seasons or special holiday dates in November and December. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, and bread, these markets will feature local artists and handmade goods, such as wreaths, pottery, jewelry, and more.
  • ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. Both programs offer participants free market tokens that can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. That includes in-season fall produce such as root veggies (including carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), winter squash, greens, and fruits like apples and persimmons.
Santa Visits Mills River Brewing
Dec 22 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mills River Brewing

Join us for a time brimming with excitement and
delightful memories. Get a free professional photo with Santa to cherish this time of the year forever! Free,
https://www.millsriverbrewingco.com/events

LAZOOM Tours: BAND AND BEER TOUR
Dec 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LaZoom Room

Wanna hear the best local music ​and​ drink the best local beers? Hop aboard LaZoom’s Purple Bus and rock out with a local band while we take you on a journey to Asheville’s premiere local breweries.

  • Curated Live Music & Brewery Bus experience
  • 3 Hours long, includes three 30 Minute Local Brewery Stops
  • You Can Drink on the Funky Purple Bus! **Must be purchased at LaZoom or at brewery stop**
Teen Cuisine: Gingerbread Cookie Bars 
Dec 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tempie Avery Montford Community Center

 

$10 | Ages 13-18, advance registration required

Always-hungry teenagers learn culinary skills as they make easy, delicious meals. On the menu December 1 is teens’ choice night and December 22 is gingerbread cookie bars.

Comedy at Catawba: Mandee McKelvey
Dec 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Mandee McKelvey from Kentucky!

Mandee McKelvey was recently named one of the 50 best undiscovered comics in the country by Thrillist, and it’s not hard to see why. As one of the midwest’s most acclaimed stand-up comedians, Mandee is revered for her ability to spin tragedy into comedy, from growing up poor in South Carolina to becoming a widow in her 20’s. Wait, it gets funnier!

Mandee was named a breakout performer at Limestone Comedy Festival and the Memphis Comedy Festival, and has recently featured for Whitney Cummings, Michelle Wolf, Laurie Kilmartin, Tig Notaro, Todd Barry, and Anthony Jeselnik. Her one-woman show, My Left Boob, received the Underdog Award for it’s sold-out debut at the 2019 IndyFringe and Kansas City’s Best of Fringe award in 2022.

Mandee produces the celebrated roast show Character Assassination and the storytelling show We Still Like You.

ages 18+
Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm

Saturday, December 23, 2023
Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 23 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 23 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 23 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market
  • WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Rd., Farmers Truck Shed #1, daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Even though it’s getting colder, you can still find fresh, local food at area farmers markets. Nine markets in Buncombe County will offer extended seasons or special holiday dates in November and December. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, and bread, these markets will feature local artists and handmade goods, such as wreaths, pottery, jewelry, and more.
  • ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. Both programs offer participants free market tokens that can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. That includes in-season fall produce such as root veggies (including carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), winter squash, greens, and fruits like apples and persimmons.
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Dec 23 @ 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.

Hot Cocoa Creation Bar
Dec 23 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Make your own hot cocoa creation in Perspective Café

Every weekend in December 

 

Unlock the joy and creative spirit of the holidays while also supporting the Museum’s mission! Start your winter cocoa creation by choosing between traditional or white hot chocolate as your base. Next, decorate your creation with all kinds of toppings, including crushed peppermints, butterscotches, caramel syrup, mini marshmallows, candy canes, sprinkles, and more.

LAZOOM Tours: BAND AND BEER TOUR
Dec 23 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LaZoom Room

Wanna hear the best local music ​and​ drink the best local beers? Hop aboard LaZoom’s Purple Bus and rock out with a local band while we take you on a journey to Asheville’s premiere local breweries.

  • Curated Live Music & Brewery Bus experience
  • 3 Hours long, includes three 30 Minute Local Brewery Stops
  • You Can Drink on the Funky Purple Bus! **Must be purchased at LaZoom or at brewery stop**
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Get Festive at The Radical This Holiday Season
Dec 24 all-day
The Radical

This holiday season, local Asheville Chef Jacob Sessoms’ Golden Hour at The Radical has an array of festive offerings, including merry and bright sips and eats on Christmas Day, a prix-fixe Christmas Day feast of festive delights, New Year’s Eve specials like a 1.5-pound Wood Grilled Whole Lobster and more! Please see below for details, here for photos, and let me know if you have any questions. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

– Christmas Eve, Sun., Dec. 24, 4-9pm – Let Golden Hour do the cooking this Christmas Eve! The restaurant invites guests to spend the evening with them and order off their regular menu with merry and bright favorites like whole Sunburst trout with Lee’s rice & vierge and Braised Lamb Shank with winter roots & beans.

– Christmas Day, Mon. Dec. 25, 1-6pm – This Christmas, Golden Hour invites guests to a feast of festive delights for their nearest and dearest with a family-style, prix-fixe menu for $85 per person (beverage, tax and gratuity not included).

– New Year’s Eve, Dec., 31, Reservations accepted from 5-11pm – Say hello to 2024 in golden style with dinner at Golden Hour plus a champagne toast, a DJ and more. The restaurant will be serving its regular menu as well as three festive additions to ring in the new year:

1.5-pound Wood Grilled Whole Lobster with charred meyer lemon butter & fresh herbs. $75

½ oz. Caviar Prunier Osetra (France) Johnny Cake Blini with crème fraiche & herb and shallot salad. $100

24 oz. Bone in Ribeye for two with chimichurri, Chop sauce, golden mash & mushrooms. $110

– New Year’s Day, Jan., 1, noon-4pm – A new year and a special brunch to kick it off! Guests are invited to celebrate 2024 with a special sneak peak of Golden Hour’s forthcoming brunch menu, available from noon-4pm.

Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 24 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 24 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 24 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market
  • WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Rd., Farmers Truck Shed #1, daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Even though it’s getting colder, you can still find fresh, local food at area farmers markets. Nine markets in Buncombe County will offer extended seasons or special holiday dates in November and December. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, and bread, these markets will feature local artists and handmade goods, such as wreaths, pottery, jewelry, and more.
  • ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. Both programs offer participants free market tokens that can be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. That includes in-season fall produce such as root veggies (including carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), winter squash, greens, and fruits like apples and persimmons.
Hot Cocoa Creation Bar
Dec 24 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

Make your own hot cocoa creation in Perspective Café

Every weekend in December 

 

Unlock the joy and creative spirit of the holidays while also supporting the Museum’s mission! Start your winter cocoa creation by choosing between traditional or white hot chocolate as your base. Next, decorate your creation with all kinds of toppings, including crushed peppermints, butterscotches, caramel syrup, mini marshmallows, candy canes, sprinkles, and more.

Monday, December 25, 2023
Get Festive at The Radical This Holiday Season
Dec 25 all-day
The Radical

This holiday season, local Asheville Chef Jacob Sessoms’ Golden Hour at The Radical has an array of festive offerings, including merry and bright sips and eats on Christmas Day, a prix-fixe Christmas Day feast of festive delights, New Year’s Eve specials like a 1.5-pound Wood Grilled Whole Lobster and more! Please see below for details, here for photos, and let me know if you have any questions. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

– Christmas Eve, Sun., Dec. 24, 4-9pm – Let Golden Hour do the cooking this Christmas Eve! The restaurant invites guests to spend the evening with them and order off their regular menu with merry and bright favorites like whole Sunburst trout with Lee’s rice & vierge and Braised Lamb Shank with winter roots & beans.

– Christmas Day, Mon. Dec. 25, 1-6pm – This Christmas, Golden Hour invites guests to a feast of festive delights for their nearest and dearest with a family-style, prix-fixe menu for $85 per person (beverage, tax and gratuity not included).

– New Year’s Eve, Dec., 31, Reservations accepted from 5-11pm – Say hello to 2024 in golden style with dinner at Golden Hour plus a champagne toast, a DJ and more. The restaurant will be serving its regular menu as well as three festive additions to ring in the new year:

1.5-pound Wood Grilled Whole Lobster with charred meyer lemon butter & fresh herbs. $75

½ oz. Caviar Prunier Osetra (France) Johnny Cake Blini with crème fraiche & herb and shallot salad. $100

24 oz. Bone in Ribeye for two with chimichurri, Chop sauce, golden mash & mushrooms. $110

– New Year’s Day, Jan., 1, noon-4pm – A new year and a special brunch to kick it off! Guests are invited to celebrate 2024 with a special sneak peak of Golden Hour’s forthcoming brunch menu, available from noon-4pm.

Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 25 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

WNC Farmers Market
Dec 25 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Western North Carolina Farmers Market

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week