Enjoy Asheville Cocktail Week and 21 Amazing Bloody Marys

Asheville Cocktail Week returns.  Get your tickets NOW for this popular event.

Best Bloody Mary Contest continues for a FULL WEEK, from May 1 to May 8, 2016.  Your Vote Determines the Winners.  Twenty-One Asheville Bars will be serving their very best Bloody Mary to claim the title of Asheville Cocktail Week “Best Bloody Mary”, all culminating end of week on May 8 for final results.

Visit any or ALL of the contestants for the Best Bloody Mary: 

• Bens Tune Up
  195 Hilliard Ave, Asheville, NC
• Biscuit Head
  417 Biltmore Ave #4F, Asheville NC
  733 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC
• Buffalo Nickel
  Address: 747 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC
• Carmels
  1 Page Ave, Asheville, NC  
• Early Girl
  8 Wall St, Asheville, NC
•  Junction
  348 Depot St #190, Asheville, NC
•  King Daddy's Chicken & Waffles
  444 Haywood Rd #101, Asheville, NC
•  Luellas
  501 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC
•  Mayfels
  22 College St, Asheville, NC
•  Over Easy
  32 Broadway, Asheville, NC
•  Salsa's
  6 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC
•  Smokey Park Supper Club
  350 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC
•  Stoney Knob Cafe
  337 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville, NC
•  Strada
  27 Broadway, Asheville, NC
•  Sunny Point
  626 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC
•  Sweet Monkey
  133 S Main St, Marshall, NC  
• The Oyster House Brewing
  625 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC
•  The Red Stag Grill
  11 Boston Way, Asheville, NC
•  The Southern Bar & Kitchen
  41 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC
•  Tupelo Honey
  12 College Street, Asheville NC
  1829 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville NC
•  Wicked Weed
  91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC

Launched in 2009, ASHEVILLE FEST celebrates several signature events.  Asheville Cocktail Week brings a dozen events over an expanded week, including Cocktail Theater, Spirit Dinners, Cinco de Mayo Afterparty, Guided Cocktail Tours, a "Derby Party", and a Best Bloody Mary Contest.

The Southeastern Distilling Expo is the largest gathering of Southeastern Distilleries in one location. This is an industry expo invite for owners, managers and bartenders.

ELIXIR, in its fourth year, promises to bring yet another exciting evening of collaboration between the distilleries and local bar talent. Open to the public, this event provides a fun environment for the customers to get in front of bartenders making sample drinks in a structured competition environment, supporting their current bar tenders and discovering new favorites.

SWEET offers a decadent evening of desserts on Friday, again at the Historic Grove Arcade and the GRAND TASTING on Saturday is a smorgasbord of food, wine, beer, and spirits, culinary demonstrations, and a chance to meet authors, farmers, chefs, winemakers, brewers, and much, much more. If you are interested in the the Grand Tasting VIP event, know that an entire floor has been set aside that afternoon just for you! Come sample the best food scene in the south.

Get complete details for the  
Asheville Wine and Food Festival HERE

Find Asheville NC lodging, attractions and visitor information on our Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

 

WNC Orchid Society Show this Weekend in Asheville

March 28 - 29   WNC Orchid Society Show   The WNC Orchid Society will host its annual show at The North Carolina Arboretum. The popular juried plant show will also feature award-winning orchid vendors, many of whom are nationally recognized growers and hybridizers. Rare and unusual plants, specialty lighting and orchid supplies will be available for purchase. Admission: Free with parking fee admission ($8 per vehicle). 

Asheville's Bele Chere Music and ArtsFestival

July 26-28   35th Annual Bele Chere Festival   The largest FREE outdoor street festival in the Southeast. The three-day festival on the streets of Downtown Asheville features live, original music all day and all night for 200,000+ festival-goers. Bele Chere means "beautiful living" and comes from an ancient Scottish dialect. Bele Chere offers the unique opportunity to see, taste and hear some of the region's finest art, cuisine and music.

The 2013 music line-up includes such local notables as: Antique Firearms,  Balsam Range,  Blair Crimmins and the Hookers,  Boys in the Well,  Carolina Rex, Chalwa,  Chuck Brodsky,  CrazyHorse & Colston,  Dan Deacon,  Dave Dribbon & the Stomping Rain and dozens more.

The Arts Park features some of the best artists of Bele Chere, exhibiting jewelry, photography, pottery, woodwork, paintings, and metalwork. All items sold in the Arts Park are handmade. Visit the selected artists in the Drhumor and Asheville Savings Bank lots on Patton Avenue between Church Street and Lexington Avenue. Artists not featured in the Arts Park exhibit throughout the festival grounds.

Get a link for Asheville's Bele Chere Festival and other local events, attractions and lodging on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

Asheville City Market Open in Two Locations Today

April 13   The Asheville City Open Air Market  will be open at the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte Street in downtown Asheville NC and Town Square Blvd in Biltmore Park Town Square . Find the the freshest, best-tasting food around and local artisan products in two locations for your convenience, downtown and South Asheville.

EBT, credit, and debit cards are accepted. Additional activities include live music, cooking demonstrations and food tastings from local chefs. The little ones will enjoy the Kids Corner Market activities, and more.

Get more information about Asheville events, attractions and lodging HERE.

Asheville Hosts the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament

March 8 - 11  2013 Southern Conference Tournament   Downtown will be filled with 50,000+ basketball fans, all enjoying Asheville's shopping, dining and drinking during the course of the tournament. Men's and Women's games will be played at the Asheville Civic Center and UNC-Asheville arena. Visit website or call for game days/times.

Get a link for the Southern Conference Tournament, local lodging and restaurants on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.