This Weekend in Asheville

Asheville Restaurant Week

Friday-Sunday, January 23-25, various times
Various Restaurants

Discover Asheville's celebrated food scene. Asheville Restaurant Week invites visitors to experience special menus that showcase the creativity, craft, and flavors created by our local chefs.

Trolls: A Field Study by Thomas Dambo

Friday-Sunday, January 23-25, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
The North Carolina Arboretum

Wander the gardens and trails alongside curious wooden explorers as art and nature collide in a playful outdoor adventure. Crafted from reclaimed materials, these towering troll sculptures invite visitors to slow down, follow a treasure map, and see the world through fresh eyes, blending imagination, sustainability, and discovery into this one-of-a-kind experience.

Dinner Under Dinos

Friday-Saturday, January 23-24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Asheville Museum of Science

Parents can enjoy a night out during Asheville Restaurant Week while the kids enjoy their own after-hours adventure at AMOS. This drop-off evening includes pizza, exhibit play, scavenger hunts, and a kid-friendly movie, giving parents a relaxed window for dinner and downtown exploring.

Wine Tasting with Natalie

Friday, January 23, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Botanist & Barrel

Warm up with a seasonal wine tasting featuring top picks for colder weather. Sample cozy favorites, enjoy a tasting fee that’s waived with a bottle purchase, and take featured bottles home at a special discount.

Winter Waterfall Yoga Micro Retreat

Saturday, January 24, 9 a.m.
Namaste in Nature

Reconnect with nature on a Waterfall Micro Retreat that blends hiking, yoga, and meditation in a peaceful forest setting. Follow an easy to moderate hike to a stunning waterfall, slow down with guided mindfulness, and enjoy a gentle yoga flow surrounded by the sounds of the woods. Mats, guidance, trail history, and photos from the experience are all included.

Make Asheville’s Longest Fabric Snake

Saturday, January 24, 1 - 4 p.m.
RAD Brewing Co.

Help build Asheville’s largest fabric snake by adding your own creative touch to a growing community art piece. Personalize a fabric square, watch it stitched into the sculpture in real time, and support the launch of Asheville’s first nonprofit creative reuse center.

Live Music, Comedy, Dance and Theatre

The Grey Eagle

Friday, January 23:

• Live Music: Paul Kunath at Sweeten Creek Brewing, 6 p.m.
• Uganda live music and exhibit at 62 Wall St., 6 p.m.
• Chuck Brodsky at White Horse Black Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
• The Greenliners at One World Brewing West, 8 p.m.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m.
• Heavenly Vipers in the Palm Room at Fitz and the Wolfe, 9 p.m.
• Disco Dead - A Grateful Dead Funk Odyssey at Third Room, 9 p.m.

Saturday, January 24:

• exhale. at One World Brewing West, 3 p.m.
• Live Music: Jack Miller at Sweeten Creek Brewing, 5 p.m.
• Rocky Collin at Turgua Brewing, 5:30 p.m.
• Sudan Archives at Orange Peel, 7 p.m.
• BMCA Instructors Concert at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m.
• Cowboy Judy / Kellin Watson & The Feelgood at White Horse Black Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
• Great Expectations at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m.
• Darren Nicholson Band Square Dance Party at One World Brewing West, 8 p.m.
• Log's Electric Space Whistle Sound Bath at Vintage Kava, 8 p.m.
• Don't Tell Comedy, River Arts District at RAD Brewing, 8 p.m.
• Meschiya Lake & the Speakeasy 3 in the Palm Room at Fitz and the Wolfe, 9 p.m.
• Winter Raverland- Yesterday Never Happened + Ninelyoko at Nightshade, 9 p.m.

Sunday, January 25: 

• Suns of Stars at One World Brewing West, 2 p.m.
• Jazz Jam Sundays at Ginger's Revenge, 2:30 p.m.
• Community Kirtan and Song Circle at The Well, 6:30 p.m.
• Comedy: First Jokes 2026 at Eulogy, 7 p.m.

Tailgate & Specialty Pop-Up Markets

Shop local at the Asheville area's numerous farmers, tailgate, and holiday markets. Here's a look at some of the markets you can visit this weekend:

• The Great RAD Sale at various studios across River Arts District, Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturday Salon at Jeffrey's, Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Vagabond Books Store Pop Up at Salt Face Mule Company, Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• WNC Farmers Market at 570 Brevard Road, open 7 days a week, year-round, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.    

Visit an art studio or art exhibition 

NC Arboretum

Asheville is home to hundreds of artists, galleries and studios making creative expression a way of life here in the mountains. Here is a look at some of the current art exhibitions in the city:

• Trolls: A Field Study by Thomas Dambo at The North Carolina Arboretum, through Feb. 17
• Look Homeward, Angel: Letterio Calapai’s Wood Engravings at Asheville Art Museum, through Feb. 22
• Modern Bestiary: Creatures from the Collection at Asheville Art Museum, through Mar. 25
• Highwater: Ceramics from the Gail & Brian McCarthy Collection at Asheville Art Museum, through Apr. 26
• Our Changing World at Asheville Museum of Science, through Apr. 30
• Gear Up: The Science of Bikes at Asheville Museum of Science, through May. 14
• Women of the Pacific Northwest at Asheville Art Museum, through May 17

Packages and Deals

Save some money this weekend with these special offers from area attractions and accommodations.

• 20 % Off Dog-friendly Downtown Annie #2 accommodation
• Kolo Bike Park $10 Sunday Fundays
• Save 25% Winter season savings! at Oakland Cottage Bed and Breakfast