Asheville Events: Brewgrass Festival this Weekend

September 19, 2015    Brewgrass Festival    Brewgrass Festival   50 American breweries gather to showcase a diverse assortment of national and regional craft beers. The live entertainment this year includes a great lineup of national and regional bluegrass musicians that includes Jeff Austin Band, Truth & Salvage Co., Big Daddy Love, and Packway Handle Band.

The Brewgrass Festival began in 1996 and is Western North Carolina’s original craft beer festival. Today, North Carolina  boasts over 100 breweries and brewpubs, and Asheville NC has become a  beer-lovers destination selected as  “Beer City USA” four years in a row.

Brewgrass  has always showcased some of the most in-demand and exciting brewers in the region. The event also features a variety of area food vendors and plenty of water. 

The beer festival is held from 1 - 7 PM at Asheville's Memorial Stadium. Get advance tickets online  HERE.

Octoberfest (Oktoberfest) in Asheville this Weekend

October 12   Asheville Oktoberfest   Downtown Asheville's Wall Street will transform into "Little Germany" for the Asheville Downtown Association's 4th Annual Oktoberfest. Internationally-renowned "oompah" band, The Stratton Mountain Boys, returns to the stage with happy yodeling songs, shoe-slapping dances and lively spirited Polka music sure to incite dancing in the street and rousing cheers of "ein Prosit!"

The event will feature beer tastings from local breweries including Highland Brewing, Asheville Brewing Company, Pisgah Brewing, Green Man Brewery, Craggie Brewing and French Broad Brewing Company. Many brewers are featuring seasonal ales for Oktoberfest, and will be on hand to discuss their beers. Oktoberfest Games are back as well with some old favorites like the Stein Races and Keg-rolling contests as well as some new ones.

Find more local events, visitor information and attractions on the Asheville NC Guide.

 

Brewgrass Festival in Asheville

September 21   Brewgrass Festival   40 American breweries gather to showcase more than 120 different beers. Live entertainment includes a great lineup of national and regional bluegrass musicians that, in the past, has included such notables as Cadillac Sky, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Infamous String Dusters, Dry Branch Fire Squad, J.D. Crowe, The Osborne Brothers, Norman Blake, Tony Trischka, Jim Lauderdale, Valerie Smith, Tony Furtado, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Sons Of Ralph. The event also features a variety of area food vendors and plenty of water.

NC Beer Month Event: Asheville's The Best Frikin Beer Festival

April 27   The Best Firkin Beer Festival  The 2013 Beer Festival features cask-conditioned, barrel-aged and specialty beer. This is a pre-prohibition era festival that will have old time music by The Big Nasty Jazz Band and old time food from The Lowdown Food Truck.

Tickets can be purchased on the website by clicking on "The Best Firkin Beer Festival" poster. If event is not sold out by the day of the festival, tickets will be available at the door. VIP ticket holders will receive access to the festival 1 hour early and a free t-shirt.

The Festival is held at The Meadow at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy in  Asheville NC

 

Asheville Winter Warmer Beer Festival this Weekend

January 26   Winter Warmer Beer Festival   Shake off the Winter Blahs at the 6th Annual Asheville Winter Warmer Beer Festival from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Co-hosts are ThreeSheets:Design, Brews Cruise, Inc., and French Broad Brewing Co. This year's venue,  the arena floor level of Asheville's Civic Center, allows for an even larger attendance. More than 30 local and national brewers will be serving up their brews.
 
This year the Festival will "share the love" and offer the opportunity to support the Western North Carolina Alliance (WNCA). For 30 years, the Western North Carolina Alliance has been a trusted community partner, marshaling grassroots support to keep the forests healthy, the air and water clean and the mountain communities vibrant. Utilizing a combination of policy advocacy, scientific research and community collaboration, the Alliance and its chapters throughout Western North Carolina unleash the power of citizens’ voices to protect the natural heritage of the greater Asheville region so that people and the environment can thrive.

Advanced ticket purchase is recommended as the previous 5 years' festival have sold out.