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. 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.
Plan the days around it
Eat your way around Asheville while you are in town
Goombay Festival runs 11 to 13 September. 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
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
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
15-29 May 2027
AVL Beer Week
Craft beer, brewery collaborations
Also on in September, elsewhere
25-27 Sep
Beermad (Madrid Craft Beer Festival)
Madrid
23 Sep to 11 Oct
Bratislava Music Festival
Bratislava
20 Sep
Ciao, Summer! Session Beer Festival
Fort Collins
16-17 Sep
Eat Drink SLC
Salt Lake City
Sep
El Paso Green Chile Festival
El Paso
13 Sep
Fantastic Picnic at the Cité de la Gastronomie
Dijon