Asheville has a long and storied tradition of having a deep connection to music.  Early settlers of the area brought with them musical instruments from their native countries: the fiddle from Ireland, the mandolin from Italy and the banjo from Africa among them.  The resulting collaboration of these musicians was Appalachian music, the [...]

For the past 12 years, the Montford community has banded together and put on a memorable Asheville festival experience in the heart of Montford Historic District.  The 13th Annual Montford Music and Arts Festival is almost here!  The festivities will take place Saturday, May 21st from 10 am-7pm on the gorgeous and tree-lined Montford [...]

Once named the happiest city in America, Asheville North Carolina has something to offer for everyone. This breathtaking city, known as the Land of the Sky, is located on a plateau rising over 2,000 feet high in the heart of the magnificient Blue Ridge [...]

Saturday, February 13, 2016, show your love by attending Bike Love at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall. 

This event is a celebration of cycling in support of Asheville on Bikes. The event includes an Industry Nine whilst drawing, silent auction, membership activation, presentations, and a killer dance party. New Belgium and Isis Restaurant [...]

It is almost here, Asheville's restaurant week. A culinary spectacle to celebrate food, conversation, and this foodie towns talented chefs. Asheville's earned a designation as one of the top ten food and wine destinations in the United States, and for good reason. Many restaurants our committed to farm-to-table dining, using fresh, [...]

Today, is December 1st, and the beginning of the season of holiday lights, family traditions, celebrations, yummy food, and many toasts in honor of friends, family, and loved ones. Asheville has much to offer during this merrymaking month. Take a peek at our top 8 holiday things to [...]

It's the Asheville Color Ball, and it will be held October 31, 2015. The theme of one of Asheville's most extraordinary events put on by the Asheville Area Arts Council, "A Magical Masquerade : The 2015 Onyx [...]

Asheville on Bikes is putting on a community ride on Halloween, the Pumpkin Pedaller! Saturday, October 31, 2015, join this bike ride with your best costume on. There will be music, food, fun, and of course prizes given to those with the most ghoulish [...]

There is a chill in the air in Asheville, and this weekend rain is in the forecast! As the weather continues its turn from Summer to Fall in the mountains of Western North Carolina, there are a couple things we are excited about! 1. The leaves, and 2. Ciderfest NC!! It is the time of year where cravings of apple cider start to take over thoughts of summer cocktails, and in its third year, CiderFest NC is something we all look forward to!

This year’s event is packed with new opportunities to taste and experience Cider.  With over twenty Cider makers serving up tasty varieties of hard cider, and a new addition of two local mead makers Bee & Bramble & Fox Hill Meadery, this festival will not disappoint!   To compliment your cider we have added a new Chef’s Station where apples and hard cider will be the featured ingredients for small plates, and food trucks will be serving up food as well.  Back again by popular demand, the WNC Cheese Trail will be there to offer samples from local creamerie, and if that was not enought, Postre Caramels will be offering samples of caramel on apples!

On the music front,  the festival will feature local bands and buskers from the Asheville area sprinkled throughout the festival, unplugged, allowing attendees to enjoy live music as they are in line for a sample of cider or mead!  You will enjoy music by Goldie & The Screamers, Shifty Drifters (Abby the Spoon Lady), and more great bands.

True to its roots, this year’s event will also feature something for the home cider makers.  A Home Cider Making Booth sponsored by Asheville Brewers Supply will offer cider making kits, educational demonstrations, and a casual area for home cider makers to share their cider as well as lessons they have learned.

The family friendly event has had great fun painting pumpkins and doing fall crafts in previous years but this year will offer anInteractive Children’s Area focused on green living.  This area will have hands on fun educational activities and demo’s for both the children and adults to learn.

For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit www.ciderfestnc.com.

Lexington Avenue Arts Festival will be September 6, 2015 in downtown Asheville. This community-focused street festival brings Southern Appalachia's finest musicians, artists, craftspeople, and every other type of performer [...]