Name: Holiday Farmers Market on Haywood Road
Start: 2026-12-01T15:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-12-01T17:30:00.000-05:00
Location: West Asheville Tailgate Market

The holiday market runs Tuesdays in December, 3:30 to 5:30pm, through December 22 at 718 Haywood Road. Pick up local produce, baked goods, meat and handmade gifts from West Asheville growers and makers before the season wraps.

West Asheville Tailgate Market is a maker and grower only farmers market at 718 Haywood Road in West Asheville. Every Tuesday from 3:30 to 6:30pm, April through Christmas, vendors bring fruit, vegetables, bread, eggs, cheese, milk, meat, fish, plant starts, herbal medicine and local art and crafts. The market has live music and free kids activities each week, and it runs a SNAP and EBT program. In December the holiday market shortens to 3:30 to 5:30pm.

West Asheville neighbors like it as an after-work stop where you can grab dinner ingredients, catch a song and run into half the block.

West Asheville Tailgate Market

Asheville's food scene is mostly local, and this guide walks it neighborhood by neighborhood. For specials by day and happy hours, see the Dig Deeper guide to deals, specials and free things to do. Downtown, Posana on Biltmore Avenue builds its menu around local farms, The Rhu on South Lexington Avenue is known for its cruffin, Old Europe Pastries has made Hungarian pastries since 1994 and now sits on Broadway, and Capella on 9 serves tapas on the roof of the AC Hotel. On the South Slope, Tiger Bay Cafe cooks Latin and West Indian food inside Ben's Tune Up, and the Funkatorium on Coxe Avenue pours sour beer. Haywood Road in West Asheville has Biscuit Head, Thai Pearl, Finest and Westville Pub. Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has plant, Mountain Madre, Mother Ocean Seafood Market and 828 Family Pizzeria. In East Asheville, RendezVous serves French bistro food on New Haw Creek Road. Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack fries Nashville-style hot chicken on Patton Avenue in West Asheville and on Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville. For vegan kitchens and meat-free menus, see the Dig Deeper guide to vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Asheville.

Asheville Food and Drink: Restaurants, Specials and Happy Hours

Asheville farmers markets, tailgate markets, craft fairs and festivals, from the WNC Farmers Market and River Arts District market to the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. Find dates, seasons and directions below.

Holiday Farmers Market on Haywood Road

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