Asheville: Guided Craft Brewery Tour with a Snack
Experience the perfect introduction to Asheville's world-renowned craft beer scene on a guided behind-the-scenes tour to 3 local breweries or cider houses. Enjoy beer ...
Editor's tip. No tickets; book individual restaurants directly. Cúrate, The Market Place, Posana and Limones typically participate.
Plan the days around it
Eat your way around Asheville while you are in town
Asheville Restaurant Week runs 20 to 26 January. These are the food tours and tastings in Asheville to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Asheville: Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings
Discover downtown Asheville on a guided food tour with 6 tastings. Learn about the city's history and architecture as you savor local flavors, including a chargrilled ...
Private Walking Food Tour in Asheville Downtown Heritage
Each tasting is included so you can savor without pause. What hidden hands shaped these flavors across time?
Also in downtown
Goombay Festival ★ 4.4
Goombay Festival at Pack Square Park celebrates African and Caribbean heritage with food vendors, live music and cultural performances. Run by YMI Cultural.
Tip: Free admission. Food vendors serve jerk chicken, curried goat, fried fish and Caribbean rice plates. Pair with a stop at nearby S and W Market on Patton Avenue.
Asheville VeganFest (Spring) ★ 4.1
Asheville VeganFest runs one Sunday at Pack Square Park each June with plant-based food trucks, vegan bakeries and lifestyle vendors. October edition too.
Tip: Free entry. Arrive at noon when vendors open; most plates run under $15. The October sister edition is the larger of the two.
Asheville Greek Festival ★ 4.5
Asheville Greek Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is in its 30-plus year run, with gyros, souvlaki, spanakopita and homemade parishioner baklava.
Tip: Free entry. Friday-Saturday 11:00-21:00. Buy a meal ticket-book at the entrance to use across food stations; the bake-sale tent closes earlier on Saturday.
More food festivals in Asheville
11-13 Sep
Goombay Festival
African and Caribbean food, Black Appalachian heritage
7 Jun 2027
Asheville VeganFest (Spring)
Vegan food, plant-based vendors
25-26 Sep
Asheville Greek Festival
Greek food, pastries, gyros, baklava
24-26 Apr 2027
Asheville Spring Herb Festival
Herbs, edible plants, foraging, regional food vendors
16-18 Oct
LEAF Global Arts Festival
Global food vendors, culture-keeper kitchens
11-20 Sep
NC Mountain State Fair
Regional food, fair food, livestock, NC agricultural
Also on in January, elsewhere
22-24 Jan 2027
Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants de Rennes
Rennes
20 Jan to 4 Feb 2027
Taipei Lunar New Year Goods Street (Dihua Street)
Taipei
January
Thaipusam
Penang
30 Jan to 12 Feb 2027
Winterlicious
Toronto
22 Jan to 1 Feb 2027
Anchorage Folk Festival
Anchorage
January
Audubon Park Community Market Monday
Orlando