Open-sourced by Matt
Open-sourced by Matt
Clubs, circles, jams and crews around Asheville that meet again and again. 387 groups.
53 groups shown
A community ecstatic dance group that hosts freeform dance waves with guest DJs, live musicians and facilitators. Each session has an opening circle and a theme.
Next: Tomorrow · 9 upcoming
Evergreen Community Charter School, Asheville
A long-running weekly Irish and Celtic music session where local musicians gather to play reels and jigs on the pub stage.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 13 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, Asheville
A weekly bluegrass night at a downtown pub. A host band plays first, then an open jam begins where pickers bring their instruments and join in.
Next: Today · 12 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, downtown Asheville
A volunteer-run, free and inclusive country western line dancing and two-stepping community with lessons and dances for all levels.
Next: Today · 10 upcoming
Banks Ave, Asheville
A long-running open drum circle in Pritchard Park where regulars and newcomers drum, dance and listen together on Friday evenings through the warmer months.
Next: Tomorrow · 10 upcoming
Pritchard Park, downtown Asheville
A long-running weekly old-time Appalachian music jam where local musicians gather to play at a downtown pub.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 8 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, downtown Asheville
A weekly Tuesday night jam for experienced musicians at a kava bar, built around a house band with players sitting in. Sign-up is at 7:30 PM.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 8 upcoming
Sovereign Kava, Biltmore Ave, Asheville
A nonprofit male a cappella chorus singing mainly barbershop style, rehearsing weekly and performing at senior living facilities and community events.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 3 upcoming
St. Matthias Church, Asheville
A weekly open jazz jam where local musicians trade solos and sit in on standards; players bring instruments, listeners welcome.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 8 upcoming
Ginger's Revenge, Riverside Dr
A weekly Sunday open jam where the house band opens and visiting musicians plug in and sit in. Listeners welcome; free entry.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 8 upcoming
185 King Street, Brevard
An open weekly bluegrass jam where pickers of any level trade breaks and play traditional tunes. Listeners are welcome.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 8 upcoming
Eda's Hide-a-Way, Weaverville
A weekly traditional Irish music session where local fiddlers, whistle players and others play tunes together. Listeners and new players are welcome.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 8 upcoming
Diatribe Brewing, West Asheville
A weekly unplugged bluegrass jam where players bring instruments and join in, with listeners welcome. Moves to the patio in nice weather.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 8 upcoming
Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
A volunteer-run community that hosts contra, English country and family dances with live music and callers. Newcomers and dancers without partners are welcome.
Next: Today · 5 upcoming
Warren Wilson College and Harvest House, Asheville
A men's a cappella barbershop chorus that rehearses weekly and welcomes guests and new singers of all experience levels.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 3 upcoming
Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, Asheville
A weekly traditional music jam hosted by Ginger's Revenge with Warren Wilson College. Musicians of all levels bring instruments to play.
Next: Tomorrow · 8 upcoming
Ginger's Revenge, Asheville
A weekly old-time Appalachian acoustic jam where pickers and listeners gather, with tips supporting Transylvania Junior Appalachian Musicians.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 8 upcoming
185 King Street, Brevard
A weekly contra dance with a beginner lesson, a live band and a caller. Open to everyone, with a sober, welcoming dance community.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 8 upcoming
A-B Tech Ivy Building, Asheville
A twice-monthly blues jam presented by the Black Mountain Blues Society, with a house band and sign-up for musicians to sit in.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 4 upcoming
White Horse Black Mountain
A traditional Irish music session where players trade reels and jigs at White Horse in Black Mountain.
Next: Wed, Oct 14 · 2 upcoming
White Horse Black Mountain
A monthly Irish music session where musicians of all levels bring fiddles, whistles and guitars to play reels and jigs together. Listeners are welcome.
Next: Tue, Oct 13 · 5 upcoming
Turgua Brewing, Fairview
A monthly acoustic song circle led by Doug Norton where players and singers share Americana songs and harmonies in a brewery taproom. Bring an instrument or just listen.
Next: Tue, Oct 20 · 3 upcoming
Turgua Brewing, Fairview
A Western North Carolina jazz, funk and soul band collective that hosts a monthly jazz jam where local musicians sit in. Players of all levels bring instruments or voices.
Next: Today · 2 upcoming
Turgua Brewing Co., Fairview
A monthly gypsy jazz jam and guitar workshop at Turgua Brewing where players bring instruments or voices and trade solos in the Django Reinhardt style.
Next: Tue, Oct 27 · 3 upcoming
Turgua Brewing Co., Fairview
A weekly community jam curated by Women to the Front for musicians of all levels, in a welcoming and intergenerational setting.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 3 upcoming
The One Stop, Asheville Music Hall
A queer-led, inclusive line dancing community that holds lessons and dances for all skill levels, including a regular all-ages brunch dance at The Grey Eagle.
Next: Sat, Oct 10 · 1 upcoming
The Grey Eagle, Asheville
An old-time music jam where local fiddle, banjo and guitar players gather in the taproom to play Appalachian tunes. Players and listeners are welcome.
Next: Today · 1 upcoming
Leveller Brewing Co., Weaverville
A moderate-paced old-time music jam where rotating leaders present tunes for everyone to learn and play along. Continues the former jam at Laurey's Catering.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 4 upcoming
Cork & Keg, Asheville
A monthly old-time music jam led by Marc Rudow where fiddle, banjo and guitar players of all levels trade tunes. Listeners are welcome.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 3 upcoming
Turgua Brewing, Fairview
A monthly open bluegrass jam in the Mills River Brewing taproom. Players of all skill levels and listeners are welcome.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 2 upcoming
Mills River Brewing, Mills River
A community circle where players trade hand percussion and vocals in the Brazilian samba de roda tradition while dancers jump in and out.
Next: Sun, Oct 18 · 2 upcoming
Archetype Brewing, West Asheville
A drop-in social ballroom dance group led by a local dancer, with a short lesson in a rotating style each month followed by open dancing.
Next: Sun, Oct 18 · 2 upcoming
Weaverville Community Center
A guitar community that holds a monthly song circle for players of all skill levels to learn, play and share songs. Meets at a Fairview brewery.
Next: Sat, Oct 17 · 2 upcoming
Turgua Brewing, Fairview
A beginner-friendly monthly ukulele play-along at the library, with a theme each month. Ukuleles can be borrowed.
Next: Thu, Oct 8 · 2 upcoming
Transylvania County Library, Brevard
A casual sing-along choir night where anyone can join in group songs over a beer. Meets monthly at Archetype Brewing.
Next: Today · 2 upcoming
Archetype Brewing, West Asheville
A monthly social waltz where dancers and musicians of all levels gather. Informal instruction is offered for newcomers.
Next: Sun, Oct 25 · 2 upcoming
Asheville Jewish Community Center
A community group that hosts a monthly contra dance in Hot Springs, a short walk from the Appalachian Trail. Dancers of all levels are welcome.
Next: Fri, Oct 16 · 2 upcoming
Pine Hall, Hot Springs
A community of Balboa swing dancers that meets for a short drop-in lesson followed by a DJ-led social dance and guided practice. Beginners are welcome.
Next: Thu, Oct 15 · 2 upcoming
Cork & Keg Bar, downtown Asheville
A free monthly meetup for drag, fire and burlesque performers to share stories and skills and build a supportive local scene.
Next: Sat, Oct 17 · 1 upcoming
Battlecat Beverly Hills, Asheville
No upcoming events
A traditional Irish music session where local players trade tunes at a Weaverville brewery. Listeners are welcome.
Last event Jul 2026
Leveller Brewing, Weaverville
A weekly circle jam of traditional Appalachian old-time tunes where players join in and others listen.
Last event May 2026
Dirty Jack's, Asheville
A participatory shape-note singing group that sings from the Christian Harmony songbook. No performance, beginners welcome, and books are available to borrow.
Last event Sep 2026
First Presbyterian Church, downtown Asheville
A free weekly English country dance with rotating callers and recorded music. No partner or experience needed.
Last event Aug 2026
Stephens-Lee Community Center, Asheville
A seasonal community choir that sings folklore and pagan-inspired music celebrating old gods and the spirits of the wild, open to all voices.
Last event Mar 2026
Land of Sky UCC, Asheville
A social dance club for swing, ballroom and country dancing, with live band dance parties and special shows at a downtown rooftop bar.
Last event Sep 2026
Pillar Rooftop Bar, downtown Asheville
A weekly pickup bluegrass and old-time jam in a brewery taproom where pickers of all skill levels and listeners are welcome.
Last event Jan 2026
Oklawaha Brewing, Hendersonville
A Celtic music trio based in Asheville and Black Mountain that hosts a monthly fiddle-led Celtic session with friends and fellow players.
Last event Apr 2026
Archetype Brewing, West Asheville
A community square dance with a caller and old-time string band, with a short lesson first. No partner needed and all ages welcome.
Last event May 2026
Haw Creek Commons, Asheville
A nonprofit community chorus for the LGBTQ and affirming community, affiliated with GALA Choruses. It rehearses, performs and auditions new singers.
Last event Jul 2026
Asheville area
A monthly swing dance with a beginner lesson followed by social dancing to a DJ. Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston and Balboa; no partner needed.
Last event Apr 2026
Haw Creek Commons, East Asheville
A swing dance community offering beginner-friendly Monday night classes with no partner needed.
Last event Jan 2026
Asheville
An Argentine tango social dance held on fourth Sunday afternoons, welcoming dancers in a respectful, inclusive space.
Last event Apr 2026
The Weinhaus, Asheville
A long-running community women's chorus that rehearses and performs together and welcomes new singers through its Sing With Us page.
Last event May 2026
UU Congregation of Asheville